ADVANCE January 2026

JANUARY SCHEDULE

11:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Doctor Who Classic: Sylvester McCoy Movies: Battlefield WORLD American Experience: Bombshell (See 1/6 at 8 p.m. on Iowa PBS)

11:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover WORLD Life in the Heart Land: Veterans TV-PG 11:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece: The Thames Reaper

A serial killer is on the loose, and Eliza finds herself caught between Fleet Street and Scotland Yard. DVS/TV-PG

Iowa PBS PBS News Weekend WORLD America’s Heartland

WORLD Balancing Act With John Katko 3:30 p.m. WORLD On Story: On the Making of They Cloned Tyrone 4:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece: The Deal Eliza’s life is turned upside down Tony Rettenmaier and Juel Taylor discuss their debut feature. TV-PG

SUNDAY 11

Summer peaches are the top crop and perfect for a peach and tomato panzanella salad.

6:00 a.m. Iowa PBS Sit and Be Fit WORLD Washington Week With The Atlantic 6:30 a.m. Iowa PBS 6:30–10:30 a.m. See page 5. WORLD The Open Mind: The Future of

NOON Iowa PBS Iowa Press WORLD

Better Next Big Thing This thought-provoking film looks at the world’s largest and cleanest lithium supply in California’s Salton Sea region. (R-1/18, 10:30 p.m., WORLD)

Human Rights, Part 2 (R-1/11, 2 p.m., WORLD)

when she finds herself dragged into a missing person’s case. DVS/TV-PG

7:00 a.m. WORLD DW Focus on Europe 7:30 a.m. WORLD DW Global Us 8:00 a.m. WORLD POV: Union

WORLD POV: Union

12:30 p.m. Iowa PBS Market to Market WORLD Start Up: Desert Creek Honey— Blue Ridge, Texas 1:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece: The Rival

(See 1/8 at 7:30 p.m. on WORLD)

5:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece: The Enchanted Mirror

Eliza explores the cut-throat world of Victorian theatre. DVS/TV-PG

(See 1/8 at 7:30 p.m. on WORLD) (R-1/11, 4 p.m., WORLD)

5:30 p.m. WORLD Penny: Champion of the Marginalized 6:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece: Dangerous Liaisons Eliza faces a conflict of interest when she is hired to investigate the police commissioner. DVS/TV-PG WORLD A French Village: The Mousetrap (See 1/10 at 9 p.m. on WORLD) (See 1/5 at 8 p.m. on WORLD)

When a new detective inspector joins Scotland Yard, Eliza must fight to prove herself again. DVS/TV-PG

9:30 a.m. WORLD Penny: Champion of the Marginalized

WORLD Bloomberg Wall Street Week 2:00 p.m. Iowa PBS Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece: The Guild

(See 1/5 at 8 p.m. on WORLD) (R-1/11, 5:30 p.m., WORLD)

10:00 a.m. WORLD The Chavis Chronicles: Steven Hightower TV-PG 10:30 a.m. Iowa PBS Iowa Life (See 1/5 at 9:30 p.m. on Iowa PBS) WORLD Laura Flanders & Friends TV-PG

Eliza is tasked with solving the murder of a high-profile private detective. DVS/TV-PG

WORLD The Open Mind: The Future of Human Rights, Part 2 2:30 p.m. WORLD ICT Newscast

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