TV Worth Blogging
by David Thiel, Program Director for WILL-TV
An insider's view of public television programming and the issues that help determine what and how you watch
What's On The World?
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, PBS World is now available 24 hours a day on WILL's digital channel 12.2. (It is also anticipated to launch on Comcast cable systems throughout Central Illinois on May 27.)
I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the regular series offered on PBS World. Some are not currently aired on our primary channel, but several are old favorites now offered at alternate viewing times for your convenience! Take a peek at what the World has to offer!
New/Returning:
Worldfocus - Airs weeknights at 10:30 pm. A nightly, half-hour, high-impact global news broadcast featuring breaking news and enterprise reporting on the issues transforming countries, cultures and the global economy.
Tavis Smiley - Airs weekdays at 11:00 and 11:30 am; also Tuesday - Saturday at 3:30 am. The television counterpart to Public Radio International's Tavis Smiley Show (Sundays at 2:00 pm on WILL-AM), a hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and real people.
John McLaughlin's One on One - Airs Wednesdays at 6:00 am and 12:00 noon. The host of The McLaughlin Group interviews newsmakers in this half-hour, weekly series.
Also look for European Journal, Global Voices, Scully/The World Show, Second Opinion and Think Tank.
Alternate Viewing Times:
Charlie Rose - Airs weekdays at 5:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The McLaughlin Group - Airs Sundays at 7:30 and 11:30 pm; Mondays at 3:30 am; and Wednesdays at 6:30 am and 12:30 pm.
The Newshour with Jim Lehrer - Airs weeknights at 9:00 pm; Tuesday - Saturday at 2:00 am.
The Nightly Business Report - Airs weeknights at 10:00 pm; Tuesday - Saturday at 3:00 am.
Those are just a few of the regular series you'll find on PBS World. Others include documentaries such as American Experience, Frontline, History Detectives, Independent Lens, Nature, Nova and P.O.V. Public affairs shows on World include Bill Moyers' Journal, Foreign Exchange, Now on PBS, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, To the Contrary, Washington Week and Wealthtrack.
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