NOW ON PBS
Fridays at 8:30 p.m.

PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly newsmagazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television landscape. Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, who joined the series in fall 2003 after a decade as host of public radio's “Marketplace,” NOW pursues the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts and travels the nation to shed light on the important public policy issues that have real-world impact on working Americans.

Austin City Limits
Lyle Lovett & Friends: A Songwriters Special
Saturday, October 18 at 9 p.m.

Acclaimed tunesmiths all, Lyle Lovett and his friends Guy Clark, John Hiatt and Joe Ely pool their talents for this special episode of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS.

NATURE
Parrots in the Land of Oz
Sunday, October 19 at 8 p.m.

Parrots are everywhere in Australia. Big and small, rare and bizarre, colorful and intelligent, they are the most conspicuous and exotic birds on this amazing island continent. Many mate for life, building homes and families together. Their colors, behaviors and habitats are all described in depth by the scientists studying them and by the Australians who live among them in this delightful high-definition film from down under.