IDAHO (MT)

1:00 am 

Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice   The Phoenix Mars Lander is collecting soil and ice samples from the Martian surface if the expected landing this week is successful. This program features interviews with scientists who discuss the spacecraft's custom instruments and launch preparations.G

2:00 am 

Age of Champions   AGE OF CHAMPIONS follows five competitors who sprint, leap and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. You'll meet a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter and rough-and- tumble basketball grandmothers as they triumph over the limitations of age. But when one athlete loses a spouse and another is diagnosed with cancer, they've got to dig even deeper to make their Olympic dreams come true. D

3:00 am 

Shore Things   This program takes a look at America's vacation-at- the-beach culture and how the shore attracts all kinds: water babies, metal-detector operators and sun worshippers. Its mixture of historical facts with current trends and quirky observations showcases our infatuation with sand, surf and sun. D

4:00 am 

Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The  "Waves"  With an analysis of simple harmonic motion and a stroke of genius, Newton extended mechanics to the propagation of sound. D

4:30 am 

Democracy In America  "Media: Inside Story"  This program explores the media as an integral part of American democracy, highlighting the scrutiny they impose on the performance of public officials, the interdependence of politics and the media, and the power the media wields in selecting the news. D

5:00 am 

Newsline   NULL

5:30 am 

French In Action  "What A Nightmare!"  Marie-Laure has gone out and not returned. Mireille panics and Robert rushes over to help. Marie-Laure finally turns up with a wild tale about following the man in black into the Catacombs of Paris.G

6:00 am 

Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique  "Strengthen Your Bones"  NULL

6:30 am 

Clifford The Big Red Dog  "Babysitter Blues/Saturday Morning"  "Babysitter Blues"--Mr. Bleakman is ready for a quiet relaxing weekend of oil painting, when he is asked to baby-sit Clifford for the day. Mr. Bleakman struggles to find a way to keep Clifford out of his way, but soon detects that the big red dog has much to teach him about being spontaneous and having fun! "Saturday Morning"--When T-Bone's "special Saturday time" with SheriffLewis doesn't turn out the way he expected one week, he goes on a quest to see how others spend their Saturdays. He finds there are many different ways to spend time with the people you love. D

7:00 am 

Arthur  "Phony Fern/Brain's Shocking Secret"  Phony Fern - When Fern's parents give her a cell phone for "emergencies only," Fern is uninterested - until Muffy introduces her to the joys of personalized ring tones, texting, and incessant chatting! Fern becomes hooked, and starts to believe that nail polish consultations are "emergencies." But she realizes that although evolving technology is great, sometimes it's better to communicate the old-fashioned way, in person. Brain's Shocking Secret - Brain is the smartest kid in his class. D

7:30 am 

Martha Speaks  "Truman's Secret/Skits Monkeys Around"  Truman's Secret - Where has Truman been and why is he acting so weird? He's hiding in the garage, lurking in the shadows. Skits Monkeys Around - Skits loves to watch Malcolm, the blue monkey on TV.G

8:00 am 

Curious George  "Curious George Beats The Band/Hats and a Hole"  The symphony maestro announces that George is the winner of the conductor-for-a-day contest!G

8:30 am 

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!  "Manatees and Mermaids/The Last Chocolate"  Manatees and Mermaids - Sally and Nick are pretending to swim, but why not go for a real swim asks the Cat! Off to the Glippydrippy Gulf to meet Matilda the Manatee and her son Marlin. Matilda and Marlon teach their guests how to swim slowly and gracefully. Until they hear the sound of a boat motor! Those can be dangerous for manatees, but luckily the Cat, Nick and Sally help their new friends to stay safe. D

9:00 am 

Super Why!  "The Story of the Tooth Fairy"  Whyatt has lost his very first tooth! When his mom tells Whyatt that the Tooth Fairy will come and take his tooth, Whyatt wants to know what happens if he wants to KEEP it? Super Why and his friends decide the best person to ask is the Tooth Fairy herself, so they set off to meet her in person. With a little bit of magic (and a little bit of floss) the reading heroes are able to get all their questions answered.G

9:30 am 

Dinosaur Train  "Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature!"  The Pteranodon family rides a special 'Night Train" to another part of the Cretaceous Time Period, where they meet a Troodontid "cousin" of the Conductor's, Sidney Sinovenator, who knows more about the stars than anyone. Sidney takes the family up to his favorite stargazing spot, "Starry Hill," and teaches the kids why the stars seem to move across the night sky. When the kids build their own version of a nest on the beach, below their actual family nest up on the cliff, they get the idea to turn their beach nest into a clubhouse. D

10:00 am 

Sesame Street  "Rahki Road"  Leela is making bracelets to celebrate an Indian holiday called "Rakhi", a time when sisters, brothers, and friends show how much they love each other by exchanging special bracelets, foods, and gifts. Leela already sent a bracelet to her brother, Sunil, in India and now she is expecting a bracelet from him any moment. Just then, a delivery person brings a box that turns out to be a sample of laundry detergent, instead of her brother's bracelet. D

11:00 am 

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood  "Thank You, Grandpere Tiger!/Neighborhood Thank You Day"  Thank You, Grandpere Tiger! - Grandpere Tiger comes to visit, but is only in town for a short while. Daniel is sad that Grandpere can't come to the special Thank You Day celebration later that day. Daniel learns to be thankful for the time they DO have together, and is then surprised when Grandpere appears at the celebration after all! Neighborhood Thank You Day - The neighborhood celebrates Thank You Day by putting notes in the Thank You Tree. D

11:30 am 

Sid The Science Kid  "Shadow Smile!"  After looking at his own shadow, Sid wonders why his shadow doesn't smile when he does. This leads Sid and his friends to investigate shadows at The Science Center. They explore ways to create a shadow by blocking a light source and discover that shadows show shapes but not details like colors, stripes, or a smile! (Educational objective - Shadows). D

12:00 pm 

WordWorld  "There's An Ant In Every Giant/Chef Sheep"  There's an Ant in Every Giant - When Ant grows tired of being the smallest WordFriend in Word World, he adds a G-I to his tiny frame and changes from ANT to GIANT. However, he soon realizes that he can be Word World's biggest hero when he's just tiny Ant. Chef Sheep - When Pig gets a bowl stuck on his face, Sheep must take over his cooking show. D

12:30 pm 

Caillou  "Caillou's Favorite Things"  Kitty Conundrum: Caillou finds a tiny kitten while desperately searching for his beloved Rexy. He wants to keep the kitten, even though Mommy and Daddy say 'no' - they have Gilbert! When Samantha comes to the door to claim her lost kitten, "Whiskers", Caillou fetches the kitty.and finds Rexy! He remembers it isn't fun losing something you care about, and happily returns the kitty to its rightful owner. D

1:00 pm 

Barney & Friends  "Riff's Musical Zoo/Boats"  Riff's Musical Zoo - Everyone is excited about an upcoming trip to the zoo. When the trip is postponed, Riff decides to create a musical zoo. He gathers instruments that sound like real animals. D

1:30 pm 

Thomas & Friends  "Busy Days"  Thomas' Crazy Day - Thomas promised to play hide and seek with his best friend Percy at the Steam Works. Sir Topham Hatt also asked him to show Bash, Dash and Ferdinand what it takes to be a Really Useful engine. Thomas decides that he has to do everything so he rushes back and forth helping the Logging Locos and playing a game of hide and seek with Percy. D

2:00 pm 

Curious George  "Curious George Beats The Band/Hats and a Hole"  The symphony maestro announces that George is the winner of the conductor-for-a-day contest!G

2:30 pm 

Martha Speaks  "Truman's Secret/Skits Monkeys Around"  Truman's Secret - Where has Truman been and why is he acting so weird? He's hiding in the garage, lurking in the shadows. Skits Monkeys Around - Skits loves to watch Malcolm, the blue monkey on TV.G

3:00 pm 

The Electric Company  "Oh Danny Boy"  Hector and Danny join forces in a doubles ping pong tournament. Will they find friendship in victory?. D

3:30 pm 

WordGirl  "The Good, The Bad, and the Chucky/Granny's Pet Plan"  THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE CHUCKY - Chuck is finally fulfilling is dream and selling grilled cheese sandwiches out of the back of his station wagon -- a totally legitimate, non-villainous plan. But when Dr. Two-Brains smells cheese, he can't resist. Will Chuck be able to pursue his dream or will it be foiled by Dr. Two-Brains? Vocabulary Words: Pursue, Yearn. D

4:00 pm 

Wild Kratts  "Cheetah Racer"  Chris and Martin announce that no creature or vehicle can travel as fast over the rough and tumble African savannah as the cheetah. Aviva takes the challenge and declares she will build a ground racer that can run even faster than a cheetah. Of course Zach wants to prove that he is a better inventor than Aviva and joins the race. 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  "Wolfing Down Some Barbeque"  Ruff has a family reunion barbeque, and invites some distant relatives-wolves! He sends Emmie and Rubye to Yellowstone National Park to learn all about wolves, and sends Jay and Marc to South Carolina to make some authentic southern barbeque. D

5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   Tonight on Nightly Business Report, a judge makes his ruling in the first Detroit bankruptcy case. So what happens next? NBR has a report from the bankrupt city. And, with rates near historic lows, so-called 'safe' investments are delivering lousy returns. D

5:56 pm 

Newshour Promo   NULL

6:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

7:00 pm 

Nature  "Siberian Tiger Quest"  NATURE begins its 31st season with conservation ecologist Chris Morgan ("Bears of the Last Frontier") seeking to fulfill a longtime dream - to find and film a Siberian tiger in Russia's far eastern forests. The film features the work of Korean cameraman Sooyong Park, the first to film Siberian tigers in the wild. Park's unconventional tracking technique has produced thousands of hours of footage. Morgan learns firsthand from Park just how hard it is to achieve.G

8:00 pm 

NOVA  "3D Spies of WWII"  Alarmed by rumors of advanced rockets and missiles, Allied intelligence recruit a team from British universities and Hollywood studios to an English country house. Team members use 3D stereoscopes to view millions of air photos of German territory, and are able to spot telltale clues that reveal hidden rocket bases. With 3D graphics NOVA recreates what WWII photo spies saw, and tells the suspenseful, previously untold story.G

9:00 pm 

Nazi Mega Weapons  "U-Boat Base"  To create a haven in port for their lethal U-boat submarines, the Nazis built massive, impenetrable concrete submarine pens. Too immense to be hidden, they were constructed to withstand direct hits from even the biggest Allied bombs. These pens survive today as a testament to their engineering. Part 2 of 3G

10:00 pm 

Wild Africa  "Lakes and Rivers"  Just as Africa constantly throws up mountains that intercept moisture-laden clouds from the oceans, so the changing landscape also creates grooves and basins that channel and gather the precious moisture that falls on the high ground. Fresh water, light and warmth are the three fundamental elements that engender life. Rarely in Africa do these three come together, but when they do the continent explodes with life. Part 6 of 6G

11:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL