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5:00 pm 

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman  "Blossom Bawls While Ruff Has A Ball with Balls"  Ruff is trying to market "Ruffball," a brand new game that's supposed to sweep the nation! Unfortunately, Ruffball is interesting for only about six seconds. Ruff sends Talia and Liza to meet with a physics teacher to learn how to make Ruffball a little more exciting; and he sends Sterling to a stadium to learn how to broadcast a baseball game on the radio. D

5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

6:00 pm 

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer   NULL

7:00 pm 

Lark Rise to Candleford   The surprise visit of a new Post Office inspector, who notices every deviation from post office regulations, causes consternation and threatens jobs. Robert takes on an artistic labor of love that leads to a new assignment. Laura loses an important parcel.G

8:00 pm 

Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize   An A-list cast of comedians, including Jerry Seinfield and Chris Rock, salutes Bill Cosby, the 12th recipient of the prize. Taped at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the program includes clips of Cosby's career highlights - from his role on I Spy to the two comedy series bearing his name.G

9:30 pm 

George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize   This encore features a star-studded cast of Carlin's friends and colleagues who pay tribute and provide comic testimonials to the late comedian. The award was announced just a week before he died in 2008. Performers include Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Garry Shandling, Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers and Margaret Cho. Carlin himself appears in classic film clips.G

11:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

5:00 pm 

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer   NULL

6:00 pm 

Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize   An A-list cast of comedians, including Jerry Seinfield and Chris Rock, salutes Bill Cosby, the 12th recipient of the prize. Taped at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the program includes clips of Cosby's career highlights - from his role on I Spy to the two comedy series bearing his name.G

7:30 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

8:00 pm 

Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete   Chronicles the sports superstar's remarkable life (1887-1953) from his boyhood in Oklahoma and his gold-medal wins at the 1912 Summer Olympics to his subsequent fall from grace and later, his advocacy of American Indian rights and self-sufficiency.G

9:00 pm 

Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize   An A-list cast of comedians, including Jerry Seinfield and Chris Rock, salutes Bill Cosby, the 12th recipient of the prize. Taped at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the program includes clips of Cosby's career highlights - from his role on I Spy to the two comedy series bearing his name.G

10:30 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Mining Idaho"  From the individual prospector to giant corporate operations, OUTDOOR IDAHO looks at mining in Idaho as it is today. With prices high, miners are heading to work above and below ground; sometimes with the help of high-tech equipment. Plans for new mines have downstream cities asking questions about future water quality.G

11:00 pm 

Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete   Chronicles the sports superstar's remarkable life (1887-1953) from his boyhood in Oklahoma and his gold-medal wins at the 1912 Summer Olympics to his subsequent fall from grace and later, his advocacy of American Indian rights and self-sufficiency.G

5:00 pm 

NASA Connect  "Virtual Earth"  In Virtual Earth, students will be introduced to Earth system science. They will learn what a system is and how to apply the concept of systems to learn more about how the Earth functions. Students will understand the only way to really comprehend the workings of our planet is to look at the Earth as a whole system. D

5:30 pm 

NASA Connect  "Better Health from Space to Earth"  In Better Health From Space to Earth, students will learn about the importance of good nutrition and exercise. They will investigate what we can learn in space about our bodies here on Earth. Students will see how researchers and scientists apply the mathematics concepts of measurement and estimation to study the loss of calcium in bones and the loss of muscle mass while astronauts are living and working in space. D

6:00 pm 

Perfect Day  "Deep Sea Harvest - Josenfjorden, Norway"  Host Tina Nordström visits a fish farm to prepare a delicacy - the white halibut. She fixes lemon-marinated halibut with asparagus and Serrano ham.G

6:30 pm 

New Scandinavian Cooking with Andreas Viestad  "Salmon"  Andreas sets up his mobile kitchen on the banks of the Namsen River to prepare a wide selection of salmon dishes.G

7:00 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Burgundy: Profound France"  In the calm and cultivated corner of France, Rick travels on a canal barge, visits a medieval hospice and a modern monastery, and builds a barrel.G

7:30 pm 

Equitrekking  "Belize"  After exploring Maya sites and caves and a variety of jungle lodges, the episode moves to a horse ranch and farm near the capital city of Belmopan. The episode also climbs high near the border of Guatemala to explore Rio Frio Cave.G

8:00 pm 

Garden Smart   Nemours Mansion and Gardens is one of the finest examples of a French formal garden in North America. And, it's undergoing a renovation. The lessons learned apply no matter the size of your yard. D

8:30 pm 

Ask This Old House  "Installing Aluminum Gutters & Downspouts/Energy-Efficient"  General contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install new aluminum gutters and downspouts. Then Tom, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook ask, "What is it?" Afterward, Richard helps a homeowner install a new energy-efficient clothes washer and dryer. D

9:00 pm 

For Your Home  "Grand Entrances"  Grand style greets visitors as Vicki and Sloan furnish the foyer and living room in pink, brown and cream tones. Decorative glass sconces and deep, plush rugs create an elegant and inviting ambiance for the more formal areas of the Dream Home. D

9:30 pm 

Katie Brown Workshop  "Polka Dot Party"  Inspired by the polka-dot, Katie cooks some dotted goodies: honey carrot muffins, polka dotted pizza and a watermelon stack. Projects: a colorful birthday banner and zany Willy Wonka-inspired flowers. D

10:00 pm 

Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel  "Nature of Fabric"  Georgia presents an unusual method for leaf pounding on fabric. A Texas quilter demonstrates her airbrushing techniques.G

10:30 pm 

Gary Spetz's Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors  "Learn to Paint The Monument Valley, Part 1"  The colorful and stark rock formations of the majestic Monument Valley. In a step-by-step demonstration, Gary takes the viewer half way through the painting process: from a drawing on watercolor paper through the creation of the painting's base foundation of colors and values. D

11:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Old-Fashioned Snack Cakes"  Oatmeal Cake - Julia Collin Davison reveals the test kitchen's update on the classic oatmeal snack cake - they top moist, fluffy cake with buttery undertones with an icing that features chewy coconut, crunchy nuts and butterscotch-like flavor.Spice Cake - Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball the secrets to achieving a moist and substantial spice cake with warm, bold spices that don't overpower and a rich, complementary cream cheese frosting.Equipment Corner: Dry Measuring Cups - materials, shapes, weights and prices. D

11:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy  "Risotto Fresh and Green"  Lidia learns the basics of montasio cheese making in Friuli. She uses the cheese to make a breakfast frico with guest chef Cody Hogan. They round out the menu with risotto with spinach and skillet turnips with potatoes.G

5:00 pm 

P.O.V.  "Standing Silent Nation"  Alex White Plume and his Lakota family plant industrial hemp on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation in search of a sustainable and hardy crop. Even with no psychoactive properties, this benign relative of marijuana brings in federal agents and precipitates a Byzantine struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights and common sense.G

6:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Power Paths"  Native American tribes explore opportunities to bring renewable energy projects to their people. Coal leases have brought royalties to tribal treasuries but also pollution and health problems yet many tribal members remain without access to electricity in their own homes. Now they seek ways to control their own energy and sell any surplus to the power companies.G

7:00 pm 

Frontline  "The Medicated Child"  FRONTLINE examines the safety of powerful anti-psychotic medications being prescribed for children as young as four, whether mental illness can be detected in a child and if so, is medication is the answer. Psychiatrists, researchers and big pharmaceutical companies are questioned about risks and benefits of the practice.G

8:00 pm 

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

9:30 pm 

Worldfocus   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

Independent Lens  "Power Paths"  Native American tribes explore opportunities to bring renewable energy projects to their people. Coal leases have brought royalties to tribal treasuries but also pollution and health problems yet many tribal members remain without access to electricity in their own homes. Now they seek ways to control their own energy and sell any surplus to the power companies.G