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  • 1976
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    Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

    8.60 1976 HD

    Since premiering in 1976, the landmark series has sought to democratize the world of the performing arts by making Lincoln Center's historic concerts...

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  • 1984
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    Computer Chronicles

    Computer Chronicles

    7.00 1984 HD

    The Computer Chronicles was an American television series, broadcast during 1981-2002 on Public Broadcasting Service public television, which...

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  • 2011
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    Prohibition

    Prohibition

    7.88 2011 HD

    The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33)....

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  • 1991
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    Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

    5.90 1991 HD

    Acclaimed interviewer and Emmy-winning journalist Charlie Rose engages a wide range of guests, including philosophers, writers, politicians,...

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  • 1999
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    Zoom

    Zoom

    10.00 1999 HD

    A group of older children do arts and crafts, cooking, science and technology, and games sent in by viewers.

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  • 2000
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    Secrets of the Dead

    Secrets of the Dead

    6.30 2000 HD

    Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new...

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  • 2002
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    American Family

    American Family

    1 2002 HD

    The head of the household, Jess Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos), is your average father who is forced to fight everyday troubles, following the death...

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  • 2012
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    Last Tango in Halifax

    Last Tango in Halifax

    7.03 2012 HD

    Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate...

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  • 2003
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    Soundstage

    Soundstage

    1 2003 HD

    WTTW’s legendary and groundbreaking music series filmed in the intimate Grainger Studio presents spectacular performances that make you feel...

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  • 1996
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    Adventures from the Book of Virtues

    Adventures from the Book of Virtues

    9.20 1996 HD

    Growing up can be confusing! When Zach and Annie face difficulties in their lives, they go to special place called Plato’s Peak. There,...

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  • 2000
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Rick Steves' Europe

    8.60 2000 HD

    Rick Steves, America's leading authority on European travel, returns to transport viewers to the continent's bustling cities, quaint villages and...

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  • 2010
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    Wisconsin Foodie

    Wisconsin Foodie

    9.00 2010 HD

    A weekly Emmy-nominated television program dedicated to educating, entertaining and connecting the community to the engaging stories and people...

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  • 2025
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    Maigret

    Maigret

    7.22 2025 HD

    Jules Maigret is a rising star in the Police Judiciaire, relentless in his investigations, with an uncanny ability to get under the skin of the...

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  • 2014
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    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    7.68 2014 HD

    Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It...

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  • 2001
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    Jazz

    Jazz

    7.50 2001 HD

    Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the...

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  • 1993
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    Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

    7.71 1993 HD

    Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos...

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  • 2004
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    Tavis Smiley

    Tavis Smiley

    7.30 2004 HD

    Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues...

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  • 2017
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    Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

    Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

    7.80 2017 HD

    Let’s stop doing things in the kitchen that made sense in the 19th century but not in the 21st. Milk Street travels the world to bring you the...

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  • 1959
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    The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

    5.00 1959 HD

    The David Susskind Show is an American television talk show hosted by David Susskind. The program began its existence in 1958 as Open End, and was...

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  • 2022
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    The U.S. and the Holocaust

    The U.S. and the Holocaust

    8.30 2022 HD

    Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its...

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