Lucy's got some "splainin'" to do...

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION is back with 4 new episodes reminding us of the magic of real laughter on TV...featuring legends such as Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers and Mary Tyler Moore.
It also looks at Lucille Ball's breakthrough on "I Love Lucy" and covers television's
most enduring variety star, Carol Burnett...PIONEERS OF TELEVISION...7pm

Drawing on FRONTLINE’s rich archive of films and hundreds of interviews, Inside Obama’s Presidency serves as an intimate look at the president’s first term and offers a revealing glimpse into his final four years in office.The film, produced by the award-winning investigative team that delivered The Choice 2012, goes behind closed doors and presents an unflinching view of the sometimes painful political realities of governing in modern-day Washington. FRONTLINE: INSIDE OBAMA'S PRESIDENCY...9pm

Fast food is about money...Soul Food is about flavor...

The African American love affair with soul food is deep-rooted, complex, and in some tragic cases, deadly. This film puts this culinary tradition under the microscope to examine both its benefits and consequences. Baffled by his dad's reluctance to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about this culinary tradition and it's relevance to black cultural identity. INDEPENDENT LENS: SOUL FOOD JUNKIE...9pm

Telling the truth can be deadly...

In Mexico, more than 40 journalists have been slain or have vanished since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon came to power and launched a government offensive against the country's powerful drug cartels and organized crime. "Reportero" follows a veteran reporter and his colleagues  as they ply their trade in one of the deadliest places in the world for members of the media.
POV: REPORTERO...Saturday 11pm

And of course, Sunday brings more DOWNTON ABBEY, as PBS re-airs the first episode from last week at 6pm, then premieres episode 2 of season 3 at 8pm...cheers!

Pretty good cigars as well...

For decades, Cuba's wild landscapes lay untouched while its Caribbean neighbors poisoned or paved over their ecological riches. Now, Cuba's priceless treasures are about to face an onslaught. Tourism is already on the rise and most experts predict tourism will double once the U.S. trade embargo ends. What will happen to Cuba's stunning biodiversity? NATURE presents CUBA: THE ACCIDENTAL EDEN...7pm

The movement that inspired Uncle Tom's Cabin...

Shared beliefs about slavery bring together people from all walks of life, including author Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose first trip to the South changes her life and her writing, and Frederick Douglass, a young slave who becomes hopeful when he hears about the abolitionists. Tonight PBS premieres part 1 of THE ABOLITIONISTS and the story of these and others who helped change a nation...8pm

$1,000,000 find on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW...

In Corpus Christi, Texas, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW discovers a million-dollar item when a guest brings in a Diego Rivera oil painting created in 1904 when the artist was just 18 years old! 7pm

In Mexico, more than 40 journalists have been slain or "vanished" since December 2006.
"Reportero" follows a veteran reporter and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based independent newsweekly, as they work in one of the deadliest places in the world for members of the media.
As the drug war intensifies and the risks to journalists become greater, will the free press be silenced? POV delves into the story, tonight at 9pm 

He's got diamonds on the souls of his shoes...

Paul Simon's Graceland album is now a quarter-century old...an experiment in cross-cultural collaboration that sold 14 million albums worldwide, produced three Top 40 singles, and won Grammys for both "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for its title track. In 2011, acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger accompanied Simon on his return to South Africa to reunite and perform with several of the musicians involved in the original album, capturing Simon's unique homecoming journey as he reflects on the landmark events as well as looks to the future.  GREAT PERFORMANCES: PAUL SIMON'S GRACELAND JOURNEY...Friday at 8pm

It's a real castle. People really do live there. SECRETS OF HIGHCLERE CASTLE is the behind the scenes story of one of the England's most spectacular country houses, and home to television's DOWNTON ABBEY...Sunday at 7pm

Then of course, DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 begins right after at 8pm...cheers!