TV Highlights

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Examine a complex, talented, and passionate photographer, illuminating the fortitude it takes to be an outsider documenting outsiders. As is necessary in this moment, this film also probes the question of “who can tell whose story?” while spotlighting an overlooked, but richly deserving artist.

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. President Trump is pushing the boundaries of executive power. And in the process, he's facing lawsuit after lawsuit, all the way up to the Supreme Court. Can the judicial branch provide a meaningful check on his power? Guest: Emily Bazelon, Yale Law School.

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Friday, June 20 at at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, June 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. We become "street wise" about Pacific Beach and University Heights; remember the City of East San Diego; play "Guess The Year" and much more!

Stream now with the PBS app + YouTube. Orcas swim thousands of miles to intercept the sardine run, but it's not the sardines they're after. They arrive to hunt dolphins, allowing sardines to swim away from their initial predators.

Premieres Monday, June 16 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from 8 - 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Step into the world of six iconic dinosaurs and experience them walking the Earth once more.

Premieres Friday, June 13, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Enjoy Verdi's epic love story starring soprano Angel Blue in the title role with new staging by Michael Mayer featuring projections and animations that bring ancient Egypt to life. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts the all-star cast.

Premieres Sundays, June 15 - July 20, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Witness Patience’s powerful deduction skills as she helps the York Police solve crimes. Patience’s autism and extraordinary ability to make connections that others overlook impress Detective Metcalf, who believes she could be an asset to her team.

Premieres Sundays, June 15 – Aug. 3, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Alphy has found a home in Grantchester and a best friend in Geordie, but love eludes him until a new case sparks an unexpected romance. Meanwhile, Geordie wrestles with expectations for his son, and Cathy takes steps to advance her career.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. We visit to the town of Hortonville, and share memories of early Mission Beach and the seawall there. Ken explores the life of Fatty Arbuckle, and the secret behind a strange street name in East County. Plus "Guess The Year" and more!

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. The World’s Toughest Row is an extreme race featuring unassisted rowing boats that cross the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua. For a team of four Air Force veterans, this challenge was the ultimate test of body and mind, as well as an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for other vets experiencing mental illness.