Evening TV Schedules
PBS 6 for October 17, 2021
Time
Show
6 p.m.
PBS News Weekend 
Kira Kay looks at how the Nez Perce tribe has gone about reacquiring land that once was theirs.
Kira Kay looks at how the Nez Perce tribe has gone about reacquiring land that once was theirs.
6:30 p.m.
Arizona Illustrated
This Week on Arizona Illustrated… An Unnatural River - recycled water flowing into the Santa Cruz, and the story of pioneers William Curly and Annie Neal, Black owners of a luxury resort built in 1895 in Oracle.
This Week on Arizona Illustrated… An Unnatural River - recycled water flowing into the Santa Cruz, and the story of pioneers William Curly and Annie Neal, Black owners of a luxury resort built in 1895 in Oracle.
7 p.m.
Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece : Inheritance
Thrown onto her own, Eliza goes to work as a private detective to get out of debt.
Thrown onto her own, Eliza goes to work as a private detective to get out of debt.
8 p.m.
Call the Midwife : EPISODE 3
Sister Hilda and Dr. Turner get involved with a woman whose health presents a series of challenges.
Sister Hilda and Dr. Turner get involved with a woman whose health presents a series of challenges.
9 p.m.
Grantchester on Masterpiece : SEASON 6, EPISODE 3
Will and Geordie are drawn into local politics when the death of a councilor prompts an election.
Will and Geordie are drawn into local politics when the death of a councilor prompts an election.
10 p.m.
Baptiste on Masterpiece : EPISODE 1
Julien Baptiste travels to Hungary to help the British Ambassador find her missing family.
Julien Baptiste travels to Hungary to help the British Ambassador find her missing family.
PBS Kids for October 17, 2021
Time
Show
8 p.m.
Wild Kratts: Back in Creature Time
The Wild Kratts team uses Aviva's Time Trampoline to jump back in time and meet extinct species.
9 p.m.
Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea
The Wild Kratts team ventures to the Deep Sea, the last creature frontier, in a Deep Sea Explorer.
10 p.m.
Cyberchase : A Murky Mystery in Mermaidos
Digit visits Mermaidos, an underwater cybersite filled with merfolk, to visit his friend Eugene.
10:30 p.m.
Wordgirl : Of Two Minds/Yes Monkey
Dr. Two Brains uses a cheese seizer to redirect the path of a giant cheese asteroid towards Earth!
PBS 6 Plus for October 17, 2021
Time
Show
6 p.m.
Legacy List With Matt Paxton
Homeowners sort through their sprawling manor filled with historical artifacts and family heirlooms.
Homeowners sort through their sprawling manor filled with historical artifacts and family heirlooms.
7 p.m.
PBS News Weekend
Kira Kay looks at how the Nez Perce tribe has gone about reacquiring land that once was theirs.
Kira Kay looks at how the Nez Perce tribe has gone about reacquiring land that once was theirs.
7:29 p.m.
Arizona Illustrated
This Week on Arizona Illustrated… An Unnatural River - recycled water flowing into the Santa Cruz, and the story of pioneers William Curly and Annie Neal, Black owners of a luxury resort built in 1895 in Oracle.
This Week on Arizona Illustrated… An Unnatural River - recycled water flowing into the Santa Cruz, and the story of pioneers William Curly and Annie Neal, Black owners of a luxury resort built in 1895 in Oracle.
8 p.m.
Secrets From the Ice
Scientists race to collect ancient human tools uncovered by the rapid melting of the Yukon ice.
9 p.m.
Frontline : Taliban Takeover
Uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people is investigated as the Taliban take over Afghanistan.
Uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people is investigated as the Taliban take over Afghanistan.
10 p.m.
Independent Lens : Cured
LGBTQ+ activists fought a powerful psychiatry establishment that had things dangerously backwards.
LGBTQ+ activists fought a powerful psychiatry establishment that had things dangerously backwards.
11 p.m.
Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis
The burden costly childcare places on families and new ways of providing childcare are explored.
The burden costly childcare places on families and new ways of providing childcare are explored.
