October 26th
| midnight | BBC World News This Week |
| 12:30 a.m. | Washington Week |
| 1 a.m. | Keeping Up Appearances |
| 1:30 a.m. | Funny Women: Patricia Routledge Covers the extraordinarily full and varied career of one of Britain's foremost comic actresses. |
| 2 a.m. | As Time Goes By Lionel's proposal to Jean has been accepted, but Judy is barely on speaking terms with Alistair. |
| 2:30 a.m. | Waiting For God |
| 3 a.m. | Are You Being Served The staff prevents a firm's hostile takeover of Grace Brothers by impersonating the shareholders. |
| 3:30 a.m. | Are You Being Served The staff decides Mr. Grainger must be let go because of his temper, but then he wins the lottery. |
| 4 a.m. | Austin City Limits The talented songwriter performs with acclaimed tunesmiths John Hiatt, Guy Clark and Joe Ely. |
| 5 a.m. | Journal |
| 5:30 a.m. | Community View |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur The gang finds a device that solves their problems. Arthur and Buster try to be like each other. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Martha accidentally helps stray dogs rob a butcher. Martha investigates the Perfect Pup Institute. |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George George must save the day by re-creating a Chef's recipe. A flashlight helps him conquer his fear. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Sid The Science Kid Sid learns the benefits of nutritious foods, washing his hands, brushing his teeth and exercising. |
| 8 a.m. | Super Why! The team visits a man who is as protective of his special eggs as Red is of her delicious apples. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog Cleo is Clifford's guest for the weekend. The dogs do kind acts to make Mr. Bleakman smile. |
| 9 a.m. | Maya & Miguel When Maya takes her parrot to school he causes a lot of problems, like flying out of the classroom. |
| 9:30 a.m. | Wordgirl Chuck is tired of the same old sandwich-related crimes so he develops a ferocious new identity. |
| 10 a.m. | Motorweek The 2009 Dodge Ram, the All-Wheel Drive Saab Turbo X, Kia Rondo and Nissan Rogue are featured. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Art Wolfe's Travels To The Edge Art floats downriver to a mud mosque, heads into the desert and finds a camel caravan in Timbuktu. |
| 11 a.m. | Mclaughlin Group |
| 11:30 a.m. | Now On PBS The nationwide shortage of trained nurses and its effect on the entire medical system are explored. |
| noon | Nature Rare and bizarre, colorful and intelligent, they are the most exotic birds on the island continent. |
| 1 p.m. | Frontline Martin Smith travels the globe to test what big business is doing to solve the climate problem. |
| 3 p.m. | Nova Mark Oliver Everett of the band Eels learns about his father Hugh Everett, an influential physicist. |
| 4 p.m. | Secrets Of The Dead In the 15th and 16th centuries, men set out to bring the Scriptures to people in their own language. |
| 5 p.m. | Savage Planet High mountains in the depths of winter and the hottest, lowest place in North America are featured. |
| 6 p.m. | Arizona Stories |
| 6:30 p.m. | Desert Speaks The faithful travel to pay homage to San Francisco in the hope that he may transform their lives. |
| 7 p.m. | Nature The enormous falcons and Arctic wolves raise their families on Canada's remote Ellesmere Island. |
| 8 p.m. | Masterpiece Contemporary Stephen investigates a contaminated hepatitis B vaccine and ends up stripped of his identity. |
| 9 p.m. | Frontline The personal and political biographies of candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are examined. |
| 11 p.m. | Are You Being Served The staff prevents a firm's hostile takeover of Grace Brothers by impersonating the shareholders. |
| 11:30 p.m. | Waiting For God |
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October 27th
| 4 a.m. | Frontline The personal and political biographies of candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are examined. |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur FBrain wants to be the first to spot a rare bird species. Buster goes on a favor-repaying frenzy! |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Will Martha give up her dream to be a firedog? Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George Can George fix the hole in the yellow hat in time? No one believes that George has seen a bear. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Sid The Science Kid Sid learns that it's natural for his banana to turn brown. Over time, fruits and vegetables decay! |
| 8 a.m. | Super Why! The team teaches a Little Ghost who is scared that there's more to Halloween than meets the eye! |
| 8:30 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog Cleo tries to grow dog toys in a garden. Jetta takes credit for discovering a trunk to get an award. |
| 9 a.m. | Sesame Street Elmo wants to be just like Gordon so he decides to spend the day looking and acting just like him. |
| 10 a.m. | Martha Speaks Will Martha give up her dream to be a firedog? Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? |
| 10:30 a.m. | Barney & Friends Ryan doesn't want to follow the rules for a fishing contest. Riff meets someone who can't hear well. |
| 11 a.m. | Caillou He makes Mommy a picture of the sun, helps Jeffrey and Jason make pizza and paints for his Grandma. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dragon Tales The kids chase hyperactive beans after they get away. A huge sunflower takes Max up into the sky. |
| noon | Word World Pig sleepwalks and everyone thinks he's a ghost! Sheep's friends need pieces of her special costume. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Between The Lions Leona pretends to be different animals and tries the sea horse's trick of camouflage in the library. |
| 1 p.m. | Charlie Rose |
| 2 p.m. | Spain...On The Road Again Batali grills lamb in Ribera del Duero wine country. Gwyneth Paltrow hikes the Camino de Santiago. |
| 3 p.m. | Curious George Can George fix the hole in the yellow hat in time? No one believes that George has seen a bear. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Martha Speaks Will Martha give up her dream to be a firedog? Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? |
| 4 p.m. | Arthur FBrain wants to be the first to spot a rare bird species. Buster goes on a favor-repaying frenzy! |
| 4:30 p.m. | Wordgirl Beatrice Bixby merges with a photocopier. Dr 2 Brains is transforming hair gel into cream cheese. |
| 5 p.m. | Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman When Grandma gets in trouble, the FETCHers try the case with help from lawyers in a real courtroom. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dragon Tales The kids chase hyperactive beans after they get away. A huge sunflower takes Max up into the sky. |
| 6 p.m. | Nightly Business Report |
| 6:30 p.m. | Arizona Illustrated |
| 7 p.m. | Newshour With Jim Lehrer |
| 8 p.m. | Antiques Roadshow Revisit some spectacular windfalls when luck smiled on flea market mavens and yard sale savants. |
| 9 p.m. | American Experience Lyndon Johnson's pursuit of social programs, escalation in Vietnam and retirement years are traced. |
| 11 p.m. | Secrets Of The Dead Reveals the secretive, Cold War world of East German athletes who were given dangerous steroids. |
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October 28th
| 4 a.m. | Secrets Of The Dead Reveals the secretive, Cold War world of East German athletes who were given dangerous steroids. |
| 5 a.m. | Body Electric |
| 5:30 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 5:45 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur The gang tries to find Buster a new Dad. Prunella thinks she's getting flashpants for her birthday. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog Francois, who is very demanding and manipulative. |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George George keeps Mr. Quint busy while everyone prepares for his party. George refuses to take a bath. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Sid The Science Kid Sid discovers that it's hard to see things growing, because growing happens slowly over time. |
| 8 a.m. | Super Why! Whyatt learns the importance of telling the truth and meets a boy whose nose grows when he fibs. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog Challenges were faced when Clifford moved to Birdwell Island. Jetta breaks her play date with Emily. |
| 9 a.m. | Sesame Street A Sesame Street Nightly News Update comes in from Brian Williams saying that "No one is sharing!" |
| 10 a.m. | Martha Speaks Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog Francois, who is very demanding and manipulative. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Barney & Friends Riff can't decide on a Halloween costume.Barney and his friends go trick-or-treating in the park. |
| 11 a.m. | Caillou Calliou races his remote control sailboat and find many loud sounds outside while exploring. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dragon Tales Everything suddenly goes backwards in Dragon Land. Ord is afraid to go into a dark cave. |
| noon | Word World When Pig is too sick to cook, his friends step in to help. Pig and Ant argue while playing a game. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Between The Lions Can Lionel, Leona and Gus help a girl named Fay turn hay into gold in just one day? |
| 1 p.m. | Charlie Rose |
| 2 p.m. | Gourmet's Diary Of A Foodie Experience the unique combination of Asian and BBQ cuisine. Okra fritters are prepared. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Made In Spain Jose visits the great historic sites of Murcia and creates "drunken goat cheese and tomato salad." |
| 3 p.m. | Curious George George keeps Mr. Quint busy while everyone prepares for his party. George refuses to take a bath. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Martha Speaks Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog Francois, who is very demanding and manipulative. |
| 4 p.m. | Arthur The gang tries to find Buster a new Dad. Prunella thinks she's getting flashpants for her birthday. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Wordgirl The Botsfords and the Mings go head to head in a charity car wash. The Butcher battles a new rival. |
| 5 p.m. | Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman Harsha and Sammy become radio reporters and do a news piece. Noel and DJ invent a new Ruff toy. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dragon Tales Everything suddenly goes backwards in Dragon Land. Ord is afraid to go into a dark cave. |
| 6 p.m. | Nightly Business Report |
| 6:30 p.m. | Arizona Illustrated |
| 7 p.m. | Newshour With Jim Lehrer |
| 8 p.m. | Nova The dramatic story of a group of pioneering mathematicians who developed the study of fractals. |
| 9 p.m. | Frontline An inside look at the real foreign policy choices the next president of the United States will face. |
| 10 p.m. | Moon Charts man's scientific progress in understanding the moon's history and explores some myths. |
| 11 p.m. | Independent Lens A journey through Pakistan explores the diverse mindsets of the people and their political system. |
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October 29th
| 4 a.m. | Independent Lens A journey through Pakistan explores the diverse mindsets of the people and their political system. |
| 5 a.m. | Body Electric |
| 5:30 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 5:45 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur Arthur and D.W. must work together to clean their rooms. The kids decide to invent a holiday. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson when she advertises her soup on a popular TV show? |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George George learns to sort candies by color & shape and spends the day helping the fire department. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Sid The Science Kid Sid discovers that liquids can freeze into solid ice and can melt right back into liquid over time. |
| 8 a.m. | Super Why! Whyatt has to pick one toy at the store. The team helps a farmer decide how to use 3 magic wishes. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog Clifford's cement paw print is too big for the new rec center. Vaz baby-sits a misbehaving dog. |
| 9 a.m. | Sesame Street Telly appears on a game show and has to say the alphabet while Denny the Distracter distracts him. |
| 10 a.m. | Martha Speaks Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson when she advertises her soup on a popular TV show? |
| 10:30 a.m. | Barney & Friends Baby Bop sees a half-moon & thinks the moon is broken. Barney takes her to see the Man in the Moon. |
| 11 a.m. | Caillou Caillou goes shopping for crayons, apple picking on a field trip and picks a Halloween costume. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dragon Tales The twins have a broken wing. The kids learn to think ahead when they visit the Crystal Cave. |
| noon | Word World Bear and Sheep want to play princess, but they only have one crown. All of the letter Ws disappear! |
| 12:30 p.m. | Between The Lions The cubs show a shepherd boy how to cry "Wolf!" when his sheep are threatened, but he doesn't stop. |
| 1 p.m. | Charlie Rose |
| 2 p.m. | Gourmet's Diary Of A Foodie Star bloggers go incognito on the outskirts of Hong Kong and gather sweet goods on Paris streets. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way Skirt Steak Grandma, Gnocchi with Eggs and Scallions and Curly Mustard Greens with Hot Sausage. |
| 3 p.m. | Curious George George learns to sort candies by color & shape and spends the day helping the fire department. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Martha Speaks Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson when she advertises her soup on a popular TV show? |
| 4 p.m. | Arthur Arthur and D.W. must work together to clean their rooms. The kids decide to invent a holiday. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Wordgirl Violet becomes a superhero called "The Framer," but WordGirl is doing all of the crime-fighting |
| 5 p.m. | Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman The kids engineer a "puck stopper" that Ruff can use as goalie in a game with Scruff's hockey team. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dragon Tales The twins have a broken wing. The kids learn to think ahead when they visit the Crystal Cave. |
| 6 p.m. | Nightly Business Report |
| 6:30 p.m. | Arizona Illustrated |
| 7 p.m. | Newshour With Jim Lehrer |
| 8 p.m. | Ride Along The Lincoln Highway The history and wonderful landmarks found along the first coast-to-coast highway are chronicled. |
| 9 p.m. | Great Performances The San Francisco Symphony celebrates Bernstein's amazing music, including songs from "On the Town." |
| 10:30 p.m. | Get Ready For Digital Tv This Old House's Kevin and Norm answer questions about digital converter boxes, DTV and HDTV. |
| 11 p.m. | Arte |
| 11:30 p.m. | In The Life A look at the journey to marriage equality in California and November's Proposition 8 referendum. |
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October 30th
| 4 a.m. | Arte |
| 4:30 a.m. | In The Life A look at the journey to marriage equality in California and November's Proposition 8 referendum. |
| 5 a.m. | Body Electric |
| 5:30 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 5:45 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur D.W. combines her imagination with Greek mythology. The Ghost of Presents Past visits Prunella. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Martha's plans to be a doggie hero don't work well. Is the Big Minnie monster just imaginary? |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George George must save the day by re-creating a Chef's recipe. A flashlight helps him conquer his fear. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Sid The Science Kid Sid wants to know how his Grandma makes perfect pancakes and discovers that heat changes things. |
| 8 a.m. | Super Why! The team visits a man who is as protective of his special eggs as Red is of her delicious apples. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog Cleo is Clifford's guest for the weekend. The dogs do kind acts to make Mr. Bleakman smile. |
| 9 a.m. | Sesame Street Gordon reads a story about "Maria the Cowgirl." Big Bird, Elmo and Abby decide to act out the story. |
| 10 a.m. | Martha Speaks Martha's plans to be a doggie hero don't work well. Is the Big Minnie monster just imaginary? |
| 10:30 a.m. | Barney & Friends Barney tells Riff the story of his great-great grandpa Riffle, a Sherriff who took on an outlaw. |
| 11 a.m. | Caillou The family makes a scarecrow and takes a car trip. Caillou meets a boy with Down's Syndrome. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dragon Tales The kids track down an elfin wise guy who steals unique sounds. Max wants to keep a frog as a pet. |
| noon | Word World Frog makes more of everything by adding the letter S to the end of everything. His robot cleans up. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Between The Lions Lionel and Leona discover that there are so many wonderful instruments to play. |
| 1 p.m. | Charlie Rose |
| 2 p.m. | Gourmet's Diary Of A Foodie The Mexican hotspot is becoming an epicenter in the culinary world. Mongolian stewed garlic is made. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Julia Child - Cooking With Master Chefs This Houston chef prepares filets of beef in a special pasilla chile sauce and sea scallops. |
| 3 p.m. | Curious George George must save the day by re-creating a Chef's recipe. A flashlight helps him conquer his fear. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Martha Speaks Martha's plans to be a doggie hero don't work well. Is the Big Minnie monster just imaginary? |
| 4 p.m. | Arthur D.W. combines her imagination with Greek mythology. The Ghost of Presents Past visits Prunella. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Wordgirl Chuck is tired of the same old sandwich-related crimes so he develops a ferocious new identity. |
| 5 p.m. | Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman Ruff's brother Scruff takes over and devises games that take place in some of his childhood haunts. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dragon Tales The kids track down an elfin wise guy who steals unique sounds. Max wants to keep a frog as a pet. |
| 6 p.m. | Nightly Business Report |
| 6:30 p.m. | Arizona Illustrated Researchers at the University of Arizona are considering various crops which could grow in a semi arid environment and can be used for biofuel production. Next, after three terms as a Pima County Supervisor, Democrat Sharon Bronson is facing a second challenge from Republican Barney Brenner. |
| 7 p.m. | Newshour With Jim Lehrer |
| 8 p.m. | Cemetery Special Cemeteries in each corner of America, full of sculpture, history and fascinating people are toured. |
| 9 p.m. | Trail Of The Mummy The life of an Egyptian Priest who lived in 650 B.C. is reconstructed using clues from his remains. |
| 10 p.m. | American Masters America's most influential woman photographer bares her artistic process and personal journey. |
| 11:30 p.m. | Ride Along The Lincoln Highway The history and wonderful landmarks found along the first coast-to-coast highway are chronicled. |
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October 31st
| 4 a.m. | American Masters America's most influential woman photographer bares her artistic process and personal journey. |
| 5:30 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 5:45 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 6 a.m. | Arthur Sue Ellen takes a short cut through the spooky woods. D.W. breaks Grandma's favorite doll. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Martha has to go in to a haunted house to protect Helen, before it's too late! Is Martha jinxed? |
| 7 a.m. | Curious George Can George fix the hole in the yellow hat in time? No one believes that George has seen a bear. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Sid The Science Kid Sid learns about change and transformations such as decay, growth, and change caused by heat. |
| 8 a.m. | Super Why! The team teaches a Little Ghost who is scared that there's more to Halloween than meets the eye! |
| 8:30 a.m. | Clifford The Big Red Dog Cleo tries to grow dog toys in a garden. Jetta takes credit for discovering a trunk to get an award. |
| 9 a.m. | Sesame Street Gordon reads a story about "Maria the Cowgirl." Big Bird, Elmo and Abby decide to act out the story. |
| 10 a.m. | Martha Speaks Martha has to go in to a haunted house to protect Helen, before it's too late! Is Martha jinxed? |
| 10:30 a.m. | Barney & Friends Melanie help Grace's food drive by putting on a movie premier with a canned food admission price. |
| 11 a.m. | Caillou Caillou learns how to make a cup in pottery class and throws Miss Martin a surprise birthday party. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Dragon Tales The dragons practice for a flying relay race. The gang bakes a dragonberry carrot cake. |
| noon | Word World Pig sleepwalks and everyone thinks he's a ghost! Sheep's friends need pieces of her special costume. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Between The Lions Leona is on a mission to find out if you can climb up to the moon on a rope. |
| 1 p.m. | Charlie Rose |
| 2 p.m. | Gourmet's Diary Of A Foodie Learn everything you need to know about cows in Southern Tuscany, Morocco and Upstate New York. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Mexico - One Plate At A Time With Rick Bayless Sweet Corn Tamales and Savory Tamales filled with Red Chile Pork and Green Chile Chicken are made. |
| 3 p.m. | Curious George Can George fix the hole in the yellow hat in time? No one believes that George has seen a bear. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Martha Speaks Martha has to go in to a haunted house to protect Helen, before it's too late! Is Martha jinxed? |
| 4 p.m. | Arthur Sue Ellen takes a short cut through the spooky woods. D.W. breaks Grandma's favorite doll. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Wordgirl WordGirl and Tobey get into a battle of words on the game show "Crash or Pie." |
| 5 p.m. | Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman When Grandma gets in trouble, the FETCHers try the case with help from lawyers in a real courtroom. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dragon Tales The dragons practice for a flying relay race. The gang bakes a dragonberry carrot cake. |
| 6 p.m. | Nightly Business Report |
| 6:30 p.m. | Arizona Illustrated The Roundtable guest this week is Ray Borane, former mayor of Douglas and an outspoken critic of the government’s policies regarding immigration. |
| 7 p.m. | Newshour With Jim Lehrer |
| 8 p.m. | Washington Week |
| 8:30 p.m. | Now On PBS |
| 9 p.m. | Bill Moyers Journal A discussion of how Beltway business as usual may stand in the way of real change in Washington. |
| 10 p.m. | Masterpiece Theatre Bram Stoker's infamously menacing & famously undead character comes to life in this new adaptation. |
| 11:30 p.m. | Ghosts Of The Baltic Sea The story of three German evacuation ships torpedoed by Soviet submarines during World War II. |
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November 1st
| 12:30 a.m. | Arizona Illustrated The Roundtable guest this week is Ray Borane, former mayor of Douglas and an outspoken critic of the government’s policies regarding immigration. |
| 1 a.m. | Washington Week |
| 1:30 a.m. | Now On PBS |
| 2 a.m. | Bill Moyers Journal A discussion of how Beltway business as usual may stand in the way of real change in Washington. |
| 3 a.m. | Ghosts Of The Baltic Sea The story of three German evacuation ships torpedoed by Soviet submarines during World War II. |
| 4 a.m. | Masterpiece Theatre Bram Stoker's infamously menacing & famously undead character comes to life in this new adaptation. |
| 5:30 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 5:45 a.m. | Priscilla's Yoga Stretches Learn and review postures and exercise that range from simple to more demanding. |
| 6 a.m. | To The Contrary With Bonnie Erbe The progress women have made in the 2008 presidential race and gender bias in healthcare premiums. |
| 6:30 a.m. | Martha Speaks Martha's plans to be a doggie hero don't work well. Is the Big Minnie monster just imaginary? |
| 7 a.m. | Arthur D.W. combines her imagination with Greek mythology. The Ghost of Presents Past visits Prunella. |
| 7:30 a.m. | Zoboomafoo From kangaroos to frogs, the "jumpers" of the wild are given free reign at Animal Junction. |
| 8 a.m. | America Sews With Sue Hausmann Technology for stitching pictures and genealogy charts that can be used with pictures are shown. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Martha's Sewing Room Features a hand embroidered fluffy rose on a christening gown and flower embellishment on a purse. |
| 9 a.m. | Sewing With Nancy Add a designer's |