How to Watch PBS Documentaries on LG Smart TV
You can stream PBS Documentaries on LG Smart TV. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming PBS Documentaries using your LG Smart TV. Learn how to get the most out of your LG Smart 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.
LG Smart TV
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Can you stream PBS Documentaries on LG Smart TV?
How to Sign Up and Download PBS Documentaries on LG Smart TV
PBS Documentaries is available natively using LG Smart TV. Additionally, you may be able to stream to your LG Smart TV through Apple AirPlay (2018+ (webOS 4.0+) models).
PBS Documentaries app on LG Smart TV
- Click here to sign up for PBS Documentaries.
- Once you’ve signed up, go to the Home Screen on your LG Smart TV.
- Launch the app store and search for “PBS Documentaries” on your LG Smart TV.
- Select “Download” to install the app.
- Once installed, log in using your PBS Documentaries credentials.
- You can now stream PBS Documentaries on LG Smart TV.
Apple AirPlay
- Click here to sign up for PBS Documentaries.
- Install the PBS Documentaries iPhone/iPad app.
- Once installed, log in using your PBS Documentaries credentials.
- Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone/iPad.
- Start playing the content in the PBS Documentaries app and select the AirPlay icon.
- Choose your LG Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.
If you have a compatible TV and you don’t see AirPlay as an option, make sure you update to the latest LG Smart TV firmware.
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, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, 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.”