PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government's cut of $1.1 ...
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January 27, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

PBS NC helps your community explore new worlds and ideas through programs that educate, inform and inspire. Your ...
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Highlights from PBS News Weekend as show goes off the air

This Sunday is the final broadcast of PBS News Weekend, at least for the foreseeable future. PBS cancelled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media. As our team signs off the air, ...
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On PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots,’ Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family’s unknown Holocaust story

In Tuesday’s episode, historian and “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents Caplan, 43, with genealogical ...

John Yang anchors final 'PBS News Weekend' after federal funding cuts

Veteran broadcast journalist John Yang delivered his final broadcast as anchor of PBS News Weekend on Jan. 11, confirming during the closing minute that the program would not continue. Yang said the ...