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C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule

A complete schedule of absolutely everything airing on C-SPAN 3 over the next two weeks. Click a program to see all upcoming airings and streaming options.

Tuesday, March 3

Wednesday, March 4

Thursday, March 5

Friday, March 6

Saturday, March 7

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Xi Van Fleet, Made in America

Special • 2026

China-born author Xi Van Fleet argues that the U.S. enabled China in its quest to become a global superpower.

Jon Ralston, The Game Changer — How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight

Special • 2026

Nevada political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston discusses the life and political career of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who spent 30 years in the U.S. Senate and died in 2021.

Q & A

Series • 2025

Author Stewart McLaurin on White House History & Trivia
Episode 42

Stewart McLaurin talks about the history of the White House and White House-related trivia.

Stephen Kinzer, Overthrow

Special • 2026

Stephen Kinzer, author of books on the U.S. overthrow of governments in Guatemala, Iran, and other countries, discusses the history of U.S.-led regime change operations since the 1890s.

Patrick Dorinson, The Common Sense Cowboy’s Guide to Life

Special • 2026

Former political strategist and radio host Patrick Dorinson talks about what he learned about life and politics after becoming a cowboy.

A History From Hysteria to Long Covid

Special • 2026

Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall explores the history of chronic illnesses and how the medical establishment treats them. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.

John Sanbonmatsu, The Omnivore’s Deception — What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals and Ourselves

Special • 2026

John Sanbonmatsu discusses veganism and argues that sustainable concepts like free range are still immoral. Book Passage in Corte Madera, California, hosts this event.

Dr. Robert Wachter, A Giant Leap — How AI is Transforming Healthcare & What That Means for Our Future

Special • 2026

Dr. Robert Wachter examines the future of artificial intelligence being used in healthcare. The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco hosts this event.

Andrea Nolen, Lincoln’s Counterfeiters

Special • 2026

Historian Andrea Nolen discusses a Wisconsin counterfeit ring that had ties to the White House under Presidents Lincoln and Grant.

Heather Ann Thompson, Fear and Fury

Special • 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson discusses the 1984 subway shootings of four black teenagers by subway vigilante Bernie Goetz and how the incident exposed racial fault lines in America.

Writer Eudora Welty’s Home & Gardens Tour

Special • 2025

C-SPAN's Book TV tours the Jackson, Mississippi, home and gardens where Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty lived for 76 years - and where she wrote her acclaimed stories and novels.

Jennifer Wright, Glitz, Glam and a Damn Good Time

Special • 2026

Author Jennifer Wright describes how Marion Mamie Fish shaped history during the Gilded Age by exerting her influence on business, politics, family relationships, and social change through elaborate social gatherings.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2026

Linda Chavez
Episode 8

Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction.

Xi Van Fleet, Made in America

Special • 2026

China-born author Xi Van Fleet argues that the U.S. enabled China in its quest to become a global superpower.

Jon Ralston, The Game Changer — How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight

Special • 2026

Nevada political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston discusses the life and political career of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who spent 30 years in the U.S. Senate and died in 2021.

Q & A

Series • 2025

Author Stewart McLaurin on White House History & Trivia
Episode 42

Stewart McLaurin talks about the history of the White House and White House-related trivia.

Stephen Kinzer, Overthrow

Special • 2026

Stephen Kinzer, author of books on the U.S. overthrow of governments in Guatemala, Iran, and other countries, discusses the history of U.S.-led regime change operations since the 1890s.

Sunday, March 8

Patrick Dorinson, The Common Sense Cowboy’s Guide to Life

Special • 2026

Former political strategist and radio host Patrick Dorinson talks about what he learned about life and politics after becoming a cowboy.

A History From Hysteria to Long Covid

Special • 2026

Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall explores the history of chronic illnesses and how the medical establishment treats them. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.

Dr. Robert Wachter, A Giant Leap — How AI is Transforming Healthcare & What That Means for Our Future

Special • 2026

Dr. Robert Wachter examines the future of artificial intelligence being used in healthcare. The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco hosts this event.

Andrea Nolen, Lincoln’s Counterfeiters

Special • 2026

Historian Andrea Nolen discusses a Wisconsin counterfeit ring that had ties to the White House under Presidents Lincoln and Grant.

Heather Ann Thompson, Fear and Fury

Special • 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson discusses the 1984 subway shootings of four black teenagers by subway vigilante Bernie Goetz and how the incident exposed racial fault lines in America.

Writer Eudora Welty’s Home & Gardens Tour

Special • 2025

C-SPAN's Book TV tours the Jackson, Mississippi, home and gardens where Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty lived for 76 years - and where she wrote her acclaimed stories and novels.

Jennifer Wright, Glitz, Glam and a Damn Good Time

Special • 2026

Author Jennifer Wright describes how Marion Mamie Fish shaped history during the Gilded Age by exerting her influence on business, politics, family relationships, and social change through elaborate social gatherings.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2026

Linda Chavez
Episode 8

Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction.

Lectures in History

Series • 2026

Supreme Court Cases on Privacy
Episode 7

History professor Lawrence Cappello analyzes Supreme Court cases that address the right to privacy, focusing on police and phone wiretaps.

Reel America

Series • 2026

U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve - 1943
Episode 12

This 1943 Office of War Information film urges women to join the Coast Guard Reserves to help the war effort.

C-SPAN Tours the Go-Go Museum in Washington, D.C.

Special • 2026

C-SPAN tours the Go-Go Museum and hears the history of Washington, D.C.'s homegrown music genre with roots in the cultural and social movements of the mid-1960s to late-1970s.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Korean War Winter Campaign - 1953
Episode 13

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

America 250

Series • 2026

Fighting & Dying in the Revolutionary War
Season 1 • Episode 100

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

America 250

Series • 2026

Religion & Religious Liberty in the American Revolution
Season 1 • Episode 103

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

America 250

Series • 2026

Impact of Revolutionary War on Civil War Era
Season 1 • Episode 102

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

General Joseph Johnston’s Surrender — 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Civil War Aftermath – 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Year of Reckoning in the Civil War — 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington
Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Chesapeake Oyster Dredgers - 1964
Episode 14

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

Kostya Kennedy, The Ride — Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America

Special • 2026

Author Kostya Kennedy discusses Boston silversmith Paul Revere's April 1775 midnight ride ahead of the Battles of Lexington & Concord.

America 250

Series • 2026

Harvard's Danielle Allen on John Adams
Season 1 • Episode 104

Harvard University Professor Danielle Allen reflects on the life and legacy of John Adams. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250

Series • 2026

Life & Legacy of Abigail Adams
Season 1 • Episode 105

Historian Joseph Ellis reflects on the life and legacy of Abigail Adams. His essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year. It is recorded by historian and content producer Anne Fertig.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

Special • 2026

Former President George W. Bush reflects on the life and legacy of George Washington.

U.S. House of Representatives

Series • 2026

House Members Read George Washington's Farewell Address
Episode 32

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Reel America

Series • 2026

U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve - 1943
Episode 12

This 1943 Office of War Information film urges women to join the Coast Guard Reserves to help the war effort.

C-SPAN Tours the Go-Go Museum in Washington, D.C.

Special • 2026

C-SPAN tours the Go-Go Museum and hears the history of Washington, D.C.'s homegrown music genre with roots in the cultural and social movements of the mid-1960s to late-1970s.

The Presidency

Series • 2026

The End of Operation Desert Storm
Episode 10

Desert Storm veteran Stephen Bourque chronicles the end of the Gulf War in 1991. He spoke at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in Texas.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Korean War Winter Campaign - 1953
Episode 13

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

America 250

Series • 2026

Fighting & Dying in the Revolutionary War
Season 1 • Episode 100

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

America 250

Series • 2026

Religion & Religious Liberty in the American Revolution
Season 1 • Episode 103

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

Monday, March 9

America 250

Series • 2026

Impact of Revolutionary War on Civil War Era
Season 1 • Episode 102

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

General Joseph Johnston’s Surrender — 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Civil War Aftermath – 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Year of Reckoning in the Civil War — 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington
Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Chesapeake Oyster Dredgers - 1964
Episode 14

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

Kostya Kennedy, The Ride — Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America

Special • 2026

Author Kostya Kennedy discusses Boston silversmith Paul Revere's April 1775 midnight ride ahead of the Battles of Lexington & Concord.

America 250

Series • 2026

Harvard's Danielle Allen on John Adams
Season 1 • Episode 104

Harvard University Professor Danielle Allen reflects on the life and legacy of John Adams. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250

Series • 2026

Life & Legacy of Abigail Adams
Season 1 • Episode 105

Historian Joseph Ellis reflects on the life and legacy of Abigail Adams. His essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year. It is recorded by historian and content producer Anne Fertig.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

Special • 2026

Former President George W. Bush reflects on the life and legacy of George Washington.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Tuesday, March 10

Wednesday, March 11

Thursday, March 12

Friday, March 13

Saturday, March 14

Sunday, March 15

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Civil War

Series • 2013

A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

Monday, March 16

Tuesday, March 17

Wednesday, March 18

Thursday, March 19

Friday, March 20

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