Weekly Schedule | Austin PBS WORLD

Week of August 16, 2026

Sunday August 16, 2026

12:00 am

Ireland's Wild Coast

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

America ReFramed - Kid Candidate

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:30 am

POV Shorts - Happiness Is 4 Million Pounds

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 am

POV - Fauna

(Duration: 90 minutes)

4:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Sounds Like Summer

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 am

On Story - Inside the Making of Lawmen: Bass Reeves

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

Washington Week With The Atlantic

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:30 am

The Open Mind - Mayors of the World: Atlanta

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:00 am

Focus on Europe

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:30 am

Global Us

(Duration: 30 minutes)

8:00 am

America ReFramed - Kid Candidate

(Duration: 90 minutes)

9:30 am

POV Shorts - Happiness Is 4 Million Pounds

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:00 am

The Chavis Chronicles - Lonnae O'Neal

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

Laura Flanders & Friends - Ask Angola Prison: What Difference Can a Play Make?

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Texas Monthly Presents: The Story - Legacy

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:30 am

America's Heartland

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:00 pm

Climate California - Reclamation

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Start Up - Veterans Moving America -- Fort Worth, Texas

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Bloomberg Wall Street Week

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Open Mind - Mayors of the World: Atlanta

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:30 pm

ICT Newscast With Aliyah Chavez

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:00 pm

Balancing Act With John Katko

(Duration: 30 minutes)

3:30 pm

On Story - Inside the Making of Lawmen: Bass Reeves

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:00 pm

America ReFramed - Kid Candidate

(Duration: 90 minutes)

5:30 pm

POV Shorts - Happiness Is 4 Million Pounds

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

A French Village - The End of the Tunnel

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

American River

(Duration: 90 minutes)

8:30 pm

The Green Desert

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:30 pm

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

11:00 pm

American River

(Duration: 90 minutes)

Monday August 17, 2026

12:30 am

The Green Desert

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:30 am

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

3:00 am

The Lost Salmon

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Life Unearthed With Ariel Waldman - Prairies: Life in Water

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 am

Life Unearthed With Ariel Waldman - Prairies: Life in Motion

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Courage Chapters

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:15 am

Short Program

(Duration: 13 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

American River

(Duration: 90 minutes)

8:30 am

The Green Desert

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:30 am

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Courage Chapters

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

The Open Mind - Mayors of the World: Atlanta

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries - Deep Thinkers

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Green Planet - Tropical Worlds

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Evolution Earth - Earth

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

The Age of Nature - Awakening

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Monadnock: The Mountain That Stands Alone

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Underdogs

(Duration: 30 minutes)

8:30 pm

Stories From the Stage - Adventure Ahead

(Duration: 30 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

The Age of Nature - Awakening

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Tuesday August 18, 2026

12:00 am

Monadnock: The Mountain That Stands Alone

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Underdogs

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Adventure Ahead

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Magical Land of Oz - Land

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:15 am

Short Program

(Duration: 13 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

The Age of Nature - Awakening

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Monadnock: The Mountain That Stands Alone

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Underdogs

(Duration: 30 minutes)

9:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Adventure Ahead

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:00 am

Magical Land of Oz - Land

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

Compass Points From PBS News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries - Deep Feelings

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Green Planet - Water Worlds

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Evolution Earth - Islands

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - First Steps

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - Testing Limits

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - New Frontiers

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - First Steps

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Wednesday August 19, 2026

12:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - Testing Limits

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - New Frontiers

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Magical Land of Oz - Ocean

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

GZERO World With Ian Bremmer - The Global Aid Crisis

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:15 am

Short Program

(Duration: 13 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - First Steps

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - Testing Limits

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth - New Frontiers

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

Magical Land of Oz - Ocean

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Switch On - Modern Cooking Fuels

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries - Deep Relationships

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Green Planet - Seasonal Worlds

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Evolution Earth - Heat

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Earth's Sacred Wonders - House of the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

Earth's Sacred Wonders - Closer to the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Earth's Sacred Wonders - Visions of the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

Earth's Sacred Wonders - House of the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Thursday August 20, 2026

12:00 am

Earth's Sacred Wonders - Closer to the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

Earth's Sacred Wonders - Visions of the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Magical Land of Oz - Human

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Story in the Public Square

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:15 am

Short Program

(Duration: 13 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

Earth's Sacred Wonders - House of the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

Earth's Sacred Wonders - Closer to the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

Earth's Sacred Wonders - Visions of the Divine

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

Magical Land of Oz - Human

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

Story in the Public Square

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Horizons From PBS News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries - Deep Trouble

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Green Planet - Desert Worlds

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 pm

Evolution Earth - Ice

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

All Too Clear - The Last Whitefish?

(Duration: 60 minutes)

7:00 pm

All Too Clear - Muddy the Waters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

All Too Clear - A Silver Lining

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

The Day

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 pm

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 pm

All Too Clear - The Last Whitefish?

(Duration: 60 minutes)

Friday August 21, 2026

12:00 am

All Too Clear - Muddy the Waters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

1:00 am

All Too Clear - A Silver Lining

(Duration: 60 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

Underdogs

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Adventure Ahead

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 am

BBC News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Balancing Act With John Katko

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

NHK Newsline

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:15 am

Short Program

(Duration: 13 minutes)

6:28 am

Direct Talk

(Duration: 15 minutes)

6:43 am

Short Program

(Duration: 17 minutes)

7:00 am

All Too Clear - The Last Whitefish?

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 am

All Too Clear - Muddy the Waters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 am

All Too Clear - A Silver Lining

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 am

Underdogs

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

Stories From the Stage - Adventure Ahead

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

12:00 pm

GZERO World With Ian Bremmer

(Duration: 30 minutes)

12:30 pm

Balancing Act With John Katko

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

Underdogs

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:30 pm

Stories From the Stage - Adventure Ahead

(Duration: 30 minutes)

2:00 pm

The Green Planet - Human Worlds

(Duration: 90 minutes)

3:30 pm

Evolution Earth - Grasslands

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:00 pm

DW News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

BBC World News America

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

France 24

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

Asia Insight

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

7:30 pm

Wilding

(Duration: 90 minutes)

9:00 pm

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

Bloomberg Wall Street Week

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 pm

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

Saturday August 22, 2026

12:30 am

Wilding

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:00 am

PBS News Hour

(Duration: 60 minutes)

3:00 am

Amanpour and Company

(Duration: 60 minutes)

4:00 am

The Age of Nature - Awakening

(Duration: 60 minutes)

5:00 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Courage Chapters

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 am

Horizons From PBS News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 am

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:30 am

Washington Week With The Atlantic

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:00 am

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

8:30 am

Wilding

(Duration: 90 minutes)

10:00 am

Compass Points From PBS News

(Duration: 30 minutes)

10:30 am

The Whitney Reynolds Show - Fresh Starts -- Tales of Resilience

(Duration: 30 minutes)

11:00 am

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

12:30 pm

Underdogs

(Duration: 30 minutes)

1:00 pm

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth

(Duration: 90 minutes)

2:30 pm

Wilding

(Duration: 90 minutes)

4:00 pm

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

(Duration: 30 minutes)

4:30 pm

Washington Week With The Atlantic

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:00 pm

Balancing Act With John Katko

(Duration: 30 minutes)

5:30 pm

Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:00 pm

Sacred Ground With Tim Daly - Riders on the Storm: A Glass Half Full

(Duration: 30 minutes)

6:30 pm

Sacred Ground With Tim Daly - Concrete Canyons: Rewilding the City

(Duration: 30 minutes)

7:00 pm

Shared Planet - Cities

(Duration: 60 minutes)

8:00 pm

Shared Planet - Open Spaces

(Duration: 60 minutes)

9:00 pm

A French Village - Prisoners of war

(Duration: 60 minutes)

10:00 pm

Return of the Trumpeters

(Duration: 60 minutes)

11:00 pm

Shared Planet - Cities

(Duration: 60 minutes)