Prime Afternoons: All your PBS favorites, in the daytime

Missed a show in the evening? Enjoy some of our highest-rated primetime evening shows earlier in the day during Prime Afternoons each weekday from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Start your month with some of your favorite shows throughout the week!

On Mondays, enjoy “Antique’s Roadtrip” at 1:30 p.m. followed by the beloved “Father Brown” at 2:30 p.m. To finish off the evening, check out “Agatha Christie’s Poirot at 3:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, tune in to “Antique’s Roadshow” at 1:30 with back-to-back episodes of “Midsomer Murders” at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. At 4 p.m., enjoy “Check, Please! Arizona” for local favorite restaurants. 

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Wednesdays are for American history. Check out “Finding Your Roots” at 1:30 p.m. followed by “Great Migration: People on the Move” at 2:30 p.m. and “Black in Arizona” at 4 p.m. On February 26, “American Experience” will take over the 2:30 p.m. time slot.

Thursdays, tune in to “Nature” at 1:30 p.m. followed by “Thomas Jefferson” at 2:30 p.m. On February 20, “Nature” will take over the 1:30 p.m. time slot and “The Statue of Liberty” at 3 p.m. “Nature” will fill in the 1:30 p.m. time slot on February 27 followed by back-to-back episodes of “Ireland’s Wild Coast.”

Fridays, wrap up the week with “NOVA” at 1:30 and “Lucy’s Lasting Legacy” at 2:30 p.m. on February 4 followed by “Raptors! Kings of the Sky” at 3 p.m. Make sure to check out “Secrets of the Dead” at 3:30 p.m. On February 14, celebrate Arizona’s Statehood day with “Story of Arizona’s Good Food” at 2:30 p.m. To finish off the month, February 21 and 28 will feature “Nazi Mega Weapons” at 2:30 p.m.

Then at 4:30 p.m., enjoy episodes of the beloved “Rick Steves’ Europe” all month long.

For more information about what’s on each week, view the full schedule here.

As Prime Afternoons wraps up at 5 p.m., it leads you right into our news block featuring Arizona HorizonBBC World News America and PBS News Hour, followed by our regular primetime programming.

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