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Schedule Highlights July 13 to July 19

Monday, July 13

  • Antiques Roadshow - Living History Farms Hour 2 Watch remarkable finds from ROADSHOW's stop in Iowa and guess which appraised for $70,000 to $90,000, among a 1967 NFL Championship "Ice Bowl" ticket stub, a 1989 Ronald Reagan letter, and a Robert Riggs Saturday Evening Post illustration. 7:00 pm

  • Antiques Roadshow - Living History Farms 3 Luminous treasures are unveiled at Living History Farms, including a 1943 Le Petit Prince signed first edition, an Arnold Schwarzenegger shirt and autograph, ca. 1990 and a 1907 E. Williams Gollings oil painting. One is $50,000 to $70,000! 8:00 pm

  • The American Southwest From the Rockies to scorching deserts and iconic landscapes, the mighty Colorado River sustains wildlife and communities. Uncover the region's deep cultural history and the urgent fight to protect its future. Narrated by Quannah Chasinghorse. 9:00 pm

  • Independent Lens - Flood Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father. What begins as a project becomes a journey toward empathy and connection, as they confront faith, family, and memory on a cross-country trip. 10:00 pm

Tuesday, July 14

  • Finding Your Roots Out of the Past Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley, traveling back generations to recount significant events in history - from the American Revolution to the journey of the Mayflower - in a deeply personal way. 7:00 pm

  • Once Upon A Time In Space - America First Drawing on intimate, unseen archive and powerful first-hand testimony, this landmark 4-part series tells the human stories behind our quest to explore space, offering a unique perspective on our changing world and where we are headed. With the dawn of the Space Shuttle, the US gains ground on their Cold War rivals. A pioneering class of astronauts takes flight, but when tragedy strikes NASA are left reeling. 8:00 pm

  • On Story - Reinventing the Classic Whodunnit: A Conversation with Rian Johnson This week on ON STORY, we're joined by a titan of the sci-fi and mystery genres, Rian Johnson, for a conversation on his murder-mystery franchise, Knives Out, his meticulous writing process, and how he brings a modern twist to the classic whodunnit. 10:00 pm

Wednesday, July 15th

  • Nature - Soul of the Ocean Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters. NATURE shows a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists in a marriage of necessity. 7:00 pm

  • NOVA - Black Hole Universe Join astrophysicist Janna Levin on a mind-bending journey to the frontiers of black hole research. Discover how scientists may soon be able to "see" a black hole and are revealing new clues to the strangest and most extreme objects in the universe. 8:00 pm

Thursday, July 16

  • Overheard with Evan Smith - Pamela Colloff Journalist Pamela Colloff is a reporter at ProPublica and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. She discusses her book "Catch the Devil," the criminal justice system and a con man in Florida who weaponized it. 7:30 pm

  • The Daytripper 1308 - National Parks Road Trip Chet looks back on all the amazing National Parks in Texas, including Big Bend and the LBJ Ranch. He recounts history at the San Antonio Missions and prehistory at the Waco Mammoth Site. He then takes a new trip to the Big Thicket, the first National Preserve in America. 8:00 pm

  • American Experience - LBJ: Part 1: Beautiful Texas The arc of Lyndon Baines Johnson's life is a version of the American dream: the poor boy from the backwaters of the Texas hill country who ascended to the very pinnacle of power - only to see his presidency undermined by the conflict in Vietnam, a war he supported and expanded but never understood. One of the most perplexing, astute and larger-than-life politicians in modern American history, LBJ set out to "out-Kennedy the Kennedys" by pushing through historic social legislation on a scale that rivaled FDR. Big, brash, intimidating and driven by an all-consuming ambition, Johnson dominated people and institutions. 8:30 pm

Friday, July 17

  • JFK: American Experience - Part 2 Follow Kennedy into the White House through his assassination and the unfulfilled promise of his presidency. Offering fresh assessments of the successes and failures of his tenure, this episode features frank appraisals by administration officials, including John Siegenthaler, Thomas Hughes and Harris Wofford, civil rights leaders Andrew Young and Julian Bond, and journalists Evan Thomas and Richard Reeves. 8:00 pm

Saturday, July 18

  • Austin City Limits - ACL Celebrates Antone's & The Blues ACL salutes the 50th Anniversary of iconic Austin blues club Antone's and the series' own history of showcasing blues in a supercharged hour featuring an all-star line-up with Jimmie Vaughan, Kingfish, Bobby Rush, Sue Foley and Big Bill Morganfield. 7:00 pm

Sunday, July 19

  • Patience -, Paco’s Revenge A woman is found dead in the botanical gardens. Was she murdered or did she die of natural causes? Patience suspects foul play and falls out with Frankie who needs convincing. Meanwhile Patience tries to deny her feelings for Elliot. 7:00 pm

  • Grantchester on Masterpiece - Season 11, Episode 6 Cathy's triumph at CeCe's turns dark when a club manager is found dead and Alphy is discovered in the depths of an illegal poker game. As Geordie uncovers a web of extortion, friendships fracture and faith falters. 9:00 pm

  • Downton Abbey Season 2 On Masterpiece - Part Six The Spanish flu strikes Downton, disrupting one match, hastening another and transforming the fortunes of all. Mary, Sybil and Robert each confront a moment of truth. Anna and Bates know a moment of happiness. 9:00 pm

  • Astrid - Immortal A man's body is found in a park with multiple stab wounds. But when the coroner comes back with a categorical verdict of suicide, our two detectives find themselves faced with a crime that defies the laws of both science and ethics. 11:00 pm

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