Upcoming

Commitment - S1 E6

Premiered On: 02/10/2001

"Hands On: A Year in an Eastern Kentucky Classroom" is a warm, funny look at education reform. "Belinda," is the portrait of an AIDS activist.

• Wednesday April 1, 2026 11:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 1, 2026 10:00 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 2, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 2, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Friday April 3, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 2, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

Old-Time Country Music - S1 E7

Premiered On: 02/17/2001

"Sunny Side of Life" tells the story of the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, VA.

• Tuesday April 7, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday April 7, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 8, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 8, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 8, 2026 11:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 8, 2026 10:00 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 9, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 9, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Friday April 10, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 9, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

Labor - S1 E8

Premiered On: 02/24/2001

"Justice in the Coalfields" is a behind-the-scenes look at the communities affected by the 1989 Pittston coal strike in southwest Virginia.

• Tuesday April 14, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday April 14, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 15, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 15, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 15, 2026 11:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 15, 2026 10:00 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 16, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 16, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Friday April 17, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 16, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

His Eye Is on the Sparrow/Girls' Hoops - S2 E4

Premiered On: 06/23/2003

"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" profiles Ethel Caffie-Austin, a daughter of the coalfields and West Virginia's "First Lady of Gospel Music." "Girls' Hoops" explores the history of girls' high school basketball in Kentucky, including its first heyday in the 1920s; the subsequent 42-year ban on statewide competition; its rebirth in the 1970s; and its development into the fiercely competitive, popular sport it has become today.

• Tuesday April 21, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday April 21, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 22, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 22, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 22, 2026 11:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 22, 2026 10:00 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 23, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 23, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Friday April 24, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 23, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

Rough Side of the Mountain - S2 E5

Premiered On: 06/30/2003

Two southwest Virginia towns, Trammel and Ivanhoe, attempt to recover from the closings of manufacturing plants and mining companies. But their grassroots community-organizing efforts are stymied by the "steel ceiling" often encountered by poor rural communities as they struggle to develop new economies in an increasingly global system. A 2003 Production.

• Tuesday April 28, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday April 28, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 29, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 29, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday April 29, 2026 11:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 29, 2026 10:00 am CT on KETKY
• Thursday April 30, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 30, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Friday May 1, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday April 30, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

Recent

Commitment - S1 E6

• Wednesday April 1, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday April 1, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY
• Tuesday March 31, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday March 31, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY

Down-Home Artists - S1 E5

• Friday March 27, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 26, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday March 26, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 26, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Wednesday March 25, 2026 11:35 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday March 25, 2026 10:35 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday March 25, 2026 8:16 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday March 25, 2026 7:16 am CT on KETKY
• Tuesday March 24, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday March 24, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY

Economy - S1 E4

• Friday March 20, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 19, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday March 19, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 19, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Wednesday March 18, 2026 11:26 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday March 18, 2026 10:26 am CT on KETKY
• Tuesday March 17, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday March 17, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY

Environment—On Our Land - S1 E3

• Friday March 13, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 12, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday March 12, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 12, 2026 12:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Tuesday March 10, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday March 10, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY

American Originals—Minnie Black's Gourd Band - S1 E2

• Friday March 6, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 5, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
• Thursday March 5, 2026 1:14 pm ET on KETKY
• Thursday March 5, 2026 12:14 pm CT on KETKY
• Wednesday March 4, 2026 11:33 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday March 4, 2026 10:33 am CT on KETKY
• Tuesday March 3, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday March 3, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY