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Get the PBS App and stream heartwarming shows like All Creatures Great & Small and Call the Midwife, plus new documentary series like Ken Burns’ American Buffalo. The PBS App features the latest news, live TV from your local PBS station, award-winning documentaries, and iconic series. Download the PBS App and stream thousands of full-length episodes anytime, anywhere!

Streaming and watching TV is made easy with the PBS App. Watch series you love and discover brand new shows, live or on demand, with PBS’s streaming app available on your mobile phone, tablet, or Smart TV.

Unlike conventional streaming apps, PBS lets you access local TV live! Stream local content with the PBS App livestream and discover your favorite local PBS station shows.

Stay up to date with the latest news; watching shows like Frontline, PBS NewsHour, and Washington Week. Catch up on your favorite British dramas with Masterpiece classics including complete seasons of Miss Scarlet & the Duke, World on Fire, Endeavour, and Sanditon. Learn about history and science with new episodes of Finding Your Roots, Antiques Roadshow, Nature, and NOVA. Discover exciting musical performances watching Great Performances and Austin City Limits. You never have to miss a show with brand new videos and episodes added daily to the PBS App.

WHAT DO YOU GET WITH THE PBS APP?

STREAM LOCAL & LIVE TV
- Connect to your local PBS station and watch your local station livestream
- Tune in to the latest from your local community on the PBS App
- Stream your local station TV channel live anytime

WATCH TV SHOWS ON DEMAND
- Watch TV shows on demand with the PBS App
- TV shows of all genres - from drama and romance to murder and mystery
- Watch a new series and your all-time favorites
- Save episodes of your favorite TV shows to a custom watchlist

STREAM A VARIETY OF CONTENT
- Watch a new TV show or explore videos from the PBS archives
- Stream specially curated playlists, short films, interviews, extras, and more
- Binge TV shows of all genres on the PBS App
- Watch films, documentaries and TV shows

WATCH TV SERIES ACROSS MULTIPLE GENRES
- Enjoy the best of streaming and entertainment with PBS
- Drama: All Creatures Great and Small, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Poldark, Vienna Blood, Grantchester, Sanditon, World on Fire, Baptiste, Call the Midwife, Jamestown, and more.
- Foreign Dramas: Professor T, Seaside Hotel, The Paris Murders, and Luna and Sophie.
- News & Public Affairs: Programs from PBS NewsHour, Frontline, Amanpour and Company, Firing Line, and Washington Week.
- Award-Winning Films & Documentaries: Discover new perspectives with Ken Burns, Independent Lens, POV, Reel South, and the PBS Short Film Festival.
- History: Antiques Roadshow, American Experience, American Masters, Origin of Everything, and Finding Your Roots, and more.
- Arts & Performances: Great Performances, Live from Lincoln Center, Austin City Limits, Now Hear This, Sound Field, and more.
- Science & Nature: Explore astonishing new worlds from NOVA, Nature, Deep Look, Expedition, and more.

WATCH MORE WITH PBS PASSPORT
Passport is an added benefit of station membership. By donating to your local PBS station you can:
- Stream an expanded library of acclaimed PBS programming
- Extended and exclusive access to 1,500+ episodes of your favorite shows
- Watch past and current seasons of popular shows like All Creatures Great and Small, Endeavour, and Sanditon
- Binge watch new TV series and your favorite PBS programs, like Finding Your Roots
- Stream early releases and special collections, like Ken Burns films and Antiques Roadshow.

WHAT’S NEW ON PBS

All Creatures Great & Small S4
Ken Burns American Buffalo
World on Fire S2
Spy in the Ocean
Funny Woman

Watch TV anywhere and stream PBS shows today.

LEARN MORE
- PBS App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-app/
- PBS Passport: https://pbs.org/getpassport
- PBS Support: https://help.pbs.org/
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4.89 out of 5

232,865 ratings in United States

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Buddie109 on

Streaming shows not working. Starts ok full screen with captions then goes out to small screen no words. Very frustrating - not happy with it at all.

Too many ads

Slopeggy on

I love PBS but there are too many ads before each program. I have Utah PBS and maybe it’s not happening in other states. If I stay In the PBS app but change programs, I’m subjected to two or three ads before I can watch a new show. I’m sure you can explain your reasoning, but I’m letting you know that I turn off the sound until the ad is over. Peggy Lambert

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Mebeka428 on

Exquisite and delightful!

Masterpiece

Llp12 on

Love PBS and all the Masterpiece shows.

Membership fee plus ads

Grover019 on

It stinks that even after paying an annual membership fee you still have to watch ads to see a video.

5 stars

Politik Pam on

The Best educational program in America!!👌🏾

PBS shows

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I am an uncurable lover of Masterpiece from PBS. These shows are delightful, deeply human, acting is superior and so convincing with actors that look like you and me and not some painted, standardized sized mannequin like in so many American shows. I love that I can warch them with whatever type of subtitle I need, I like that they tackly no great carnage on the screeni but true ordinary dramas about the complicated tensions in human relationships. They are both universal and singular. It is so refreshing and wholesome entertainment, that canbe enjoyed as is or can be analyzed in depth at several level. Great job PBS

Superb unbiased programing! Thanks

Superb2024 on

Thank you for your superb programs including music, humanitarian perspectives, and above all your news programs!!! Thank you!

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MrAtoZen.com on

It’s great to know but also it helps with my vacation planning- of places to visit.

PUBLIC broadcasting or PRIVATE broadcasting

Fuzzy butts on

I thought PBS was supposed to be a free channel for public broadcasting. Instead, it’s all about subscriptions. They show you two episodes and then you can’t watch anymore unless you buy into the system. Shame.

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App Info

Languages
English
Recent version
5.16.1 (3 weeks ago )
Released on
Nov 9, 2020 (3 years ago )
Also available in
United States, Canada
Last updated
1 month ago