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Sunday, August 2

12:00 am ET 11:00 pm CT
KET	WoodSongs Ben Sollee and Scott T. Smith Kentucky cellist, songwriter and composer Ben Sollee; folk and Americana singer-songwriter Scott T. Smith; singer-songwriter Dalton Daily, 15.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Puffin Rescue When a rogue wave crashes into the Tortuga, the Wild Kratts get separated. Chris is alone on his island, but Martin isn't. He soon discovers a creature friend - a Puffin! Martin begins to devise a plan to use the powers of this little bird to get off the island.

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12:00 am ET 11:00 pm CT
KETKY	Comment on Kentucky July 31, 2026 Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant. Panelists: Todd Faulkner, WPSD Local 6 in Paducah; John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.

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12:00 am ET 11:00 pm CT
KET2	Finding Your Roots The Road We Took Mapping the roots of actress Lizzy Caplan and comic Hasan Minhaj, moving from shtetls in Eastern Europe to farmlands in northern India.

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12:30 am ET 11:30 pm CT
KETKY	Kentucky Health Multiple Sclerosis: Changes in Treatment and Diagnosis Neurologist David Robertson, M.D., and patient advocate Yvette Cabrera-Rojas discuss multiple sclerosis. A 2026 KET production.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Mini Heroes & Mighty Mouths The brothers get swept up in the planktonic lifestyle when they go on a mission to understand the foundation of life in the ocean.

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1:00 am ET 12:00 am CT
KET	Comment on Kentucky July 31, 2026 Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant. Panelists: Todd Faulkner, WPSD Local 6 in Paducah; John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.
KET2	Doc Martin Season 10, Episode Seven: Love Will Set You Free The news of Martin's invitation to be the dean of Imperial College spreads through Portwenn like wildfire, before Martin and Louisa have even decided whether he will take the job. Mrs. Tishell and Penhale are crushed, while Morwenna questions what she wants to do with her life.
KETKY	A History of Sweetness: 100 Years of Ruth Hunt Candy Follow the history of the Ruth Hunt Candy Company from a small home kitchen to a modern-day factory in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. The film looks at Ruth Hunt Candies from the earliest beginnings to now celebrating 100-years of confectionary delights. A 2021 production.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Rattlesnake Crystal The Tortuga crash lands in the Sonoran Desert and Martin and Chris search for Tellurium crystals.

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1:30 am ET 12:30 am CT
KET	Washington Week with The Atlantic
KETKY	International Jazz Celebration - Hope: Local to Global The Frankfort International Jazz Day Concert features New York guitarist Dave Stryker, Indianapolis saxophonist Rob Dixon, along with the Kentucky Jazz Appreciation Month (KJAM Collective) All-Star Band: Miles Osland, flute, Kirby Davis, tenor saxophone, Ryan McGillicuddy, bass, Paul Deatherage, drums, pianist/music director Dr. Keith McCutchen and special guests: Hip Hop artist Devine Carama and vocalists Mary Jackson, Enrique Gonzalez and La’Shelle Allen. The concert was recorded and performed at the Grand Theatre in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.
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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2:00 am ET 1:00 am CT
KET	American Experience Chasing the Moon: Part Two: Earthrise Discover what it took to beat the Soviet Union to the moon in the space race. In the turbulent and troubled '60s, the U.S. space program faced tragedy with Apollo 1, but made a triumphant comeback with Apollo 8.
KET2	Comment on Kentucky July 31, 2026 Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant. Panelists: Todd Faulkner, WPSD Local 6 in Paducah; John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.
KETKY	Kentucky to the World Perry Bacon Jr. - Inside Political Reporting in the Era of Tribalism, Trump, & Twitter National political reporter and Louisville native Perry Bacon Jr. shares an insider's view honed from more than a dozen years in Washington and on the campaign trail covering our nation's most important political developments. He shares his insights on the rise of hyper-partisanship, the growing connection between celebrity and political success, and how technology is reshaping media and politics. Following his remarks, Bacon, a senior political writer for ESPN's FiveThirtyEight and U.S. Congressman John Yarmuth (KY 3rd District), a long-time friend who Bacon met when he was in high school, discuss the future of politics and the media. A 2018 Production.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Musk Ox Mania The gang must travel back to the Arctic to find Chris's precious Creature souvenir collection.

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2:30 am ET 1:30 am CT
KET2	Hidden Malta Exploring the archipelago of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea and its history as a thriving global film location; fishing; Maltese folk music; touring the medieval town of Mdina; creating Maltese tiles; playing the native game brilli; Blue Lagoon.
KETKIDS	Weather Hunters The Little Weatherproof Library Wanting to share her book collection with others, Lily enlists her family to create a weatherproof library.

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3:00 am ET 2:00 am CT
KETKY	It's a Grand Night for Singing: 25th Anniversary Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this annual concert by the UK Opera Theatre. The jubilant musical staged in Lexington at the Singletary Center for the Arts contains many favorite numbers from past productions, including "Show People," "Lullaby of Broadway," as well as more recent hits, including songs from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Neighborhood Market Day / Rosie and Javi's Slime Store Rosie searches for something to sell for Neighborhood Market Day. Rosie and Javi open a slime store.

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3:30 am ET 2:30 am CT
KET2	The Toolbox of America Experts, educators, and industry insiders shed light on the impact of the Stanley family on New Britain, Connecticut, a little town settled in 1687 that grew to be known as "Hardware City."
KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Catch That Watermelon/Dino Cave Rosie tries to bring a watermelon to the family picnic. Rosie builds a dino cave for Iggy.

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4:00 am ET 3:00 am CT
KET	Once Upon a Time in Space Politics Always Wins The Mir's reign in space comes to an end with the arrival of the International Space Station. A new dawn of cooperation awaits, offering hope for a divided world.
KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Dance Party Island/Rosie the Mascot Rosie makes a dance party island. Rosie becomes a mascot for Javi's soccer team.

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4:30 am ET 3:30 am CT
KET2	Texas Monthly Presents: The Story Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands Discover three stories of distinct Texans who have taken matters into their own hands.
KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Rosie's Pirate Rules/Rosie's Fun Club Job Rosie and Javi's pirate adventure goes awry. Rosie has trouble choosing a job at the first Fun Club meeting.

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5:00 am ET 4:00 am CT
KET	MotorWeek 2026 INEOS Grenadier The adventure-ready INEOS Grenadier; a review of the updated Honda Pilot.
KET2	Finding Your Roots The Road We Took Mapping the roots of actress Lizzy Caplan and comic Hasan Minhaj, moving from shtetls in Eastern Europe to farmlands in northern India.
KETKY	Great Conversations David McCraw & Chuck Rosenberg David McCraw, deputy general counsel at "The New York Times", discusses his book "Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts", with MSNBC legal analyst Chuck Rosenberg, formerly with the Department of Justice. The interview was recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum. A 2019 KET Production.
KETKIDS	Cyberchase On the Line Digit heads off to dispose of the powerful Network Interface Card, but a sinister cyvulture steals it from him and gives it to Hacker. At a secret location on the Northern Frontier, Hacker uses the NIC to power up his dastardly Transformatron and transforms himself so he can slip into Control Central and replace Motherboard.

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5:30 am ET 4:30 am CT
KET	Vegesaurs Dinner Time Ginger joins the baby Pea-Rexes on their expedition to find dinner and ends up eating something hot which alerts the Bananaraptors!
KETKIDS	Ready Jet Go! How We Found Your Sun/Treehouse Observatory Jet explains how his family found Earth by way of the Sun, a star in the Milky Way galaxy. Sydney, Jet, Sunspot, and Sean fix up a treehouse and make it into their own clubhouse/observatory.

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5:45 am ET 4:45 am CT
KET	Mia & Codie Helping Hands Codie helps Otis fix a cotton candy machine and spin sweet treats at a block party; Mia and Codie try a sock-folding challenge; Codie learns to find matches first.

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6:00 am ET 5:00 am CT
KET	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Learning Mister Rogers uses a broken tube from the vacuum cleaner to pretend he's an elephant with a long trunk. Then folk singer Ella Jenkins visits and teaches him a new song. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is doing research on what makes the wind blow.
KET2	Workplace Essential Skills Communicating with Co-workers and Supervisors Strategies for conflict resolution.
KETKY	Bluegrass and Backroads Students come from all over the world to attend a horseshoeing school, visit Jason Cohen Furniture store, and travel to Bernheim Aboretum and Research Forest. A 2011 Production.
KETKIDS	Clifford the Big Red Dog Red Beard the Pirate/The Space Race! Emily Elizabeth and Clifford make it their mission to find Tucker's treasured doggy toy before bedtime. The Space Race! - Emily Elizabeth, Clifford, and Samantha play astronauts compete with Pablo and Jack to see which team can reach Mars first!

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6:30 am ET 5:30 am CT
KET	Arthur Lost!/The Short, Quick Summer Arthur falls asleep on a bus and wakes up in a strange?and scary?part of town. Later, he realizes that summer vacation is almost over and panics over all the adventures he hasn't had yet.
KET2	Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr Waterfall Haven Relax near a rejuvenating waterfall setting and calm the body and mind with a gentle yoga practice.
KETKY	Kentucky Time Capsule Maestro (Part 2) A portrait of Moritz Bomhard, who studied music at Leipzig and Juilliard, taught at Princeton, and in 1952 came to Louisville to create the Kentucky Opera. A 2003 KET Production.
KETKIDS	Dinosaur Train Stop and Smell the Flowers/Moms' Campout Mom takes Tiny, Buddy, and Don on a super secret daytrip to Qianzhousaurus Pond. Mrs. Pteranodon organizes a "Moms' Campout" with other moms and kids in the neighborhood.

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7:00 am ET 6:00 am CT
KET	Wild Kratts Skunked! When a group of skunks take over the Tortuga and decide to make it their home, the Wild Kratts must find a way to try and reclaim their headquarters.
KET2	Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Knee Strengthening Workout This gentle sequence of standing and barre exercises aimed at improving overall mobility.
KETKY	Kentucky Afield Kentucky Wild Question & Answer Show Host Chad Miles and a panel of wildlife experts answer questions about non-game wildlife species in Kentucky. A 2026 production.
KETKIDS	Pinkalicious & Peterrific Peter the Picky Eater/Miniature Mayhem Pinkalicious shows Peter a fun way to eat his vegetables. The gang plays miniature golf.

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7:30 am ET 6:30 am CT
KET	Weather Hunters The Little Weatherproof Library Wanting to share her book collection with others, Lily enlists her family to create a weatherproof library.
KET2	Fit 2 Stitch Spacesuits, Mission Critical Learn how the ILC Dover company makes spacesuits - there is no room for errors.
KETKIDS	Peg + Cat The Bermuda Triangle Problem/The Breeze in the Branches While on their beach vacation, Peg, Cat, and the Pig tumble through a portal to a bizarre triangular universe. The Toad brings Peg and Cat to the forest where he grew up.

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8:00 am ET 7:00 am CT
KET	Lyla in the Loop Treasure Hunters/Super Stu Lyla, Luke and Everett look for buried car keys at the beach. Lyla and Everett take Stu to the park to find inspiration for their comic, "Super Stu."
KET2	Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Lavender Roads The lavender roads quilt showcases two unique blocks - the blooming block and lattice block.
KETKY	Inside Louisville Inside the Louisville Water Company The Louisville Water Company has provided high-quality water to the Louisville region for 165 years. Consistently ranked among the best drinking water sources in the country, it has become a model in the industry. What sets Louisville Water apart? Discover the history of one of the nation's oldest water utilities and learn about its long record of innovation and sustainability. A 2025 KET production.
KETKIDS	Sesame Street Elmo's Little Star Elmo doesn't give up and keeps practicing until he learns how to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on his piano.

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8:30 am ET 7:30 am CT
KET	Carl the Collector The Magic Trick Collection/Listen Coach Carl and Nico argue over who gets to have Arugula as their magician's assistant, but what does Arugula want? Can Sheldon help Carl become a good listener?
KET2	Climate California RPG Gamers, influencers, surfers and economists reimagine the game.
KETKY	Comment on Kentucky July 31, 2026 Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant. Panelists: Todd Faulkner, WPSD Local 6 in Paducah; John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.
KETKIDS	Phoebe & Jay Flipping Out/Jay's Cut Phoebe learns what privacy signs are and how to use them to help communicate. Jay gets nervous about getting a haircut.

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9:00 am ET 8:00 am CT
KET	Sesame Street Elmo Runs the Race Elmo tries to win a race, and he learns that eating healthy food will give him energy. Elmo eats his sandwich, feels better and is ready to race.
KET2	The American Woodshop Easy Inlay Turned Boxes Discover how new materials and techniques of inlaying can elevate the look of turned boxes.
KETKY	Kentucky Health Multiple Sclerosis: Changes in Treatment and Diagnosis Neurologist David Robertson, M.D., and patient advocate Yvette Cabrera-Rojas discuss multiple sclerosis. A 2026 KET production.
KETKIDS	Work It Out Wombats! Cake Day Surprise/A Treeborhood Vacation! The Wombats use a 3D printer to save Cake Day. The Wombats create a vacation for Buckley.

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9:30 am ET 8:30 am CT
KET	Work It Out Wombats! Treeborhood Carnaval/Magic Tricky Sammy works on a surprise carnival while Malik practices a magic trick. Malik the Magnificent is performs a magic trick! (If he can get it to work).
KET2	Woodsmith Shop Shop Storage Solutions A tool rack featuring custom details to store and organize tools over a workbench.
KETKY	A History of Sweetness: 100 Years of Ruth Hunt Candy Follow the history of the Ruth Hunt Candy Company from a small home kitchen to a modern-day factory in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. The film looks at Ruth Hunt Candies from the earliest beginnings to now celebrating 100-years of confectionary delights. A 2021 production.
KETKIDS	Work It Out Wombats! Overbooked Super/Louisa's Big News The Wombats are excited for "Show and Tell" but Super might be too busy to attend. Louisa decides the Treeborhood needs a way to announce fun events.

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10:00 am ET 9:00 am CT
KET	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Daniel Gives a Gift/Daniel Receives a Gift Daniel makes Miss Elaina a birthday gift; Daniel receives a gift from Grandpere.
KET2	Rick Steves' Europe Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen Using Copenhagen as a springboard, Rick visits the very best of Denmark. He goes to Aarhus, a charming open-air museum; Roskilde, with its royal burial church and the best Viking ship museum anywhere; and the delightfully quaint Isle of Aero comes with half-timbered cottages, ships in bottles, and cobbled alleyways.
KETKY	International Jazz Celebration - Hope: Local to Global The Frankfort International Jazz Day Concert features New York guitarist Dave Stryker, Indianapolis saxophonist Rob Dixon, along with the Kentucky Jazz Appreciation Month (KJAM Collective) All-Star Band: Miles Osland, flute, Kirby Davis, tenor saxophone, Ryan McGillicuddy, bass, Paul Deatherage, drums, pianist/music director Dr. Keith McCutchen and special guests: Hip Hop artist Devine Carama and vocalists Mary Jackson, Enrique Gonzalez and La’Shelle Allen. The concert was recorded and performed at the Grand Theatre in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.
KETKIDS	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Duckling Goes Home/Daniel Feels Left Out Today at school, the children find out that Ducky has grown too big to be their classroom pet. Daniel feels left out when he learns O the Owl and Katerina Kittycat have been playing together all day.

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10:30 am ET 9:30 am CT
KET	Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Melat Kiros Colorado House candidate Melat Kiros makes the case for socialism, defends her criticism of Israel, and argues for a smaller Pentagon budget.
KET2	Epic Trails Backpacking Rwanda Eric Hanson travels to the heart of Rwanda to explore its' volcanoes, montane rainforest and sweeping plains.
KETKY	Bluegrass and Backroads Students come from all over the world to attend a horseshoeing school, visit Jason Cohen Furniture store, and travel to Bernheim Aboretum and Research Forest. A 2011 Production.
KETKIDS	Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Someone Else's Feelings/Empathy at School O the Owl is upset when Daniel won't stop hammering with his tool toy. Chrissie is upset after losing her special bracelet and Daniel has trouble understanding why.

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11:00 am ET 10:00 am CT
KET	Washington Week with The Atlantic
KET2	Bare Feet in NYC with Mickela Mallozzi Brazil In NYC Brazilians are born to dance. Mickela explores capoeira, forro, and Carnival's samba in New York.
KETKY	Kentucky to the World Perry Bacon Jr. - Inside Political Reporting in the Era of Tribalism, Trump, & Twitter National political reporter and Louisville native Perry Bacon Jr. shares an insider's view honed from more than a dozen years in Washington and on the campaign trail covering our nation's most important political developments. He shares his insights on the rise of hyper-partisanship, the growing connection between celebrity and political success, and how technology is reshaping media and politics. Following his remarks, Bacon, a senior political writer for ESPN's FiveThirtyEight and U.S. Congressman John Yarmuth (KY 3rd District), a long-time friend who Bacon met when he was in high school, discuss the future of politics and the media. A 2018 Production.
KETKIDS	Carl the Collector The Plushie Collection/The Bouncy Ball Collection When Carl's growing plushie collection starts taking over, his friends help him get organized. Carl's bouncy balls have escaped, and they are bouncing all over the neighborhood.

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11:30 am ET 10:30 am CT
KET	The Chavis Chronicles April De Simone April De Simone is the co-founder and partner of Designing the WE.
KET2	Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out Thousand Islands - A Canadian Cultural and Artistic Adventure Trace the artistic influences of the historic Thousand Islands Playhouse on every aspect of local life.
KETKIDS	Curious George Bonus Day/Understudy George George learns about Leap Year. Can Geroge learn three roles for a new play?

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12:00 pm ET 11:00 am CT
KET	Inside Louisville NuLu, Portland and Harlan with Developer Gill Holland Gill Holland's vision 20 years ago paved the way for the successful development of Louisville's "NuLu" neighborhood. For the past decade, the filmmaker-turned-developer has focused on Louisville's Portland neighborhood. Now, for the first time, he has his sights set on developing outside of Louisville and into Eastern Kentucky. A 2026 KET production.
KET2	Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Chicken Pad Thai, Hot and Sour Soup & Crab Rangoon with Dipping Sauce Your favorite takeout recipes in your own home. Tim share's his version of a Chicken Pad Thai with Homemade Sauce and Rice Noodles as well as some Hot and Sour Soup from scratch (it's easier then you think!) and some tasty fried Crab Rangoon with Dipping Sauce.
KETKY	It's a Grand Night for Singing: 25th Anniversary Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this annual concert by the UK Opera Theatre. The jubilant musical staged in Lexington at the Singletary Center for the Arts contains many favorite numbers from past productions, including "Show People," "Lullaby of Broadway," as well as more recent hits, including songs from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
KETKIDS	Donkey Hodie Rock and Roll Feelings Detectives/Speedy Delivery Helpers Donkey and Panda save Rockstar Penguin's show. The pals help Turtle-Lou deliver packages.

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12:30 pm ET 11:30 am CT
KET	Live From The LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove Amy Coney Barrett, Part 1 Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett discusses her book, "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution," her background in New Orleans and why the Supreme Court remains an example of bipartisan civility.
KET2	Cook's Country Jewish Donuts and Potatoes Sufganiyot (Hanukkah jelly doughnuts); the importance of schmaltz in Jewish cuisine; leave-in temperature probes; cast iron potato kugel.
KETKIDS	Milo Milo the Tour Guide When Milo, Lofty and Lark become tour guides for the day at the Royal Castle in Milo the Tour Guide, they're hoping they'll bump into Queen Mabel herself.

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1:00 pm ET 12:00 pm CT
KET	Comment on Kentucky July 31, 2026 Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant. Panelists: Todd Faulkner, WPSD Local 6 in Paducah; John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.
KET2	In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs Rick Bayless Rick Bayless prepares black-bean tortilla casserole and refried beans.
KETKIDS	Elinor Wonders Why Hiding in Plain Sight; Owl Girl Elinor, Olive, and Ari use shapes, colors, and patterns to hide so that the Goat Twins can't spot them. Elinor decides to be an owl for the costume parade.

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1:30 pm ET 12:30 pm CT
KET	Kentucky Health Lens Replacement Surgery: Seeing is Believing Ophthalmologist David Strickland, M.D., discusses cataract and lens refractive surgery. A 2026 KET production.
KET2	Pati's Mexican Table Jalisco Classics Pati visits restaurants Super Menuderia Cano and Birriera Chololo for two of the region's classic recipes.
KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Lights Out Rosie/Rosie Goes Camping Rosie and Javi learn how people did things before there was electricity after a storm causes a power outage. Rosie learns to use tools from nature during a family camping trip.

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2:00 pm ET 1:00 pm CT
KET	Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning presents the 2026 class of the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame. Recipients are Silas House, Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones and Jeff Worley.
KET2	Last of the Summer Wine Have You Got a Light Mate? Howard asks Clegg to buy a china shepherdess from Auntie Wainwright's on his behalf, but she seems more interested in selling security lights. An unfortunate incident means that Foggy has to be rescued from the police.
KETKY	A History of Sweetness: 100 Years of Ruth Hunt Candy Follow the history of the Ruth Hunt Candy Company from a small home kitchen to a modern-day factory in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. The film looks at Ruth Hunt Candies from the earliest beginnings to now celebrating 100-years of confectionary delights. A 2021 production.
KETKIDS	Super Why! Momotaro the Peach Boy The Super Readers find a boy in a Japanese Folktale whose friends are arguing so loudly, it angers an ogre!

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2:30 pm ET 1:30 pm CT
KET2	Keeping Up Appearances Singing for Emmet Hyacinth still wants to impress Emmet with her singing, especially since he has moved in next door.
KETKY	International Jazz Celebration - Hope: Local to Global The Frankfort International Jazz Day Concert features New York guitarist Dave Stryker, Indianapolis saxophonist Rob Dixon, along with the Kentucky Jazz Appreciation Month (KJAM Collective) All-Star Band: Miles Osland, flute, Kirby Davis, tenor saxophone, Ryan McGillicuddy, bass, Paul Deatherage, drums, pianist/music director Dr. Keith McCutchen and special guests: Hip Hop artist Devine Carama and vocalists Mary Jackson, Enrique Gonzalez and La’Shelle Allen. The concert was recorded and performed at the Grand Theatre in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.
KETKIDS	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Zora Neale Hurston/I Am Charles Dickens The kids meet exceptional storyteller Zora Neale Hurston and writer Charles Dickens, who was seldom bored.

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3:00 pm ET 2:00 pm CT
KET	Robert Penn Warren: A Vision This original KET production explores the life and career of Kentucky's most acclaimed writer of the 1946 novel All the King's Men, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. He also received two Pulitzer Prizes in poetry and served as our nation's Poet Laureate. The documentary traces Warren's birth (1905) and upbringing in Guthrie, Kentucky, his years at Vanderbilt University and eventual inclusion into the Nashville Agrarians, and his path as a poet, novelist, scholar, and journalist.
KET2	As Time Goes By The Stalker Lionel is feeling brave and protective, giving Jean cause for concern. His pride is severely dented.
KETKY	Kentucky Time Capsule Maestro (Part 2) A portrait of Moritz Bomhard, who studied music at Leipzig and Juilliard, taught at Princeton, and in 1952 came to Louisville to create the Kentucky Opera. A 2003 KET Production.
KETKIDS	Molly of Denali No T for Me/Catch My Drift Tooey is upset when his teacher gives him a nickname. Molly and Walter are on a boat when suddenly the engine fails.

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3:30 pm ET 2:30 pm CT
KET2	Still Open All Hours Granville decides to increase his advertising footprint in the shape of an oversized balloon. Beth keeps asking Leroy to find a date for her friend Ruby. Granville uses his best sales pitch to sell some tinned smoked oysters with the promise of the "wow factor" to his customers.
KETKY	Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen Rolled Chicken Parmesan, Homemade Italian Bread & Minestrone Soup It's Italian Night! Take what you have in your fridge for the ultimate Minestrone Soup with Cavatelli Pasta. Roll up some chicken breasts with mozzarella and spices for a new take on Chicken Parmesan with a side of Homemade Bread in the Dutch oven.
KETKIDS	Alma's Way Alma's Cat-tastrophe/Stickball! When Mr. Ramirez takes too many cats into his shop, Alma helps him figure out what to do with them. When Alma asks her friends to play stickball, there's one holdout, Howard.

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4:00 pm ET 3:00 pm CT
KET	Kentucky Life Kentucky Caviar, Louisville Nimble Thimbles, the Franklin 13 Horses Explore the presence of caviar in Kentucky through America's Best Caviar in Paducah; Louisville Nimble Thimbles is a non-profit quilting guild that serves the Jefferson County area; and neglected horses in Franklin County are on the road to recovery. A 2025 KET production.
KET2	Doc Martin Season 10, Episode Seven: Love Will Set You Free The news of Martin's invitation to be the dean of Imperial College spreads through Portwenn like wildfire, before Martin and Louisa have even decided whether he will take the job. Mrs. Tishell and Penhale are crushed, while Morwenna questions what she wants to do with her life.
KETKY	Great Conversations David McCraw & Chuck Rosenberg David McCraw, deputy general counsel at "The New York Times", discusses his book "Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts", with MSNBC legal analyst Chuck Rosenberg, formerly with the Department of Justice. The interview was recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum. A 2019 KET Production.
KETKIDS	Lyla in the Loop Moon Rock Cove/Rainbow Collection Liana and Louisa compete to see who is more outdoorsy. The Loops are bored on their camping trip until Lyla suggests a scavenger hunt.

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4:30 pm ET 3:30 pm CT
KET	Kentucky Afield Kentucky Wild Question & Answer Show Host Chad Miles and a panel of wildlife experts answer questions about non-game wildlife species in Kentucky. A 2026 production.
KETKIDS	Arthur The Curse of the Grebes/Arthur Changes Gears Can the addition of three new players?voiced by real-life Red Sox players Johnny Damon, Mike Timlin, and Edgar Renteria?help the Elwood City Grebes win their first baseball championship since 1918? Arthur finally saves enough money to buy the bike of his dreams, then discovers that the new bike is much too nice to actually ride.

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5:00 pm ET 4:00 pm CT
KET2	Compass Points from PBS News
KETKY	Comment on Kentucky July 31, 2026 Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant. Panelists: Todd Faulkner, WPSD Local 6 in Paducah; John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio.
KETKIDS	Odd Squad Who is Agent Otis? Olympia discovers a secret about her partner.

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5:30 pm ET 4:30 pm CT
KET	Ask This Old House Garage Storage, Anode Rod Installing an overhead garage storage rack; upgrading to a 3-way smart switch; replacing the anode rod in a tank-style water heater.
KET2	Live From The LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove Amy Coney Barrett, Part 1 Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett discusses her book, "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution," her background in New Orleans and why the Supreme Court remains an example of bipartisan civility.
KETKY	Kentucky Health Lens Replacement Surgery: Seeing is Believing Ophthalmologist David Strickland, M.D., discusses cataract and lens refractive surgery. A 2026 KET production.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Owl Odyssey When the gang gets lost a world away from the Tortuga, they find inspiration in several owls to get back home.

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6:00 pm ET 5:00 pm CT
KET	Last of the Summer Wine Have You Got a Light Mate? Howard asks Clegg to buy a china shepherdess from Auntie Wainwright's on his behalf, but she seems more interested in selling security lights. An unfortunate incident means that Foggy has to be rescued from the police.
KET2	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."
KETKY	A History of Sweetness: 100 Years of Ruth Hunt Candy Follow the history of the Ruth Hunt Candy Company from a small home kitchen to a modern-day factory in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. The film looks at Ruth Hunt Candies from the earliest beginnings to now celebrating 100-years of confectionary delights. A 2021 production.
KETKIDS	Wild Kratts Duck, Duck, Loon! Chris and Martin lose their gear to a snapping turtle and are stuck mini-sized. They come across a baby loon and decide to go on a mini quest to rescue the baby bird and find its parents.

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6:30 pm ET 5:30 pm CT
KET	Keeping Up Appearances Singing for Emmet Hyacinth still wants to impress Emmet with her singing, especially since he has moved in next door.
KETKY	International Jazz Celebration - Hope: Local to Global The Frankfort International Jazz Day Concert features New York guitarist Dave Stryker, Indianapolis saxophonist Rob Dixon, along with the Kentucky Jazz Appreciation Month (KJAM Collective) All-Star Band: Miles Osland, flute, Kirby Davis, tenor saxophone, Ryan McGillicuddy, bass, Paul Deatherage, drums, pianist/music director Dr. Keith McCutchen and special guests: Hip Hop artist Devine Carama and vocalists Mary Jackson, Enrique Gonzalez and La’Shelle Allen. The concert was recorded and performed at the Grand Theatre in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.
KETKIDS	Weather Hunters Through Rain, Sun, Snow or Hail Benny becomes enamored with the mail carrier and wonders how she delivers the mail in different weather conditions.

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KET	Discovering Maggie Smith Explore the life and career of Academy Award-winning actor Dame Maggie Smith (1934-2024), who became one of Britain's most iconic actors after her roles in Downton Abbey and Harry Potter.
KETKY	Kentucky to the World Perry Bacon Jr. - Inside Political Reporting in the Era of Tribalism, Trump, & Twitter National political reporter and Louisville native Perry Bacon Jr. shares an insider's view honed from more than a dozen years in Washington and on the campaign trail covering our nation's most important political developments. He shares his insights on the rise of hyper-partisanship, the growing connection between celebrity and political success, and how technology is reshaping media and politics. Following his remarks, Bacon, a senior political writer for ESPN's FiveThirtyEight and U.S. Congressman John Yarmuth (KY 3rd District), a long-time friend who Bacon met when he was in high school, discuss the future of politics and the media. A 2018 Production.
KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Neighborhood Market Day / Rosie and Javi's Slime Store Rosie searches for something to sell for Neighborhood Market Day. Rosie and Javi open a slime store.

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KET2	Nova Pluto and Beyond Join the mission as the New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by NASA's most distant target yet. Since it explored Pluto in 2015, New Horizons is zooming toward Ultima Thule, an object four billion miles from Earth.

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KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Catch That Watermelon/Dino Cave Rosie tries to bring a watermelon to the family picnic. Rosie builds a dino cave for Iggy.

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KET	Patience Season 2, Episode Eight: Hostage Patience and new detective Frankie Monroe learn to work as a team. Patience faces challenges in love and loss.
KET2	The War That Made America Turning the Tide The British tighten the noose on French forces; Washington escapes a "friendly fire" incident.
KETKY	It's a Grand Night for Singing: 25th Anniversary Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this annual concert by the UK Opera Theatre. The jubilant musical staged in Lexington at the Singletary Center for the Arts contains many favorite numbers from past productions, including "Show People," "Lullaby of Broadway," as well as more recent hits, including songs from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Dance Party Island/Rosie the Mascot Rosie makes a dance party island. Rosie becomes a mascot for Javi's soccer team.

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KETKIDS	Rosie's Rules Rosie's Pirate Rules/Rosie's Fun Club Job Rosie and Javi's pirate adventure goes awry. Rosie has trouble choosing a job at the first Fun Club meeting.

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KET	Masterpiece Grantchester - Season 11, Episode Eight In the aftermath of the CeCe's siege, Geordie fights for his life while fugitive Dex Sutton is on the run. Alphy's crisis of faith reaches its peak. Leonard and Daniel take a bold step toward family, and Grantchester must face questions of forgiveness, love and redemption.
KET2	The War That Made America Unintended Consequences English troops mobilize to invade Quebec; the Treaty of Paris ends French occupancy in North America.
KETKIDS	Cyberchase Fix It Time! Everyone's scooters are mysteriously breaking in Botsburg! The Squad tries to uncover the cause and launches a clinic to fix them using math and engineering skills. Back home, Jackie tests her new fixing skills on a broken family heirloom.

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KETKIDS	Ready Jet Go! Moon Circus/Every Day Is Earth Day Carrot is about to turn 250 Bortronian years old and the kids set up a backyard circus to celebrate. It's Earth Day, and the kids prepare posters for the big community celebration.

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KET	Masterpiece Downton Abbey Season 3 - Part One Wedding guests descend on Downton Abbey, where disasters - large and small - threaten. One is Cora's freewheeling American mother, who tries to loosen up her in-laws.
KET2	Human Footprint The Enemy of My Enemy We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?
KETKY	Great Conversations David McCraw & Chuck Rosenberg David McCraw, deputy general counsel at "The New York Times", discusses his book "Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts", with MSNBC legal analyst Chuck Rosenberg, formerly with the Department of Justice. The interview was recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum. A 2019 KET Production.
KETKIDS	Super Why! Momotaro the Peach Boy The Super Readers find a boy in a Japanese Folktale whose friends are arguing so loudly, it angers an ogre!

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KETKIDS	Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Zora Neale Hurston/I Am Charles Dickens The kids meet exceptional storyteller Zora Neale Hurston and writer Charles Dickens, who was seldom bored.

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KET2	History Detectives Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters; a chunk of molten metal that may be linked to the B-25 Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945; a slide of Bettie Page, "Queen of Pinups," that may have escaped the censorship of the 1950s; and a six-foot metal bar tells the story behind the original iconic Hollywood sign.
KETKY	Bluegrass and Backroads Students come from all over the world to attend a horseshoeing school, visit Jason Cohen Furniture store, and travel to Bernheim Aboretum and Research Forest. A 2011 Production.
KETKIDS	Molly of Denali No T for Me/Catch My Drift Tooey is upset when his teacher gives him a nickname. Molly and Walter are on a boat when suddenly the engine fails.

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KETKY	Kentucky Time Capsule Maestro (Part 2) A portrait of Moritz Bomhard, who studied music at Leipzig and Juilliard, taught at Princeton, and in 1952 came to Louisville to create the Kentucky Opera. A 2003 KET Production.
KETKIDS	Alma's Way Alma's Cat-tastrophe/Stickball! When Mr. Ramirez takes too many cats into his shop, Alma helps him figure out what to do with them. When Alma asks her friends to play stickball, there's one holdout, Howard.

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KET	Halifax: Retribution Episode Seven The police finally know the shooter's identity. His truck is located on a freeway and a dangerous police pursuit ends in an abandoned railyard, but Jane senses a trap.
KET2	The Lawrence Welk Show County Fair It's a county fair with hits like "Meet Me In St. Louis" and "There's Something About a Hometown Band."
KETKY	Conversations with Champions Rex Chapman Billy sits down with former University of Kentucky basketball player Rex Chapman. Retired from professional basketball, Chapman played for four NBA teams through his 12-year career in the league. A 2017 KET Production.
KETKIDS	Lyla in the Loop Moon Rock Cove/Rainbow Collection Liana and Louisa compete to see who is more outdoorsy. The Loops are bored on their camping trip until Lyla suggests a scavenger hunt.

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