IDAHO (MT)

12:30 pm 

Caillou  "Caillou Helps Out"  Everyone's lending a helping hand today. Caillou plans a surprise birthday party for Grandpa with Grandma's help. He and Grandma get everything ready, and Grandpa is very surprised and very happy. D

1:00 pm 

Barney & Friends  "The New Kid and Grandpa's Visit"  The New Kid: When Riff meets a new friend in the park, BJ feels a little left out. BJ goes to great lengths to try to find a new friend for himself. Barney helps BJ see that we don't have to forget old friends when we make new ones. D

1:30 pm 

Thomas & Friends  "Let It Snow"  The Christmas Tree Express - Rheneas is very excited when he finds out that there are Christmas trees on Misty Island and wants to bring one back to the Blue Mountain Quarry before the other engines wake up. He asks Toby to take him to Misty Island. On Misty Island, Toby wants to travel slowly, but Rheneas is excited and in a hurry. D

2:00 pm 

Curious George  "Downhill Racer/Book Monkey"  Downhill Racer - When George hears about the annual soapbox derby, he enlists Allie to help him make the coolest car a monkey could drive. But even with the help of Bill's instruction manual, building a car takes a lot of work and car parts sure are hard to find. Will their car made out of wagon wheels, a kayak, and brakes from a buggy race past the finish line or are they on a crash course? Book Monkey - George loves books and helping others, so volunteering to help the librarian is a no-brainer! But when she is called away, George may have volunteered for a bigger job than he expected. D

2:30 pm 

Martha Speaks  "Martha Bakes/Martha Makes Scents"  Martha Bakes - Helen is sad when her drawing doesn't win the art competition, so Mom decides to bake her a cake to cheer her up. Martha Makes Scents - Always on the lookout for a way to avoid bathing, Martha decides TD's dad OG should invent a perfume that will cover up her doggy scent.G

3:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "A Whole New Francine"  Francine decides to be a nicer person, but is it just a ploy to get invited into The Electric Company?. D

3:30 pm 

WordGirl  "Wham Up/Seeds of Doubt"  Wham Up - The Whammer is on a mission to become WordGirl's new sidekick. When he whams Captain Huggy Face into outer space WordGirl must find a way to rescue Huggy and put the Whammer back in the slammer. Vocabulary Words: Assist, Blunder. D

4:00 pm 

Wild Kratts  "Octopus Wildkratticus"  When Martin accidentally knocks Aviva's creature power suits into a deep Arctic trench, the Martin and Chris dive down in search of them in Aviva's newly invented Octopod submarine. Science Concepts: An Octopus can use ink, jet propulsion, tentacle regeneration, and camouflage in order to escape or hide when in danger. Each feature has an important function for survival. D

4:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "Cool It"  (topic: Liquid Volume) - Determined to destroy Motherboard in any way possible, Hacker cleverly clogs up her cooling system. Digit brings the kids into cyberspace to help fix her, but the special coolant Motherboard needs, cryoxide, is found only in Castleblanca - and the supply is closely monitored! To bring back exactly enough cryoxide for Motherboard, the kids have to figure out the exact volume of Motherboard's tank. In the process, they discover the importance of a standard unit of measure - and fill a most unusual container with the precious cryoxide. D

5:00 pm 

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman  "Mission Improbable"  Ruff sends the FETCHers to Washington D.C. for training to become secret agents. D

5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   From China to Japan to Europe there are fresh signs of slowing economies and they are raising new worries about global growth. NBR's Susie Gharib speaks with ConvergEx's Nicholas Colas. The American government borrows billions of dollars from China. D

5:56 pm 

NewsHour Promo   NULL

6:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

7:00 pm 

Doc Martin  "Always On My Mind (S2 E5)"  Phil Pratt accuses Martin of killing his wife Helen, then in the wake of a farm accident, Pratt himself must rely on the doctor. A new teacher has trouble with her hands, and things are looking up for PC Mylow on the romance front.G

8:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Pathways of Pioneers"  For emigrants bound for a land of opportunity, the Oregon Trail was the corridor to their dreams. This great migration west left Idaho a grand legacy, which we explore in this hour-long program. Massacre Rocks, Soda Springs, Big Hill, Three Island Crossing - these historic landmarks take on new meaning through the eyes of modern-day pioneers.G

9:00 pm 

Midsomer Murders  "Dead Man's Eleven (Part 2)"  Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Troy gradually find themselves caught up in a succession of sinister murders. Part 2 of 2G

10:00 pm 

POV  "I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful"  Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme has created a vibrant character study of the courage and resiliency of a fearless matriarch and civil rights activist. He tells an intimate account of Parker's five-year crusade to rebuild her neon-green house, her church, her community and her life in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward following Hurricane Katrina.G

11:30 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL