ALL (MT)

5:00 pm 

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman  "Birds Are Handy!"  Ruff's rockstar cousin Ruf Rufman wants to record songbirds on his next album. So Ruff sends Emmie and Rubye to meet with field biologists from the Teton Science Schools in Wyoming to work with songbirds in the field. He also sends Marc and Shreya to meet with a hand model due to a misunderstanding between the word "Hands" and the name "Hans. D

5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

5:56 pm 

Newshour Promo   NULL

6:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

7:00 pm 

Antiques Roadshow  "Boston, Hour Three"  Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Stephen Fletcher explore folk art carvings at the historic Sleeper-McCane House in Gloucester. Discoveries include a host of arms and militaria, including Civil War photographs; World War II German POW signs; and a circa 1810 South Carolina musket valued up to $8,000. Part 3 of 3G

8:00 pm 

Market Warriors  "Antiquing In Chantilly, Va"  At the DC Big Flea, a six-times-a-year indoor show, the pickers try to make a big score on their target assignment to find miniature furniture. Other finds include a crocodile suitcase, a mid-century modern clock and a Chinese screen.G

9:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "Papua New Guinea"  Trekkers explore New Britain Island, which is inhabited by the indigenous Papuans and the Austronesians, with several ancient traditions that survive in today's diverse and complex cultures. They find a superb location for scuba diving, snorkeling and wreck dives near where the township of Rabaul was destroyed by a 1994 volcanic eruption.G

10:00 pm 

Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide   Diane Lane and Nicholas Kristof are in Somaliland, where one in 12 women dies in childbirth. They meet with the founder of the country's first maternal health facility and visit villages where hospital-trained midwives work. America Ferrera and Kristof visit India's Kaighat red-light district where a woman and her shelter program working to break the tradition of forced prostitution passed from mother to daughter. Olivia Wilde joins Kristof in Kenya to see how women entrepreneurs are changing their lives and their communities through micro-financing. Part 2 of 2G

5:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

6:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "Papua New Guinea"  Trekkers explore New Britain Island, which is inhabited by the indigenous Papuans and the Austronesians, with several ancient traditions that survive in today's diverse and complex cultures. They find a superb location for scuba diving, snorkeling and wreck dives near where the township of Rabaul was destroyed by a 1994 volcanic eruption.G

7:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Winter Grit"  Adventure and grit tie together this collection of cold-weather activities captured on camera across Idaho. From extreme back-country skiing and avalanche assessment, to equestrian skijoring, ice climbing and heli-skiing, everything requires extra grit as well as specialized skills and a desire for adventure.G

7:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Ishmael Beah, Former Child Soldier"  An interview with Ishmael Beah. Beah, a former child soldier from Sierra Leone, writes about his harrowing experience and recovery in "A Long Way Gone". He talks with Franklin about why he wrote the book and how he thinks society can lessen the prevalence of child soldiers. He also answers allegations of inaccuracies in the book.G

8:00 pm 

Idaho Reports 2013   Host Greg Hahn, with a panel of news professionals, plus political analysts, examines the week's events at the Idaho Legislature.G

9:00 pm 

Heart Mountain: An All American Town   The story of the children who were interned at the WWII Japanese internment camp in bleak, cold Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Now in their 80s, these former prisoners share their memories and photographs. Contains archival government filMs.. D

10:00 pm 

Globe Trekker  "Papua New Guinea"  Trekkers explore New Britain Island, which is inhabited by the indigenous Papuans and the Austronesians, with several ancient traditions that survive in today's diverse and complex cultures. They find a superb location for scuba diving, snorkeling and wreck dives near where the township of Rabaul was destroyed by a 1994 volcanic eruption.G

11:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Winter Grit"  Adventure and grit tie together this collection of cold-weather activities captured on camera across Idaho. From extreme back-country skiing and avalanche assessment, to equestrian skijoring, ice climbing and heli-skiing, everything requires extra grit as well as specialized skills and a desire for adventure.G

11:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Ishmael Beah, Former Child Soldier"  An interview with Ishmael Beah. Beah, a former child soldier from Sierra Leone, writes about his harrowing experience and recovery in "A Long Way Gone". He talks with Franklin about why he wrote the book and how he thinks society can lessen the prevalence of child soldiers. He also answers allegations of inaccuracies in the book.G

5:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "A Fistful of Confetti"  It's Neighborhood Record Day, and everyone in town is trying to break silly records. Francine and Jessica are both trying to break the same record - filming the most broken records on record day. When Francine tries to get in Jessica's way by giving her fake tips, The Electric Company works together to lead Jessica to victory. D

5:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "Zeus on the Loose"  (topic: Fractions) - When the kids fail to stop Hacker from stealing Pandora's box in mythological Greece, they must solve a riddle and complete challenges to satisfy Zeus and earn a second chance. In the course of their adventure, Matt, Jackie and Inez discover that a fraction is a problem in sharing. The challenge is solving increasingly difficult problems in sharing while they confront a myriad of mythological creatures. D

6:00 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "USA: Italy's Crowd Pleasers"  NULL

6:30 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Super-Easy Comfort Food"  NULL

7:00 pm 

Pati's Mexican Table  "Classic Mexican Food Battles"  NULL

7:30 pm 

Christina  "Time to Get Happy"  Not much makes us as happy as food, but can indulgences that tickle our fancy be healthy for us? With luscious cuisine as our inspiration, it surely can, especially when quinoa and tempeh are on the menu. D

8:00 pm 

This Old House  "Essex 2012/13, Liquid Assets"  Lots of groundwork today, as Roger helps aquatic systems specialist Yorgos Gregory revive a neglected water feature, and drilling expert Roger Skillings is drilling for both a new water well and for geothermal wells. Master electrician Allen Gallant shows Kevin how he bends PVC conduit to run the new electrical service underground over hill and dale. D

8:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Venice and Its Lagoon"  NULL

9:00 pm 

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope  "San Miguel De Allende, Celebrating in the Heart Of Mexico"  NULL

9:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "USA: Italy's Crowd Pleasers"  NULL

10:00 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Super-Easy Comfort Food"  NULL

10:30 pm 

Simply Ming  "Julio Bermejo & Cooking with Spirits"  NULL

11:00 pm 

Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage  "Foods of Africa"  Foods such as yams, red beans, rice, melons, okra and eggplant are indigenous to West Africa, the ancestral homeland of most of Louisiana's African-Americans. Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall and Professor Eileen Julian give audiences an insight on the roots of much of Louisiana's African-American cuisine. Chef Leah Chase gives Chef Folse a lesson on making Gumbo Des Herbes, a traditional Holy Thursday dish. D

11:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Venice and Its Lagoon"  NULL

5:00 pm 

America In Primetime  "Independent Woman"  Witness the transformation of women from model housewives to complex, and sometimes controversial, characters. Interviews include Roseanne Barr ("Roseanne"); Candice Bergen ("Murphy Brown"); Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman ("Desperate Housewives"), Robert and Michelle King and Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife"); James L. Brooks and Mary Tyler Moore ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show"); Shonda Rhimes and Sandra Oh ("Grey's Anatomy"); and Liz Brixius and Linda Wallem ("Nurse Jackie") among others. D

6:00 pm 

America In Primetime  "Man of the House"  This episode showcases the evolution of the male character from king of the castle in classic family sitcoms to a more intricate, conflicted figure in modern shows. Interviews include David Chase ("The Sopranos"), Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Ron Howard ("The Andy Griffith Show"), and Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke ("The Dick Van Dyke Show").G

7:00 pm 

Pioneers of Television  "Superheroes"  "Superheroes" crosses many eras: "Superman" in the 1950s, "Batman" in the '60s, "Wonder Woman" and "The Incredible Hulk" in the '70s and "The Greatest American Hero" in the '80s. The episode features in-depth interviews with Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Lynda Carter, Lou Ferrigno, William Katt and others. It also includes comments from Robert Culp, about his show "The Greatest American Hero, " recorded just days before he passed away. D

8:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

9:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

America In Primetime  "Man of the House"  This episode showcases the evolution of the male character from king of the castle in classic family sitcoms to a more intricate, conflicted figure in modern shows. Interviews include David Chase ("The Sopranos"), Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Ron Howard ("The Andy Griffith Show"), and Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke ("The Dick Van Dyke Show").G