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Public Broadcasting Service Reviews Summary

Public Broadcasting Service has 44 customer reviews and ranks 4110th in the Education category.

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Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Epilepsy
May 18, 2021

When I was 12 I went to my first slumber party. All the other girls there were Christians. Billy Graham came on tv. So, we had to watch. He came on and said, all people with epilepsy are possessed by the devil! Everyone there turned around and stared at me. I left and walked several miles home in my night gown. I cryed the whole way home. I didn't go back to school for two weeks. I never really got over it. I hate Billy Graham! When will we wake up, and stop giving our money and time and worship to these foneys?! There all a pack of liars! They steal for a living and make great money. What a bunch of fools!

Date of experience: May 17, 2021
Malaysia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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One-sided News
April 30, 2021

Watch some of your news and they are totally biased. You only show the side that favors your agenda and leave out the rest. You yourselves are a propagation machine.

Date of experience: April 30, 2021
Idaho
1 review
1 helpful vote
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5 Minutes in and I "HATE" these guys! NO MORE PBS
March 21, 2021

Right or left! How can you shame someone or air something that is bashing ANY Commander and Chief?

Date of experience: March 21, 2021
Georgia
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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All respect lost
January 25, 2021

I remember long ago when my family were actually listening to PBS. We used to donate to this station too. These days are long gone. They are also heavily subsidized by tax payer money and supposed to be bipartisan, but that is just a joke. It is strongly dominated by extreme left, divisive and absurd views.

Date of experience: January 24, 2021
Kentucky
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Unamerican Agenda
January 13, 2021

You can deny that you did not know or share your Attorney, Michael Beller's affiliation with the radical left democratic party and hatred of us 75 million Trump supporters, but contrary to what you might think, we are not stupid. We have seen through your one sided agenda for a long time. Michael Beller should be locked up for his terrorist remarks against Americans and most especially the threats about blowing up our White House and threats of abusing our children. You have lost our support and respect forever because we love America and the freedom it stands for. Shame on you for throwing us under the bus! What a bunch of LOOSERS you are!

Date of experience: January 12, 2021
Idaho
1 review
1 helpful vote
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They receive tax money and they use it to indoctrinate our children, I deleted our PBS kids games from devices and cancelling Amazon prime, which shows PBS kids shows.
WATCH - PBS Principal Counsel Michael Beller - https://youtu.be/t1r2rdmWsPE

Date of experience: January 12, 2021
Wyoming
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Very grateful
September 2, 2020

Like most Americans our family is broke in barley gets by we have no cable in a box tv we got for free after making a antenna with wire in a nail pbs kids came in our kids immediately fell in love with arthur in pink Alishis ready jet go Xavier riddle in the secret museum in the rest I can't think of me and my wife are extremely grateful for the free programs you offer in wanted to say thank you for all that you do

Date of experience: September 1, 2020
Florida
1 review
9 helpful votes
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PBS is obviously a leftist organization
August 28, 2020

During the RNC they made sure to ask opinions from almost all left leaning journalists.
It is obvious what they want you to think.
I will never support PBS until they are politically neutral. In fact I will actively try to make sure they do not receive any public funds from the government.

Date of experience: August 27, 2020
Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Republican Conv.
August 28, 2020

JUDY NEEDS TO STOP INJECTING HER PERSONEL VIEWS, WE DO NOT CARE WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. SHE NEEDS TO BE NUTURAL. I MAY STOP MY SUPORT.OF PBS.

SHE

Date of experience: August 27, 2020
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Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Disappointed
May 14, 2020

The racism in PBS and Masterpiece is starting to surface.. They have really good programs but no variety of race and nationality. And the few shows that dare to pepper-in races (such as blacks) as main characters (such as Sanditon and Mercy Street), don't get past the first season, don't even get to finish their story, or are portrayed as racial stereotypes. I'm starting to see a pattern and will be pulling my funding until I see different.

These networks/channels have so much potential. But the racism, classism, nationalism, and other ungodly and unjust "isms" control them, and it shows. I know they'll respond by saying, "What do you mean? We have all of these black/Latin/Asian docuseries...". But it's nothing but "Segregation Entertainment". They make sure to keep us separate & pacified. So predictable.

PBS, your slip is showing.

Date of experience: May 12, 2020
New Jersey
4 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Public Brainwashing System
April 18, 2020

Liberal biased Public Brainwashing System. Will not allow my daughters to be brainwashed by this station.

Date of experience: April 18, 2020
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Fake News
February 8, 2020

CNN style fake news, anti trump reporting. A waste of my tax payer money. PBS news needs a new host, they should dump fake news Judy.

Date of experience: February 8, 2020
Florida
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Public News station gone rogue
December 31, 2019

Here's a perfect example of a public radio/news gone rogue has completely gone bias to what we consider the teeth state AKA the left wing media media That has completely Coordinate it with the upper echelon of the elite system to protect itself at the expense of the public yet they spout out there hypocrisy For their own interests but Tells us the public 8 for our best interests and our benefit. I will fight tooth and nail to make sure my public funds do not find these tyrannical deep state media This also includes NPR news. I am highly disappointed because these guys have completely shown their true colors after trump's election.

Date of experience: December 31, 2019
Colorado
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Don't get Passport - you wont be able to log on
December 28, 2019

$#*! PBS! They take your money and then send you on a wild gooose chase just to get what you paid for! $#*! THEM

Date of experience: December 28, 2019
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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PBS Fake News
December 22, 2019

PBS News Hour is as bad as CNN with all all the fake news. The host is totally anti Trump. Its one hour of leftest propaganda. The program needs a new host that will report on both sides Democrats and Republicans equally with the good and the bad.

Date of experience: December 22, 2019
West Virginia
113 reviews
247 helpful votes
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PBS: La Creme de la Creme of Television
November 20, 2019

Honestly, I am stunned and flabbergasted by some of these reviews.

PBS is the pinnacle of American mainstream television. It gave us everything from Mr. Rogers to Masterpiece Theatre to McNeill-Lehrer.

If Fox News is P.S. 101 -- then PBS is Choate Rosemary Hall or Phillips Andover.

Elevate your tastes and sphere of reference, my fellow Americans -- join me at PBS.

Five stars for you, Public Broadcasting Serivce.

Date of experience: November 18, 2019
Texas
1 review
9 helpful votes
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This is the most horrid excuse of a children safe network that I have ever seen. It insults parents by broadcasting sexual content, promoting homosexuality to endanger the minds and the safety of our children and yet expect us to fund them? I think NOT! Fully disgusting and distasteful programming sneaking into the minds of our children while we are fixing dinner! How dare you PBS? That is NOT your place in our children's lives!

Date of experience: August 7, 2019
Indiana
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Are you here to report or take sides?
August 6, 2019

Seems like you are taking a very strong political stance rather than providing all pertiny infory for your viewers.

Date of experience: August 5, 2019
Tennessee
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Disgusted
May 14, 2019

This was my favorite cartoon as a child and still love it as an adult. But, I have now changed my mind! It is disgusting that they are promoting gay men and lesbians in their new season. This is more than inappropriate!

Date of experience: May 14, 2019
Colorado
5 reviews
16 helpful votes
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Do Not Ever Donate Any Money to PBS You Will Not be able to Cancel Your Donation Payment.

I tried to find a way to cancel my recurring passport donation to PBS. After two fruitless hours on the PBS website, and not finding a way to cancel my account, hidden in an obscure page buried in their website, I found a statement on PBS saying I CANNOT cancel my donation! It said ONLY my local PBS station can cancel it. Frustrated, I wrote an email to the person in charge of donations and cancelations asking to cancel my donation. But I got no reply. After a few days, I wrote a second email. Again I got no reply. It has been two weeks since I wrote these emails, and I have still not received any response, much less a cancelation. PBS has the MOST unethical, inconsiderate, greedy and scamming method on the internet for stealing peoples money and preventing customers from canceling their donation. My bank says I will have to cancel my credit card in order to prevent PBS from further embezzlement of my money. Id have to order another card - delete that card from all my other (ethical) accounts and resubmit my new credit account number to them. PBS/KARMA in Colorado and the US Is BAD KARMA!

Date of experience: July 18, 2018