UNC-EX will run a marathon of the entire second season of the Masterpiece Theatre hit series "Downton Abbey" starting Saturday (May 19) at 1 p.m. The marathon concludes with the wonderful season finale Christmas episode at 9:15 p.m.
If you haven't seen this yet, I encourage you to make some time for it.
UNC-EX is available over-the-air on channel 4.3 and on channel 173 if you have Time Warner Cable. If you have satellite, check your local channel guide.
The Firm (9pm, NBC) - Mitch is released from jail after being cleared as a suspect in Martin Moxon's death. Also, Tammy and Abby delve into a mysterious list that Moxon left behind.
Too Cute (9pm, Animal Planet) - A new installment in Animal Planet's "Too Cute" series chronicling the first few months of three litters of puppies. And we can only presume from the title, some ducklings.
The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 (9:30pm, UNC-EX) - An Independent Lens documentary with long-unseen footage shot by Swedish television journalists shows a fresh perspective of America's black power movement, featuring scenes of Harlem, Brooklyn an Oakland. Also, interviews with notables such as Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver. The documentary is accented with contemporary remarks from black artists, activists and scholars, including Eyrkah Badu, ?uestlove, Melvin Van Peebles, Talib Kweli and Sonia Sanchez.
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards (10pm, IFC) - Seth Rogan hosts the annual awards gala honoring independent films. Presenters include Bryan Cranston, Ed Helms, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Kate Beckinsale. The Best Feature nominees are "50/50," "Beginners," "Drive," "Take Shelter," "The Descendants," and "The Artist."
An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List (10pm, Science) - Along Route 66, Karl Pilkington meets the Amish, New age therapists, and a high school choir.
UNC-TV debuted a new channel over the weekend.
UNC-EX is their new Explorer Channel, which features outdoor adventure, science, nature, history, and culture programming. The channel debuted on Sunday.
An example of the programs which will air include the cooking show "Lidia's Italy" (Lidia Bastianich is shown at left), the adventure show "Globe Trekker," and science programs like "Nova" and "Nature."
The channel will also air UNC-TV original programming such as "Exploring North Carolina" and "North Carolina Weekend," as well as special documentaries like Ken Burns' "National Parks" series.
The channel is offered free of charge to over-the-air viewers as well as to subscribers to digital cable.
Also on Sunday, the UNC-ED channel (available only to digital subscribers) was renamed UNC-MX. The "MX" signifies a "mix" of programming for adults, from public affairs shows to how-to and more.
UNC-EX airs locally on channel 4.3 or if you have cable, channel 203.
