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The following is a list of programs currently or formerly distributed through the American
PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
stations and other public television entities.


Current programming

*1 Syndicated to public television stations by the National Educational Telecommunications Association. *2 Syndicated to public television stations by Executive Program Services. *3 Syndicated to public television stations by WestLink. *4 Running only on selected PBS stations. *5 Reruns are available to public television stations.


Original programming

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Washington Week ''Washington Week'', originally titled as ''Washington Week in Review'' and billed as ''Washington Week with the Atlantic'' since 2023, is an American public affairs television program, which has aired on PBS and its predecessor, National Educa ...
'' (1967) * ''American Black Journal'' (1968) *''
Masterpiece A masterpiece, , or ; ; ) is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship. Historically, ...
'' (1971) *''
Great Performances ''Great Performances'' is a television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts; the banner has been used to televise plays, musicals, opera, ballet, concerts, as well as occasional documentaries. It is produced by the PBS member statio ...
'' (1972) *''
Nova A nova ( novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. All observed novae involve white ...
'' (1974) *''
PBS NewsHour ''PBS News Hour'', previously stylized as ''PBS NewsHour'', is the news division of PBS and an American daily evening news broadcasting#television, television news program broadcast on over 350 PBS Network affiliate#Member stations, member stat ...
'' (1975) *''
Austin City Limits ''Austin City Limits'' is an American Concert, live music Television show, television program recorded and produced by KLRU, Austin PBS. The show helped Austin become widely known in the United States as the "Live Music Capital of the World", an ...
'' (1976) *''
The Woodwright's Shop ''The Woodwright's Shop'' is an American traditional woodworking television show hosted by master woodworker Roy Underhill and airing on television network PBS. It is one of the longest-running how-to shows on PBS, with 36 13-episode seasons pr ...
'' (1979) *''
This Old House ''This Old House'' is an American home improvement media brand with television shows, a magazine, and a website. The brand is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The television series airs on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television ...
'' (1979) *'' MotorWeek'' (1981) *''
Nature Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the Ecosphere (planetary), ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the Scientific law, laws, elements and phenomenon, phenomena of the physic ...
'' (1982) *'' Frontline'' (1983) *''
American Masters ''American Masters'' is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the U ...
'' (1986) *''
American Experience ''American Experience'' is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American his ...
'' (1988) *'' P.O.V.'' (1988) *'' Ciao Italia'' (1989) *''
Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people ( ...
'' (1997) *''
Independent Lens ''Independent Lens'' is a weekly television series airing on PBS featuring documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of ''Independent Lens'' were hosted by Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrenc ...
'' (1999) *''
Secrets of the Dead ''Secrets of the Dead'', produced by WNET 13 New York, is an ongoing PBS television series which began in 2000. The show generally follows an investigator or team of investigators exploring what modern science can tell viewers about some of t ...
'' (2000) *'' Ask This Old House'' (2002) *'' BBC World News America'' (2019) *''
Finding Your Roots ''Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'' is an American documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS. In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is com ...
'' (2012) *''Reel South'' (2016) *''Destination Craft with Jim West'' (2017) *'' Amanpour & Company'' (2018) *''Beyond 100 Days'' (2018) *''
We'll Meet Again "We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song by English singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. The song is one of the most famous of the Second World War era, resonating with ...
'' (2018) *''Prehistoric Road Trip'' (2020) *''Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan'' (2020) *''
The Trouble with Maggie Cole ''The Trouble with Maggie Cole'' is a British comedy-drama television series directed by Ben Gregor, and written by Mark Brotherhood. The show's first episode premiered on British television network ITV (TV network), ITV on 4 March 2020. It stars ...
'' (2020) *''When Disaster Strikes'' (2021)


Programming from

American Public Television American Public Television (APT) is an American nonprofit organization and syndicator of programming for public television stations in the United States. It distributes public television programs nationwide for PBS member stations and indepen ...


Acquired programming

*''The American Woodshop''1 (1993) *'' BBC World News Today'' (2018) *''Broadway Sandwich'' (2019) *''
Closer to Truth ''Closer to Truth'' is a television series on public television originally created, produced, and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. The original series aired in 2000 for two seasons, followed by a second series aired in 2003 for a single season. T ...
''2 (2008) *''
Cobra COBRA or Cobra, often stylized as CoBrA, was a European avant-garde art group active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels ...
'' (2020) *'' Creative Living with Sheryl Borden''3 (1976) *'' The Daytripper''1 (2010) *''
Democracy Now! ''Democracy Now!'' is an hour-long TV, radio, and Internet news program based in Manhattan and hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh. The show, which airs live ...
''3 (2001) *'' Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting''1 (2003) *''GardenSMART1 (2001) *''Green'' *''Martha Bakes'' *''Martha Stewart's Cooking School'' *''Men at Work'' *'' The Open Mind''1 (1956) *''Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska'' *'' Sit and Be Fit''1 (1987) *'' Start Up''1 (2013) *''A Taste of History''1 (2008) *'' Texas Parks & Wildlife''1 (1985) *'' This Is America & the World with Dennis Wholey''1 (1998) *'' WoodSongs''1 (2006)


Former programming


Original programming

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3-2-1 Contact ''3-2-1 Contact'' is an American science educational television show produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988 and later ran on Noggin (a joint venture between the C ...
'' (1980–92) *'' A.M. Weather'' (1978–95) *''
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
'' (2013) *''
American Playhouse ''American Playhouse'' is an American anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It premiered on January 12, 1982, with ''The Shady Hill Kidnapping'', written and narrated by John Cheever and direc ...
'' (1982–99) *'' America's Ballroom Challenge'' (2006–09) *''
Are You Being Served? ''Are You Being Served?'' is a British television sitcom that was broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was created and written by David Croft (TV producer), David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. Croft also served as executive producer and television directo ...
'' *'' Art of the Western World'' (1989) *'' As Time Goes By'' *''
Baking with Julia ''Baking with Julia'' is an American television cooking program produced by Julia Child and the name of the book which accompanied the series. Each episode featured one pastry chef or baker who demonstrates professional techniques that can be per ...
'' (1996–1999) *''
BBC World News BBC News is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd. – a subsidiary of BBC Studios – and operated by the BBC News division of the BBC. The network carries news bulletins, documentaries, an ...
'' *''
Bill Moyers Journal ''Bill Moyers Journal'' was an American television current affairs program that covered an array of current affairs and human issues, including economics, history, literature, religion, philosophy, science, and most frequently politics. Bill M ...
'' (1972–76; 1978–81; 2007–10) *''Biography of America'' *''Carrascolendas'' *'' Carrier'' (2008) *'' Celtic Thunder'' *'' Celtic Woman'' *''
Charlie Rose Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show ''Charlie Rose (talk show), Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg L.P., Bloombe ...
'' (1991–2017) *''
A Chef's Life ''A Chef's Life'' is an American documentary-style cooking show created by Cynthia Hill (director), Cynthia Hill and Vivian Howard. The series was produced by Markay Media and was broadcast by PBS. The series premiered September 7, 2013, and its ...
'' (2013–18) *''Childhood'' *'' China: A Century of Revolution'' (1989–1997) *'' Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns'' (2008) *''Columbus and the Age of Discovery'' *'' Computer Chronicles'' (1983–2002) *'' Connect With English'' (1998) *'' The Constitution: That Delicate Balance'' (1984) *'' Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'' (1980) *'' The Creation of the Universe'' *'' Crucible of Empire'' (1999) *'' Day at Night'' (1973–74) *'' Dave Allen at Large'' (1971–79) *''
Degrassi Junior High ''Degrassi Junior High'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. It is the second entry of the '' Degrassi'' television franchise after ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' and aired on the CBC from 18 Jan ...
'' (1987–91) *'' Degrassi High'' (1990–95) *''design: e2'' *''
Destinos ''Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish'', also known as simply ''Destinos'', is a television program created by Bill VanPatten, who at the time was Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana C ...
'' (1992) *''
The Dick Cavett Show ''The Dick Cavett Show'' is the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks, including: * ABC daytime, (March 4, 1968 – January 24, 1969) originally titled ''This Morning'' * ABC prime time, Tuesday ...
'' (1977–82) *'' Discover The World of Science'' (1982–90) *''Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition'' *''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
'' (1970–90) *'' Don't Look Now'' (1983) *''
EGG, the Arts Show ''EGG, the arts show'' is an American nonfiction television program that aired on PBS from January 13, 2000 to April 8, 2005. ''EGG'' documented both the famous and the unusual aspects and projects of classical and modern arts; its narrator was ...
'' (2000–05) *''
The Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. ...
'' (1971–85) *'' Ethics in America'' (1988–89) *'' Evening at Pops'' (1970–2005) *''
Everyday Food ''Everyday Food'' (from the test kitchens of Martha Stewart Living) was a digest size cooking magazine and PBS public television program published and produced by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO). Both feature quick and easy recipes target ...
'' (2003–12) *''
Feeling Good "Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical '' The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd''. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy G ...
'' *'' Firing Line'' *'' Fokus Deutsch'' *''
Free to Choose ''Free to Choose: A Personal Statement'' is a 1980 book by economists Milton and Rose D. Friedman, accompanied by a 10-part series broadcast on public television, that advocates free market principles. It was primarily a response to an earlie ...
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The French Chef ''The French Chef'' is an American television cooking show created and hosted by Julia Child, produced and broadcast by WGBH, the public television station in Boston, Massachusetts, from February 11, 1963 to January 14, 1973. It was one of ...
'' *'' French in Action'' *'' The Frugal Gourmet'' *'' GED Connection'' *'' Genius by Stephen Hawking'' (2016) *''The Health Quarterly'' *'' Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu'' *'' History Detectives'' (2003–14) *'' Hometime'' (1986–2016) *''
Inspector Morse Endeavour Morse, GM, is the namesake character of the series of "Morse" detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, a Detective Chief Inspector in the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, England. On television he was portrayed by John ...
'' *''The Infinite Voyage'' *''Infinity Factory'' *''
Inside Nature's Giants ''Inside Nature's Giants'' is a British science documentary, first broadcast in June 2009 by Channel 4. The documentary shows experts performing dissection on some of nature's largest animals, including whales and elephants. The programme is pre ...
'' *'' In the Mix'' (1991–2012) *''Irasshai'' *''It's Strictly Business'' *''
Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
'' (2001) *'' Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home'' *''
Keeping Up Appearances ''Keeping Up Appearances'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. It originally aired on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995. The central character is an eccentric and snobbish middle-class social climber, Hyacinth Bucket ( Patricia Ro ...
'' *'' Kokoro: The Heart Within'' (1995) *'' Learn to Read'' *'' Life on Fire'' *'' Lilias, Yoga and You'' *''Literary Visions'' *''Little Snack'' *'' Long Ago and Far Away'' (1989–94) *'' Matinee at the Bijou'' *'' The McLaughlin Group'' (1982–2016) *'' The Mechanical Universe'' *''
Meeting of Minds Meeting of the minds (also referred to as mutual agreement, mutual assent, or ''consensus ad idem'') is a phrase in contract law used to describe the intentions of the parties forming the contract. In particular, it refers to the situation where ...
'' *'' Mercy Street'' (2016–17) *''The Mind'' (1988) *''
Mr. Bean ''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside ...
'' *''
Mystery! ''Mystery!'' is an anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS in the United States. The series was created as a mystery, police and crime drama spin-off of the PBS show ''Masterpiece Theatre''. From 1980 to 2007, ''Mystery!' ...
'' (1980–2006) *'' National Geographic Specials'' (1975-1994) *''New Project 300'' *'' The New Red Green Show'' *''
The New Yankee Workshop ''The New Yankee Workshop'' is an American half-hour woodworking television series produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program was hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's television s ...
'' *'' Newton's Apple'' (1983–99) *'' Nova ScienceNow'' *''
NOW Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * Na ...
'' *''Odyssey'' (1980-1981) *''On Tour'' *'' Once Upon A Classic'' *''Over Easy'' *'' OWL/TV'' (1985–91) *'' The Pallisers'' *''PBS American Portrait'' (2021) *'' A Place of Our Own'' (1998–2011) *''The Power of Choice'' (1988–91) *'' Powerhouse'' (1982–83) *''Race to Save the Planet'' *'' Ramona'' (1988–90) *''
Reading Rainbow ''Reading Rainbow'' is an American educational children's television series that originally aired on PBS and afterward PBS Kids from July 11, 1983 to November 10, 2006, with reruns continuing to air until August 28, 2009. 155 30-minute episodes ...
'' (1983–2006) *'' Rebop'' (1976–79) *'' Religion & Ethics Newsweekly'' (1997–2017) *'' Roadtrip Nation'' *''The Romagnolis' Table'' *'' Say Brother'' *'' Sessions at West 54th'' *''
Shining Time Station ''Shining Time Station'' is a children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by Quality Family Entertainment (the American bran ...
'' (1989–98) *''Silver Screen: host Thomas Guback'' *'' Sneak Previews'' *''
Soundstage A sound stage (also written soundstage) is a large, soundproof structure, building or room with large doors and high ceilings, used for the production of theatrical film-making and television productions, usually located on a secured movie or te ...
'' *'' Square One Television'' (1987–94) *'' Studio See'' (1977–79) *''Taking the Lead: The Management Revolution'' *''Talking with David Frost'' *''
Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is an American talk show host and author. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana. After attending Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, he worked durin ...
'' (2004–2017) *'' Tony Brown's Journal'' *''Trying Times'' *''
The Two Ronnies ''The Two Ronnies'' is a British television comedy sketch show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. It was created by Bill Cotton and aired on BBC1 from 10 April 1971 to 25 December 1987. The usual format included sketches, solo se ...
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Vegetable Soup Vegetable soup is a common soup prepared using vegetables (including leaf vegetables, and sometimes loosely mushrooms) as primary ingredients. It dates to ancient history, and in modern times is also a mass-produced food product. Overview Vege ...
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The Vicar of Dibley ''The Vicar of Dibley'' is a British sitcom. It consists of three series, which aired on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2000, and several specials, the most recent of which aired on 23 December 2020. It is set in the fictional Oxfor ...
'' *'' The Victory Garden'' (1975–2015) *'' Villa Alegre'' *''Voices & Visions'' *''Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers'' *'' Wall $treet Week'' *'' The Western Tradition'' *'' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (1991–96) *'' Wide Angle'' *'' Wild America'' *''
Wired Science ''Wired Science'' was a weekly television program that covered modern scientific and technological topics. In January 2007 PBS aired pilot episodes for three different science programs, including ''Wired Science''. Using Nielsen ratings, CPB-sp ...
'' *''
WonderWorks ''WonderWorks'' is a U.S. children's anthology television series which ran from 1984 to 1992 for eight years. Produced by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) along with Walt Disney Home Video purchased the home video rights to the series in 1 ...
'' (1984–90) *'' The World of Chemistry'' *''
Zoobilee Zoo ''Zoobilee Zoo'' is a children's television series featuring actors dressed as animal characters that originally aired from 1986 to 1987. It continued to run in syndication until 2000 on several television channels including commercial network ...
'' (1988–92) *'' Zoom'' (1972–78)


Programming from

American Public Television American Public Television (APT) is an American nonprofit organization and syndicator of programming for public television stations in the United States. It distributes public television programs nationwide for PBS member stations and indepen ...


Acquired programming


Special programming


See also

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List of PBS member stations This is a list of member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service, a network of non-commercial educational television stations in the United States. The list is arranged alphabetically by state and based on the station's city of license and fo ...
* List of programs broadcast by Create *
List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids This is a list of programs currently or formerly broadcast on public television by PBS Kids on local PBS stations and the 24/7 channel in the United States. Current programming * 1 Co-distributed by Amazon Prime Video, the official streaming ...
* List of programs broadcast by American Public Television


References


External links


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