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JANUARY 2017 Programming Guide A NEW ERA BEGINS P. 4 American Experience: Sherlock on MASTERPIECE P. 4 Command and Control P. 5 Spring Training in Arizona with the Giants & A’s Spend some time in the sunshine watching your favorite teams 5 Days • March 16-20 (added departure) Lots of guys talk about going to Arizona for the Cactus League games. Many have said for years, “Someday, I’m going to Spring Training.” Why not make this the year you finally go? Or go back? Because once you’ve been there, if you are a true baseball fan, you’ll want to go back, year after year. 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River City Printers, LLC. | rcprint.net KVIE PUBLIC TELEVISION 3 Primetime Features LEFT CREDIT: Courtesy of Scott Newton/KLRU, RIGHT CREDIT: Courtesy of Atilla Nagy Atilla of Courtesy RIGHT CREDIT: Newton/KLRU, Scott of Courtesy LEFT CREDIT: Clockwise: Victoria on MASTERPIECE, Sherlock on MASTERPIECE, Mercy Street Victoria on MASTERPIECE Drama & MASTERPIECE Doll 123 finds the newly crowned young Downton Abbey on MASTERPIECE Classic queen struggling to take charge amid Mary and Isobel deal with a shocking death devious plots (1/15 9PM). Brocket Hall sees (1/7 8PM). Characters gather for a glittering Victoria finding balance and considering affair (1/14 8PM). Romance is in the air matrimony (1/22 9PM). The Clockwork and dilemmas arise (1/14 9PM). Bates Prince follows Albert as he meets with royal investigates Anna’s woes and Thomas finds disdain (1/29 9PM). a new ally (1/21 9PM). Rose’s party becomes a scandal and Edith receives dismal news (1/28 8PM). Science & Nature Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts Mercy Street Balm in Gilead begins a new Explore the looming social and economic season as Samuel plans a reunion with impacts of one of the most terrifying and Aurelia and a former slave turned activist mysterious diseases of the mind (1/25 10PM). advocates for the contrabands (1/22 8PM). The House Guest follows the disastrous Nature Meet the Coywolf follows the outbreak of a smallpox epidemic as Samuel carnivorous hybrid from its appearance makes a difficult choice and Dr. Foster defies in Canada to the streets of New York City authority (1/29 8PM). (1/4 8PM). Snowbound: Animals of Winter explores the survival techniques of animals Midsomer Murders The Axeman Cometh in frigid climates (1/11 8PM). Moose: Life finds a popular rock band’s reunion of a Twig Eater gets up close and personal sabotaged when a backup singer drops dead with a mother moose and her newborn on stage (Part 1 – 1/5 9PM, Part 2 – 1/12 calf in the Canadian Rockies (1/18 8PM). A 9PM). Death and Dust examines a doctor’s Sloth Named Velcro introduces the network tragic end as the detectives investigate of people working to protect sloths in the whereabouts of a large amount of cash South America (1/25 8PM). embezzled by the victim (Part 1 – 1/19 9PM, Part 2 – 1/26 9PM). NOVA Vampire Sky Tombs goes inside Himalayan caves to uncover ritual burial Sherlock on MASTERPIECE The Six sites, mummies, and ancient vampire Thatchers opens the new season as prevention tactics (1/4 9PM). The Nuclear Sherlock returns to England after his exile Option uncovers safer alternatives for the and Dr. Watson faces his biggest challenge nuclear future following the catastrophic yet: parenthood (1/1 9PM). The Lying events of Fukushima (1/11 9PM). Detective (1/8 9PM) and The Final Problem (1/15 7PM) continue the season as Sherlock Passing On Explore end-of-life care and faces a sinister new enemy. choices through compelling, sensitive, and informative stories (1/25 9PM). 4 JANUARY 2017 Primetime Features Command and Control FRONTLINE: Divided States of America Nazi Mega Weapons The Eagle’s Nest goes History & Public Affairs inside Hitler’s power house, a labyrinth of American Experience Command and underground tunnels, escape routes, and Control explores a deadly, nearly cataclysmic Nazi bunkers (1/10 8PM). incident with the Arkansas Titan II missile in 1980 (1/10 9PM). A documentary look at Secrets of the Six Wives Travel back to the Bonnie & Clyde explores the true story of Tudor Court of Henry VIII with historian Lucy the famous outlaw couple (1/16 10PM). The Worsley and witness the king’s tumultuous Assassination of Abraham Lincoln recounts love life in a new way. Divorced examines the death of America’s first murdered Henry’s otherwise happy marriage to first president and the hunt for his killer (1/17 wife Katherine of Aragon and its bitter end 8PM). A biographical documentary on when she cannot produce a son (1/22 10PM). Rachel Carson introduces the scientist who Beheaded, Died examines Henry’s tense revolutionized our relationship to the natural marriage to Anne Boleyn and subsequent world (1/24 8PM). Race Underground traces spouse Jane Seymour (1/29 10PM). the challenges and successes of America’s first subway in Boston (1/31 9PM).