This Month on CPTV
July is a time of celebrations, from the Fourth of July holiday to the joy of having more time to appreciate summer with family and friends. This month is no exception on CPTV and CPTV Spirit, with many new shows premiering to educate, entertain, amuse and inspire viewers of all ages. You’ll also find an array of shows that provide new insights, ideas and perspectives on the world we live in today, as well as ways we can make our world better too.
On CPTV
The Great American Recipe | Season 3
Mondays at 9 p.m.
Join host Alejandra Ramos and judges Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry, and Graham Elliot as ten contestants showcase signature dishes, share heartfelt stories, and compete to win the national search for "The Great American Recipe." From their favorite comfort foods for their loved ones to their favorite breakfast and bake sale items, the home cooks share their most revered fixings for the judges as their baking skills are put to the test.
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POV: Hummingbirds
Monday, July 1 at 11 p.m.
Meet Bordertown besties, Silvia and Beba, making magic of one last summer together as they face uncertain futures. This coming-of-age story celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance.
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
Tuesday, July 2 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
From the basement bars of '70s New York to the peak of the global charts, discover the story of disco: its rise, fall, and legacy. Reveling in iconic tracks and remarkable footage, this is a powerful, revisionist history of the disco age.
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Fighting for Home: How Housing Policy Keeps Connecticut Segregated
Tuesday, July 2 at 11 p.m.
The legacy of exclusionary zoning and redlining imposed a painful divide seen today in the state’s current housing crisis. Connecticut towns and cities are segregated by race and class because of systemic barriers that have persisted over time. Witness the struggle and determination of those fighting for change in this CPTV original production.
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Dynamic Planet
Wednesday, July 3 and 10 at 8 p.m.
Embark on this epic three-year journey spanning all seven continents and meet the extraordinary people and animals on the front line of climate change. Discover how science, nature, and tradition can prepare the world for a fast-changing future.
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Hope in the Water: Changing the Menu
Wednesday, July 3 at 9 p.m.
With the population growing, the demand for food is increasing, putting more pressure on the world’s oceans to provide. California native Shailene Woodley joins a team of divers turning barren 'zombie' urchins into food.
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A Capitol Fourth 2024
Thursday, July 4 at 8 p.m.
The 44th annual edition of A CAPITOL FOURTH, America's longest-running live national Independence Day TV tradition, returns from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Viewers are front and center for our country's biggest birthday party, featuring performances by top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical, and Broadway with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of premier pops conductor Jack Everly, capped off with patriotic classics and a spectacular fireworks display over our nation's iconic skyline. Celebrate America's 248th birthday with a star-studded musical celebration, plus a special tribute to our military heroes and their families.
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Roots of Comedy
Friday, July 5 at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
This comedy-documentary series follows host Mexican American comedian Jesus Trejo as he embarks on telling the "stories behind the laughs" with six rising comedians who explore the mosaic of the nation through the lens of stand-up comedy.
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Where Art Thou? | Season 3
Sunday, July 7 and 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Season 3 continues with stops in Hartford and Northeast Connecticut. Join host Ray Hardman and learn about the people and places creating art in Connecticut.
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Professor T | Season 3
Sundays at 8 p.m.
Professor Jasper Tempest is obsessed with cleanliness, structure, and order. But his genius for solving crimes means he constantly has to get his hands dirty, helping the police to crack their most difficult cases, including a series of unexplained deaths the detectives are desperate to solve before more people die.
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Grantchester on Masterpiece | Season 9
Sundays at 9 p.m.
Grantchester provides the satisfying pairing of a handsome vicar plus an old-school detective, cracking cases in a bucolic Cambridgeshire village. Season 9 finds police and vicar(s) investigating clandestine circus performers and deceitful archaeologists, while exploring gender politics in the workplace, and the meaning of faith in the community. With trouble brewing in Grantchester, it's going to take all of Will's skill and empathy to navigate these choppy waters and help the ones he loves. As mysterious clues build to a truly explosive finale, this season is designed to be the biggest and boldest yet.
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D.I. Ray | Season 2
Sundays at 10 p.m.
D.I. Rachita Ray, a British Asian policewoman new to homicide, is assigned to investigate the suspected honor killing of a young Muslim man. After Rav's capture attempt takes an unexpected turn, past traumas resurface for Rachita, just as she suspects one of her team might be hiding something.
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Voces: From Here/From There (De Aqui/De Alla)
Tuesday, July 9 at 10 p.m.
Meet Luis Cortes Romero, the first undocumented attorney to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. An immigration attorney as well as a DACA recipient, Luis risks his legal status to join a powerful and highly visible legal team, including unlikely conservative ally Ted Olson, to fight the rescinding of DACA. Although the Supreme Court ruled in their favor in 2020, the future of DACA recipients is still in doubt.
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My Life Is Murder
Thursday, July 11 and 25 at 8 p.m.
Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess, Parks and Recreation) stars in this contemporary Australian detective drama as retired cop Alexa Crowe. Her old boss (Bernard Curry, Once Upon a Time) regularly asks for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst (Ebony Vagulans) is eager for mentorship. Whether Alexa wants to or not, she can't seem to stop solving crime.
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PBS News Special: Republican National Convention
Monday, July 15 through Thursday, July 18 beginning at 8 p.m.
Tune in for live coverage and analysis of the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The broadcast includes a simulcast of The CNN Presidential Debate, followed immediately by PBS News special coverage co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, with reporting from White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins, and expert analysis from additional guests.
Gods of Tennis
Tuesdays at 9 p.m. beginning July 23
In 1975, Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe are fighting to become titleholders at Wimbledon, and in their own ways, they are also battling social change for equality on a global level. Explore the events leading up to them each becoming Wimbledon champions.
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Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation
Wednesdays at 10 p.m. beginning July 24
Explore Cashes Ledge, a remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf as scientists investigate how the Gulf came to be and how its cold waters, unique tides, and even geologic shape powers a web of more than 3,000 species. It’s a story about a sea within the sea, a body of water that is warming 99% faster than the global ocean. What happens here, for the animals in the water, for the jobs dependent upon it and for the millions of people along its shores, is likely to happen worldwide.
Hotel Portofino | Season 3
Sundays at 8 p.m. beginning July 28
When Cecil returns requesting a divorce, Bella must decide what her future holds. But when the Wall Street Crash hits, Bella and Cecil lose everything. Desperation leads to dangerous actions in this sun-soaked 1920s Italian drama.
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On Spirit
Hidden Aegean
Monday, July 1 at 10 p.m.
In Hidden Aegean, travel expert Peter Greenberg explores hidden gems of Turkey’s Aegean coast, including Bodrum, Izmir, and the ancient city of Troy. Activities include walking among the ancient ruins and artifacts in Troy, learning to weave “double knot” carpet, how to make screaming eggplant, olive oil tasting, and emptying nets from the sea to cook the day’s catch, in this case eel.
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The Green Planet
Tuesdays at 10 p.m.
Sir David Attenborough travels the globe to reveal the secret lives of plants. Using pioneering camera techniques, the series takes viewers on a magical journey inside the hidden world of plants, on which all animals — including humans — are dependent.
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Funny Woman
Fridays at 8 p.m.
Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker decides to swap her pageant life for comedy television in 1960s London. After landing an audition, Barbara finds that being a woman and finding her voice in a largely male environment has its own challenges.
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Luisa Spagnoli: Queen of Chocolate
Fridays at 10 p.m.
What do the 1920’s, world-famous Perugina chocolate, angora rabbits and high-end tailoring have in common? One woman: Luisa Spagnoli. Teeming with entrepreneurial spirit and endowed with extraordinary modernity and creativity, she made her mark in an environment unfriendly to powerful, visionary women. From Walter Presents, in Italian with English subtitles.
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Frankie Drake Mysteries | Season 3
Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Toronto's only female detective agency tackles the cases the police are afraid to touch.
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Songs at the Center
Sundays at 11 p.m.
Songs. Singers. Stories. This weekly series delves into the art and craft of the singer-songwriter. Featuring multiple Grammy Award-winners and up-and-comers that you will want to learn more about, all playing their own original compositions.
Making Black America: Through the Grapevine
Wednesday, July 10 and 17 at 9 p.m.
Making Black America: Through the Grapevine is a four-part series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today.
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Agatha Christie Mystery Movies
Saturday, July 13, 20 and 27 at 10:30 p.m.
Join the famous crime writer as she unravels a series of mysteries this month.
July 13: Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar: Travel to the deserts of Iraq, where the writer unravels a series of mysterious murders.
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July 20: Agatha and the Midnight Murders: Discover the writer's plan to sell a manuscript that kills off detective Hercule Poirot.
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July 27: Agatha and the Truth of Murder: Join the writer as she investigates the murder of Florence Nightingale's goddaughter.
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Confluence
Mondays at 10 p.m. beginning July 15
Explore the enduring and often surprising connections between three essential aspects of the human experience: art, science, and creativity. Throughout the three-part series, an intriguing array of scientists, researchers and artists work at the cutting edge of creativity in painting, sculpture, robotics, video games, fashion and music. Creatives such as violinist Joshua Bell, artist Nick Cave, and members of the multi-Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth take viewers behind the scenes of their process and find surprising results as they engage with both art and science.
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Wednesday, July 24 at 9 p.m.
Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.
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