Broadcast Schedule
As the country marks the 5th anniversary of the January 6th Capitol Attack, Public Defender offers a timely meditation on accountability, compassion, and the essential promise of democracy. This isn't just a story about one lawyer, it's a reflection of us all. See a full list of broadcast dates below.
Public Defender will air nationally on WORLD Channel and will be available for streaming on PBS Passport from January until March 2026.
Use the PBS Station Finder to identify your local station. Broadcast times and dates are subject to change.
ALABAMA
Alabama PTV
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
Alabama PTV
Thursday, January 15 at 8pm CT
ARKANSAS
Arkansas PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Public
Tuesday, January 6 at 10:30pm ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 3:30am ET
GEORGIA
GPB
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
ILLINOIS
WSIU / WSEC
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
Lakeshore PBS
Tuesday, January 13 at 11pm CT
WEIU
Wednesday, January 21 at 8pm CT
Thursday, January 22 at 3am CT
Thursday, January 22 at 1pm CT
Thursday, January 22 at 11pm CT
KANSAS
Kansas City PBS (KCPT)
Monday, January 19 at 10pm CT
Sunday, January 25 at 12pm CT
Kansas City PBS (dt2)
Saturday, January 24 at 9pm CT
Sunday, January 25 at 11pm CT
Monday, January 26 at 2am CT
MARYLAND
WETA
Saturday, January 3 at 8pm ET
WETA
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WHUT
Sunday, January 4 at 7pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 8pm ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 2am ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 11am ET
MPT2
Tuesday, January 6 at 10pm ET
MINNESOTA
Pioneer PBS - Western MN
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Public Media
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
NEW JERSEY
NJ PBS
Thursday, January 8 at 10pm ET
Saturday, January 10 at 4am ET
NORTH CAROLINA
SCETV
- Charlotte & Western NC
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
SCETV (ETV World)
Wednesday, February 18 at 8pm ET
OKLAHOMA
OETA
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
SOUTH CAROLINA
SCETV
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
SCETV (ETV World)
Wednesday, February 18 at 8pm ET
TEXAS
KERA, KLRN, & Austin PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
Austin PBS
Sunday, February 9 at 10:30pm CT
VIRGIN ISLANDS
WTJX
Monday, January 5 at 10pm AST
WASHINGTON, DC
WETA
Saturday, January 3 at 8pm ET
WETA
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WHUT
Sunday, January 4 at 7pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 8pm ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 2am ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 11am ET
MPT2
Tuesday, January 6 at 10pm ET
ALASKA
Alaska Public Media
(WORLD Channel)
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am ET-4
Tuesday, January 6 at 5am ET-4
Tuesday, January 6 at 1pm ET-4
Sunday, January 11 at 9am ET-4
CALIFORNIA
PBS SoCal, KQED,
KVIE, KPBS, & Valley PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 5pm PT
Monday, January 5 at 10pm PT
Tuesday, January 6 at 6am PT
Sunday, January 11 at 2am PT
KVIE
Tuesday, January 6 at 10:30pm PT
KVCR
Wednesday, January 7 at 7pm PT
KVCR
(Desert Cities)
Thursday, January 8 at 11:30pm PT
Friday, January 9 at 4am PT
KEET
Sunday, January 11 at 11pm PT
KLCS
Monday, January 12 at 8pm PT
Tuesday, January 13 at 2am PT
KRJK
Sunday, February 8 at 7pm PT
KRCB
Thursday, February 12 at 8pm PT
Friday, February 13 at 1am PT
DELAWARE
WHYY
Monday, January 5 at 9pm ET
WHYY
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
HAWAII
PBS Hawaii
Tuesday, January 13 at 9pm ET-6
Sunday, January 18 at 12am ET-6
INDIANA
WFYI
Monday, January 5 at 9pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9pm ET (Plus)
Ball State PBS
Tuesday, January 6 at 12:30am ET
Indiana Public Media
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
LOUISIANA
WYES
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
WLAE
Wednesday, February 4 at 9pm CT
Friday, February 6 at 3am CT
WLAE dt2
Thursday, February 5 at 1am and 7am CT
MASSACHUSSETTS
GBH
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
GBH44
Tuesday, January 6 at 6pm ET
GBH2
Thursday, January 8 at 9pm ET
MISSOURI
Nine PBS & OPTV Ozarks
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
Kansas City PBS (KCPT)
Monday, January 19 at 10pm CT
Sunday, January 25 at 12pm CT
Kansas City PBS (dt2)
Saturday, January 24 at 9pm CT
Sunday, January 25 at 11pm CT
Monday, January 26 at 2am CT
NEVADA
Vegas PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 5pm PT
Monday, January 5 at 10pm PT
Tuesday, January 6 at 6am PT
Sunday, January 11 at 2am PT
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico PBS
Sunday, January 4 at 11pm MT
New Mexico PBS
& NM State / KRWG
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 6pm MT
Monday, January 6 at 11pm MT
Tuesday, January 6 at 7am MT
Sunday, January 11 at 3am MT
NORTH DAKOTA
Prairie Public
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
OREGON
Southern Oregon PBS
& OPB
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 5pm PT
Monday, January 5 at 10pm PT
Tuesday, January 6 at 6am PT
Sunday, January 11 at 2am PT
Southern Oregon PBS (dt2)
Wednesday, January 7 at 11pm PT
SOUTH DAKOTA
SDPBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
SDPBS
Monday, January 5 at 8pm CT
Wednesday, January 7 at 1am CT
UTAH
PBS Utah / KUED
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 6pm MT
Monday, January 6 at 11pm MT
Tuesday, January 6 at 7am MT
Sunday, January 11 at 3am MT
VIRGINIA
WETA - DC Metro
Saturday, January 3 at 8pm ET
WHUT - DC Metro
(WORLD Channel)
Sunday, January 4 at 7pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 8pm ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 2am ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 11am ET
Blue Ridge PBS (dt2)
Sunday, January 4 at 12am ET
Sunday, January 4 at 10am ET
Monday, January 5 at 1:30am ET
WETA, WHRO,
Virginia Public Media,
& Blue Ridge PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Sunday, January 11 at 4pm ET
ARIZONA
Arizona PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 6pm MST
Monday, January 5 at 11pm MST
Tuesday, January 6 at 7am MST
Sunday, January 11 at 3am MST
COLORADO
Rocky Mountain PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 6pm MT
Monday, January 6 at 11pm MT
Tuesday, January 6 at 7am MT
Sunday, January 11 at 3am MT
PBS 12
Sunday, February 22 at 10pm MT (on 12.1)
KRMA
Thursday, March 26 at 8pm MT
Friday, March 27 at 1am MT
FLORIDA
WEDU, WJCT, WGCU
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WSRE & WEIQ
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
WEIQ (on APTV)
Wednesday, January 15 at 8pm CT
IDAHO
Idaho PTV
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 5pm PT
Monday, January 5 at 10pm PT
Tuesday, January 6 at 6am PT
Sunday, January 11 at 2am PT
IOWA
Iowa PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
MAINE
Maine PTV
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
Maine PBS
Thursday, January 22 at 10pm ET
Saturday, January 24 at 5pm ET
MICHIGAN
Detroit PTV, WGVU,
& Delta College Public Media
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
MONTANA
Montana PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 6pm MT
Monday, January 6 at 11pm MT
Tuesday, January 6 at 7am MT
Sunday, January 11 at 3am MT
Montana PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Thursday, January 15 at 1am MT
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
NEW YORK
WLIW, WHMT, & WXXI
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
and 10:30pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WXXI
Friday, January 9 at 1am ET
Buffalo-Toronto
Public Media
Monday, January 5 at 10:30pm ET
Sunday, January 11 at 11pm ET
Connecticut Public
Tuesday, January 6 at 10:30pm ET
Wednesday, January 7 at 3:30am ET
NJ PBS - Metro NY
Thursday, January 8 at 10pm ET
Saturday, January 10 at 4am ET
WMHT Albany
Monday, March 9 at 10pm ET
OHIO
WVIZ, WOUB Public Media,
& ThinkTV
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WOSU
Sunday, January 4 at 11:30pm ET
Friday, January 9 at 12:30am ET
PENNSYLVANIA
WHYY
Monday, January 5 at 9pm ET
WHYY, PBS39, & WQED
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WITF
Sunday, January 18 at 4pm ET
NJ PBS
Thursday, January 8 at 10pm ET
Saturday, January 10 at 4am ET
TENNESSEE
Nashville PBS, WKNO,
WCTE Central TN,
& East Tennessee PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
VERMONT
Vermont PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 8pm ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 1am ET
Tuesday, January 6 at 9am ET
Sunday, January 11 at 5am ET
WASHINGTON
KCTS 9, KSPS, & Idaho PTV
Monday, January 5 at 5pm PT
Monday, January 5 at 10pm PT
Tuesday, January 6 at 6am PT
Sunday, January 11 at 2am PT
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee PBS
(WORLD Channel)
Monday, January 5 at 7pm CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 12am CT
Tuesday, January 6 at 8am CT
Sunday, January 11 at 4am CT
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, January 8 at 2pm CT
Sunday, January 25 at 9pm CT
The national broadcast of Public Defender is presented by NETA.
Thank you to our station relations team at Artemis Independent.
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