KET’s SummerPledge 2024, which runs Aug. 31-Sept. 8, features special performances from a variety of rock ’n roll giants. During SummerPledge donation, viewers can support KET by calling in their pledge to (800) 866-0366 or donating online at KET.org/Donate. With your SummerPledge donation, you’re helping KET provide your favorite programs — which cost more than $4 million a year — including Masterpiece dramas, Nova, Finding Your Roots, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and all the other classic movies, documentaries, and programs not found anywhere else. Thank you for your generous support!

SummerPledge 2024 highlights include:  

Kentucky Life: Great Kentucky Hoard
KET Saturday, Aug. 31 • 7:30/6:30 pm
KET2 Friday, Sept. 6 • 7/6 pm
Hear from a Kentucky farmer who in 2023 discovered a cache of more than 800 gold and silver Civil War-era coins worth millions buried in a cornfield on his property.

Rolling Stones: Grrr Live!
KET Saturday, Aug. 31 • 10/9 pm
KET2 Thursday, Sept. 5 • 11/10 pm
Celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary with Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Mick Taylor, the Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr. and more.

Hotel Portofino: Season 3 Finale
KET Sunday, Sept. 1 • 8/7 pm
Enjoy the startling season 3 finale of this series that revolves around Bella Ainsworth and her family who run a hotel for wealthy vacationers in the resort town of Portofino on the Italian Rivera.

Chicago & Friends: Live At 55
KET Monday, Sept. 2 • 9:30/8:30 pm
KET2 Friday, Sept. 6 • 10:30/9:30 pm
Join Chicago as they perform their greatest hits and are joined by special guests Steve Vai, Chris Daughtry, Judith Hill and more.

Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
KET Monday, Sept. 2 • 8/7 pm
KET2 Friday, Sept. 6 • 7:30/6:30 pm
Join the iconic duo and the more than 500,000 fans who came out for this once-in-a-lifetime 1981 concert from the world’s most famous urban park.   

Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano
KET Wednesdays, Sept. 4 • 10/9 pm
KET2 Thursday, Sept. 5 • 1:30/12:30 am
Celebrate the legendary performer in a spectacular 2012 concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

All Creatures Great and Small: A Season 4 Change
KET Sunday, Sept. 1 • 9:30/8:30 pm
KET2 Wednesday, Sept. 4 • 8:30/7:30 pm
Go on the set for season 4 of the charming Masterpiece series based on James Herriot’s beloved books, featuring interviews with the cast and creators, revealing how they bring the heartwarming world of the Yorkshire Dales to life.

Additionally, with your donation to KET, you’re eligible for tickets to a special event:

Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey in Louisville
Saturday, Nov. 9 • Kentucky Performing Arts Center

Visit KET.org/Donate to see all the thank-you gifts available.

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