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[07/15/24 - 01:22 PM]
Nova "What Are UFOs?" Delves Into the Latest Scientific Investigations of One of the Greatest Mysteries of Our Modern Age
This new investigation looks at the evidence from every angle, marshaling expert opinions from physicists, engineers, cosmologists, and others who are bringing new technologies and heightened rigor to solving these mysteries.
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[06/12/24 - 12:15 PM]
Acclaimed Ocean Photographer Brian Skerry Documents Climate Change Impact on the Gulf of Maine
"Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine," a "Nova" Special Presentation will premiere Wednesdays, July 24 - August 7 at 10 p.m. ET on PBS.
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[02/12/24 - 10:04 AM]
"Nova" Announces 50th Anniversary Activities, A Celebration of Half a Century of Storytelling Around Scientific Progress
Fifty years since the premiere of its first episode, "Nova" continues to be one of PBS's most popular series and has been honored with every broadcast industry award, garnering Peabody Awards, Emmy Awards, and duPont-Columbia Awards.
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[02/12/24 - 10:03 AM]
PBS Shines Spotlight on Vital Ocean-Focused Programming Complementing the Ongoing Environmental and Climate Programming Initiative
In a critical year for ocean science and health, PBS is intensifying its commitment, complementing the multiyear climate initiative, and marking a crucial step towards enhancing awareness and tackling the urgent challenges our oceans face.
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[10/02/23 - 12:54 PM]
Nova "Ancient Earth," A BBC Studios Production with Nova for PBS and the BBC, Takes Audiences on an Astonishing Journey Through the Epic 4.5-Billion-Year Story of Our Planet
The new five-part series tells the epic story of our planet, featuring the most dramatic events in Earth's 4.5-billion-year history, from its birth to the emergence of humanity.
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[01/16/23 - 11:02 AM]
Nova Launches "Climate Across America" Campaign
The series is working with 10 public media stations and students in classrooms to produce and distribute climate-focused content, rolling out in spring 2023.
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[01/16/23 - 11:01 AM]
PBS Announces Unprecedented Multiyear Commitment to Environmental and Climate Programming
The comprehensive effort marks a bold commitment to bring together the very best in science, history and news programming in 2023 and beyond.
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[07/28/22 - 10:10 AM]
Nova Continues to Follow the "Ultimate Space Telescope" in Special Set to Premiere in 2023 on PBS
Currently in production, the second hour will delve even deeper into JWST's discoveries - following its developments in the upcoming months - and reveal what they could mean for our understanding of the universe.
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[02/19/21 - 11:30 AM]
Nova "Looking for Life on Mars" Goes Inside the Mission to Search for Life on the Red Planet
The special premieres Wednesday, February 24 on PBS and will be available for streaming online and on the PBS video app.
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[02/02/21 - 10:04 AM]
PBS Science Series "Nova" Announces First Collaboration with Acclaimed Filmmaker Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films on a New Documentary: "Medical Racism" (w.t.)
Slated to premiere in late 2022 on PBS, the two-hour film will explore racism's devastating impacts on Black Americans' health and solutions for an equitable future.
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[12/01/20 - 01:28 PM]
PBS Programming Guide Winter 2021: January - March
Highlights include dramas "Elizabeth Is Missing," "All Creatures Great and Small," "Miss Scarlet & The Duke" and "The Long Song."
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[07/18/19 - 07:15 AM]
PBS: America's Home for Documentaries This Fall
Other highlights include the final seasons of "Poldark" and "The Durrells in Corfu."
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[05/01/19 - 10:05 AM]
PBS Summer Slate Celebrates the Cultural Milestones and Technological Triumphs of the Summer of 1969
Celebrating the golden anniversaries of pivotal moments and movements in U.S. history - gay liberation, the lunar landing and Woodstock - PBS will premiere new specials and limited series.
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[07/16/18 - 01:27 PM]
PBS Announces Fall 2018 Primetime Schedule
Look for "The Miniaturist," "The Durrells in Corfu" and "Poldark" to spearhead the network's Sunday lineup.
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[01/17/18 - 04:01 PM]
PBS and WGBH Announce the Launch of An All-New Series from "Nova" That Probes the Biggest, Most Provocative Questions in Science
"Nova Wonders," a six-episode, hour-long, primetime series, hosted by three engaging young scientists, is slated to launch on PBS in spring 2018.
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[07/12/17 - 07:08 AM]
PBS Announces Fall 2017 Schedule
Returning dramas include "Poldark" and "The Durrells in Corfu" as well as holiday specials for "Last Tango in Halifax" and "Call the Midwife."
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[04/19/17 - 09:38 AM]
PBS' Summer Season Features an Around-the-World "Summer of Adventure" with Stops in China, Cuba, Ireland and More
The season also brings the premiere of "Prime Suspect: Tennison on Masterpiece," which follows the early career of the beloved detective, and season three of "Grantchester."
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[01/15/17 - 10:01 AM]
PBS Series "Nova" Shares the Great American Solar Eclipse with Audiences Across the U.S. in Special Day-of-Event Presentation
On Monday August 21, 2017, America's eyes will be glued to the skies as the mainland United States experiences the first total solar eclipse since 1979.
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[12/21/16 - 11:26 AM]
PBS Slate of New Programming Looks at Past and Present of Nuclear World
PBS uncovers the awesome and terrifying power of the atom in a three-night marathon of nuclear-themed programming from January 9-11.
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[12/01/16 - 07:43 AM]
PBS Announces Mid-Season Schedule
Highlights include the latest presentations from "Masterpiece": "Sherlock," "Dark Angel," "Home Fires," "King Charles III," "To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters" and "Victoria."
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[07/28/16 - 10:03 AM]
PBS to Present "Spotlight Education," A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America's Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17
The stunt features eleven films and documentaries on local PBS stations September 12-17.
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[06/23/16 - 09:32 AM]
PBS Rolls Out New Dramas, Arts, Performance, History and Election Coverage This Fall
Highlights include "Anne of Green Gables," a new adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel.
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[10/19/15 - 10:24 AM]
PBS' Winter/Spring Season Features Endings, Beginnings and Awaited Returns
Highlights include the final season of "Downton Abbey," a "Sherlock" special, the return of "Grantchester" and the premiere of Civil War drama "Mercy Street."
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[06/04/15 - 06:58 AM]
PBS Primetime This Fall Shines With Exquisite New Drama, Exuberant Performances, Extraordinary Science and Stars Galore
The 9-part "Indian Summers" on "Masterpiece" premieres September 27 with Golden Globe Award-winning actress Julie Walters in the dramatic retelling of the twilight of British rule in India.
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[05/07/15 - 07:12 AM]
"Poldark" Drama and Unprecedented Look at Sea Life in "Big Blue Live" Spark PBS' 2015 Summer Season
"We're breaking new ground on PBS this summer," says Beth Hoppe, PBS Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming.
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[11/19/14 - 08:21 AM]
PBS Unveils New Titles as Part of Winter/Spring Season and Expanded Sunday Night Drama Lineup in 2015
Highlights include newcomers "Grantchester," "Wolf Hall," "Poldark" and "Indian Summers."
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[05/08/14 - 08:48 AM]
PBS Announces New Fall Season Lineup
Highlights include the premiere of Ken Burns's seven-part series "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History."
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[01/20/14 - 10:32 AM]
PBS Announces New Programming During Winter 2014 TCA Session
The network recaps its various announcements from the event.
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[01/20/14 - 10:27 AM]
PBS Launches "Think Wednesday," Offering Weekly Three-Hour Primetime Line-up of Nature, Science and Technology Programs
Highlights include new episodes of acclaimed series "Nature" and "Nova" at 8:00/7:00c and 9:00/8:00c, respectively.
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[11/20/13 - 06:04 AM]
Prime Instant Video to be the Exclusive Subscription Streaming Home for the MASTERPIECE on PBS Period Drama "Mr. Selfridge"
Beginning today, Prime Instant Video will be the only such subscription service to offer the first season of the series.
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[10/23/13 - 08:12 AM]
PBS Announces Winter/Spring Season With Strong Roster of Returning Series and New Entries in Variety of Genres
Highlights include the return of "Downton Abbey" (January 5), "Sherlock" (January 19), "Call the Midwife" (March 30) and "Mr. Selfridge" (also March 30).
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[08/05/13 - 12:00 PM]
"Nova" Investigates Megastorms, WTC Engineering, JFK Forensics, the Edge of Space, Killer Asteroids, and High-Tech Innovations in Materials Science in Diverse Fall 2013 Programming Line-Up
The all-new season premieres Wednesday, September 11 at 9:00/8:00c on PBS.
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[07/03/13 - 06:01 AM]
Netflix and PBS Strike Expanded Programming Agreement for U.S. and Canada
New additions include all seasons of critically acclaimed "The Bletchley Circle," a gripping murder mystery drama from the U.K.
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[06/26/13 - 06:04 AM]
Amazon Expands Agreement with PBS to Bring Even More Popular TV Shows to Prime Instant Video
Prime Instant Video will now have hundreds of additional episodes of popular PBS programs including "Nova," "Masterpiece" and Ken Burns documentaries.
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[05/21/13 - 08:02 AM]
"Manhunt - Boston Bombers" with Miles O'Brien Premieres Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 9PM/8c on PBS
And in a special collaboration, O'Brien is also reporting a special broadcast that same evening prior for "PBS NewsHour."
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[05/09/13 - 05:11 AM]
PBS Fall Season Offers an Array of New Series, Specials and Returning Favorites
Highlights include "Foyle's War, Series VII" as well as "The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare's History Plays."
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[03/27/13 - 07:52 AM]
Health-, Diet- and Exercise-Focused Science Series Comes to PBS' "Exploration Wednesdays," April 3-17
The specials follow Dr. Michael Mosley as he conducts experiments on himself to improve his health and discovers how the human body works.
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[12/11/12 - 11:28 AM]
PBS' "Nova" 2013 Premieres!: Doomsday Volcanoes, Drone Technology, Earth Seen From Space & Much More
The veteran series returns Wednesday, January 2 at 9:00/8:00c with "Doomsday Volcanoes."
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[12/06/12 - 06:10 AM]
PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2013 Lineup
Highlights include the third season of "Downton Abbey" on Sunday nights from January 6 to February 17.
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[11/12/12 - 08:16 AM]
PBS Presents Nova's "Inside the Megastorm" and Ken Burns's "The Dust Bowl" For An Extreme Weather Night of Television
Said projects will premiere back-to-back this Sunday, November 18 beginning at 7:00/6:00c.
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[09/06/12 - 08:06 AM]
"Nova" Forges the New Fall Season with the Mystery Behind the Ultimate Weapon Used by the World's Fiercest Warriors
"Secrets of the Viking Sword" will kick off the show's 39th season on Wednesday, October 10 at 9:00/8:00c.
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[08/22/12 - 08:49 AM]
"NOVA scienceNOW" Tackles Thought-Provoking Topics on People's Minds in Six Themed Episodes on Animals, Crime, Human Nature, Intelligence, Food & the Future
Said run kicks off Wednesday, October 10 at 10:00/9:00c on the network.
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[08/14/12 - 10:09 AM]
"Nova" Looks at the Crisis in Crime Science, Making the Ultimate Viking Weapon, Easter Island, a New Mars Quest and the Original Computer in Fall 2012 Line Up
Said installments kick off with "Secrets of the Viking Super Sword" on Wednesday, October 10 at 9:00/8:00c.
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[05/15/12 - 12:11 PM]
PBS Announces Fall 2012 Lineup
Highlights include the return of "Upstairs Downstairs" plus Ken Burns's new documentary "The Dust Bowl."
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[03/19/12 - 07:54 AM]
"Saving the Titanic," The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship, Premieres Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. on PBS
Plus: look for encore presentations on Friday, April 6, Tuesday, April 10 and Saturday, April 14.
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[03/15/12 - 10:17 AM]
PBS' "NOVA scienceNOW" Names David Pogue as New Host for Science Magazine Series in 2012
Pogue has signed on to the series beginning this fall with the launch of season six, premiering in October.
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[03/01/12 - 10:26 AM]
PBS Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster with Special Programs Premiering in April 2012
Highlights include "Saving the Titanic" (Sunday, April 1), "The Titanic With Len Goodman" (Tuesday, April 10) and "Nova: Why Ships Sink" (Wednesday, April 18).
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[01/04/12 - 10:52 AM]
"Nova" Explores Hidden Elements, A Da Vinci Mystery, An Ancient U.S. Death Trap, and 3D Spies and Dambusters of WWII in New Winter 2012 Programming Line-Up
The show's 39th season continues on Wednesday nights at 9:00/8:00c on PBS.
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[12/07/11 - 10:08 AM]
2012 Writers Guild Awards Television, News, Radio, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced
The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
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[11/17/11 - 08:01 AM]
PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2012 Line-Up
Highlights include the second seasons of "Downton Abbey" (Sunday, January 8) and "Sherlock" (Sunday, May 6).
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[10/24/11 - 07:04 AM]
PBS Debuts First Episode of Brian Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos" on PBS Free Apps for iPad and iPhone Beginning Today
The entire series will air nationally on PBS Wednesdays, November 2-23 on "Nova."
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[07/25/11 - 06:23 AM]
PBS Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of September 11th With Special Programming and Online Features
Beginning at 4:00 p.m. on September 11, the entire PBS schedule will be devoted to special programming.
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[05/09/11 - 01:38 PM]
PBS Announces New Fall Shows Featuring Nine-Program PBS Arts Fall Festival, Ken Burns's and Lynn Novick's "Prohibition" and Brian Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos" from "Nova"
"Prohibition" features music by Wynton Marsalis and the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Jeremy Irons, Paul Giamatti, Oliver Platt, John Lithgow, Samuel L. Jackson and more!
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[01/13/11 - 07:32 AM]
PBS Celebrates Black History Month with More True Originals
Plus: Thousands of hours of PBS programming are available on the PBS Video Portal.
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[12/15/10 - 08:15 AM]
PBS' "Nova" Producing New Film on Artificial Intelligence With Unique Access to IBM's "Watson" and the Machine's Bid to Compete on "Jeopardy!"
"Smartest Machine on Earth" premieres Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 10:00/9:00c.
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[12/07/10 - 04:13 PM]
"Nova" Unveils Our High-Tech Future and the Pioneering Breakthroughs of Materials Science in a Remarkable New Four-Hour Special
"Making Stuff" will air on consecutive Wednesday nights at 9:00/8:00c beginning January 19.
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[12/01/10 - 06:01 AM]
PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2011 Lineup Celebrating Those Who Dared to Be First
Among its plans: "Nova" moves to Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00c from January 19-February 9.
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[09/16/10 - 08:23 AM]
Nova Reveals Secrets of Cathedrals, Stonehenge, and King Solomon's Mines in Diverse New Fall Season
The PBS mainstay returns for its 37th season on Tuesday, October 19.
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[12/10/09 - 08:07 AM]
Discovery Studios Names Emmy Winner Beth Hoppe Executive Producer for Curiosity: The Questions of Life
The epic five-year, 60-episode event premieres in February 2011.
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