What to Watch in June

There's a huge amount of worthwhile TV out there nowadays, so it can be hard to choose what to watch. But who better to recommend shows than the person who programs them? Lisa Tipton, WTTW’s Head of Programming and Pledge, constructs the WTTW schedule by searching through offerings from many different sources which include the national PBS network, the BBC, and independent filmmakers to put together a varied and engaging broadcast schedule. Each month, she recommends a few shows that she thinks you should watch.

Find all the ways to watch WTTW here. Many of the below shows are available to stream or will be once they premiere, especially by WTTW Passport members. 

New and Returning Mysteries

A new line-up of dramas and mysteries debuts on Sunday, June 15, centered on the tenth season of Grantchester at 8:00 pm. If you need to catch up on the previous season of mysteries in a quiet English town, the first with new vicar Alphy Kottaram, you can watch a marathon starting at 11:00 am that day, stream it via the PBS app as a WTTW Passport member, or read our recaps.

We'll also have recaps of the new series Patience, which will air before Grantchester at 7:00 pm. Adapted from the hit French mystery Astrid, which is available to stream by WTTW Passport members, it follows a team of a detective and an autistic woman who works in the criminal records department and notices and remembers things about cases that others don't. 

Dino Week: Walking with Dinosaurs

7:00 and 8:00 pm on Monday, June 16 - Wednesday, June 18

Settle in to meet some extraordinary creatures as Walking with Dinosaurs reanimates six incredible dinosaurs, drawing on the latest discoveries and technology. 

American Masters

American Masters takes on two determined women. First up is Janis Ian: Breaking Silence on Friday, June 20 at 9:00 pm, about the singer-songwriter and gay rights advocate behind hit song "At Seventeen." Then Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny (Friday, June 27 at 9:00 pm) covers one of the most prominent public intellectuals of the twentieth century, who fled Nazi Germany and wrote the landmark The Origins of Totalitarianism.

Human Footprint Returns

Wednesdays at 8:00 pm beginning June 25

In the second season of Human Footprint, biologist Shane Campbell-Staton again examines how humans have shaped and changed the planet through everything from supermarkets to fashion, meeting species on the verge of extinction, bees, and more. The first season is available to stream by WTTW Passport members.