Tuesday, May 12th TV listings for PBS (WGBH) Boston, MA DV
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Calm at the Restaurant; Calm in Class
The Tiger Family goes to the restaurant for taco night; Music Man Stan comes to school for a musical story with the class.
Phoebe & Jay Paper Rocketship; Fort Yarber
Phoebe and Jay set a new record for the longest paper airplane fight; Phoebe and Jay learn how to build a stable pillow fort.
Sesame Street Nursery Rhyme Day on Sesame Street
Reporters Elmo and Abby offer strategies to Nursery Rhyme characters experiencing big feelings of excitement, nervousness and frustration.
Work It Out Wombats! Crab Quakes; Hopping Helpers
The Wombats track down a scary-weird sound that has frightened Carly, CeCe and Clyde; the Wombats become Hopping Helpers for a day.
Donkey Hodie The Try Scouts; Wiz-Kazizz-Kazaam
Donkey and Panda must complete hard challenges to earn badges for Try Scouts; Donkey and Duck Duck teach Bob Dog a new game.
Rosie's Rules Rosie's Pet-tacular Business; Javi's Rock New
Things get out of control when Rosie starts a pet-sitting business; Rosie plays with a rock from Javi's rock collection.
Elinor Wonders Why Hiding in Plain Sight; Owl Girl
Elinor and her friends play Hide-and-Go-Seek but are unable to stay hidden from the Goat twins; an owl inspires Elinor's costume for Costume Day.
Alma's Way Lucas Left Out; The Sweetest Treat
Alma cheers up Lucas after he misses out on a trip to the Statue of Liberty; Alma and Andre help Dona Carmen with a recipe.
Molly of Denali Stand Back Up; Seal Meal
Molly faces big obstacles while training for a cross-country ski race; Molly and her family lose their lunch when a seal sneaks onto their boat and steals their food during a fishing trip.
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Bruce Lee; I Am Sonia Manzano
Bruce Lee helps Xavier and Brad realize that no matter how angry they get, they are in charge of what their body does; Sonia Manzano shows Yadina that telling stories can help manage big feelings.
Pati's Mexican Table The World Cup of Tacos
Pork stew stacked in corn tortillas; poison beans; Argentinian chorizo and carne asada torta; chimichurri with a Mexican accent.
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Breakfast Baking
Yeasted doughnuts; vegan chocolate ice cream tasting; banana muffins with coconut and macadamia.
Big Pacific Violent
Creatures of the ocean must deal with violence as a part of life.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In the Blood
Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
Ask This Old House Dog Dish Stand; Gas Lantern
Using a mobile CNC routing machine; building a dog dish stand using power tools; different methods for wiring a portable generator to a house.
A detailed look into news stories from around the world from the BBC news desk in Washington, D.C.
PBS News Hour New
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
Coverage from Washington, D.C. and London, with a regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discussing the biggest stories of the day.
Rick Steves' Europe Iceland's Ring Road
The Ring Road -- the 800-mile loop around Iceland on Highway 1; the geothermal hot zone of Lake Mývatn; the rugged Eastfjords; glacier lagoons of the Southeast; waterfalls and beaches of the South Coast; puffins at the Westman Islands.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Far From Home
Jamie Chung, Cyndi Lauper and Danny Trejo retrace the journeys of their immigrant ancestors.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Larger Than Life
Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.
Frontline The President vs. the Fed New
President Trump's unprecedented challenges to the Federal Reserve and what it means for the economy; tracing the battle between Trump and the Fed as the central bank steers the economy through an increasingly precarious moment.
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Far From Home
Jamie Chung, Cyndi Lauper and Danny Trejo retrace the journeys of their immigrant ancestors.
Sister Veronica weighs her future with the Order; Dr. Turner makes a final stand against the council's news before the maternity home closes; the Mullucks campaign for the rights of all thalidomide victims.
Becca and Rosaline reel from shock and seek solace in different directions as revelations about the circumstances surrounding Mary's death come to light.
The Count of Monte Cristo on Masterpiece The Last Two
Edmond reveals to Villefort that Heloise stole the vial of poison from him, the same poison used to murder the Marquise; Villefort confronts Heloise, threatening to expose her.
Rick Steves' Europe Burgundy: Gourmet Barge Cruise
A tranquil cruise along the rivers and canals of France's Burgundy region; tasting the vintages of the Cote-d'Or.
Ask This Old House Light Lift; Kentucky Lawn Care
Scott helps a homeowner raise and lower a light with a motorized lift; Tom shows Kevin the best uses for a jigsaw and how to choose blades; Roger visits Kentucky to help a homeowner repair his once lush lawn.
Antiques Roadshow Santa Fe's Museum Hill, Hour 3
Green Bay Packers salesman's sample championship rings; Barbie dolls and wardrobe circa 1960; a 1977 Keith Haring Bean Salad lithograph.
Arthur Arthur's Almost Boring Day; The Half-Baked Sale
Arthur discovers some neat stuff in the attic on a rainy Saturday; the world's worst cook, Grandma Thora, wants to help the bake sale.
Odd Squad Should Odd Acquaintance Be Forgot
The Terrible Three break into HQ intent on planning ultimate oddness; the Agents must close the containment units before oddness takes over the whole town.
Wild Kratts When Fish Fly
Martin and Chris pose a challenge to Koki and Aviva about who has the most challenging job.
Weather Hunters Voyage of the Melting Snow
Corky is selected to make a presentation at school during a science day celebration, but humidity jeopardizes her project.
Lyla in the Loop Crack You Up; Power Out Cookout
The Loops play fun practical jokes on each other; Loops Lunch moves outside because of a blackout, but it causes many problems.
Carl the Collector The Lost Yo-Yo; Rainy Day
Carl's medium-sized fuchsia yo-yo goes missing from his collection; a rainy day changes Carl's pool day plans.