Tuesday 11/13/2012

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4:00 pm EST

KET: Arthur; #1309 "Paradise Lost/The Pride of Lakewood" [TV-Y]; Baby Kate is growing up! She's started saying her first words. But strangely enough, the more words she learns, the less she seems to understand their dog, Pal. The two head off to the Children's Zoo in search of the Dolly Llama for an explanation. To boost school pride, Arthur and his classmates form the Lakewood Pride Committee, which immediately and fervently adds members, distributes buttons, and creates special chants. But Brain and Sue Ellen, feeling pressured, decide they don't want to join and are accused of not loving their school. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tennessee Wild Side; #2409 [TV-G]; Meet singer, songwriter, and fishing guide Jay Clementi; students conduct a fish habitat study; students at a school in Murfreesboro plant a garden; meet outdoors advocate Julie Schuster; and learn ways to reduce, re-use, and recycle. [High-Definition]

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #125 "Granny Mayor/Tobey Goes Good" [TV-Y7]; Granny May uses her wily ways to become the Mayor's Senior Aide. In order to win WordGirl's heart Tobey decides enters "The Young Inventors Challenge and Friendly Competition." He nearly has WordGirl convinced that he's given up his evil ways, until he loses the competition and loses his cool. [High-Definition]

KET2: In The Americas with David Yetman; #109 "The Cry for Mexican Independence" [TV-G]; On September 16 each year, Mexicans from all parts of the Republic flock to the small city of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato to commemorate the "Grito," the call for independence from Spain. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #203 "Creature Power Challenge" [TV-Y]; Martin and Chris decide to have a contest to decide what's stronger - elephant or rhino powers. [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3210 "Porsche Cayenne Diesel" [TV-G]; Road tests of the 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel and the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #512; Jim and Sarah meet up with Racer Alumni who have all found work at Purdue University. They talk to communication and marketing professionals about the importance of marketing and social media. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #120 "The Limerick Slam" [TV-Y]; Jessica and Manny compete in the annual Limerick Slam. [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Afield; #2906 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #810 "Kentucky Railway Museum/Photographer Rick McComb/Earthwatch at Mammoth Cave" [TV-G]; A trip through Central Kentucky aboard a train from the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, a photographer who has traveled an estimated 320,000 miles to photograph students and teachers in Kentucky's 1,400 schools, and an archaeology project in which Earthwatch volunteers inventory and study artifacts found in Mammoth Cave. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17318 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #403 "The Ruffmeal Needs More Roughage" [TV-Y]; In order to be a huge success, all Ruff's new "Ruff Meal" needs is a good jingle and about 50 pounds less packaging. He deploys Talia, Isaac, and Liza to work with a chef to come up with a healthier, more sustainable lunch. He then sends Bethany to meet with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops to master "Stars and Stripes Forever" for his jingle. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2002 "Electoral College"; A discussion about the electoral college. Scheduled guests: Gary Gregg, director of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville; Richard Labunski, a University of Kentucky journalism professor; Jane Rainey, an Eastern Kentucky University government professor; and Brian Clardy, a Murray State University history professor. [High-Definition] Watch Online

6:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #31357 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #607 "Jimaya Jam" [TV-Y]; Hacker has discovered an army of awesome creatures he can use to rule Cyberspace, but they are carved in stone on the walls of the Pyramid of Jimaya. To bring the animals to life, he must steal the Sphere of Being, a magical orb closely guarded by three ghosts. How can he distract them so he can steal the Sphere? [High-Definition]

7:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10497 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #701 "Rome: Ancient Glory" [TV-G]; Focusing on the grandeur of classical Rome, Rick visits the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the empire's exquisite art. He bicycles the Appian Way and marvels at Roman engineering. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #109 "Harriette Arnow/Ourselves and That Promise" [TV-G]; In interviews filmed not long before her death, Harriet Simpson Arnow, author of the The Dollmaker, describes the basic biographical details of her life and reveals the difficulties of being a writer, a wife, and a mother. And. three contemporary Kentuckians, James Still, Robert Penn Warren, and Billy Davis, discuss their work and its relationship to the environment in which they live.

7:30

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #740 "Andy Barr"; Bill sits down with Andy Barr, newly elected Republican congressman for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:00

KET: Jubilee; #1612 "Act of Congress"; Act of Congress, an acoustic band from Birmingham, AL, perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Islands of Britain; #103 "The South" [TV-PG]; Clunes explores islands off the south coast including Guernsey in the Channel Islands, Sark, St. Michael's Mount, and the Scilly Isles. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #104; Expert appraisers examine treasures including a baseball signed by several Hall of Famers, a watch fob known as "The Rock," and an Italian Revival Lamp worth a lot more than the purchase price of $25. [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:30

KETKY: On Bended Knees: The Night Rider Story; During the early 1900s, farmers in the Black Patch, the dark tobacco area of western Kentucky and Tennessee, resorted to violence against agents and warehouses of the tobacco monopoly. Produced by Brad Kimmel.

9:00

KET: American Masters; #1903 "Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home" [TV-PG]; Virtually every American who has listened to the radio or gone to summer camp knows Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," and his music has been recorded by everyone from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to Irish rock band U2. The complex story of America's signature folk singer/songwriter is filled with frenetic creative energy and a treasure trove of cultural history—as well as personal imperfections and profound family tragedy. [High-Definition]

KET2: Hollywood Biography; #502 "Marilyn Monroe ... Beyond The Legend" [TV-PG]; This film features Marilyn Monroe's greatest moments on film - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How To Marry a Millionaire, The Seven-Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, and more. Those who knew her best, including Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Sheree North, Susan Strasberg, Don Murray, Celeste Holm, and Josh Logan, share their memories. Richard Widmark narrates.

10:00

KET2: Pioneers of Television; #103 "Variety" [TV-G]; Celebrates the variety show, from Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town and Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theater to Carol Burnett, the Smothers Brothers, and Laugh-In. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Brothers in Arms; Archival footage and interviews recall the experiences and accomplishments of the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles," the paratrooper unit that helped liberate France during World War II and is now based at Fort Campbell.