ADVANCE January 2026

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS NOVA: Arctic Sinkholes

TUNE IN:

Finding Your Roots:

American Dreams Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots. (R-1/11, 8 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG WORLD Animal Babies: First Year on Earth: Testing Limits

Scientists examine evidence that melting soil in the Arctic is releasing vast amounts of methane. DVS/TV-PG

9:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Weathered: After the LA Firestorm After the 2025 wildfires, Maiya May explores how LA recovers and prepares for a fire-prone future. (R-1/13, 7 p.m., WORLD) TV-PG

The new challenges baby animals face once they can get around on their own are highlighted. TV-PG

8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Weathered: After the LA Firestorm Wednesday, January 7 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS .1 One year after the devastating LA wildfires, survivors race to rebuild stronger. This special follows residents and fire leaders who are uniting to make LA a model for recovery—and a blueprint for communities facing future disasters.

WORLD PBS News Hour 10:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Giants Rising

American Experience:

Bombshell The U.S. government tried to manipulate the truth about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (R-1/10, 7:30 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-14 WORLD Animal Babies: First Year on Earth: New Frontiers

Journey into the majestic redwood forests and explore their secrets.

WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat

Baby animals branch off from the comfort of their mothers and learn to explore on their own. TV-PG

Meet the most remarkable neighbors whose help you hope you will never need, volunteer firefighters. TV-PG

9:00 p.m. WORLD PBS News Hour 9:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Atomic People

5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow:

WORLD Amanpour and Company

Meadow Brook Hall, Hour 3

WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour

Witness the lasting impact of atomic warfare through the eyes of the last survivors on Earth. (R-1/10, 6 p.m., WORLD) TV-MA

THURSDAY 8

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe:

10:00 p.m. WORLD DW The Day 10:30 p.m. WORLD BBC News 11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS

Burgundy: A Gourmet Barge Cruise

WORLD BBC News America 5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Antiques Roadshow: Alaska Native Heritage Center, Hour 1 WORLD France 24 5:30 p.m. WORLD NHK Newsline 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS PBS News Hour (R-1/8, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD Independent Lens: Storming Caesars Palace

(R-1/7, 9 p.m., WORLD) WORLD POV: The Age of Water

In rural Mexico, a community seeks answers, uncovering alarming truths about their water. TV-14

The Atomic Bowl: Football

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Nature: Hummingbirds of Hollywood

at Ground Zero—and Nuclear Peril Today See never-before-seen footage of the long-forgotten U.S. military all star game in Nagasaki. TV-PG

Join Terry Masear for a journey of love and healing as she nurtures hummingbirds. (R-1/11, 7 p.m., WORLD) DVS/TV-PG

WORLD Amanpour and Company

7:30 p.m. WORLD Independent Lens: Free for All: The Public Library

WEDNESDAY 7

Discover how Vegas activist Ruby Duncan’s grassroots movement of moms fought for a universal basic income. TV-PG

4:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Rick Steves’ Europe: Italy’s Highlights

From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today’s librarians, meet the people who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all. (R-1/10, 11 a.m., WORLD) TV-14

7:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Father Brown: The Folly of Jephthah Flambeau seeks Father Brown’s help to get rid of an unwanted rival. TV-PG

(R-1/31, 8:30 a.m., Iowa PBS)

WORLD BBC News America

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