SUNDAY – OCTOBER 9 6:00 PT / 7:00 MT: PBS NEWSHOUR DEBATES: A SPECIAL REPORT. “2016 Presidential Debate.” Watch live coverage (90 minutes) followed by analysis (30 minutes) co-anchored by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff with David Brooks, Mark Shields, and Amy Walter in studio and NEWSHOUR correspondent Lisa Desjardins on location. (2 Hrs)
8:00 PT / 9:00 MT: COUNT ME IN. At a time when voter frustration is mounting, there's finally a good news story about money and voting: COUNT ME IN highlights an innovative experiment in direct democracy that gives ordinary Chicagoans direct say over local public projects and monies. Pioneered in Chicago, participatory budgeting is rapidly spreading across the country and even the White House recently made it one of its key recommendations for open government. (60 Min)
9:00 PT / 10:00 MT: FRONTLINE “The Choice 2016.” Go behind the headlines generated by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, two of the most polarizing candidates in modern history, to investigate what has shaped them, where they came from, how they lead and why they want to be president. (2 Hrs)
MONDAY – OCTOBER 10 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: KSPS ELECTION SPECIAL “Washington 5th District Congressional Debate.” (60 Min)
8:00 PT / 9:00 MT: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Knoxville, Hour Three.” Highlights of this hour include a third edition of Gone With the Wind with a false inscription; signed Muhammad Ali training shoes that are appraised for $15,000 to $20,000; and a Cartier sapphire and diamond ring that was purchased at a Knoxville estate sale for less than $15, 000 and is now valued at $40,000 to $60,000. (60 Min)
9:00 PT / 10:00 MT: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Jacksonville, Hour One.” ANTIQUES ROADSHOW travels south to Jacksonville, Florida, where highlights include a Laurel and Hardy "Swiss Miss" horn that was used as a prop in their 1930 film; a silver presentation cup, ca. 1780, that was gifted from Lafayette to Major General Nathaniel Greene during the Revolutionary War and is now valued at $25,000; and a Thomas Hart Benton oil on tin, ca. 1950, that was a gift from the artist to the guest's father and is now appraised for $125,000. (60 Min)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: POV “From This Day Forward.” Meet an American family coping with one of life's most intimate transformations. Sharon Shattuck's father came out as transgender, living as Trisha. Her mother stayed with him. Now Sharon wants to understand how the family survived intact. (60 Min)
TUESDAY – OCTOBER 11 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: HISTORY DETECTIVES. HISTORY DETECTIVES tells four stories of our nation's beginning. First, Eduardo Pagan starts with a simple bill of sale for a 17-year old "negro girl" and learns how young Willoby's life unfolds from being property to owning property. Then Gwen Wright traces a powder horn from a muddy Minnesota field to a military captain in Massachusetts during the American Revolution. Elyse Luray asks what role a handwritten score played in making "The Star Spangled Banner" our national anthem. Finally, notes in a 1775 almanac show how conflicting loyalties strained family ties during the Revolution. (60 Min)
8:00 PT / 9:00 MT: CONTENDERS – 16 FOR ‘16 “Goldwater-Reagan – The Conservatives.” Follow the political career of Barry Goldwater, whose conservatism ultimately sowed the seeds of Ronald Reagan's entry into politics. Though they lost their presidential bids in '64 and '76, these influential Republicans, it's said, won the future. (60 Min)
9:00 PT / 10:00 MT: FRONTLINE “Confronting Isis.” Investigating the U.S.-led efforts to degrade and destroy ISIS. Reporting from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey, the film examines the successes, failures and challenges of the fight, as ISIS loses ground in the region but strikes out abroad. (2 Hrs)
WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 12 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: NATURE “Super Hummingbirds.” With high-speed camerawork and breakthrough new science, we enter the fast-paced world of hummingbirds as never before. Speed is their middle name. Their lives are moving faster than the eye can see. They possess natural born super powers that enable them to fly backwards, upside-down, and float in mid-air. And for the first time, we see them mate, lay eggs, fight, and raise families in intimate detail. They are great athletes, tender mothers, brave in combat, and up for any challenge. They are Super Hummingbirds, the smallest and most brilliant birds on earth. (60 Min) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature
8:00 PT / 9:00 MT: NOVA “Super Tunnel.” Follow an army of engineers and designers as they tackle the complex challenge of building Crossrail, a massive new subterranean railway deep beneath the streets of London. (60 Min) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
9:00 PT / 10:00 MT: WWII MEGA WEAPONS “The Tunnels of Okinawa.” Learn why Imperial Japan built a network of defensive lines, bunkers and fortifications across the island of Okinawa, turning it into a deadly killing machine, and consider its grizzly legacy. (60 Min)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: EARTHFLIGHT, A NATURE SPECIAL PRESENTATION “Asia and Australia.” Japanese cranes dance in the snow, swallows and swifts visit the Forbidden City, lorikeets, cockatoos and budgies form giant flocks in Australia, pigeons guide us through India, and geese fly miles above the Himalayas. (60 Min)
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 13 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: KSPS ELECTION SPECIAL. Candidates for the Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands debate the issues. (60 Min)
8:00 PT/ 9:00 MT: MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES “Death Do Us Part.” When a prize- winning scientist is found murdered on the same night the man intent on murdering Henry Fisher escapes police custody, Phryne must put all misgivings aside to protect her father. (60 Min)
9:00 PT/ 10:00 MT: SUPER SKYSCAPERS “Building the Future.” Commonly known as "the cheese grater," the Leadenhall Building is the pinnacle of London's avant-garde architecture. Designed as a tapered tower with a steel exoskeleton, it's the tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the most innovative. The teams behind the Leadenhall project had to radically rethink every aspect of the traditional building model. This program follows the monumental challenges that come with erecting this super skyscraper: it will be constructed off-site, delivered to location, and stacked and bolted together like a giant Lego set. (60 Min)
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT: GANDHI “The Early Years.” Journalist and newsreader Mishal Husain journeys through Gandhi's early years in India to the end of his controversial career in South Africa. Along the way, she confronts accusations of racism and hypocrisy leveled against Gandhi in this period, and discovers how London played a vital role in the development of the Indian Messiah. (60 Min)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL. Join Gwen and the roundtable as they discuss the top stories of the week. For more than 45 years, Washington Week has been the most intelligent and up to date conversation about the most important news stories of the week with the best reporters in Washington. (30 Min) http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek
7:30 PT / 8:30 MT: CHARLIE ROSE – THE WEEK. This program provides a retrospective of the best stories and interviews from the nightly PBS program CHARLIE ROSE. The show captures the defining moments in politics, science, business, culture, media and sports. (30 Min) http://www.pbs.org/charlierosetheweek/home/
8:00 PT / 9:00 MT: OUR ZOO. George decides to argue the family’s case himself. (60 Min)
9:00 PT / 10:00 MT: GREAT PERFORMANCES Grammy Salute to Music Legends.” This all-star concert salutes The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement, Trustee and Music Educator award winners. Honorees include Ruth Brown, Celia Cruz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Herbie Hancock, Jefferson Airplane, Linda Ronstadt and John Cage. (2.5 Hrs)
SATURDAY – OCTOBER 15 6:00 PT / 7:00 MT: THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW “Musical Memories.” On this musical memory filled show Andra Willis sings "Love Me With All Your Heart," Bob Ralston plays a classic arrangement of "I Will Wait For You" and the Lennon Sisters ask "Where Are The Words?" The Three Steppers (Bobby, Art and Jack) bring a unique interpretation to "Team Work" and Dick Dale "Never Sees Andra Alone!" (60 Min)
7:00 PT / 8:00 MT: KEEPING UP APPEARANCES. Hyacinth has decided instead of her usual gift to Richard of slippers that he should received skis instead. When Richard protests that he has not intention of taking up the sport, Hyacinth responds that he can cultivate the correct image by strapping them atop the car and driving about with them occasionally. (30 Min)
7:30 PT / 8:30 MT: AS TIME GOES BY. Lionel finds a dog. Jean, Judith and Sandy want to keep him, but Lionel insists they should trace the real owner. Sandy’s ex- boyfriend, Harry, later turns up with the dog's real owner. (30 Min)
8:00 PT / 9:00 MT: SATURDAY NIGHT CINEMA “The Magnificent Seven.” A man in black (Yul Brynner) recruits six hired guns to lead Mexican villagers against the gang of an outlaw (Eli Wallach). (2.5 Hrs)
(Here is some trivia about tonight’s film: Yul Brynner had a major say in casting decisions, including the decision to cast Steve McQueen. He specifically requested that McQueen be cast as Vin Tanner. Brynner later regretted the move since he and McQueen developed a disastrous relationship on set. Also, Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Charles Bronson all appeared together again in John Sturges next film The Great Escape (1963). This film had just been released in Germany while the next film was filming, and it was a big hit, so they were all besieged on set by autograph hunters. Finally, James Coburn's friend Robert Vaughn recommended him to director John Sturges for the last remaining lead, the role of Britt. Sturges said he needed a Gary Cooper type of actor, and Vaughn said Coburn was the actor he needed. (trivia found on www.imdb.com )
10:30 PT / 11:30 MT: NORTHWEST PROFILES. Lake Pend Oreille sailor Bill Holcomb, aka "Barnacle Bill"; Winlaw, BC, artist, Frantisek Strouhal ; the fabulous farm toys of Jim Wallrabenstein; Spokane artist Sam White and his larger than life acrylic paintings. (30 Min)