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Thursday, May 19

12:00 am ET 11:00 pm CT
KET	Amanpour and Company
KET2	Doc Martin Haemophobia The tourist season has arrived in Portwenn. Martin tries to warn a woman about the dangers of sunbathing for fear of skin cancer. Gossip about Martin's blood phobia seems to have spread around the village like wild fire.
KETKY	After Coal This documentary profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and South Wales.
KETKIDS	Donkey Hodie Growing the Ungrowdenia; Camp Buddy Buddy After getting too much water, Donkey's new flower grows too big and disrupts her garden. The wind ruins Donkey and Panda's Camp Buddy Buddy plan.

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12:30 am ET 11:30 pm CT
KETKIDS	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Margaret's First Thank You Day Daniel is excited to show Margaret all the things they can do to celebrate Thank You Day at the Enchanted Garden, but plans change when Margaret gets sick.

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1:00 am ET 12:00 am CT
KET	Finding Your Roots Freedom Tales Actor S. Epatha Merkerson and athlete and television personality Michael Strahan discover stories that challenge assumptions about Black history.
KET2	The Mallorca Files A Dish Served Cold Max and Miranda embark on a culinary journey through gastronomic Mallorca to uncover the murderer of the famous food critic Oliver Barker.
KETKY	Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America Labor "Justice in the Coalfields" is a behind-the-scenes look at the communities affected by the 1989 Pittston coal strike in southwest Virginia.
KETKIDS	Alma's Way Too Corny/Alma Tags Along Alma takes too much corn from the garden. Alma wants to tag along with Junior and Mami.

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1:30 am ET 12:30 am CT
KETKIDS	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am George Washington/I Am Susan B. Anthony Yadina isn't sure how to be a good leader, so the kids go back and meet one of the greatest leaders in history: George Washington. The kids meet Susan B. Anthony, who always stood up for the rights of all people.

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2:00 am ET 1:00 am CT
KET	Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie receives the 2022 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C.
KET2	McLeod's Daughters Made to Be Broken Claire and Alex find their potential clients are being put off by destructive rumors spread by Peter Johnson.
KETKY	bookclub@ket Midnight Magic Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Western Kentucky native Bobbie Ann Mason's book of short stories about characters emerging from a rural way of life that is fast disappearing. A 1999 KET production.
KETKIDS	Molly of Denali Cabbagezilla/Name Game Trini's excited to enter Big Green, her giant cabbage, into the Alaska State Fair, but a suspicious moose keeps nibbling its leaves. Molly learns that only an elder can give you your Native name and getting one will require impressing the unimpressible Aunt Merna.

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2:30 am ET 1:30 am CT
KETKY	Kentucky Collectibles Gibson Guitar; Elvis Presley Autograph; Antique Cars Expert appraisers examine treasures including a 1940's Gibson guitar, a high school yearbook autographed by Elvis Presley, and a couple of antique cars with heartwarming family story behind them.
KETKIDS	Hero Elementary Bouncing Ideas / Leaning Tower, No Pizza The young heroes come to the aid of Rubberband Robbie, who is bouncing all over the school! Lucita flies to pick up pizza and accidentally causes a communication tower to fall over, knocking out all phone service.

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3:00 am ET 2:00 am CT
KET	American Masters Tyrus Wong: American Masters Discover the art, life, and enduring impact of Tyrus Wong, the renowned Chinese-American painter. Wong worked for Disney and Warner Brothers Studios and later designed cards for Hallmark. He created the artwork for Disney's "Bambi" in 1942.
KET2	Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Explore the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction's legal and political legacy, and see how African Americans fought back using artistic expression.
KETKY	Kentucky Afield Kayak Fishing; Targeting Carp; Catching Bullfrogs Float fishing for smallmouth bass on Elkhorn Creek; targeting one of the strongest and most overlooked fish species - the carp; catching bullfrogs.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Bugs or Monkeys? Chris puts a miniaturized Martin in his pack and investigates Spider Monkeys in the rainforest.

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3:30 am ET 2:30 am CT
KETKY	Kentucky Life Waveland History; Post-It Picasso; Miner's Songs; Wylie Caudill Learn the history of the 19th century Greek Revival mansion Waveland, now a state landmark; a Letcher County teacher is posting colorful murals with an unusual medium; the 1931 song by Florence Reece that became an anthem for the union miners' cause during the Harlan County Wars; and the bright murals of artist and Cynthiana native Wylie Caudill.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Falcon City The team challenges the Kratt brothers to find a Peregrine falcon in the city instead of the wild.

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4:00 am ET 3:00 am CT
KETKY	Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Fried Pork Chop Sandwich; Buffalo Chicken Dip in Tater Tot Cups; Oatmeal Cookies A night of indulgences! Fry up a pork chop for a loaded sandwich topped with homemade coleslaw, pickles, bbq sauce and beets! Press together tater tots to make crispy cups and stuff with cheesy Buffalo chicken dip. End the night with Tim's favorite - Oatmeal Cookies.
KETKIDS	Odd Squad The Sandwich Project/Wax on Wax Odd When members of the Mobile Unit get turned into sandwiches, The Big O comes to the rescue. The Mobile Unit faces a series of odd challenges that only Orla knows how to stop.

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4:30 am ET 3:30 am CT
KET	Called to Walls Unlikely partners in middle American work together to reexamine their histories, celebrate what makes their towns unique and imagine their futures in the form of monumental community murals.
KETKY	Lanham Brothers Jamboree Gaining Ground; Leland Isbill This show features Gaining Ground and Leland Isbill.
KETKIDS	Odd Squad No Ifs, Ands, or Robots/Worst First Day Ever One of Oscar's Oscarbots malfunctions. Odd Squad agents share their "worst first day ever" stories.

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5:00 am ET 4:00 am CT
KET2	Reel South Quaranteened Four sisters from a blended family in Durham, North Carolina cope with the anxiety of their disrupted lives and stolen dreams with humor, self-reflection and a little mayhem.
KETKY	Violins of Hope Louisville: Connecting the Past to the Present This film tells the story of The Violins of Hope, a collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the impact the exhibit had on students from Floyd County High School, who visited the exhibit at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville.
KETKIDS	Arthur I Wanna Hold Your Hand/Whistling in the Wind During a shopping trip to the mall, Binky gets caught holding his mom's hand! If the Tibbles are supposed to be exactly the same, why can Tommy whistle while Timmy can't?

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5:30 am ET 4:30 am CT
KETKY	Connections with Renee Shaw Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court Kathy Vasquez, veterans justice outreach specialist, and Elton Terry, recovery coordinator, with the Lexington VA Medical Center, talk about the Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court (FCVTC). The FCVTC program provides court-supervised treatment for veterans as an alternative to incarceration, services and treatments address substance abuse and/or mental health; connection to benefits; and help with housing, employment, and education. Part of KET's "Inside Opioid Addiction" initiative, funded in part by a grant from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
KETKIDS	Arthur How the Cookie Crumbles/Sue Ellen's Little Sister Muffy hits the jackpot when her cookies turn out to be a big hit. The only trouble is that the recipe isn't really hers. When Sue Ellen wishes she had a little sister, Arthur and Francine both offer to lend her theirs.

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6:00 am ET 5:00 am CT
KET	Wai Lana Yoga Stretch Out Stubborn Knots Stretch, bend and balance right side up, upside down and sideways to work out knots in your back.
KET2	Amanpour and Company
KETKY	Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection Sourwood Mountain Dulcimers/John Jacob Niles I.D. Stamper, a master dulcimer builder and player from Letcher County, Ky., and John McCutcheon, a young musician, play together, swap tunes, discuss musical traditions, and demonstrate the difference between hammered and mountain-style dulcimer. And, a portrait of John Jacob Niles, the adding machine repairman who came to eastern Kentucky in 1909 and became a much-noted "arranger, expander, collector, recorder, and performer" of traditional Appalachian ballads. The film shows Niles in concert, at home, at work arranging his music, and explaining the historical place of balladry in American music.
KETKIDS	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! No Night Today/Fun in the Sun Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it's getting dark. They meet Astronaut Audrey and learn about the solar system. The kids meet Hilda the Hippo who teaches them that hippos make their very own sunscreen to protect them from the hot sun.

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6:30 am ET 5:30 am CT
KET	Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Posture This all-standing intermediate workout is designed to stretch and strengthen your entire body.
KETKIDS	Ready Jet Go! That's One Gigantic Pumpkin, Jet Propulsion! Jet gets carried away and uses his Bortronian Grow-Lamp to grow a huge pumpkin. The kids have to get his enormous pumpkin downtown to win the contest!

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7:00 am ET 6:00 am CT
KET	Molly of Denali Rocky Rescue/Canoe Journey A science expedition becomes a rescue mission when Nina hurts her ankle and must be airlifted home. Molly and Mom join Randall and his family in Sitka for their traditional canoe trip to Juneau.
KET2	NHK Newsline
KETKY	Bywords Jerry Lee Rodgers Jerry Lee Rodgers, playwright and professor at the University of Louisville, discusses his work. A 1980 KET production.
KETKIDS	Peg + Cat The Pirate Problem/The Sleepover Problem Peg and Cat show a group of very hungry Pirates how to share tropical fruit fairly. Peg and Cat help scared Pirates fall asleep by counting chickens.

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7:30 am ET 6:30 am CT
KET	Wild Kratts Rainforest Stew Chris and Martin go in search of an obscure tropical rainforest creature to add to their Life Lists.
KET2	Sit and Be Fit Lymphatic System Mary Ann uses soothing music and slow gentle movements to stimulate the lymphatic system.
KETKY	Chronicles: Kentucky History Magazine Volume 1 Recount the early years of Mary Todd in Lexington before she married Abraham Lincoln; learn about one woman's fight for freedom and her life in Louisville during the Civil War; explore the 1833 cholera epidemic that killed nearly ten percent of Lexington's population.
KETKIDS	Super Why! Little Bo Peep Whyatt is frantically looking for Mister Lizard, so the Super Readers team up with Little Bo Peep for some practice in searching.

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8:00 am ET 7:00 am CT
KET	Hero Elementary Going to Pieces / Forces of Nature A piece of a statue breaks off and the heroes try to find it before the statue's unveiling ceremony. Sparks' Crew tries to find an invention that Dr. Inventorman buried underground years ago.
KET2	Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Hip Strengthening Miranda combines full-body strengthening and stretching exercises to give you strong, healthy hips.
KETKIDS	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Mad at the Crayon Factory/Mad at School Daniel gets mad that he doesn't get a crayon box right away. Daniel and O are building a cardboard car contraption at school, but when it breaks, they get mad.

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8:30 am ET 7:30 am CT
KET	Alma's Way No-Go Mofongo; Alma vs. Eddie Alma tries to help Mami fix the mofongo. Alma takes her sports rivalry with Eddie too far.
KET2	Workplace Essential Skills Trends and Predictions: Graphs and Data The role and importance of evaluation and the effective presentation of data.
KETKY	After Coal This documentary profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and South Wales.
KETKIDS	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Jodi's Lemonade Stand/Daniel Remembers What He Needs Daniel and his friends set up a lemonade stand. Daniel repeats his checklist out loud so he remembers everything he needs for school.

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9:00 am ET 8:00 am CT
KET	Curious George All-New Hundley/Signs Up Deciding that a collection of signs would make a cool display for his room, George sets out to gather them from all around town. Hundley surprises George one morning by bouncing, running, and playing all around the apartment building. But when he then makes a total mess of his beloved lobby, George knows that all is not what it seems.
KET2	Quilting Arts Uncover the Unexpected Sherry Lipman McCauley adds colorful appliques to painted lines and more to create designs. Jill Kerttula adds layers beneath a photo, stitches, then slices through the fabric for texture and depth.
KETKIDS	Sesame Street The Counting Booth Counters The Count leaves his booth in the hands of an excited Elmo and Abby, who learn how to count in different ways.

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9:30 am ET 8:30 am CT
KET	Sesame Street Cinderella's Clockworks Cinderella's clock is broken but she needs to tell time for the ball. Cinderella, Nina, Abby and Rudy wonder what tool they can use to tighten its loose nut.
KET2	Creative Living Using the "spiraling" method to create an easy arrangement; making fabulous frames using scrapbooking paper and embellishments; the Paleo diet and what it consists of; Chia seeds.
KETKY	Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America Labor "Justice in the Coalfields" is a behind-the-scenes look at the communities affected by the 1989 Pittston coal strike in southwest Virginia.
KETKIDS	Elinor Wonders Why Bird Song; No Need to Shout Noisy birds keep Elinor's dad awake. Elinor loses her voice just before she and her friends are supposed to sing for the class.

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10:00 am ET 9:00 am CT
KET	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Daniel's Winter Adventure/Neighborhood Nutcracker When Daniel, Dad and friends go sledding, Daniel gets scared when he sees how tall the hill is. Daniel reluctantly fills in for Prince Wednesday and dances his part in The Nut Cracker Ballet.
KET2	Museum Access American Heritage Museum - Stow, MA Leslie Mueller explores the world-class American Heritage Museum in Stow, Massachusetts. Plus, Leslie drives a WWII M4 Sherman tank.
KETKIDS	Clifford the Big Red Dog Searchers of the Lost Coin/Birdwell Backwards The gang searches the island for the legendary "Lost Lucky Coin of the Isles." Emily Elizabeth announces it's Backwards Day and she and Clifford have fun doing things backward like eating dinner for breakfast!

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10:30 am ET 9:30 am CT
KET	Donkey Hodie Groovy Guitar/Treasure Nest Donkey's guitar goes missing just before the talent show. Duck Duck finally finds her family's treasure nest, but she is unable to open it.
KET2	Weekends with Yankee The Enthusiasts In Harrisville, New Hampshire, learn about border collies and their intelligence; the Jewish Deli tradition in Brookline, Massachusetts; a festival celebrates Marshmallow Fluff in Somerville, Massachusetts.
KETKY	bookclub@ket Midnight Magic Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Western Kentucky native Bobbie Ann Mason's book of short stories about characters emerging from a rural way of life that is fast disappearing. A 1999 KET production.
KETKIDS	Dinosaur Train Adventure Camp: Ziplining/Adventure Camp: Canyon Hiking After a hike through the rainforest, the campers' adventure culminates as each kid takes a ride on a zipline. Mr. Conductor and Gilbert lead a hike down a canyon, where the kids can see the different layers of the Mesozoic Era!

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11:00 am ET 10:00 am CT
KET	Rick Steves' Europe Sevilla In Sevilla, the flamboyant city of Carmen and Don Juan, bullfighting is still politically correct, and little girls dream of growing up to be flamenco dancers. Sevilla also offers a lacy Moorish palace, a massive cathedral, lavish royal tombs, a labyrinthine Jewish quarter, and tasty "tapas." After exploring its crowded streets, Rick heads south to Andalusia's ultimate whitewashed hilltown, Arcos de la Frontera.
KET2	Epic Trails Backpacking Dominica Eric Hanson travels to the tropical paradise known as Dominica to hike the longest trail in the Caribbean and experience the thrill of freediving and canyoning.
KETKY	Kentucky Collectibles Gibson Guitar; Elvis Presley Autograph; Antique Cars Expert appraisers examine treasures including a 1940's Gibson guitar, a high school yearbook autographed by Elvis Presley, and a couple of antique cars with heartwarming family story behind them.
KETKIDS	Let's Go Luna! Story of Smoothie/Andy the Giant Leo thinks that Wrinkles, his tortoise, is connected to a sultan in Topkapi Palace. Andy has trouble making a drawing of Hagia Sophia.

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11:30 am ET 10:30 am CT
KET	Ask This Old House Gutterless Gutters, Desert Plan Tom installs an alternative to a gutter, Ross and Richard update Kevin on a Future House technology, and Jenn heads to Phoenix to re-create the desert in a homeowner's front yard.
KET2	Growing a Greener World Modern Homesteading - Transforming the Urban Experience One Garden at a Time Seattle's urban homesteaders are living off the land while living in the city, and they're sharing this skillset with others.
KETKY	Kentucky Afield Kayak Fishing; Targeting Carp; Catching Bullfrogs Float fishing for smallmouth bass on Elkhorn Creek; targeting one of the strongest and most overlooked fish species - the carp; catching bullfrogs.
KETKIDS	Curious George School of Dance/Curious George Sounds Off Little monkeys love to dance, which is why George can't wait for Allie's dance party. George discovers that the chickens aren't sleeping and are too tired to lay eggs.

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12:00 pm ET 11:00 am CT
KET	Colombia - Wild and Free Two Rivers Explore the eastern region of Colombia, a land defined by the Orinoco and the Amazon rivers. Along the way, meet amazing wildlife, including jaguars, capybaras, anacondas, and pygmy marmosets.
KET2	Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Fried Pork Chop Sandwich; Buffalo Chicken Dip in Tater Tot Cups; Oatmeal Cookies A night of indulgences! Fry up a pork chop for a loaded sandwich topped with homemade coleslaw, pickles, bbq sauce and beets! Press together tater tots to make crispy cups and stuff with cheesy Buffalo chicken dip. End the night with Tim's favorite - Oatmeal Cookies.
KETKY	Kentucky Life Waveland History; Post-It Picasso; Miner's Songs; Wylie Caudill Learn the history of the 19th century Greek Revival mansion Waveland, now a state landmark; a Letcher County teacher is posting colorful murals with an unusual medium; the 1931 song by Florence Reece that became an anthem for the union miners' cause during the Harlan County Wars; and the bright murals of artist and Cynthiana native Wylie Caudill.
KETKIDS	Nature Cat The Legend of Gold Gardens/Winter Dance Party Nature Cat and the gang uncover a map to The Gardens of Gold! Daisy forgets to plan her family's Winter Solstice Dance Party.

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12:30 pm ET 11:30 am CT
KET2	Maria's Portuguese Table California's Central Valley Explore California's Central Valley, from a Festa in Fresno to a bloodless bullfight in Gustine.
KETKY	Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Fried Pork Chop Sandwich; Buffalo Chicken Dip in Tater Tot Cups; Oatmeal Cookies A night of indulgences! Fry up a pork chop for a loaded sandwich topped with homemade coleslaw, pickles, bbq sauce and beets! Press together tater tots to make crispy cups and stuff with cheesy Buffalo chicken dip. End the night with Tim's favorite - Oatmeal Cookies.
KETKIDS	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Helen Keller/I Am Alexander Graham Bell Xavier and his friends travel back it time to see how Helen Keller.learned to read and to speak. Brad takes his friends back in time to meet someone who worked his whole life to help people be heard: Alexander Graham Bell.

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1:00 pm ET 12:00 pm CT
KET	Nova Why Ships Crash Nova investigates the 2021 crash of the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal and its impact.
KET2	A Chef's Life Love Me Some Candied Yams! Vivian introduces viewers to Rob and Amy Hill, proprietors of one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country and two of the restaurant's best customers.
KETKY	Lanham Brothers Jamboree Gaining Ground; Leland Isbill This show features Gaining Ground and Leland Isbill.
KETKIDS	Molly of Denali The Night Manager/Not So Permafrost Molly and Trini have trouble checking in the Sassy Ladies of Saskatoon when they arrive at the Trading Post a day early. Molly is determined to save the old clubhouse from sinking completely into the ground.

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1:30 pm ET 12:30 pm CT
KET2	Pati's Mexican Table Modern Mexico Pati meets two chefs in Mexico City who are putting modern spins on this age-old cuisine. She makes Boston lettuce salad with avocado dressing and beef and veggie mole stew.
KETKY	Violins of Hope Louisville: Connecting the Past to the Present This film tells the story of The Violins of Hope, a collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the impact the exhibit had on students from Floyd County High School, who visited the exhibit at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville.
KETKIDS	Hero Elementary Back on Track; Switcheroo-er When a toy train display featuring a model replica of City Town gets ruined, Sparks' Crew sets out to rebuild a new one. AJ invents a gadget that switches everyone's powers - the heroes must get their old powers back!

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2:00 pm ET 1:00 pm CT
KET	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Fred Rogers Xavier learns that he is a special person just the way he is after he has a playdate with Fred Rogers.
KET2	Getting Dot Older Getting Dot Older Roberto Mighty interviews Baby Boomers including a photographer, a martial artist and a grandmother.
KETKY	Connections with Renee Shaw Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court Kathy Vasquez, veterans justice outreach specialist, and Elton Terry, recovery coordinator, with the Lexington VA Medical Center, talk about the Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court (FCVTC). The FCVTC program provides court-supervised treatment for veterans as an alternative to incarceration, services and treatments address substance abuse and/or mental health; connection to benefits; and help with housing, employment, and education. Part of KET's "Inside Opioid Addiction" initiative, funded in part by a grant from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
KETKIDS	Cyberchase A Clean Sweep The kids must invent a "confetti cleaner" to stop Hacker's plan to take over Radopolis.

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2:30 pm ET 1:30 pm CT
KET	Let's Go Luna! Queen for a Day/Jolly Special Friend In London, Carmen loves the idea of being a queen at Buckingham Palace but finds out that royal life is more complicated than it looks. When Papa Chockers is too sick to make lunch, Leo, Carmen, Andy, and Luna search London for food that is truly special.
KET2	Museum Access American Heritage Museum - Stow, MA Leslie Mueller explores the world-class American Heritage Museum in Stow, Massachusetts. Plus, Leslie drives a WWII M4 Sherman tank.
KETKY	Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection Sourwood Mountain Dulcimers/John Jacob Niles I.D. Stamper, a master dulcimer builder and player from Letcher County, Ky., and John McCutcheon, a young musician, play together, swap tunes, discuss musical traditions, and demonstrate the difference between hammered and mountain-style dulcimer. And, a portrait of John Jacob Niles, the adding machine repairman who came to eastern Kentucky in 1909 and became a much-noted "arranger, expander, collector, recorder, and performer" of traditional Appalachian ballads. The film shows Niles in concert, at home, at work arranging his music, and explaining the historical place of balladry in American music.
KETKIDS	Pinkalicious & Peterrific The Monster Trap/The Search for Peter's Whistle It's bedtime, but Peter is convinced there is a monster hiding in his room. It seems like everyone in Pinkville can whistle, except Peter.

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3:00 pm ET 2:00 pm CT
KET	Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pink or Treat; Berry Scary Pink-a-Girl and Pirate Peter must save the day when a storm knocks out Pinkville's power lines days before Halloween.
KET2	Weekends with Yankee The Enthusiasts In Harrisville, New Hampshire, learn about border collies and their intelligence; the Jewish Deli tradition in Brookline, Massachusetts; a festival celebrates Marshmallow Fluff in Somerville, Massachusetts.
KETKIDS	Pinkalicious & Peterrific Face Painting/Sailing Away Peter thinks he's too short to do fun activities, so he makes shoes that let you jump really high! inkalicious, Peter, Rafael and Jasmine set out to find a Pinkatoo, a rare music-loving bird.

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3:30 pm ET 2:30 pm CT
KET	Dinosaur Train Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!/Diamond Anniversary Tiny gets worries when she loses Shiny's favorite shiny shell and begins to stomp with frustration. Everyone attends Stacie's "Hornucopia" celebration, where she reveals her new big horns.
KET2	Epic Trails Backpacking Dominica Eric Hanson travels to the tropical paradise known as Dominica to hike the longest trail in the Caribbean and experience the thrill of freediving and canyoning.
KETKY	Kentucky Life Camp Nelson Historic Photography; Camp Nelson Honor Guard; Equine Artist Jaime Corum; Coca Cola Art Deco Building; B24 Diamond Lil Historians bring Civil War soldiers' lives into focus at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County; the Honor Guard at Camp Nelson escorts veterans to their final rest; Jaime Corum paints portraits of the world's most famous horses; and the Art Deco Coca Cola bottling plant in Paducah gets a second chance at being a landmark. "Kentucky Life" Moment: Tour B-24 "Diamond Lil" at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky in Lexington.
KETKIDS	Elinor Wonders Why Bird Song; No Need to Shout Noisy birds keep Elinor's dad awake. Elinor loses her voice just before she and her friends are supposed to sing for the class.

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4:00 pm ET 3:00 pm CT
KET	Clifford the Big Red Dog Samantha's Perfect Day/Welcome Home, Natalie Chan Emily Elizabeth, Pablo, and Jack plan a surprise party for Samantha's birthday. Pablo rallies his friends to welcome his favorite author Natalie Chan to Birdwell Island.
KET2	Woodsmith Shop Trestle Hall Table This versatile table is a great addition to any space, casual or formal. It can serve in many ways.
KETKY	Chronicles: Kentucky History Magazine Volume 1 Recount the early years of Mary Todd in Lexington before she married Abraham Lincoln; learn about one woman's fight for freedom and her life in Louisville during the Civil War; explore the 1833 cholera epidemic that killed nearly ten percent of Lexington's population.
KETKIDS	Donkey Hodie Flying Flapjacks; Pickle Penguin Problem Donkey wants to make Grampy a surprise birthday breakfast but none of her flapjacks will fly. Panda's toy pickle gets stuck between two rocks.

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4:30 pm ET 3:30 pm CT
KET	Nature Cat Rock Clues/Sweet Scent Squeeks needs to find her missing magnifying glass in time for the Rock Stars Club meeting. The gang tracks down a sweet scent.
KET2	Kentucky Afield Kayak Fishing; Targeting Carp; Catching Bullfrogs Float fishing for smallmouth bass on Elkhorn Creek; targeting one of the strongest and most overlooked fish species - the carp; catching bullfrogs.
KETKIDS	Curious George School of Dance/Curious George Sounds Off Little monkeys love to dance, which is why George can't wait for Allie's dance party. George discovers that the chickens aren't sleeping and are too tired to lay eggs.

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5:00 pm ET 4:00 pm CT
KET	Odd Squad Olive and Otto in Shmumberland When Olive and Otto get zapped into a comic book, Olive must use her knowledge of the comic book to escape.
KET2	Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Fried Pork Chop Sandwich; Buffalo Chicken Dip in Tater Tot Cups; Oatmeal Cookies A night of indulgences! Fry up a pork chop for a loaded sandwich topped with homemade coleslaw, pickles, bbq sauce and beets! Press together tater tots to make crispy cups and stuff with cheesy Buffalo chicken dip. End the night with Tim's favorite - Oatmeal Cookies.
KETKY	After Coal This documentary profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and South Wales.
KETKIDS	Alma's Way Cardboard Club; Alma Clues In Alma and friends build a cardboard clubhouse. Alma solves the case of a missing piragua.

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5:30 pm ET 4:30 pm CT
KET	Arthur Molina's Mulligan/Buster Bombs Alberto discovers that he has a natural talent for golf and begins competing. Buster has lost his flair for funny, and the harder he tries to make people laugh, the worse it gets!
KET2	Maria's Portuguese Table California's Central Valley Explore California's Central Valley, from a Festa in Fresno to a bloodless bullfight in Gustine.
KETKIDS	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Helen Keller/I Am Alexander Graham Bell Xavier and his friends travel back it time to see how Helen Keller.learned to read and to speak. Brad takes his friends back in time to meet someone who worked his whole life to help people be heard: Alexander Graham Bell.

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6:00 pm ET 5:00 pm CT
KET	Kentucky Life Waveland History; Post-It Picasso; Miner's Songs; Wylie Caudill Learn the history of the 19th century Greek Revival mansion Waveland, now a state landmark; a Letcher County teacher is posting colorful murals with an unusual medium; the 1931 song by Florence Reece that became an anthem for the union miners' cause during the Harlan County Wars; and the bright murals of artist and Cynthiana native Wylie Caudill.
KET2	A Chef's Life Love Me Some Candied Yams! Vivian introduces viewers to Rob and Amy Hill, proprietors of one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country and two of the restaurant's best customers.
KETKY	Headwaters: Real Stories from Rural America Labor "Justice in the Coalfields" is a behind-the-scenes look at the communities affected by the 1989 Pittston coal strike in southwest Virginia.
KETKIDS	Molly of Denali The Night Manager/Not So Permafrost Molly and Trini have trouble checking in the Sassy Ladies of Saskatoon when they arrive at the Trading Post a day early. Molly is determined to save the old clubhouse from sinking completely into the ground.

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6:30 pm ET 5:30 pm CT
KET	BBC World News America
KET2	Pati's Mexican Table Modern Mexico Pati meets two chefs in Mexico City who are putting modern spins on this age-old cuisine. She makes Boston lettuce salad with avocado dressing and beef and veggie mole stew.
KETKIDS	Hero Elementary Back on Track; Switcheroo-er When a toy train display featuring a model replica of City Town gets ruined, Sparks' Crew sets out to rebuild a new one. AJ invents a gadget that switches everyone's powers - the heroes must get their old powers back!

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6:57 pm ET 5:57 pm CT
KET	KY Headlines May 19, 2022

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7:00 pm ET 6:00 pm CT
KET	PBS NewsHour
KET2	Home Diagnosis The Headaches of Homechem: Why We Should Care Simple activities like cooking, cleaning and just being inside a home can cause an elevated level of pollution.
KETKY	bookclub@ket Midnight Magic Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Western Kentucky native Bobbie Ann Mason's book of short stories about characters emerging from a rural way of life that is fast disappearing. A 1999 KET production.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Koala Balloon Martin and Chris help a koala stranded in the Australian Outback get back to his Eucalyptus forest.

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7:30 pm ET 6:30 pm CT
KET2	The Red Green Show The Moosetrap The men decide to host a dinner theater at the Lodge and discuss how you can tell whether two people are married by the way they sit in the car. Red builds a portable desk using an old suitcase and some TV trays, Walter tries his hand at pulling a rickshaw, and Ranger Gord presents a homemade animated film on pollution.
KETKY	Kentucky Collectibles Gibson Guitar; Elvis Presley Autograph; Antique Cars Expert appraisers examine treasures including a 1940's Gibson guitar, a high school yearbook autographed by Elvis Presley, and a couple of antique cars with heartwarming family story behind them.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Rainforest Stew Chris and Martin go in search of an obscure tropical rainforest creature to add to their Life Lists.

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KET	KY Headlines May 19, 2022

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KET	Antiques Roadshow Colonial Williamsburg Hour 2 Standout treasures from Colonial Williamsburg include a Tony Walton "Mary Poppins" design sketch, an astronaut signed Mercury Project book and a Gallet flying officer "Red Tail" chronograph.
KET2	This Old House Saratoga Springs \| Secret Gardens The old 170-year-old basement is getting an addition with ICFs, a new slab, and a concrete bulkhead staircase, but first the radon gas must be addressed.
KETKY	Kentucky Afield Kayak Fishing; Targeting Carp; Catching Bullfrogs Float fishing for smallmouth bass on Elkhorn Creek; targeting one of the strongest and most overlooked fish species - the carp; catching bullfrogs.
KETKIDS	Odd Squad Sample of New York/It's Not Easy Being Chill The Mobile Unit reports to the New York City Odd Squad to help with a big problem. An agent-in-training visits the Mobile Unit.

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KET2	Ask This Old House Replacing a Toilet Seat, Full Mortise Lockset Repair Richard shows how to replace a toilet seat and Jenn Largesse builds a pergola for her backyard. Nathan repairs a century-old full mortise lockset.
KETKY	Kentucky Life Waveland History; Post-It Picasso; Miner's Songs; Wylie Caudill Learn the history of the 19th century Greek Revival mansion Waveland, now a state landmark; a Letcher County teacher is posting colorful murals with an unusual medium; the 1931 song by Florence Reece that became an anthem for the union miners' cause during the Harlan County Wars; and the bright murals of artist and Cynthiana native Wylie Caudill.
KETKIDS	Odd Squad The Curious Case of Pirate-Itis/Oscar the Couch Otto and Oscar try to stop Olive from turning into a pirate. Oscar turns himself into a couch.

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KET	Doc Martin Old Dogs Dr. Martin Ellingham is still as clumsy as ever when it comes to forming relationships with the opposite sex. Just when things were beginning to look rosily romantic between him and pretty school teacher Louisa Glasson, he makes a terrible faux pas.
KET2	Secrets of the Dead The Nero Files Take a closer look at the life and legend of Nero, the infamous Roman emperor, as a forensic profiler attempts to find out what history may have gotten wrong about his alleged tyranny.
KETKY	Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Fried Pork Chop Sandwich; Buffalo Chicken Dip in Tater Tot Cups; Oatmeal Cookies A night of indulgences! Fry up a pork chop for a loaded sandwich topped with homemade coleslaw, pickles, bbq sauce and beets! Press together tater tots to make crispy cups and stuff with cheesy Buffalo chicken dip. End the night with Tim's favorite - Oatmeal Cookies.
KETKIDS	Arthur Fifteen - Parts I & II George gets his shot to win big bucks for his school on the radio show "15 minutes of Fame."

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KETKY	Lanham Brothers Jamboree Gaining Ground; Leland Isbill This show features Gaining Ground and Leland Isbill.
KETKIDS	Arthur D.W.'s Name Game/Finders Key-pers The name-calling contest between Arthur and D.W. improves their vocabularies, but gets a little out of control. Arthur, Brain, and Binky find a mysterious key and argue over who gets to keep whatever it goes to-even though they don't know what that is.

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KET	Father Brown The Requiem for the Dead Father Brown investigates the murder of a notorious child killer, who was found dead in the woods.
KET2	Nazi War Machines: Secrets Uncovered The U-Boats The Nazi's U-boats, the force that most threatened wartime Britain's survival, are examined.
KETKY	Violins of Hope Louisville: Connecting the Past to the Present This film tells the story of The Violins of Hope, a collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the impact the exhibit had on students from Floyd County High School, who visited the exhibit at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville.
KETKIDS	Cyberchase A Clean Sweep The kids must invent a "confetti cleaner" to stop Hacker's plan to take over Radopolis.

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KETKY	Connections with Renee Shaw Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court Kathy Vasquez, veterans justice outreach specialist, and Elton Terry, recovery coordinator, with the Lexington VA Medical Center, talk about the Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court (FCVTC). The FCVTC program provides court-supervised treatment for veterans as an alternative to incarceration, services and treatments address substance abuse and/or mental health; connection to benefits; and help with housing, employment, and education. Part of KET's "Inside Opioid Addiction" initiative, funded in part by a grant from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
KETKIDS	Pinkalicious & Peterrific The Monster Trap/The Search for Peter's Whistle It's bedtime, but Peter is convinced there is a monster hiding in his room. It seems like everyone in Pinkville can whistle, except Peter.

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KET	BBC World News
KET2	Les Stroud's Beyond Survival The Bushmen of the Kalahari Part 1 Les Stroud travels for two days to reach the San Kalahari tribe and is accepted into the tribe. He learns the delicate and deadly art of making poison arrows, tracking porcupine and more.
KETKY	Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection Sourwood Mountain Dulcimers/John Jacob Niles I.D. Stamper, a master dulcimer builder and player from Letcher County, Ky., and John McCutcheon, a young musician, play together, swap tunes, discuss musical traditions, and demonstrate the difference between hammered and mountain-style dulcimer. And, a portrait of John Jacob Niles, the adding machine repairman who came to eastern Kentucky in 1909 and became a much-noted "arranger, expander, collector, recorder, and performer" of traditional Appalachian ballads. The film shows Niles in concert, at home, at work arranging his music, and explaining the historical place of balladry in American music.
KETKIDS	Pinkalicious & Peterrific Face Painting/Sailing Away Peter thinks he's too short to do fun activities, so he makes shoes that let you jump really high! inkalicious, Peter, Rafael and Jasmine set out to find a Pinkatoo, a rare music-loving bird.

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KET	Kentucky Life Waveland History; Post-It Picasso; Miner's Songs; Wylie Caudill Learn the history of the 19th century Greek Revival mansion Waveland, now a state landmark; a Letcher County teacher is posting colorful murals with an unusual medium; the 1931 song by Florence Reece that became an anthem for the union miners' cause during the Harlan County Wars; and the bright murals of artist and Cynthiana native Wylie Caudill.
KET2	Lucky Chow Food as Wellness A look at "food as medicine" includes visits to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Centre in China, Manhattan Chinatown's Po Wing Market and Seoul's Kimchi Museum.
KETKIDS	Elinor Wonders Why Bird Song; No Need to Shout Noisy birds keep Elinor's dad awake. Elinor loses her voice just before she and her friends are supposed to sing for the class.

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KET	Amanpour and Company
KET2	Lucy Worsley Investigates Princes in the Tower What happened to the Princes in the Tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.
KETKY	Belle Brezing and the Gilded Age of the Bluegrass The story of Belle Brezing, the Lexington Madam who ran a Victorian era brothel, is explored. The film details Brezing's journey from hardscrabble youth to the Baroness of the Brothel, while becoming the nearly undeniable inspiration for Belle Watling from "Gone with the Wind."
KETKIDS	Donkey Hodie Flying Flapjacks; Pickle Penguin Problem Donkey wants to make Grampy a surprise birthday breakfast but none of her flapjacks will fly. Panda's toy pickle gets stuck between two rocks.

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