Weekly TV Schedule for PBS 6 Plus
Sunday December 27, 2020
Time
Show
12 a.m.
Backstage Pass
Combining rock, jazz, and reggae, Off the Ledge performs "Clap O' Thunder" and more
original songs.
1 a.m.
Miles Davis: American Masters
Never-before-seen footage, rare photos and interviews explore the life of jazz legend Miles Davis.
3 a.m.
Austin City Limits
The singer-songwriter and guitarist performs songs from his highly acclaimed album "This Land."
4 a.m.
Backstage Pass
Combining rock, jazz, and reggae, Off the Ledge performs "Clap O' Thunder" and more
original songs.
5 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
Firing Line With Margaret Hoover
Activist, attorney and author Bakari Sellers discusses the Black Lives Matter movement.
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8 a.m.
Les Stroud's Wild Harvest
Chef Paul Rogalski and Les Stroud create the perfect wild harvest to compliment BBQ rib eye steak.
8:30 a.m.
Motorweek
The 2021 Subaru Crosstrek and the Nissan Titan are road tested.
9 a.m.
Rewilding Kernwood
A family dismantles their home in Alaska's remote Brooks Range to return it to intact wilderness.
10:30 a.m.
Rewilding a Mountain
A team of researchers work to explain an amazing transformation on Hart Mountain in Oregon.
11 a.m.
Antiques Roadshow
Interesting items include Joe Strummer's boots from 1979 and a 1941 Grant Wood "March" lithograph.
12 p.m.
1 p.m.
Family Pictures Usa
The historically rural state of North Carolina, built on tobacco and textiles, is rapidly changing.
2 p.m.
Family Pictures Usa
Detroit, America's comeback city, is explored through photos and stories shared by residents.
3 p.m.
Family Pictures Usa
The Paradise Coast, where Native Americans, ranchers and fishermen share family stories, is visited.
4 p.m.
American Masters
Walter Winchell pioneered the fast-paced, gossip driven, politically charged journalism of today.
5 p.m.
On Story
Writer, director and producer Charles Burnett shares his career development process.
5:30 p.m.
Toying With Still Life: The Art of Jonathan Queen
Jonathan Queen places vintage toys within his still paintings to make his work more accessible.
6 p.m.
Fake or Fortune?
The team investigates whether a watercolour sketch could be by the British sculptor Henry Moore.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Antiques Roadshow Recut
A 1939 "The Gold Royal" typewriter, "New Republic Portfolio" prints and more are showcased.
8 p.m.
Nature
Travel across the snow globe to meet penguins, bison and more animal survivors of winter.
9 p.m.
Craft in America
Artists who use narrative to communicate personal and universal truths are highlighted.
10 p.m.
Craft in America
Explore how craft is intertwined with our nation's defining principles.
11 p.m.
Pov
Visit Strathcarron, a Scottish hospice center where patients face uncertainty with song and humor.
Monday December 28, 2020
Time
Show
12 a.m.
Nature
Travel across the snow globe to meet penguins, bison and more animal survivors of winter.
1 a.m.
Craft in America
Artists who use narrative to communicate personal and universal truths are highlighted.
2 a.m.
Craft in America
Explore how craft is intertwined with our nation's defining principles.
3 a.m.
Pov
Visit Strathcarron, a Scottish hospice center where patients face uncertainty with song and humor.
4 a.m.
4:30 a.m.
On Story
Writer, director and producer Charles Burnett shares his career development process.
5 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
Desert Speaks
Host David Yetman and a group of international researchers including some from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, traverse the famed Sea of Cortez.
7:30 a.m.
Dream of Italy
True Chianti wine is made at Castello di Ama and the olive harvest at Pornanino is visited.
8 a.m.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love
Samantha travels to Orange County in Southern California and meets legendary surfer PT Townend.
8:30 a.m.
P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table
Ways to get kids excited about gardening and ways to get them to help in the kitchen are offered.
9 a.m.
Rewilding a Mountain
A team of researchers work to explain an amazing transformation on Hart Mountain in Oregon.
9:30 a.m.
New Scandinavian Cooking
Andreas visits Nes in Eastern Norway and makes slow-cooked pig knuckle with beer-flavored peas.
10 a.m.
Quilting Arts
Margarita Korioth creates beautiful dimensional accents for art quilts with modeling paste.
10:30 a.m.
Start Up
The Schvitz is Detroit's original urban health club and the only historic bath house left in the city.
11 a.m.
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell
Jerry shows how to paint in the first distant layers of pine trees on top and behind the bank.
11:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
Nova
Archaeologists investigate how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids of Giza.
1 p.m.
Nova
Planets are explored. Is there somewhere else in the solar system where life might flourish?
2 p.m.
Nova
Mars was once a blue water world studded with active volcanoes. Did life ever form on the planet?
3 p.m.
Civilizations
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself.
4 p.m.
Civilizations
Explore the many functions of the human image in art including portraits, paintings and sculptures.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Jamestown
Banished Silas is devoted to his life with the Pamunkey, forcing Alice to make a decision.
7 p.m.
Victoria & Albert: The Wedding
Experts prepare to reconstruct the wedding that changed history and uncover astonishing details.
8 p.m.
French Chef Classics
The most popular French soup and superb Mediterranean vegetable soup are highlighted.
8:30 p.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
The life that has developed along the New River, one of the oldest rivers in the world, is explored.
9 p.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Test cook Dan Souza makes Julia perfect grill-smoked and herb-rubbed flat iron steaks.
9:30 p.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Shades of lavender and golden, warm fall colors unite in this painting of a late summer's day.
10 p.m.
11 p.m.
Tuesday December 29, 2020
Time
Show
12 a.m.
12:30 a.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Shades of lavender and golden, warm fall colors unite in this painting of a late summer's day.
1 a.m.
Jamestown
Banished Silas is devoted to his life with the Pamunkey, forcing Alice to make a decision.
2 a.m.
Victoria & Albert: The Wedding
Experts prepare to reconstruct the wedding that changed history and uncover astonishing details.
3 a.m.
French Chef Classics
The most popular French soup and superb Mediterranean vegetable soup are highlighted.
3:30 a.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
The life that has developed along the New River, one of the oldest rivers in the world, is explored.
4 a.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Test cook Dan Souza makes Julia perfect grill-smoked and herb-rubbed flat iron steaks.
4:30 a.m.
In the Americas With David Yetman
Homelands of the Arhuaco and the Wayuu people of northern Columbia offer sharp contrasts.
5 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
Desert Speaks
The islands in the Sea of Cortez are chunks of tectonic debris that highlight the violent geological history of Baja California; travel along the coastline of Espiritu Santo Island with host David Yetman, researchers from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and a group of international scientists.
7:30 a.m.
Dream of Italy
Alessandro Volpetti takes Kathy on a tour of the new Testaccio market and his family deli Volpetti.
8 a.m.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love
Samantha takes an evening walking tour of Old Montreal and celebrates the city's history.
8:30 a.m.
P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table
Allen shares tips on how to prepare a tailgate party in your backyard with easy and unique recipes.
9 a.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
The life that has developed along the New River, one of the oldest rivers in the world, is explored.
9:30 a.m.
New Scandinavian Cooking
Andreas prepares a lamb carpaccio, lamb burger, slow-cooked lamb belly and lamb sirloin served rare.
10 a.m.
Quilting Arts
Vivien Zepf demonstrates how to expand the use of compositional strip piecing in art quilt projects.
10:30 a.m.
Dw in Good Shape - the Health Show
Music is moving, bonding and even healing. Plus, the health benefits of hiking are highlighted.
11 a.m.
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell
Jerry shows how to make different types of pine trees with various values, tones and colors.
11:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
Nature
Travel across the snow globe to meet penguins, bison and more animal survivors of winter.
1 p.m.
Nova
Scientists try to unlock the secrets of animal communication by tracking dolphins in the Caribbean.
2 p.m.
Nova
Jupiter shaped life on Earth, delivering comets laden with water and perhaps even a fateful asteroid.
3 p.m.
Civilizations
The relationship between religion and art has inspired some of the most ingenious art ever made.
4 p.m.
Civilizations
Advances in seafaring and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Jamestown
Jocelyn sees an opportunity to forge a relationship with the Pamunkey and does so to spite Yeardley.
7 p.m.
Victoria & Albert: The Wedding
Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert's wedding ever staged.
8 p.m.
French Chef Classics
French cheese pie, making a perfect pie dough and making several types of quiches are highlighted.
8:30 p.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
Join Patrick as he visits Jocassee, a place that is both well-known and still somewhat unexplored.
9 p.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Thai grilled Cornish hens with chili dipping sauce and grilled pita stuffed with lamb are prepared.
9:30 p.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Stroll along the beach at sunset with Bob Ross and feel the breeze as the waves kiss the shore.
10 p.m.
11 p.m.
Wednesday December 30, 2020
Time
Show
12 a.m.
12:30 a.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Stroll along the beach at sunset with Bob Ross and feel the breeze as the waves kiss the shore.
1 a.m.
Jamestown
Jocelyn sees an opportunity to forge a relationship with the Pamunkey and does so to spite Yeardley.
2 a.m.
Victoria & Albert: The Wedding
Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert's wedding ever staged.
3 a.m.
French Chef Classics
French cheese pie, making a perfect pie dough and making several types of quiches are highlighted.
3:30 a.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
Join Patrick as he visits Jocassee, a place that is both well-known and still somewhat unexplored.
4 a.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Thai grilled Cornish hens with chili dipping sauce and grilled pita stuffed with lamb are prepared.
4:30 a.m.
In the Americas With David Yetman
Parades, home altars and gaily-decorated graves welcome back the dead in this ancient tradition.
5 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
Desert Speaks
Loreto Marine Park was established in 1996 to preserve the delicate ecosystems in the Sea of Cortez. Host David Yetman, a group of international researchers and scientists from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum explore Catalina Island, a biological reserve within the park.
7:30 a.m.
Dream of Italy
The rich treasures of the Umbria region, including the Perugina Chocolate School, are highlighted.
8 a.m.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love
An RV road trip throughout the state of Oregon takes Samantha to Hood River and Fossil to Bend.
8:30 a.m.
P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table
Allen discusses the second growing season of the year and takes a trip to Natchez, Mississippi.
9 a.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
Join Patrick as he visits Jocassee, a place that is both well-known and still somewhat unexplored.
9:30 a.m.
New Scandinavian Cooking
Honey-glazed lamb with a crisp cabbage salad and vanilla-infused rutabaga puree are served.
10 a.m.
Quilting Arts
Designing with painted Tyvek material is featured and a technique for indigo dyeing is shared.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell
Jerry demonstrates several different techniques for painting in the final details on top of the cliff.
11:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
Year in Space
Go behind-the-scenes of astronaut Scott Kelly's 12-month stay on the International Space Station.
1 p.m.
Beyond a Year in Space
Astronaut Scott Kelly's last day in space, his return to Earth and astronaut training are featured.
2 p.m.
Nova
NASA's Cassini explores Saturn for 13 years, looping through its icy rings and flying by its moons.
3 p.m.
Civilizations
The connections and rivalries between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic empires are explored.
4 p.m.
Civilizations
One of humanity's deepest artistic urges, the depiction of nature, is explored.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Jamestown
Maria forms a plan which could secure a new life for her and Pedro. Jocelyn tries to woo Willmus.
7 p.m.
Margaret: The Rebel Princess
Discover how Princess Margaret's life and loves redefined society's image of the modern princess.
8 p.m.
French Chef Classics
Julia Child makes Tarte aux Pommes Classique, Tarte des Demoiselles and Tartin.
8:30 p.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
Patrick explores how your landscape can be transformed into a crucible of life through gardening.
9 p.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Julia and Bridget uncover the secrets to making perfect pan-seared thick-cut boneless pork chops.
9:30 p.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Look into the distance with Bob Ross as he creates a stoic mountain overlooking a wilderness lake.
10 p.m.
11 p.m.
Thursday December 31, 2020
Time
Show
12 a.m.
12:30 a.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Look into the distance with Bob Ross as he creates a stoic mountain overlooking a wilderness lake.
1 a.m.
Jamestown
Maria forms a plan which could secure a new life for her and Pedro. Jocelyn tries to woo Willmus.
2 a.m.
Margaret: The Rebel Princess
Discover how Princess Margaret's life and loves redefined society's image of the modern princess.
3 a.m.
French Chef Classics
Julia Child makes Tarte aux Pommes Classique, Tarte des Demoiselles and Tartin.
3:30 a.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
Patrick explores how your landscape can be transformed into a crucible of life through gardening.
4 a.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Julia and Bridget uncover the secrets to making perfect pan-seared thick-cut boneless pork chops.
4:30 a.m.
In the Americas With David Yetman
The Brazilian city of Belem is a showcase of products from the great Amazon river basin.
5 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
Desert Speaks
Host David Yetman and University of Arizona Geoscientist Susan Beck head to Southern California to trace the San Andreas Fault and examine some of the tortured topography thrown up by the fault.
7:30 a.m.
Dream of Italy
Kathy attends pizza school with Master Enzo Coccia and visits special vines at Tenuta San Francesco.
8 a.m.
Family Travel With Colleen Kelly
Colleen and family go on a culinary excavation, visit the zoo and explore Congaree National Park.
8:30 a.m.
P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table
Allen shares tips on growing sweet peas and prepares healthy recipes with homegrown food.
9 a.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
Patrick explores how your landscape can be transformed into a crucible of life through gardening.
9:30 a.m.
New Scandinavian Cooking
Andreas starts out with a warming Hot Chocolate in Oslo and cooks Halibut with Cocoa Butter.
10 a.m.
Quilting Arts
Textile artist MJ Kinman edits gemstone images and explores them from the inside out.
10:30 a.m.
World of Guitar
Several Iconic guitarists like John Oates and Peter Frampton reveal how they discovered the guitar.
11 a.m.
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell
The importance of sketching the wolf in the proper location and the proper proportion is discussed.
11:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries
A hippo pod, red flying foxes, a gorilla sanctuary and pygmy forest elephants are showcased.
1 p.m.
Life From Above
Discover the weird and wonderful shapes that cover Earth's surface as seen from space.
2 p.m.
Nova
In the far reaches of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune dazzle with unexpected rings and moons.
3 p.m.
Civilizations
Explore the story of light and color in art in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy.
4 p.m.
Civilizations
The rise and fall of "progress" as an ideology is examined and the "civilizing" project is explored.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Jamestown
A creature transfixes the town and a race to capture it ensues. Opechancanough makes a bold move.
7 p.m.
Margaret: The Rebel Princess
Peek in on Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones at the start of their married life
8 p.m.
United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of Amer
Say goodbye to the year 2020 with a concert celebrating the irrepressible strength of Americans.
9:30 p.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
A rustic little cabin and a meadow where evening breezes blow upon soft grasses are created.
10 p.m.
11 p.m.
Dave Chappelle: The Mark Twain Prize
The 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is presented to comedian Dave Chappelle.
Friday January 1, 2021
Time
Show
12:30 a.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
A rustic little cabin and a meadow where evening breezes blow upon soft grasses are created.
1 a.m.
Jamestown
A creature transfixes the town and a race to capture it ensues. Opechancanough makes a bold move.
2 a.m.
Margaret: The Rebel Princess
Peek in on Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones at the start of their married life
3 a.m.
United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of Amer
Say goodbye to the year 2020 with a concert celebrating the irrepressible strength of Americans.
4:30 a.m.
Pov Shorts
Apollo 8 astronauts recount the story of the first image captured of the Earth from space in 1968.
5 a.m.
5:30 a.m.
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
Desert Speaks
Host David Yetman and historian Bill Beezley, along with Argentine expert MarÃa José Figuerero, team up to travel around the cool arid climates of central Chile to vineyards that have made Chilean wines famous.
7:30 a.m.
Dream of Italy
Kathy attends the World Truffle Auction, Lago delle Sorgenti and Cascina Bruciata vineyard.
8 a.m.
Family Travel With Colleen Kelly
Colleen and her family journey to the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains in Sevierville, Tennessee.
8:30 a.m.
P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table
Allen shares tips on downsizing a recipe to serve two people and advises about gardening for two.
9 a.m.
Expeditions With Patrick McMillan
The Southern Appalachian Mountain Bogs is one of the most threatened ecosystems in America.
9:30 a.m.
New Scandinavian Cooking
Andreas creates chicken with saffron and cinnamon and makes homemade marzipan with a spicy touch.
10 a.m.
Quilting Arts
A textile artist uses non-directional patterns to create a see-through effect in jewel quilts.
10:30 a.m.
Woodsmith Shop
These frames are the perfect example of a nice woodworking exercise and gift ideas rolled into one.
11 a.m.
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell
Jerry explains to his viewers what a diptych is and the proper way to compose the composition.
11:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of Amer
Say goodbye to the year 2020 with a concert celebrating the irrepressible strength of Americans.
1:30 p.m.
Extraordinary: The Bill Atkinson Story
The inspiring life of Father Bill Atkinson, the first quadriplegic priest in America, is chronicled.
2 p.m.
Animal Babies: First Year on Earth
Discover how the babies learn to understand their surroundings in environments around the globe.
3 p.m.
Animal Babies: First Year on Earth
The new challenges baby animals face once they can get around on their own are highlighted.
4 p.m.
Animal Babies: First Year on Earth
Baby animals branch off from the comfort of their mothers and learn to explore on their own.
5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Jamestown
Chacrow comes to live in Jamestown and his relationship with Silas is tested to the extreme.
7 p.m.
Child in Time on Masterpiece
A moment of distraction triggers a crisis in the lives of a happy and successful British couple.
8:30 p.m.
Pati's Mexican Table
Tamales with corn, chiles and cheese and pork chops topped with a pickled grape salad are made.
9 p.m.
America's Test Kitchen
Bridget and Julia reveal the secrets to making the ultimate Chinese barbecued pork at home
9:30 p.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Gentle trickles and splashes of a happy stream pierce the silence in this great oval painting.
10 p.m.
11 p.m.
Saturday January 2, 2021
Time
Show
12 a.m.
12:30 a.m.
Best of the Joy of Painting
Gentle trickles and splashes of a happy stream pierce the silence in this great oval painting.
1 a.m.
Jamestown
Chacrow comes to live in Jamestown and his relationship with Silas is tested to the extreme.
2 a.m.
Child in Time on Masterpiece
A moment of distraction triggers a crisis in the lives of a happy and successful British couple.
3:30 a.m.
Dave Chappelle: The Mark Twain Prize
The 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is presented to comedian Dave Chappelle.
5 a.m.
Antiques Roadshow Recut
A 1939 "The Gold Royal" typewriter, "New Republic Portfolio" prints and more are showcased.
5:30 a.m.
On Story
Writer, director and producer Charles Burnett shares his career development process.
6 a.m.
6:30 a.m.
7 a.m.
Antiques Roadshow Recut
A 1939 "The Gold Royal" typewriter, "New Republic Portfolio" prints and more are showcased.
7:30 a.m.
Growing a Greener World
Exposing children to gardening at a young age can instill a newfound passion to last a lifetime.
8 a.m.
Central Texas Gardener
Native Texan Flora Grubb applies her drought design philosophy to her San Francisco nursery.
8:30 a.m.
Garden Smart
Great plants for autumn along with designing fall containers makes for an interesting show.
9 a.m.
Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting
Sara Gallegos and Angela Huffman incorporate the elongated Chain Link pattern into a pillow sham.
9:30 a.m.
Best of Sewing With Nancy
Nancy demonstrates how to make no-hassle 1/2 square triangles using fast and accurate methods.
10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12 p.m.
Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain
The modest origins and career of the pioneering attorney and civil rights leader are chronicled.
1 p.m.
Good Road
Bangkok is explored and the history and the importance of the Chao Phraya river are highlighted.
1:30 p.m.
Good Road
Nairobi, Kenya is explored and a wildlife ranger base in a region of the Chyulu Hills is visited.
2 p.m.
Good Road
The Light of the Village program in Alabama helps people escape the cycles of crime and violence.
2:30 p.m.
Good Road
The BRCK team bring WiFi to several small, remote Islands in the Zanzibar Archipelago.
3 p.m.
Good Road
A unique approach to vocational training is explored at a maximum-security prison in Thailand.
3:30 p.m.
Good Road
Storytelling can have an impact on the youth of underprivileged communities in Nairobi, Kenya.
4 p.m.
Good Road
Dedicated heros Kathy Bourgoine and Adam Hewitt-Smith work in a hospital in a remote city of Uganda.
4:30 p.m.
Good Road
Punk rocker Kyaw Kyaw helps street kids through food distributions and reading projects in Myanmar.
5 p.m.
This Old House: Scandinavian Modern
Original house exterior details such as the Yankee gutters and corbels are installed.
5:30 p.m.
Ask This Old House
Nathan helps turn a reclaimed beam into a fireplace mantel and Richard changes a bathroom faucet.
6 p.m.
Lawrence Welk Show
The Welk Band plays the "Champagne Waltz" and the Lennon Sisters reminisce with "May You Always."
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain
The modest origins and career of the pioneering attorney and civil rights leader are chronicled.
8:30 p.m.
Firing Line With Margaret Hoover
CEO Albert Bourla discusses Pfizer's eight-month race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
9 p.m.
Sammy Davis, Jr.: American Masters
The vastly talented entertainer strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice.
11 p.m.
Acl Hall of Fame: The First Six Years
A collection of performances from the first six years of Austin City Limits Hall of Fame specials.
