Nashville Public Television

01/01/2026

Tonight on WNPT: Hugh Bonneville hosts the annual Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert at 8 on Great Performances l PBS. Yannick Nézet-Séguin is the guest conductor.

Encore broadcast is at 9:30 p.m.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Ring in 2026 with the famed orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin hosted by Hugh Bonneville.

12/31/2025

This is it, the year-end push to match the gap caused by the loss of federal funding for public media. That $1.3 million funding gap has created WNPT's biggest challenge in 63 years so we're turning to our community for help.

➕ Current members: Can you add $50 to your annual gift?
🗓️ Monthly sustainers: Can you increase by $5 or $10?
📦 New to Nashville PBS? Start with $10/month and join something bigger.

Give today at WNPT.org/donate. Thank you and Happy New Year!

12/31/2025

Our office is closed for the holidays Dec. 31 – Jan. 2. We'll reopen Monday, Jan. 5.

Look for us on-air and online!

Program note: The annual Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert airs Thursday at 8 p.m. on Great Performances l PBS with an encore presentation at 9:30 p.m. Hugh Bonneville hosts.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

12/29/2025

It’s the last week of 2025! Don’t forget to go to https://www.wnpt.org/events/ to:

🥃 Get early-bird pricing for the 4th Annual Tennessee Crossroads Whiskey Tasting (Rhizome Productions Inc.) through Dec. 31

🎟️ Enter our contest with Live Nation Tennessee through Jan. 1 for a chance to win tickets to "Mark Twain Tonight!" with Richard Thomas Jan. 6 at The Ryman

🗓️ Sign up for our free January events, including next week's live Slice of the Community of 2026

✔️ AND, share your thoughts about WNPT’s shows and events in our 2025 Community Survey through Dec. 31. https://wnpt.org/survey

12/28/2025

Tonight on WNPT: Outpriced and Overlooked, our new Aging Matters premieres at 6:30. The film report on challenges Nashville's rising housing costs post for older residents.

Older Nashvillians are being priced out of the places they've called home.

12/25/2025

Tonight on WNPT: The 2025 Call the Midwife Holiday Special premieres at 7. Encore immediately afterward at 9 p.m.

Before that, enjoy these local gifts:
🎅3 p.m. Tennessee Crossroads Christmas Special

🎄4 p.m. No Man's Land: A Folk Opera from Marcus Hummon and Belmont University

🎼 5:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)'s Joys of the Season

Senior members of the convent swap the snowy East End of London for sun-drenched Hong Kong.

12/24/2025

Santa's coming down to the wire and so are we.

We just about halfway to our funding goal of closing the gap left by the loss of federal funds.

Your gift will help us fund the future of public television in Middle Tennessee. Give today at WNPT.org/donate. Thank you!

12/24/2025

Our office is closed for the holidays Dec. 24 – 26. We'll reopen Monday, Dec. 29.

Look for us on-air and online – and remember, the Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025 premieres Dec. 25 at 7 p.m.!

12/23/2025

Tonight on WNPT: American Masters is all Nashville stories, all Nashville PBS stories. Our Brenda Lee documentary airs at 7 p.m., followed at 8 p.m. by our Minnie Pearl film.

Discover the life of singer Brenda Lee and her musical hits spanning genres and decades.

12/22/2025

Tonight on WNPT: Celebrate entertainer extraordinaire and centenarian Dick Van D**e with American Masters at 8.

Or watch any time:

Ahead of his 100th birthday, celebrate the life and career of iconic actor Dick Van D**e.

12/20/2025

WNPT is facing our biggest challenge in 63 years — a $1.3 million federal funding gap. But here's what gives us hope: this community.

Whether you're a current member boosting your annual gift or a new Middle Tennessee resident ready to join, every person and every gift matters.

Give today at WNPT.org/donate and help us close the gap. Thank you!