PBS: TV Shows & Documentaries

PBS

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Compliance: Law-aligned
Category: Entertainment
Download: 5M+
Safety: 100% Safe
Price: Free
Developer: PBS

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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’ The American Revolution. 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 News Hour, and Washington Week with The Atlantic. Catch up on your favorite British dramas with Masterpiece classics including complete seasons of Miss Scarlet, Poldark, Miss Austen, Van der Valk, and Maigret. 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 FREE 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 - 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, Poldark, Vienna Blood, Endeavour, World on Fire, Call the Midwife, Jamestown, Patience, and more. - Foreign Language Dramas: Astrid, Mademoiselle Holmes, Sisi: Austrian Empress, The Paris Murders, Velvet, and Murder in the Mountains. - News & Public Affairs: Programs from PBS News Hour, Frontline, Firing Line, and Washington Week with The Atlantic. - Award-Winning Films & Documentaries: Discover new perspectives with Ken Burns, Independent Lens, and POV. - History: Antiques Roadshow, Great Migrations, Leonardo, American Masters, Finding Your Roots, and more. - Arts & Performances: Great Performances, Austin City Limits, and Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting. - Science & Nature: Explore astonishing new worlds from NOVA, Nature, Big Cats 24/7, Walking with Dinosaurs, 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 & Small, Maigret, and Unforgotten. - 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 MASTERPIECE: The Gold Big Cats 24/7 Ken Burns: The American Revolution Walking With Dinosaurs MASTERPIECE: Maigret FRONTLINE: 2000 Meters to Andriivka Agatha Christie Collection LEARN MORE - PBS App: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-app/ - PBS Passport: https://pbs.org/getpassport - PBS Support: https://help.pbs.org/ PBS offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new worlds through trusted, educational television and digital content

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Watch and enjoy

PBS: TV Shows & Documentaries brings the shows, clips, or content you choose.

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Pick up anywhere

Continue where you left off across sessions.

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Browse and search to discover new things.

Advantages

Content is organized for quick browsing.
Your place is remembered between sessions.
Suggestions grow with your activity.

What users say

Marilyn Petersen

May 30, 2026

There is no way to remove an episode from the "continue watching" and if I try to scroll through to the end of the episode so it drops off the list, then the next episode will appear in the continue watching even though I have already watched it. A very awkward app. I do love the programming provided, shows that you can't get anywhere else.

Evan Rothmayer

Apr 20, 2026

It feels weird chatting down a PBS app, but they require you pay a "donation" in order to watch, and the entry form feels downright deceptive. First, the lowest "donation" they accept is $5 per month, but their helpful pre-populated options have the lowest as $8. Very easy to skip over assuming they would make them the same. Much worse, if you enter a custom amount and use Google Pay, THEY STILL TRY TO CHARGE YOU $8, This is actually broken. Please fix both

Kathleen Hillman

Aug 29, 2025

113

I love the programs on PBS, and being able to stream them is great. I gave 4 stars instead of 5 because the app doesn't keep track of where I left off, so I have to scroll through seasons and then episodes to find my place rather than just tapping "continue watching". I can use that feature, but it picks up in the wrong place every single time.

Mike Bagwell

Feb 5, 2021

249

Excellent library of content. Netflix has really declined, so I cancelled it, and donated to PBS to become a member and gain access to Passport. I've enjoyed it a lot so far, except the video playback. The play/pause function is inconsistent and causes the time marker to jump around randomly, and there's no double-tap to fast forward or rewind a few seconds like most other video streaming apps have. So, great service and fairly good app, but the app could use some improvement.

A Google user

Nov 10, 2019

The app is difficult to navigate and not intuitive . The playback controls are some of the worst of I've seen in an app. Moving forward or back in play results in a time count beginning from that moment, not from the start of the show. When using this with a chromecast, a screen (possibly buffering?) would often flash on the television showing the time and duration. This would flash for a fraction of a second. Very annoying.

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