How to Watch PBS Documentaries on Apple TV
You can stream PBS Documentaries on Apple TV. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming PBS Documentaries using your Apple TV. Learn how to get the most out of your Apple TV while using PBS Documentaries.
PBS Documentaries
Get access to the past 50 years of documentaries with the Amazon Prime Video add-on channel, PBS Documentaries. The ad-free streaming service provides over 1,000 hours of programming, which is mainly PBS’s original documentary films and television shows and features.
Apple TV
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Can you stream PBS Documentaries on Apple TV?
How to Sign Up and Download PBS Documentaries on Apple TV
- Click here to sign up for PBS Documentaries.
- Once you’ve signed up, go to the Home Screen on your Apple TV.
- Launch the app store and search for “PBS Documentaries” on your Apple TV.
- Select “Download” to install the app.
- Once installed, log in using your PBS Documentaries credentials.
- You can now stream PBS Documentaries on Apple TV.
How to Sign Up for PBS Documentaries on Other Streaming Devices
If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use PBS Documentaries on Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV.
What features are available on PBS Documentaries?
Up to 6 Profiles
PBS Documentaries allows you to create up to 6 user profiles.
Parental Controls
Prime Video’s parental control tools apply to PBS Documentaries. You can designate certain accounts as Kids profiles.
Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ also have parental control features.
Up to 3 Devices
PBS Documentaries allows you to stream on up to 3 devices simultaneously.
Offline Downloads
PBS Documentaries allows you to download certain content for offline viewing.
TV Shows
Popular docu-series include “Finding Your Roots,” “First Peoples,” “Muhammad Ali: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon,” and many more.
Movies
Users will access a robust library of critically acclaimed, thought-provoking documentary series and movies like the entire Ken Burns collection as well as “NOVA,” “Frontline,” “American Masters,” “Nature,” “American Experience,” “Independent Lens,” “POV,” and more.
Popular titles on the channel include Stanley Nelson’s “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution,” “For Sama,” “Your Inner Fish” and “Last Days in Vietnam.”