Welcome to a special edition of What's On Weekly!
Read below to find TV highlights from March 2026, including new seasons of Prairie Musicians, Prairie Mosaic, and Call the Midwife, and the premiere of new MASTERPIECE series The Forsytes and The Count of Monte Cristo.
Downton Abbey | Season 1
The Crawleys are back! Downton Abbey — the beloved MASTERPIECE series and most popular PBS drama of all time — returns this spring, with all six seasons available to stream with PBS Passport beginning March 1.
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Watch the entire first season during our March Membership Drive:
- Sunday, March 1, at 2pm
- Saturday, March 7, at 2pm
- Sunday, March 8, at 2pm
- Saturday, March 14, at 2pm
More seasons of Downton Abbey will be broadcast throughout the year, which will be announced at a later date.
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Stream all seasons on the PBS app and online beginning Sunday, March 1.
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance
Recorded in 1997, this concert marks the return of the band's most successful line-up of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks, who had not released an album together since 1987's Tango in the Night.
The group performs "Go Your Own Way," "The Chain," "Landslide," "Gold Dust Woman," and "Gypsy." The USC Marching Band joins in on "Tusk" and "Don't Stop."
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Tune in on Thursday, March 5, at 7pm.
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Prairie Mosaic | New Season!
Prairie Mosaic is back with new episodes beginning March 19! From bison ranching to foraging, all-new cooking segments, and local artist features, the series continues to spotlight our region’s culture, history, and traditions.
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Tune in on Thursdays, beginning March 19, at 8:30pm.
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Prairie Musicians | New Season!
Prairie Musicians returns on March 19 with a new season spotlighting the talent shaping our region’s music scene. Seven singer-songwriters and bands take the stage in Prairie Public’s downtown Fargo studio to deliver intimate 30-minute performances.
This season’s lineup
- March 19 • MoonCats
- March 26 • Emma Josephine
- April 2 • Darren Quam & Friends
- April 9 • Ben Stoeck
- April 16 • Winter Sloths
- April 23 • Katy Tessman & Sweet Lou
- April 30 • Alma Cook
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Tune in on Thursdays, beginning March 19, at 9pm.
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Stream on the PBS app and YouTube.
Great Performances at The Met | La Bohème
Experience Zeffirelli’s beloved production set in 19th-century Paris telling the story of Puccini’s young artists and lovers that share joy, passion, and heartbreak featuring Juliana Grigoryan as Mimì and Freddie De Tommaso as Rodolfo.
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Tune in on Friday, March 20, at 8pm.
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Call the Midwife | Season 15
The new season of Call the Midwife kicks off in 1971 as several of the ladies embrace Women’s Lib and burn their bras outside Nonnatus House. Through the year, the team handles challenging cases including premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis, and slavery.
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Tune in on Sundays, beginning March 22, at 7pm.
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The Forsytes on MASTERPIECE
New from MASTERPIECE, The Forsytes chronicles the lives, loves, trials, and triumphs of a wealthy Victorian-era stockbroking family, whose generations find themselves torn between tradition and self-sacrifice, personal happiness and the pursuit of love. The series is inspired by John Galsworthy’s celebrated “Forsyte Saga” novels.
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Tune in on Sundays, beginning March 22, at 8pm.
Sneak Peek! Tune in on Sunday, March 15, at 9pm for The Forsytes:An Inside Look.
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The Count of Monte Cristo on MASTERPIECE
In MASTERPIECE’s new adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo,Sam Claflin starsas Edmond Dantes, a sailor falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the Château d’If off Marseille. After escaping, and adopting the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, he plans revenge against those who wrongly accused him.
Also featuring Jeremy Irons, this sweeping series brings to life the literary classic written by Alexandre Dumas.
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Tune in on Sundays, beginning March 22, at 9pm.
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Stream on the PBS app and online.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau has been called the patron saint of the environmental movement and the father of nonviolent resistance. His best-known work, “Walden,” is considered a masterpiece and figures on every list of essential American books.
With narration from George Clooney and voices by Jeff Goldblum, Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, and Meryl Streep, Ken Burns’ new three-part series will explore Thoreau’s most far-reaching and forward-thinking ideas: justice for all human beings, the health of our planet, the quest for a meaningful life, the importance of standing up for one’s beliefs.
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Watch the first two episodes on Monday, March 30, at 8pm and 9pm, and the final episode on Tuesday, March 31, at 8pm.