JANUARY 2012 Program Grid PBS PBS MHz Worldview
The High Season begins January begins the high season for Virginiapolitics. As you ve come to expect, the Community Idea Stations will provide coverage of decisions and laws that shape the Commonwealth and that affect you. PBS and WHTJ PBS will carry Governor Bob McDonnell s State of the Commonwealth address live on Wednesday, January 11 at 7 pm (in conjunction with Public Radio). PBS will broadcast the Senate live from 11 am 2 pm each weekday beginning Wednesday, January 11 and will continue to the end of the session. PBS will broadcast the Senate live from noon 2 pm each weekday beginning Wednesday, January 11 and will continue to the end of the session. Capitol Events is a weekly 30-minute news and interview program hosted by Bill Miller. Bill interviews politicians and political analysts at the Richmond State Capitol each week during the General Assembly Session to examine the issues of the week, track important legislation, and shed light on the political process. Tune in for Capitol Events each Friday beginning January 20 at 11 pm on PBS and WHTJ PBS. Where To Watch PBS Channel 23.1 (over-the-air) Verizon FIOS 23 and 523 Comcast 23 and 220 MHz Worldview Channel 23.3 (over-the-air) Verizon FIOS 469 Comcast 202 23 Sesame Street Richmond, Virginia 23235 804.320.1301 Membership Message Line 804.560.8141 www.ideastations.org Thomas G. Rosenthal Chairman of the Board A. Curtis Monk President & CEO John H. Felton General Manager & Vice President for Programming & Production Lisa Tait Vice President for Development Sue B. Wood Director of Individual Giving Lynne McCarthy Managing Editor Donna Crossman Listings Editor Janet Campbell Director of Programming Copy Editor Channel 23.2 (over-the-air) Verizon Fios 470 Comcast 201 PBS Channel 57.1 (over-the-air) Verizon FIOS 24 and 524 Comcast 24 and 797 Program listings are accurate at press time; however, last-minute changes in the schedule may occur.
Watch PBS KIDS! Monday-Friday am 6:00 Zula Patrol 6:30 Sid the Science Kid 7:00 Sesame Street 8:00 Curious George 8:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 9:00 Super WHY! 9:30 Dinosaur Train 10:00 Sesame Street 11:00 WordWorld 11:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! pm 12:00 Sid the Science Kid 12:30 Caillou 1:00 Barney & Friends 1:30 Dinosaur Train 2:00 PEEP and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo 2:30 Martha Speaks 3:00 Arthur 3:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 4:00 FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman 4:30 WordGirl 5:00 The Electric Company 5:30 Wild Kratts Monday-Friday am 6:00 Electric Company 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Cyberchase 7:30 Zula Patrol 8:00 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 8:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 9:00 Sesame Street 10:00 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 10:30 Caillou 11:00 Thomas & Friends 11:30 WordWorld pm 12:00 Super WHY! 12:30 Select Programming see ideastations.org 5:00 Sid the Science Kid 5:30 PEEP and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo 6:00 Curious George 6:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog Saturday am 6:00 Mister Rogers Neighborhood 6:30 Bob the Builder 7:00 Curious George 7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 8:00 Super WHY! 8:30 Dinosaur Train 9:00 Thomas & Friends 9:30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps Sunday am 6:00 PEEP and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo 6:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 7:00 Signing Time! 7:30 Arthur 8:00 Curious George 8:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 9:00 Zula Patrol Sunday am 6:00 Sesame Street 7:00 Curious George 7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 8:00 Super WHY! 8:30 Dinosaur Train 9:00 Sid the Science Kid 9:30 Martha Speaks 10:00 Arthur 10:30 WordGirl 11:00 Wild Kratts 11:30 The Electric Company pm 12:00 Cyberchase 12:30 FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman January MemberCard Benefit of the Month In addition to ongoing restaurant, bed and breakfast and online and outlet retailer benefits, MemberCard holders can receive the following benefits in January: At the Virginia Opera, you can purchase two-for-one admission during the month to Philip Glass Orphée ; call 866.673.7282 for more information. At Live Arts, you can purchase two-for-one admission during the month, subject to availability; call 434.977.4177 for more information. At the Court Square Theater, you can purchase two-for-one admission to the Independent/Foreign Film Series during the month, subject to availability; call 540.433.9189 for more information. JANUARY 2012 1
Primetime Schedule TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 Great Performances - From Vienna: The New Year s Celebration 2012 Chef John Besh s New Orleans - Sara s Weeknight Meals Rick Steves Europe - - Dr. Wayne Dyer: Excuses Begone! Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey - Part Four - Travelscope - TVRE Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Quietly in Their Sleep - Antiques Roadshow - Tulsa, OK - Hour One - Antiques Roadshow - Tampa, FL - Hour One - Ciao Italia - - Rick Steves Europe - Grannies on Safari - Van Veeteren - Borkmann s Point - TV14 Make Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America - Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs - Egypt s Golden Empire - The Warrior Pharaohs - Cuisine Culture - Prime Time - Taste This! - America s Ballroom Challenge - Egypt s Golden Empire - Pharaohs of the Sun - Globe Trekker Special: World War II in the Pacific - Maria Wern - May Death Sleep Nature - Birds of the Gods - Chef John Besh s Sara s Weeknight Meals New Orleans - - Prime Time - Martin Luther - Driven to Defiance/ The Reluctant Revolutionary - NOVA - Deadliest Volcanoes - Rick Steves Europe - 1790 Travelscope - TVRE Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey - Part Four - Virginia Currents O Charlottesville Inside-Out O Marching Band Cuisine Culture - Taste This! - Globe Trekker - Prime Time - Egypt s Golden Empire - The Warrior Pharaohs - As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me Egypt s Golden Empire - Pharaohs of the Sun- Washington Week - TVRE McLaughlin Group - TVRE Ciao Italia - Prime Time - Cooking - Newsline 10-8:40pm NHK Documentary - Great Performances - Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil - Rick Steves Europe - Grannies on Safari - TVRE Detective Montalbano - The Age of Doubt - TV14 Antiques Roadshow - Tulsa, OK - Hour One - Start the Conversation O Sky Island - Are You Being Served? Keeping Up Appearances Waiting for God As Time Goes By B Organic with Michele Beschen - Prime Time - Christina Cooks - Delicious TV s Totally Vegetarian - Zonya s Health Bites - Japan 7 Days - The Octopus (La Piovra) Season 1 - Episode 6 - NOVA - Deadliest Volcanoes - Hollywood Stars Film - Anastasia - Want detailed information on your favorite programs? Visit ideastations.org/tv. 2 JANUARY 2012
Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included January 2012 Masterpiece Classic Sky Island - American Masters - Troubadours: Carole King/ James Taylor & the Rise - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - In From Holland - Dr. Wayne Dyer: Excuses Begone! Great Performances - From Vienna: The New Year s Celebration 2012 - Martin Luther - Driven to Defiance/ The Reluctant Revolutionary - Garden Smart - This Old House - Van Veeteren - Borkmann s Point - TV14 with Tommy Mac - Make Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America - The Knockabouts - B Organic with Michele Beschen - Frontline Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Maria Wern - May Death Sleep Witness to a Century O Independent Lens - These Amazing Shadows - Woodturning Workshop RT News Late Night Glass with Vicki Payne NOVA - Deadliest Earthquakes - Garden Smart - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - Masterpiece Classic East West 101 Song of the Mountains - RT News Late Night Virginia Currents O Marching Band Artist Toolbox - Massimo Bluegrass Underground - Bluegrass Underground - & Lella Vignelli - Monte Montgomery - Season Mixer - Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me RT News Late Night Richard Bangs Adventures With a Purpose - Egypt Tavis Smiley Reports - Dudamel: Conducting a Life - This Old House - Detective Montalbano - The Age of Doubt - TV14 Austin City Limits - Tom Waits - with Tommy Mac - RT News Late Night Aviators - Aviators - Around the House with Matt and Shari - B Organic with Michele Beschen - The Octopus Waiting for God Eastenders - Eastenders - Christina Cooks - Keeping the Promise - Hollywood Stars Film - Anastasia - Delicious TV s Totally Vegetarian - RT News Late Night Zonya s Health Bites - Afghan Report - Visit ideastations.org/tv for more program information, find out when your favorite programs repeat, and sign-up for email reminders! JANUARY 2012 3
Primetime Schedule TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included Sunday 8 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday 15 4 JANUARY 2012 Masterpiece Classic - Downton Abbey - Part Four - Chef John Besh s Sara s Weeknight Meals New Orleans - TVRE - Prime Time - Part One - Rick Steves Europe - Travelscope - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Acqua Alta - John Denver: The Wildlife Concert - Tree Safari: A Sculptural Journey - Antiques Roadshow - Tulsa, OK - Hour Two - Antiques Roadshow - Tampa, FL - Hour Two - Ciao Italia - Prime Time - Richmond City Council O Rick Steves Europe - Grannies on Safari - TVRE Van Veeteren - Münster s Case - TV14 Egypt s Golden Empire - The Last Great Pharaoh - Billy the Kid: American Experience - Cuisine Culture - Taste This! - Globe Trekker - Prime Time - American Masters - You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Maria Wern - Black Butterfly Marching Band Nature - Kangaroo Mob - NOVA - Bombing Hitler s Dams - Chef John Besh s New Orleans - Sara s Weeknight Meals Rick Steves Europe - Travelscope - Prime Time - 1790 Martin Luther - The Reluctant Revolutionary - Part One - Virginia Currents O Cuisine Culture - Prime Time - Charlottesville Inside-Out O with Rick Bayless - Billy the Kid: American Experience - Doc Martin - Globe Trekker - Children of Love Egypt s Golden Empire - The Last Great Pharaoh - Washington Week - TVRE McLaughlin Group - TVRE Great Performances - Let Me Down Easy - Ciao Italia - Prime Time - Newsline 10-8:40pm NHK Documentary - Rick Steves Europe - Grannies on Safari - Inspector Coliandro - The Escort - TV14 Antiques Roadshow - Tulsa, OK - Hour Two - Doc Martin - Are You Being Served? Keeping Up Appearances Waiting for God As Time Goes By Mexico - One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless - Prime Time - Cuisine Culture - Japan 7 Days - NOVA - Missing in MiG Alley - Simply Ming - Beck - The Decoy Boy Hollywood Stars Film - Arthur - Part One - Part Two - Chef John Besh s New Orleans - Sara s Weeknight Meals Rick Steves Europe - Travelscope - Prime Time - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Doctored Evidence Victor Borge: Comedy in Music! - Virginia Currents O
Sunday 8 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday 15 TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included January 2012 Part One - Are You Being Served? Garden Home - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Acqua Alta - Ram Replay - VCU Men s Basketball vs. Georgia State 2011-2012 Keeping Up Appearances In From Holland - Martin Luther - The Reluctant Revolutionary - Garden Smart - This Old House - Van Veeteren - Münster s Case - TV14 Richmond City Council O with Tommy Mac - Around the House with Matt and Shari - Frontline Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Maria Wern - Black Butterfly Marching Band (10:35) Artist Toolbox - Tom Skerritt - TVRE Independent Lens - Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai - NOVA - Bombing Hitler s Dams - Song of the Mountains - Garden Smart - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - East West 101 Part One - Marching Once More: 60 Years After the Battle of the Bulge - Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Children of Love Globe Trekker - Egypt - Live From the Artists Den - Ringo Starr with Ben Harper and Relentless 7 - Great Performances - Let Me Down Easy - This Old House - Inspector Coliandro - The Escort - TV14 Austin City Limits - The Head and the Heart/Gomez - Around the House with with Tommy Mac - Matt and Shari - Aviators - Aviators - Coastal Cooking with John Shields - Doc Martin - Eastenders - Eastenders - Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way - Beck - The Decoy Boy Hollywood Stars Film - Arthur - Lidia s Italy - Essential Pepin - Afghan Report - Masterpiece Mystery! - Sherlock: A Study in Pink - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Doctored Evidence Ram Replay - VCU Men s Basketball vs. James Madison 2011-2012 Are You Being Served? In From Holland - JANUARY 2012 5
Primetime Schedule TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Saturday 21 Sunday 22 Monday 23 6 JANUARY 2012 Antiques Roadshow - Tulsa, OK - Hour Three - Ciao Italia - Prime Time - Globe Trekker - Nigeria - Antiques Roadshow - Tampa, FL - Hour Three - Rick Steves Europe - Grannies on Safari - TVRE Van Veeteren - Moreno & the Silence - NOVA - Bombing Hitler s Dams - Custer s Last Stand: American Experience - Cuisine Culture - with Rick Bayless - Prime Time - American Masters - You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - TV14 Globe Trekker - Maria Wern - Boy Missing Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - The State Visit (Part One) - Nature - Broken Tail: A Tiger s Last Journey - Chef John Besh s Sara s Weeknight Meals New Orleans - Prime Time - Richard Bangs Adventures With Purpose New Zealand - NOVA - 3D Spies of WWII - Rick Steves Europe - 1790 Travelscope - TVRE Part Two - Virginia Currents O Cuisine Culture - Prime Time - Charlottesville Inside-Out O with Rick Bayless - Custer s Last Stand: American Experience - Doc Martin - Globe Trekker - Flickering Lights Washington Week - TVRE Ciao Italia - Prime Time - McLaughlin Group - TVRE Newsline 10-8:40pm NHK Documentary - Community Idea Stations Presents: Richmond Shakespeare Festival Midsummer Night s Dream O Rick Steves Classics - Grannies on Safari - Inspector Coliandro - The Robbery - TV14 Antiques Roadshow - Tulsa, OK - Hour Three - Doc Martin - Are You Being Served? Keeping Up Appearances Waiting for God As Time Goes By Smart Travels - Smart Travels - Smart Travels - Prime Time - NOVA - 3D Spies of WWII - Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions - Japan 7 Days - Beck - The Man with Icons Hollywood Stars Film - Goodbye Again - Part Two - Chef John Besh s Sara s Weeknight Meals New Orleans - Prime Time - Peter, Paul and Mary: Carry It On: A Musical Legacy Part Three - Rick Steves Europe Classics - Travelscope - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Uniform Justice Antiques Roadshow - Eugene, OR - Hour One - Ciao Italia - Prime Time - Richmond City Council Antiques Roadshow - Houston, TX - Hour One - Rick Steves Europe Classics - Grannies on Safari - TVRE Van Veeteren - The Swallow, the Cat, the Rose & Death -
Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Saturday 21 TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included January 2012 In Performance at the White House - A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement - Garden Smart - This Old House - Around the House with with Tommy Mac - Matt and Shari - Van Veeteren - Moreno & the Silence - NOVA - Bombing Hitler s Dams - Frontline Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Maria Wern - Boy Missing Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - The State Visit (Part Two) - Independent Lens - Have You Heard From Johannesburg? - Part One - Inside Nature s Giants - Sperm Whale - Independent Lens - Have You Heard From Johannesburg? - Part Two - Garden Smart - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - East West 101 Masterpiece Mystery! - Sherlock: A Study in Pink - Until the Well Runs Dry: Medicine and the Exploitation of Black Bodies Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Flickering Lights Moyers & Company - Live From the Artists Den - Tori Amos - Woodturning Workshop Glass with Vicki Payne Community Idea Stations Presents: Richmond Shakespeare Festival Midsummer Night s Dream O Capitol Events 2012 O Austin City Limits - The Arcade Fire - This Old House - Around the House with with Tommy Mac - Matt and Shari - Inspector Coliandro - The Robbery - TV14 Aviators - Aviators - Doc Martin - Eastenders - Eastenders - Sunday 22 Monday 23 Openroad - Travelscope - Globe Trekker - Beck - The Man with Icons Hollywood Stars Film - Goodbye Again - Afghan Report - Masterpiece Mystery! - Sherlock: The Blind Banker - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Uniform Justice Ram Replay - VCU Men s Basketball vs. Old Dominion 2011-2012 Are You Being Served? In From Holland - Garden Smart - American Masters - Phil Ochs - Virginia Currents O This Old House - Van Veeteren - The Swallow, the Cat, the Rose & Death - with Tommy Mac - Richmond City Council Around the House with Matt and Shari - JANUARY 2012 7
Primetime Schedule TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 Wyatt Earp: American Experience - Cuisine Culture - with Rick Bayless - Prime Time - American Masters - You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - TV14 Geronimo: American Experience - Globe Trekker - Maria Wern - Not Even the Past Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - Headquarters Nature - Fortress of the Bears - NOVA - Mystery of a Masterpiece - Chef John Besh s New Orleans - Prime Time - Sara s Weeknight Meals Agatha Christie Code - Rick Steves Europe - 1790 Travelscope - TVRE Part Three - Virginia Currents O Cuisine Culture - Prime Time - Charlottesville Inside-Out O Doc Martin - with Rick Bayless - Globe Trekker Special: Great Natural Wonders - Earth and Water Wyatt Earp: American Experience - Geronimo: American Experience - Washington Week - TVRE McLaughlin Group - TVRE Great Performances - Bennett Duets 2 Ciao Italia - Prime Time - Newsline 10-8:40pm NHK Documentary - Rick Steves Classics - Grannies on Safari - Inspector Coliandro - The Theft - TV14 Antiques Roadshow - Eugene, OR - Hour One - Doc Martin - Are You Being Served? Keeping Up Appearances Waiting for God As Time Goes By Sunday 29 Monday 30 Tuesday 31 Essential Pepin - TVRE Essential Pepin - TVRE Essential Pepin - TVRE Essential Pepin - TVRE Prime Time - NOVA - Mystery of a Masterpiece - Japan 7 Days - Beck - White Nights Hollywood Stars Film - Shake Hands with the Devil - Part Three - Chef John Besh s Sara s Weeknight Meals New Orleans - Prime Time - Celtic Woman - Believe - Part Four - Rick Steves Europe Classics - Travelscope - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Death in a Strange Country Antiques Roadshow - Eugene, OR - Hour Two - Ciao Italia - Prime Time - Antiques Roadshow - Houston, TX - Hour Two - Rick Steves Europe Classics - Grannies on Safari - TVRE Van Veeteren - Carambole - TV14 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America s Black Patriots - Annie Oakley: American Experience - Jesse James: American Experience - Cuisine Culture - with Rick Bayless - Prime Time - American Masters - You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - TV14 Globe Trekker - Maigret - Maigret in Montmartre - Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - Headquarters 8 JANUARY 2012
Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 TV-G TV Parental Guidelines Ratings Included January 2012 Frontline Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Maria Wern - Not Even the Past Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - Head of State Independent Lens - Have You Heard From Johannesburg? Part Three - Inside Nature s Giants - Monster Python - Independent Lens - Have You Heard From Johannesburg? - Part Four - Garden Smart - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - East West 101 Masterpiece Mystery! - Sherlock: The Blind Banker - To Be Heard - -L Live From the Artists Den - David Gray - Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Earth and Water Moyers & Company - Woodturning Workshop Glass with Vicki Payne Great Performances Architect Robert A.M. Stern: Presence of the Past - This Old House - Inspector Coliandro - The Theft - TV14 Capitol Events 2012 O with Tommy Mac - Aviators - Aviators - Austin City Limits - Fleet Foxes/Joanna Newsom Around the House with Matt and Shari - Doc Martin - Eastenders - Eastenders - Sunday 29 Monday 30 Tuesday 31 Essential Pepin - Essential Pepin - Essential Pepin - Essential Pepin - Beck - White Nights Hollywood Stars Film - Shake Hands with the Devil - Afghan Report - Masterpiece Mystery! - Sherlock: The Great Game - Ask This Old House - For Your Home - Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti Mysteries - Death in a Strange Country Ram Replay - VCU Men s Basketball vs. Hofstra 2011-2012 Are You Being Served? In From Holland - Secrets of the Dead - Sinking Atlantis - Garden Smart - This Old House - Van Veeteren - Carambole - TV14 with Tommy Mac - For Love of Liberty: The Story of America s Black Patriots - Around the House with Matt and Shari - Frontline Victory Garden - Woodwright s Shop - Maigret - Maigret in Montmartre - Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - Inside the Firm Independent Lens - Have You Heard From Johannesburg? - Part Five - JANUARY 2012 9