Schedule

Dana and Don show Kevin design samples at their studio. Richard demonstrates how a heat pump works. Mark watches as stone veneer is applied. The plumber installs a wall hung toilet tank inside the wall. Don builds his powder room vanity with Tom.

Ask This Old House

Swing Set, Robotic Construction

Tom travels to Colorado to help a couple build a DIY swing set for their young son; Nathan demonstrates how to build saw horses using leftover materials from the job site; in Future House, Ross learns about automated home construction.

Antiques Roadshow

Chicago, Hour Two

Discover an eclectic array of discoveries in Chicago, such as 1989 Keith Haring graffiti art, a 1910 Walter Johnson All-Star watch, and a Walt Whitman Civil War letter. Watch to learn the $50,000 find! Take a field trip to the Chicago Civic Opera.

Martha Bakes

Cultured Dairy

Learn how buttermilk, yogurt and sour cream can magically enhance desserts. Martha invites cultured dairy producer Paul Lacinski to explain how they're made, then shares two recipes: a plum and creme fraiche pie and a pistachio-rhubarb yogurt cake.

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home

Super Foods; Super Recipes

In this episode of Garden Home, P. Allen Smith shows that you don't have to be a superhero to save the day. Super performers in the kitchen, garden and home are highlighted to help give your life some extra punch.

Growing a Greener World

Mount Cuba Center: A Treasured Garden for Native Plants (Wilmington, DE)

Over 1,000 species of native plants, some on the verge of extinction at one time, tell the larger story of the Delaware Valley and this extensive garden that once belonged to members of the du Pont family.

Sara's Weeknight Meals

Asia Meets America

Asian immigrants of all kinds have come to America and adapted their cuisine to ours in fascinating ways. Vietnamese immigrant and Top Chef Winner Hung Huynh is an expert in cooking seafood, and he shows Sara how easy it is to prepare whole branzino. Sara also visits another group of Vietnamese immigrants in Houston, who adapted Cajun foods to their Vietnamese cuisine with fiery results. Back in the kitchen, Sara adapts traditional Korean bimbimbap recipe to create her own Asian grain bowl, using ancient grains instead of rice.

Lidia's Kitchen

A Winter Garden

Italians love their seasons, and they know how to make delicious soups, salads and pastas with fall and winter vegetables. In this episode, Lidia shares some winter garden menu ideas including a spicy escarole and white bean soup, a unique and delicious spaghetti with fennel and bitter greens and a cabbage salad made with warm bacon dressing. Italians love their seasons, and they know how to make delicious soups, salads and pastas with fall and winter vegetables. In this episode, Lidia shares some winter garden menu ideas including a spicy escarole and white bean soup, a unique and delicious spaghetti with fennel and bitter greens and a cabbage salad made with warm bacon dressing.

Cook's Country

Spaghetti House Classics

Test cook Christie Morrison makes host Julia Collin Davison the perfect hearty beef lasagna. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Bridget Lancaster to a tasting of block mozzarella. And finally, test cook Lan Lam makes Bridget a new weeknight favorite - chicken scarpariello.

Sid The Science Kid

Sid Wings It!

In his backyard, Sid shows off his homemade cardboard wings. He's wearing them because he wants to fly, just like the bird he has been watching all morning. When his flight plans don't work out, he heads to school to investigate. Susie announces that the class is going to visit the Science Center to check out a special exhibit about FLIGHT! Sid and his friends are thrilled to discover how people learned how to fly by observing birds in nature, just like Sid did! They explore a special exhibit showcasing gliders, flying contraptions, and jet planes. And in live action, we see kids investigating real flying machines at the world famous Smithsonian Air & Space Museum!

WordWorld

Totally Terrific Duck/A Star Is Born

Totally Terrific Duck - Totally Terrific Duck - Bear is going to paint everyone's picture today, and Duck wants to look "totally terrific" for his portrait. Not to worry! Frog and Sheep help him build a tie, top hat and tutu - because if you want to look totally terrific you need the letter T. A tie, top hat and tutu? Now that's one totally, totally, TOTALLY terrific looking Duck! A Star is Born - Duck gets a case of stage fright while singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" for all his WordFriends. Instead of singing the word "star," Duck freezes and blurts out the first thing he sees. With a little word building, Sheep and Ant solve Duck's problem, and soon a "star" is born.

Peep and the Big Wide World

Quack Quack / One Duck Too Many

The Emmy-winning animated series PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD gives wings to the innovative idea of teaching science to preschoolers. Wry and distinctive visual humor, charming plotlines and lovable characters, combined with a comprehensive science program, attract and engage kids three to five years old. Set in and around a pond, a bush and a tin can, the series follows a newly hatched chicken named Peep and his friends Chirp, a smart and sassy robin, and Quack, an endearingly egotistical duck. The curious trio embark on a series of wide-ranging adventures - from discovering shadows, to investigating mysterious tracks, to learning about gravity the hard way. Narrated by award-winning comedienne Joan Cusack, each episode contains two stories which highlight specific science concepts. In addition, two live-action shorts present real kids playing and experimenting with these concepts in their own "big wide worlds."

Splash and Bubbles

Guess Who?/Sleepless Sleepover

Splash, Dunk and Bubbles try to help a fish that they've never seen before find out who it is and where its home is. / When Splash joins Bubbles, Dunk, and Ripple for a sleepover in the Sandy Bed, they discover that Splash doesn't sleep much; after unsuccessfully trying to help him, they learn that "schooling fish" don't need as much sleep.

Sesame Street

Elmo's Butterfly Friend

Elmo and Telly learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly through metamorphosis.

Cyberchase

Digit's B-Day Surprise

The kids have a really cool plan for Digit's b-day-a surprise party! But in order to keep the secret, they pretend to forget his big day. Disappointed, Digit goes off on his own and runs into Hacker. The vexatious villain is only too happy to take advantage of the situation: If he can convince the dejected Digit that he is his one true friend, he can reprogram the cyboid to gain access to Motherboard! Meanwhile, the kids have a special gift made for their pal-a chocolate "Digit" sculpture. But to get it to the party, they must cross a desert where the heat threatens to melt the sweet treat. By observing how wearing a wet bandana keeps them cool, the kids figure out that evaporation is key to keeping the choco-sculpture from melting. But can they get it to Digit in one piece before Hacker cons him into changing sides?

Ask This Old House

Houston After Harvey

In this special episode of AskTOH, the guys head to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to profile nonprofits working to tear down, clean out, and rebuild homes that were destroyed during the storm.

This Old House

Jamestown Designing Their Dream Home

Dana and Don show Kevin design samples at their studio. Richard demonstrates how a heat pump works. Mark watches as stone veneer is applied. The plumber installs a wall hung toilet tank inside the wall. Don builds his powder room vanity with Tom.

This Old House

Jamestown Powering Net Zero

Tom discusses difference between blueboard and drywall. Richard learns about the process to size a solar array. Jeff and Tom install a wood ceiling. The electrician puts in a generator at the Idea House. Richard visits a Newport boat building school.

Ask This Old House

Concrete Walkway, Jimmy Diresta

Mark replaces a concrete walkway with brick pavers; Richard explains how gas piping is installed in a home; Kevin returns to Upstate New York to build a farmhouse table with maker Jimmy DiResta.

Independent Lens

Rodents of Unusual Size

Go deep into the bayous with fisherman Thomas Gonzales, who has lived through hurricanes and oil spills but now faces a bigger threat: monstrous 20-pound "swamp rats" who are eating up coastal wetlands. It's man vs. rodent. May the best mammal win.

Independent Lens

Rat Film

Trace the history of Baltimore through this provocative film that uses the rat--as well as the humans who love them, live with them and kill them - to chronicle the systemized oppression in impoverished communities far beyond the city's borders.

The Swamp: American Experience

Explore the story of Florida's Everglades, America's greatest wetland. A tale of greed, hubris and destruction, the film chronicles the repeated efforts to conquer what was once seen as a useless wasteland and the passionate efforts to preserve it.