PBS Announces New Programming During Summer 2016 TCA Session

Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS announced new programs and initiatives launching in 2016 and beyond. A brief synopsis of each program is listed below, along with links to the full press releases.

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Tony and Grammy Award-Winning Creator of Broadway Smash Hit Hamilton - Hosts Sixth Annual PBS Arts Fall Festival

The PBS Arts Fall Festival returns Friday nights, beginning October 21, 2016, with all new programs, including the highly anticipated look into the making of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, a contemporary take on the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Visionary Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show's Tony and Grammy Award-winning creator and star, will host this year's festival.

FRONTLINE on PBS Presents "Divided States of America," A Look at the Polarized Nation the Next President Will Inherit

Days before the inauguration of the 45th American president in January 2017, FRONTLINE will premiere DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA, a four-hour, two-night documentary miniseries that looks back at events during the Obama presidency that have led to deep divisions in our country, and examines the America the next president will inherit.

PBS AND AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Announce "The Great War" To Premiere April 2017

Six-Hour Documentary Explores How World War I Forever Changed America and the World

"The Great War," a six-hour, three-night event, will premiere in April 2017 in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the war on April 6, 1917. "The Great War" is executive produced by Mark Samels and directed by award-winning filmmakers Stephen Ives, Amanda Pollak and Rob Rapley.

PBS To Present "SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION," A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America's Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

As a leader in educational media for children and students and a key partner with parents and educators across America, PBS today announced SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION, a special week of primetime programming examining the challenges facing today's students and America's education system.

All announcements and program specific press releases are also available on PBS PressRoom.

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