New on PBS
New TV on PBS (broadcast) in October 2026
5 season and series premieres are listed for PBS in October 2026. Highlights include Ask This Old House, Nature, Maigret. This page covers TV series; dates come from published listings and are rebuilt daily.
PBS premieres in October 2026
| Date | Show | Time |
|---|---|---|
 Ask This Old House Season 25 premiere | See listings | |
 Nature Season 45 premiere | 8 p.m. ET · 7 p.m. CT | |
 Maigret Season 2 premiere | 9 p.m. ET · 8 p.m. CT | |
 Professor T Season 5 premiere | See listings | |
 The Gold Season 2 premiere | 10 p.m. ET · 9 p.m. CT |
The shows
Ask This Old House
PBS diy and reality series, now in its 25th season.
Nature
PBS nature and documentary series, now in its 45th season.
Maigret
Georges Simenon's Paris detective, told in two-part cases.
Professor T
A Cambridge criminologist with obsessive habits, consulting for the police.
The Gold
The Brink's-Mat bullion robbery and the money trail that followed it.
Also airing new episodes in October 2026
America's Test Kitchen
PBS food and reality series, now in its 27th season.
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen
PBS food and reality series, now in its 19th season.
Marble Hall Murders
Susan Ryeland and Atticus Pünd return in Anthony Horowitz's third book-within-a-book mystery.
The Marlow Murder Club
Three amateur sleuths solving murders in a Thames-side town.
Independent Lens
PBS documentary series, now in its 27th season.
American Masters
PBS music and documentary series, now in its 40th season.
NOVA
PBS nature and history series, now in its 53rd season.
Secrets of the Dead
PBS drama and mystery series, now in its 23rd season.
How to watch PBS
Free with an antenna or a cable/satellite package that carries your local PBS station. New MASTERPIECE episodes also stream on PBS.org and the PBS app after broadcast.
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Last rebuilt September 28, 2026. Streaming services sometimes move dates at short notice; each show page records changes.