VIEWER GUIDE NOV 2020 | vol. 22 no. 11 A SERVICE OF CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA Primates THREE-PART SERIES PREMIERE WED Nov 4 | 8p PBS NewsHour Great Performances Masterpiece Election Night Coverage Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles 50 Fabulous Years 1 The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden MON Nov 2 | 9p Ahead of the November 3 election, KCTS 9 will air a fi nal encore of The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden. This FRONTLINE special explores the character of the candidates by examining the formative episodes in their lives through interviews with those who know them best. An antidote to the shrill sound bites, partisan spin and superfi cial coverage that have come to characterize American presidential campaigns, The Choice has earned a reputation for its clear, unbiased reporting. Election Night Coverage TUE Nov 3 | 5p PBS NewsHour will present a full evening of news and analysis on election night. Leading the NewsHour team will be managing editor and anchor Judy Woodruff , the veteran journalist who has been covering politics and other news for fi ve decades at NBC, CNN and PBS. The evening’s coverage will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will continue until after the election results are in. Local Election Coverage Throughout the election season, Crosscut has provided Washington state voters with the facts and analysis needed to make informed choices as they cast their ballots. The journalists at Crosscut know that an informed public is essential to solving the challenges of our time and creating a more just, equitable and sustainable future. For trusted, in- depth local news and analysis leading up to Election Day and beyond, visit Crosscut.com. Election Collection MON Nov 2 | 8p For a little fun to lighten the mood on the eve of the election, tune in to Antiques Roadshow for an election-themed hour of appraisals. Guess the value of a silk sash from George Washington’s Inaugural Ball, a Grover Cleveland campaign poster, a Teddy Roosevelt top hat, original drafts of John F. Kennedy speeches and more. There’s something for every politically minded antique lover in this special episode. Cover photo courtesy of KiltedArab/Getty Images. 2 In the spotlight this month on One Man, Two Guvnors Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn FRI Nov 6 | 9p FRI Nov 20 | 9p Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance by James Corden, Holiday Inn tells the story of Jim (played by Tony Award nominee this hilarious West End and Broadway hit has delighted critics and Bryce Pinkham) who leaves the bright lights of Broadway to settle audiences alike. Set in the British resort town of Brighton during the down at an old farmhouse in Connecticut. But life just isn’t the Swinging ’60s, the manic plot concerns an out-of-work musician same without a bit of song and dance, so he turns the farmhouse named Francis Henshall (Corden) who becomes the bodyguard for into a seasonal inn with performances to celebrate each holiday. two rival gang leaders – and he must keep his two “guvnors” apart Songs include such classics as “Shaking the Blues Away,” “Cheek to at all costs. Cheek” and, of course, “White Christmas.” Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Lea Salonga in Concert FRI Nov 13 | 9p FRI Nov 27 | 9p Travel through the history of the iconic musical Fiddler on the Roof, Tony Award-winning star Lea Salonga is best known for her lead exploring its reach across time and cultures. This retrospective role in the West End smash hit Miss Saigon. She played Éponine features appearances by composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon in the Broadway musical Les Misérables, returning to the beloved Harnick, as well as famous fans including Lin-Manuel Miranda, show as Fantine in a later revival. Fans of all ages recognize Lea as Chaim Topol and more. the incredible singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan from Mulan. This concert will feature many of her most- Photos this page, clockwise from top left, courtesy of: Johan Persson; Joan Marcus; Great Performances/Lea Salonga; Samuel Goldwyn Films. loved hits. 3 what to watch NOV 1–7 1 SUNDAY 2 MONDAY 3 TUESDAY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH a.m. a.m. a.m. 5:00 Nature: Australian 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Digadohi: Lands, Cherokee, Bushfi re Rescue (R) p.m. p.m. 6:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 12:00 Christopher Kimball’s 12:00 Field Trip with Curtis and the Trail of Tears 11:00 NOVA: Can We Cool the Milk Street Television Stone TUE Nov 3 | 2p Planet? (R) Weeknight Italian. 12:30 Pati’s Mexican Table Native leaders work to rescue p.m. SEASON PREMIERE Flour Power. 12:00 In the Americas with 12:30 Dining with the Chef 1:00 Sand Creek Massacre N a historic property torched by David Yetman The 1:00 Vintage Roads Great 2:00 Digadohi: Lands, arsonists and learn more about Brazilian State of Ceará. & Small Cardiff to Cherokee, and the Trail the Cherokee who died there on 12:30 Changing Seas Cryptic Snowdonia. (EP 3/3) (R) of Tears N the Trail of Tears. Critters. 2:00 Shakespeare & 3:00 Inspector Morse 1:00 Deepak Chopra: Hathaway The Remorseful Day. La Loche Becoming Metahuman O Brave New World. (S8 EP 5/5) (R) TUE Nov 24 | 2p (R) (S1 EP 1/10) (R) 5:00 PBS NewsHour Election 3:00 Aging Backwards 3 (R) 3:00 Roadkill on Masterpiece Night Coverage Following a tragic school 4:00 50 Years with Peter, Paul (EP 1/4) (R) 11:00 Amanpour & Company shooting in 2016, students and Mary (R) 4:00 Cobra (EP 5/6) (R) 12:00 Relieving Stress with and elders from the Canadian 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:00 BBC World News Outside Yoga (R) aboriginal community of La 6:30 Seeing Canada Nimmo Source 1:00 Deepak Chopra: Loche, Saskatchewan, embark Bay & Manitoulin Island. 5:30 BBC World News America Becoming Metahuman on a healing wilderness (R) 6:00 PBS NewsHour (R) adventure. 7:00 Escape to the Château 7:00 British Antiques 3:00 Food as Medicine (R) Pig Roaster and Versailles Roadshow Trelissick 2. (R) Loo. (S2 EP 1/3) (R) 7:30 Antiques Roadshow Without a Whisper – 8:00 The Trouble with Recut Politically Collect 1. Konnon:Kwe Maggie Cole (EP 3/6) (R) THU Nov 26 | 2p (Repeats 11/4 at 4p) 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Roadkill on Masterpiece Election Collection. Mohawk Clan Mother Louise (EP 1/4) (Repeats 11/4 at 3p and Herne and Professor Sally (Repeats 11/2 at 3p) 11/7 at 7p) Roesch Wagner reveal how SERIES PREMIERE 9:00 FRONTLINE: The Choice Indigenous women infl uenced 10:00 Cobra (EP 5/6) 2020: Trump vs. Biden (R) the early suff ragists in their (Repeats 11/2 at 4p) 11:00 Amanpour & Company fi ght for equality and the right 11:00 Professor T Diamond. 12:00 50 Years with Peter, Paul to vote. (S2 EP 6/13) and Mary (R) 12:00 Food as Medicine (R) 2:00 Brain Fitness (R) N Look for this symbol 2:00 This Old House – 40th 4:00 Aging Backwards 3 (R) throughout the guide to fi nd Anniversary Special (R) programs with a focus on 3:30 The Longevity Paradox (R) Native American and Canadian Indigenous Heritage. Photo courtesy of Louise Herne/ Without a Whisper. Roadkill SERIES PREMIERE SUN Nov 1 | 9p Hugh Laurie stars in this new political thriller about Peter Laurence, a self-made and charismatic politician. As problems in Peter’s public and private life are exposed by his enemies, he is untroubled by guilt, expertly walking the high wire between glory and catastrophe as he seeks to further his own agenda. 44 4 WEDNESDAY 5 THURSDAY 6 FRIDAY 7 SATURDAY a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 5:00 To the Contrary with p.m. p.m. p.m. Bonnie Erbe 12:00 Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest 12:00 Cook’s Country Italian 12:00 The Great British Baking 5:30 Consuelo Mack Rock Tripe and Reindeer Comfort Food. Show Advanced Dough. WealthTrack Moss. 12:30 America’s Test Kitchen (S1 EP 8/14) (R) 6:00 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated 1:00 Nature: Primates Secrets 11:00 Food as Medicine (R) SEASON PREMIERE Sous Vide for Company. of Survival. (EP 1/3) (R) p.m. 1:00 And Now We Rise: (R) 2:00 Secrets of the Dead: 1:00 Relieving Stress with A Portrait of Samuel 1:00 Keep Talking (R) N Abandoning the Titanic Yoga (R) Johns N 2:00 Saving the Sacred N (R) 2:00 KCTS 9 Cooks: Pasta, Rice 2:00 Escape to the Château 2:30 Vera Sandancers. 3:00 NOVA: Colosseum – & Grains (R) ✪ Pig Roaster and Versailles (S2 EP 3/4) (R) Roman Death Trap (R) 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend Loo. (S2 EP 1/3) (R) 4:00 Midsomer Murders Fit 4:00 Father Brown The Blood 6:30 Travelscope Taiwan – 3:00 Antiques Roadshow for Murder. Part 2 of 2. of Anarchists. (S7 EP 8/10) Forgotten People. Election Collection. (R) (S13 EP 8/8) (R) (R) 7:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:00 The Trouble with Maggie 5:00 BBC World News Outside 5:00 BBC World News Today Election Collection. (R) Cole (EP 3/6) (R) Source 5:30 BBC World News America 8:00 Vera Certain Samaritan.