The award-winning documentary River's End comes to PBS in April. Get an inside look at California’s complex struggle over who gets fresh water, and discover how big money and special interests take what they want and ordinary residents are left high and dry. It's a story that heralds an impending crisis—not just in California, but around the world.
ALASKA
Fairbanks - KUAC WORLD April 23, 2023 8:30 AM
ALABAMA
Birmingham - Alabama Public Television / WBIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Birmingham - Alabama Public Television / WCIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Mobile/Pensacola - Alabama Public Television / WEIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Huntsville/Decatur - Alabama Public Television / WFIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Huntsville/Decatur - Alabama Public Television / WHIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Montgomery - Alabama Public Television / WAIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Montgomery - Alabama Public Television / WDIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Montgomery - Alabama Public Television / WGIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Montgomery - Alabama Public Television / WIIQ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
ARKANSAS
Little Rock - AETN / KEMV WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Little Rock - AETN / KETG WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Little Rock - AETN / KETS WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Ft Smith - AETN / KAFT WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Monroe / El Dorado - AETN / KETZ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Jonesboro - AETN / KETJ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
ARIZONA
Phoenix - KAET WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Tucson - KUAS April 27, 2023 2:00 PM
Tucson - KUAT April 27, 2023 2:00 PM
Tucson - KUAS-3 April 23, 2023 5:00 AM
Tucson - KUAT-3 April 23, 2023 5:00 AM
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles - PBS SoCal KOCE WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Los Angeles - PBS SoCal KOCE-2 April 24, 2023 11:00 PM
Los Angeles - PBS SoCal KOCE-3 April 25, 2023 5:00 AM
Los Angeles - PBS SoCal KOCE-4 April 25, 2023 11:00 AM
Los Angeles - PBS SoCal KOCE-5 April 25, 2023 5:00 PM
Los Angeles - PBS SoCal KOCE-6 April 29, 2023 10:00 PM
San Francisco - KQED WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
San Francisco - KQEH-3 April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
San Francisco - KQEH-5 April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
San Francisco - Northern Cal Public Media / KRCB April 24, 2023 9:00 PM
San Francisco - Northern Cal Public Media / KRCB April 25, 2023 2:00 AM
Sacramento - KVIE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
San Diego - KPBS WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Fresno/Visalia - Valley PBS / KVPT WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Monterey/Salinas - KQET WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Eureka - KEET WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
COLORADO
Denver - Colorado Public Television KBDI April 24, 2023 8:00 PM
Denver - Rocky Mtn PBS / KRMA WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Grand Junction - Rocky Mtn PBS / KRMJ WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
FLORIDA
Tampa - WEDU WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Jacksonville - WJCT WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Ft Myers/Naples - WGCU WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Mobile/Pensacola - WSRE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
GEORGIA
Atlanta - GPB / WGTV WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Jacksonville FL - GPB / WXGA WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Chattanooga TN - GPB / WNGH WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Savannah - GPB / WVAN WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Augusta GA - GPB / WCES WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Macon - GPB / WMUM WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Columbus - GPB / WJSP WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Albany - GPB / WABW WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Albany - GPB / WACS WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
IOWA
Des Moines - Iowa PBS / KDIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Des Moines - Iowa PBS / KTIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Cedar Rapids - Iowa PBS / KIIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Cedar Rapids - Iowa PBS / KRIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Davenport - Iowa PBS / KQIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Sioux City - Iowa PBS / KSIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
IDAHO
Spokane WA - Idaho PTV / KCDT Plus April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Spokane WA - Idaho PTV / KCDT Plus April 24, 2023 6:00 AM
Spokane WA - Idaho PTV / KUID Plus April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Spokane WA - Idaho PTV / KUID Plus April 24, 2023 6:00 AM
Spokane WA - Idaho PTV / KCDT WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Spokane WA - Idaho PTV / KUID WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Boise - Idaho PTV / KCDT Plus April 24, 2023 6:00 AM
Boise - Idaho PTV / KCDT WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Idaho Falls - Idaho PTV / KISU Plus April 24, 2023 6:00 AM
Idaho Falls - Idaho PTV / KISU WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Twin Falls - Idaho PTV / KIPT Plus April 24, 2023 6:00 AM
Twin Falls - Idaho PTV / KIPT WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
ILLINOIS
Chicago - WTTW WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Champaign - WSEC WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Paducah - Southern IL Univ / WSIU WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Peoria - WTVP WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Quincy/Hannibal - WQEC WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Quincy/Hannibal - WMEC WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
INDIANA
Indianapolis - WTIU WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Terre Haute - WUSI WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
KANSAS
Topeka - KTWU WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Topeka - KTWU-3 April 29, 2023 5:00 AM
LOUISIANA
New Orleans - WYES WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston - WGBH WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Springfield/Holyoke - WGBY WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
MAINE
Portland/Auburn - MPBN / WCBB WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Portland/Auburn - MPBN / WMEA WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
MICHIGAN
Detroit - WTVS WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Grand Rapids - WGVU WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Flint - WDCQ WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Lansing - WKAR WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis - KWCM WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Sioux Falls - KSMN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Duluth - WDSE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Duluth - WDSE-2 April 25, 2023 7:00 PM
Duluth - WRTP WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Duluth - WRTP-2 April 25, 2023 7:00 PM
Rochester - Iowa PBS / KYIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
MISSOURI
St Louis - KETC WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Springfield - KOZK WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Joplin - KOZJ WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson - Mississippi PBS/WMPN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Columbus/Tupelo - Mississippi PBS/WMAB WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Columbus/Tupelo - Mississippi PBS/WMAE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Biloxi/Gulfport - Mississippi PBS/WMAH WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Meridian - Mississippi PBS/WMAW WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Greenwood - Mississippi PBS/WMAO WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
MONTANA
Missoula - Montana PBS / KUFM WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Missoula - Montana PBS / KUKL WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Missoula - Montana PBS / KUFM April 24, 2023 1:00 PM
Missoula - Montana PBS / KUKL April 24, 2023 1:00 PM
Billings - Montana PBS / KBGS WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Billings - Montana PBS / KBGS April 24, 2023 1:00 PM
Butte/Bozeman - Montana PBS / KUSM WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Butte/Bozeman - Montana PBS / KUSM April 24, 2023 1:00 PM
Great Falls - Montana PBS / KUGF WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Great Falls - Montana PBS / KUGF April 24, 2023 1:00 PM
Helena - Montana PBS / KUHM WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Helena - Montana PBS / KUHM April 24, 2023 1:00 PM
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo - ND PBS / KCGE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Fargo - ND PBS / KFME WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Fargo - ND PBS / KGFE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Fargo - ND PBS / KJRE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Fargo - ND PBS / KMDE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Minot/Bismark - ND ND PBS / KBME WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Minot/Bismark - ND ND PBS / KDSE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Minot/Bismark - ND ND PBS / KQSE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Minot/Bismark - ND ND PBS / KSRE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Minot/Bismark - ND ND PBS / KWSE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
NEBRASKA
Sioux City - North Dakota PBS / KXNE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Rapid City - Nebraska PBS / KBHE WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Omaha - Iowa PBS / KBIN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Omaha - Iowa PBS / KTHN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Boston - NHPTV WENH WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Burlington - VT NHPTV WLED WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
NEW MEXICO
Albuqueque/Santa Fe/Portales - KNMD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
NEVADA
Las Vegas - Vegas PBS / KLVX WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
NEW YORK
New York City - WLIW WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Albany - WMHT WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Rochester - WXXI WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Binghamton - WSKG WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Watertown - WNPI WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Watertown - WPBS WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Watertown - WNPI April 23, 2023 1:00 PM
Watertown - WPBS April 23, 2023 1:00 PM
OHIO
Cleveland - WVIZ WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Columbus - WOUB WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Columbus - WOUC WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City - OETA / KETA WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Tulsa - OETA / KOED WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
OREGON
Portland - OPB KOPB WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Portland - OPB KTVR WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Eugene - OPB KEPB WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Eugene - OPB KOAC WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Medford - SOPTV / KFTS WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Medford - SOPTV / KSYS WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Bend - OPB / KOAB WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia - WPPT WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Philadelphia - WHYY-2 April 30, 2023 1:00 AM
Pittsburgh - WQED WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Johnstown - Penn State Univ / WPSU WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Erie - WQLN WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls - SD PBS / KUSD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Sioux Falls - SD PBS / KCSD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Sioux Falls - SD PBS / KDSD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Sioux Falls - SD PBS / KESD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Sioux Falls - SD PBS / KTSD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Minot/Bismark - ND SD PBS / KQSD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Rapid City - SD PBS / KPSD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Rapid City - SD PBS / KZSD WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
TENNESSEE
Nashville - Nashville Public Television / WNPT WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Nashville/Cookeville - WCTE WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Knoxville - East TN PBS / WETP WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Knoxville - East TN PBS / WKOP WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Chattanooga - TN WTCI WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
TEXAS
Dallas - KERA WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Houston - Univ of Houston PBS / KUHT WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
Austin - KLRU April 23, 2023 5:00 PM
Austin - KLRU WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
El Paso - KRWG WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
UTAH
Salt Lake City - PBS UTAH / KUED WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
Salt Lake City - PBS UTAH / KUES WORLD April 23, 2023 10:30 AM
VERMONT
Burlington - VT PBS / WETK April 23, 2023 1:00 AM
Burlington - VT PBS / WETK PLUS April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Burlington - VT PBS / WVER April 23, 2023 1:00 AM
Burlington - VT PBS / WVER PLUS April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Burlington - VT PBS / WVTA April 23, 2023 1:00 AM
Burlington - VT PBS / WVTA PLUS April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Burlington - VT PBS / WVTB April 23, 2023 1:00 AM
Burlington - VT PBS / WVTB PLUS April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
VIRGINIA
Norfolk - WHRO WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Richmond - VA Public Media / WCVE WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Harrisonburg - VA Tech / WVPT WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Charlottesville - Univ of Virginia / WHTJ WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
WASHINGTON
Seattle/Tacoma - KCTS WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
Spokane - KSPS WORLD April 23, 2023 9:30 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C
Washington DC - WETA WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Washington DC - WNVC April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee - WMVT WORLD April 23, 2023 11:30 AM
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston - WV PBS / WVPB WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Bluefield/Beckley - WV PBS / WSWP WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
Clarksburg/Weston - WV PBS / WNPB WORLD April 23, 2023 12:30 PM
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California's water scarcity is a serious problem, but water supply risks exist across the U.S. In making River's End, our aim is to inspire people like you to learn where their water comes from so that we can save our rivers and the ecosystems and communities that depend upon them. Here's what you can do to help:
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