IDAHO (MT)

4:00 am 

Mechanical Universe…And Beyond, The  "Michelson-Morley Experiment"  In 1887, an exquisitely designed measurement of the earth's motion through the ether results in the most brilliant failure in scientific history. D

4:30 am 

Democracy In America  "Global Politics: U.S.A. and the World"  This program examines the need for the United States to use the tools of foreign policy in ways that recognize the growing interdependence of nations. D

5:00 am 

Newsline   NULL

5:30 am 

Connect with English  "Grief/Life Goes On"  In the first segment, the funeral for Rebecca's father is held and the Boston fire department presents Rebecca with her father's helmet.G

6:00 am 

Power Yoga: Mind and Body   NULL

6:30 am 

Clifford The Big Red Dog  "Leaf of Absence/Nobody's Perfect"  Leaf of Absence - T-Bone asks Clifford to keep an eye on a pile of leaves he has collected, but Clifford simply can't resist jumping into them. When the wind picks up, Clifford realizes he hasn't taken his responsibility seriously enough. Clifford spends the afternoon re-collecting the pile, and T-Bone is truly grateful when he returns to see his leaves are okay. D

7:00 am 

Arthur  "Citizen Frensky/D.W.'s Backpack Mishap"  After visiting The Elwood City Times, Francine decides to start her own paper-The Frensky Star! The tabloid, complete with embarrassing photos and sensationalized headlines, is a smashing success.until all her friends stop speaking to her. Somebody stole D.W. D

7:30 am 

Martha Speaks  "The Penguin Always Rings Twice/The Martha Code"  The Penguin Always Rings Twice - Someone keeps stealing the zoo's peanut supply. All clues point to Jeffy the elephant, but Martha and Skits are determined to prove his innocence. Can their crack crime-fighting team - a lemur, a bat, a penguin, a baby tiger, and Jeffy - help them outwit the thieves? Vocabulary: (E) mystery, clue, culprit, hunch, motive (I) first, second, next, last, after. D

8:00 am 

Curious George  "The Truth About George Burgers/Curious George in the Dark"  George must save the day by re-creating a Chef's recipe. A flashlight helps him conquer his fear.G

8:30 am 

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!  "No Night Today/Fun in the Sun"  No Night Today - Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. Why does nighttime have to come? The Cat knows someone who can answer that question - Astronaut Audrey! With a trip to her International Space Station and a large model of the solar system, the kids learn that it's the earth's spinning near the sun that makes it night or day. Fun in the Sun - Phew it's hot! Too hot to play outside. D

9:00 am 

Super Why!  "Princess Gwennie Saves The Day"  Princess Pea is feeling dramatic (as usual) and she and Red are staging a play. Princess is pretending she's a queen but Red doesn't know what to be! The super readers fly into the story of a princess with a silly sense of humor and a big job to do. They help Gwennie use her talents to save the day, and Red discovers her own special gifts. D

9:30 am 

Dinosaur Train  "Beating The Heat/Flowers for Mom"  Beating the Heat - Buddy and Tiny travel to the Jurassic to make a new friend, Morris Stegosaurus, and discover how this huge dinosaur keeps cool in the heat. Flowers for Mom - The kids go to the Big Pond to look for flowers to give to Mom on her special Mothers Day. They find many different flowers while following a very busy bee. D

10:00 am 

Sesame Street  "Hat Contest"  Today on Sesame Street it's Who Can Wear the Most Hats on Their Head Day! Elmo and Zoe are play against each other, while Chris and Alan help add more and more hats. The Hat Check Girl is also there to help count the total number of hats on each of Elmo and Zoe's heads. Elmo and Zoe are tied at the end of every round! They also have to complete challenges while wearing the hats on their heads such as saying the alphabet while standing on one leg and estimating the amount of hats they have. D

11:00 am 

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood  "Daniel Visits School/Daniel Visits The Doctor"  Daniel Visits School - Daniel is visiting school for the first time and he's a little nervous until he learns that asking questions so that he knows what to expect is the best way to handle the anxiety that comes with new experiences. Daniel Visits the Doctor - Daniel is going to Dr. Anna for his checkup - but he is very anxious! Mom Tiger teaches him that talking about the situation will help him feel calmer, so Daniel makes a book with all the information he knows about the doctor. D

11:30 am 

Sid The Science Kid  "Don't Forget The Leaves"  Everybody thinks flowers are special, but Sid wants to know: what makes leaves special? Sid and his friends investigate and discover that leaves are food for animals, they provide shade, and they help make nutrients so flowers and trees can grow!. D

12:00 pm 

WordWorld  "Sh-Sh-Shark!/Dog Wants to Play Ball"  Sh-Sh-Shark!: Shark is misunderstood. Everyone is afraid of him and won't even give him a chance to prove he's friendly. Everyone but Duck, that is, who doesn't know that the letters s and h together make the 'sh' sound, and therefore doesn't know who Shark is. D

12:30 pm 

Caillou  "Growing Up Caillou"  Caillou's Mini Marathon: Caillou wants to run a marathon, just like Daddy. His father explains that marathons are for grown-ups, but Caillou insists he can do it! Caillou and Daddy go running together, and Caillou discovers it's harder than it looks. When he sees Rosie dawdling along, Caillou realizes that everyone runs at their own speed and ability - and he decides to run a mini-marathon instead! Educational Objective: Accepting limitations and choosing appropriate goals. D

1:00 pm 

Barney & Friends  "To Catch A Thief, A Mystery Adventure"  When several different balls suddenly disappear without a trace, it's detective BJ to the rescue! BJ is determined to find and capture the mysterious ball thief. When BJ accidentally accuses his best friend, Riff, he learns the importance of not jumping to conclusions. D

1:30 pm 

Thomas & Friends  "Being Happy with Me"  Being Percy - Percy is impressed when he sees that all the engines make way for Gordon when he enters Brendham Docks. Percy thinks the engines never listen to him nor make way for him on the tracks. Percy decides that he is going to be more like Gordon so he starts to imitate him. D

2:00 pm 

Curious George  "The Truth About George Burgers/Curious George in the Dark"  George must save the day by re-creating a Chef's recipe. A flashlight helps him conquer his fear.G

2:30 pm 

Martha Speaks  "The Penguin Always Rings Twice/The Martha Code"  The Penguin Always Rings Twice - Someone keeps stealing the zoo's peanut supply. All clues point to Jeffy the elephant, but Martha and Skits are determined to prove his innocence. Can their crack crime-fighting team - a lemur, a bat, a penguin, a baby tiger, and Jeffy - help them outwit the thieves? Vocabulary: (E) mystery, clue, culprit, hunch, motive (I) first, second, next, last, after. D

3:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "Scent of a Human"  On the day he is supposed to star in his own rap video, Hector is hypnotized into thinking he's a dog. Can The Electric Company train Hector to use his human instincts, or will he have to rap with a doggie brain?. D

3:30 pm 

WordGirl  "Dinner Or Consequences, Part 1/Dinner Or Consequences, Part 2"  DINNER OR CONSEQUENCES, PART 1 - Dr. Two Brains is stealing all the city's milk and using it-with help from the unusually talkative Energy Monster-to superpower his new ray and turn the whole city into cheese! It's up to WordGirl to find the disappearing dairy and stop Dr. Two Brains. even if it means missing her family feast and having to face the consequences. Vocabulary Words: Feast, Consequences. D

4:00 pm 

Wild Kratts  "Shadow: The Black Jaguar"  Martin and Chris are trying to decide on their next wild cat adventure when they learn that Zach Varmitech has decided to "catnap" a Black Jaguar to use as a symbol for his new spybots. D

4:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "Return to Sensible Flats"  (topic: Line Graphs) - Something is amiss with the bliss of Sensible Flats. The reservoir is dry. The town is out of water. D

5:00 pm 

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman  "Feeling Sheepish Ruff?"  Ruff sends two FETCHers to learn to herd sheep, and two more to Utah where they learn about bighorn sheep and their habitat. D

5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   Tonight on Nightly Business Report - Stockton, California is now under bankruptcy protection and the focus will be on whether the city will meet its pension obligations. We take a look at the nation's growing pension crisis. And, what should you do when it comes to investing in tech?. D

5:56 pm 

Newshour Promo   NULL

6:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

7:00 pm 

Divine Women  "When God Was A Girl"  Historian Bettany Hughes visits the world's oldest religious site to find evidence that women were part of the very birth of organized religion, and reveals why our ancestors thought of the divine as female. Hughes travels to remote places in the Near East to encounter fearsome goddesses, and continues to modern India, where the goddess is still a powerful force for thousands of Hindus. Part 1 of 3G

8:00 pm 

History Detectives   The detectives investigate whether a biography of frontiersman Kit Carson once belonged to members of his family; seek the meaning behind an inscription on sheet music of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"; and examine whether a basket might have been woven by a pivotal character in the Modoc Indian wars. The show also revisits the story of a saddle found in Idaho that is intertwined with the story of early Hollywood stunt man Yakima Canutt.G

9:00 pm 

Kind Hearted Woman   Robin's battles in tribal court with her ex-husband for custody of their children, even after he is convicted of abusive sexual contact with his daughter, illuminates how serious this problem is on the reservation. She has hopes that a move to International Falls, Minnesota, with her children now in her custody, will be a fresh start for all of them. Part 2 of 2G