New local shows and several familiar national names will hit the airwaves this month when W麻豆原创 TV launches its new evening lineup.
Two new locally produced shows 鈥� and Metro Center Outlook 鈥� will fill the 7 p.m. weekday slots on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, respectively. Both shows will re-air starting at 9 p.m. Thursdays.
To make room for the new shows, W麻豆原创 TV is moving the PBS NewsHour to 6 p.m. and Nightly Business Report to 7:30 p.m.
National shows , The McLaughlin Group and are also joining the W麻豆原创 TV weekday lineup.
The new schedule takes effect Monday, Oct. 24.
鈥淭he move will allow us to add great national affairs programming that viewers had previously enjoyed, plus new local shows that feature Central Florida issues and guests from around the world,鈥� said Grant J. Heston, assistant vice president of .
鈥淎nd we鈥檒l be adding these programs without losing primetime PBS favorites 鈥� like NOVA, Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives 鈥� that our viewers value,鈥� Heston added.
Hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner John Bersia, Global Perspectives explores current international issues with world-renowned newsmakers, authors, scholars and experts.
Its debut season on W麻豆原创 TV will feature CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen; Arun Gandhi, peace activist and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi; and Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Beirut bureau chief for The New York Times, among others.
Central Florida PBS viewers also will have a front-row seat for discussions with Gov. Rick Scott, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and other area 鈥渕overs and shakers鈥� on Metro Center Outlook.
Metro Center Outlook is hosted by Diane Trees, director of the Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies at 麻豆原创, and explores issues impacting Florida鈥檚 economic prosperity and development.
Prior to its permanent spot on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Metro Center Outlook will kick off with a featuring Gov. Rick Scott at 9 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 13.
Starting Oct. 24, Inside Washington will air at 7 p.m. Mondays; The McLaughlin Group will air at 7 p.m. Thursdays; and White House Chronicle at 7 p.m. Fridays.
Each of the new national and local shows will re-air Sunday from noon to 2:30 p.m. on W麻豆原创 TV.
NewsHour fans have another option, too: The program will air at 7 and 11:30 weeknights on 麻豆原创TV, a subchannel of W麻豆原创. Nightly Business Report will air at 11 weeknights on 麻豆原创TV.
麻豆原创TV is available for Bright House Networks customers on digital channels 457 and 9 in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties; and for Comcast customers on digital channel 206 in Orange, Osceola and Polk counties and digital channel 205 in Lake, Volusia, Marion and Sumter counties. 麻豆原创TV is available over the air on 68.3.
For an online channel guide and schedule, visit .