WORLD (MT)

12:00 am 

Nature  "Is That Skunk?"  The familiar but mysterious creature in woods and neighborhoods with its infamous weapon reveals itself to intrepid researchers and cameramen. They track skunks across America, to uncover how the animals hunt, forage, mate and raise families.G

1:00 am 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

2:00 am 

Nightly Business Report   The fiscal cliff debate hits the floor of the U.S. House but not much progress is made. Warren Buffett and others tell lawmakers to look for more money from the estate tax. D

2:30 am 

Tavis Smiley   Kristen Stewart (actress). D

3:00 am 

Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice   The Phoenix Mars Mission, the latest attempt to land on the Red Planet, is designed to study the history of water and search for complex organic molecules in the ice-rich soil of the Martian arctic. The program follows the mission's meticulous preparations and culminates with its dramatic pre-dawn launch from Cape Canaveral, FL, in August 2007. The scientific mission is led by principal investigator Peter H. Smith of the University of Arizona in partnership with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, the Canadian Space Agency and other organizations from around the world. D

4:00 am 

Newsline   NULL

4:30 am 

Tavis Smiley   Matt Damon (actor) Pt. 1. D

5:00 am 

John McLaughlin's One on One   NULL

5:30 am 

Asia Biz Forecast   NULL

6:00 am 

Deadline Every Second: On Assignment with 12 Associated Press Photojournalists   Behind the scenes with photojournalists of the Associated Press, the world's largest news picture agency. 12 of the world's top AP photographers on assignment in the U.S. (from California wildfires to Wall Street) and Europe (from 10 Downing St. D

7:00 am 

Independent Lens  "Garbage Dreams"  Three teenage boys, born into the trash trade, grow up in the world's largest garbage village on the outskirts of Cairo. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each boy is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.G

8:00 am 

Frontline  "The Undertaking"  FRONTLINE profiles Thomas Lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family has cared for the dead in a small town in central Michigan for three generations. In The Undertaking, a critically acclaimed book, Lynch offered unique and profound insight into what he called the "dismal trade." In this intimate and revealing film, Lynch helps make sense of the ways Americans cope with death, grief and life.G

9:00 am 

Democracy Now!   NULL

10:00 am 

Outdoor Idaho  "Writers at Harriman"  Thirty-five teens from throughout Idaho gather at Harriman State Park in eastern Idaho for the six-day Writers at Harriman camp experience. In the tranquil setting surrounded by wildlife the students attend class with expert teachers and write.G

10:30 am 

Dialogue  "Bob Kustra"  Marcia Franklin talks with Dr. Bob Kustra, the president of Boise State University, about his past decade as head of that institution, his vision for the school, and trends in higher education across the country.G

11:00 am 

John McLaughlin's One on One   NULL

11:30 am 

Asia Biz Forecast   NULL

12:00 pm 

Deadline Every Second: On Assignment with 12 Associated Press Photojournalists   Behind the scenes with photojournalists of the Associated Press, the world's largest news picture agency. 12 of the world's top AP photographers on assignment in the U.S. (from California wildfires to Wall Street) and Europe (from 10 Downing St. D

1:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Garbage Dreams"  Three teenage boys, born into the trash trade, grow up in the world's largest garbage village on the outskirts of Cairo. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each boy is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.G

2:00 pm 

Frontline  "The Undertaking"  FRONTLINE profiles Thomas Lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family has cared for the dead in a small town in central Michigan for three generations. In The Undertaking, a critically acclaimed book, Lynch offered unique and profound insight into what he called the "dismal trade." In this intimate and revealing film, Lynch helps make sense of the ways Americans cope with death, grief and life.G

3:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

4:00 pm 

BBC World News America   NULL

4:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

5:00 pm 

Deadline Every Second: On Assignment with 12 Associated Press Photojournalists   Behind the scenes with photojournalists of the Associated Press, the world's largest news picture agency. 12 of the world's top AP photographers on assignment in the U.S. (from California wildfires to Wall Street) and Europe (from 10 Downing St. D

6:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Garbage Dreams"  Three teenage boys, born into the trash trade, grow up in the world's largest garbage village on the outskirts of Cairo. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each boy is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.G

7:00 pm 

Frontline  "The Undertaking"  FRONTLINE profiles Thomas Lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family has cared for the dead in a small town in central Michigan for three generations. In The Undertaking, a critically acclaimed book, Lynch offered unique and profound insight into what he called the "dismal trade." In this intimate and revealing film, Lynch helps make sense of the ways Americans cope with death, grief and life.G

8:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

9:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Garbage Dreams"  Three teenage boys, born into the trash trade, grow up in the world's largest garbage village on the outskirts of Cairo. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each boy is forced to make choices that will impact his future and the survival of his community.G