PASADENA, Calif., July 15,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today PBS announced the
following new programs at the Television Critics Association Summer
Press Tour.
PBS PROGRAMMING
AHEAD OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, FIRING LINE
SPECIAL EXAMINING U.S. VOTING SYSTEMS TO PREMIERE ON PBS
Margaret
Hoover will Examine how we Count the Vote – along with
Efforts to Increase Voter Confidence
A new, one-hour special from Margaret
Hoover focuses on how voting works in America. She will
explore how Americans cast their ballots, examine the reliability
of voting systems around the country, and voter confidence in light
of recent efforts to question the integrity of systems that vary
from state to state and often town to town. The one-hour special
to premieres Tuesday, August
27.
GBH's New Special
DEADLOCK
Encourages Civil Discourse about Ethical
Dilemmas
Premieres Friday,
Sept. 20, 2024 on PBS
DEADLOCK, a dynamic new one-hour special from GBH, airing
and streaming nationwide on PBS, aims to facilitate civil dialogue
in an era dominated by polarizing debates. Moderated by
Aaron Tang, professor at UC Davis
School of Law, the series will feature a diverse panel of
influential figures from legal, political, and cultural spheres
delving into complex, ethical dilemmas based on real-life
scenarios. A host will begin the hour, setting the tone and
topic.
PBS and Chautauqua Institution
Announce
CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON MARSALIS' ALL RISE
The New Documentary, Airing in Early 2025,
Celebrates One of the Nation's First Centers of Lifelong Learning
and Features Special Performances from the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra with Wynton
Marsalis
Today PBS and Chautauqua Institution announced the production of
a new one-hour documentary film, CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON MARSALIS' ALL RISE. Produced by
the award-winning production company Black Robin Media,
CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON
MARSALIS' ALL RISE will tell the institution's story
through the voices of its current patrons and partners, including
those who have spoken and performed from Chautauqua's iconic stages
over the past several years.
PBS ANNOUNCES LUCY WORSLEY'S HOLMES VS. DOYLE
New Three-Part Series Premiering Sundays,
December 8-22
LUCY WORSLEY'S HOLMES VS.
DOYLE, a new three-part series featuring the popular British
historian and lifelong Sherlock
Holmes fan who seeks to answer why author Arthur Conan Doyle came to despise the character
that made him rich and famous. Throughout the series, Worsley
explores the parallel lives of Doyle and Holmes in the historical
context of their times. From the dying years of Victorian England,
through the imperial crisis of the Boer war, the optimism of the
early Edwardian years, to the trauma of the First World War, Arthur
and Sherlock lived through them all.
PBS ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES CITIZEN
NATION
Four-Part Documentary Series Follows Teen
Civics Competition, Premieres Oct.
8
PBS announces the innovative new documentary series CITIZEN
NATION. The four-part program is an inspiring coming-of-age
story that follows teenagers from across the U.S. with diverse
personal and political backgrounds as they come together to compete
in the nation's premier civics competition, "We the People."
PBS KIDS
CARL THE COLLECTOR, PBS KIDS' First Series
Centering on an Autistic Main Character, Premieres November 14, 2024
PBS KIDS announced the premiere date for CARL THE
COLLECTOR, a new 2D animated series for children ages 4-8.
Created by New York Times
bestselling illustrator and author Zachariah OHora ("My
Cousin Momo"), the series breaks new ground as the first PBS
KIDS show to feature central characters on the autism spectrum.
Through its relatable stories, characters, and messages, and with a
production team that includes neurodiverse writers, production
staff, animators, advisors, and voice talent, CARL THE
COLLECTOR showcases and celebrates our differences and
commonalities, and that we all have something unique to offer.
ABOUT PBS
PBS, with more than 330 member stations, offers
all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds
through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches
over 36 million adults on linear primetime television, more than 16
million users on PBS-owned streaming platforms, 53 million viewers
on YouTube, and 60 million people view PBS content on social media,
inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature,
and public affairs and to take front-row seats to world-class drama
and performances. PBS's broad array of programs has been
consistently honored by the industry's most coveted award
competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade
turn to PBS LearningMedia for digital content and
services that help bring classroom lessons to life. As the
number one educational media brand, PBS
KIDS helps children 2-8 build critical skills,
enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through
member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality content on
TV — including a PBS KIDS channel — and streaming
free on pbskids.org and the PBS KIDS Video
app, games on the PBS KIDS Games app, and in communities
across America. More information about PBS is available
at PBS.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the
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and connected devices. Specific program information and
updates for press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by
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other PBS programs, visit PBS PressRoom at
pbs.org/pressroom.
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