Bringing government home
to the people
Emmy Award-winning series returning to PBS
Tired of politics as usual, people want to know what’s going on and they want some say in it.
Watch On Washington responds to their interest. Produced on a state-by-state basis, our series links a state’s congressional delegation in Washington to their constituents back home. Lawmakers appear from our Washington studios and their constituents appear from local PBS studios or they can call, email and FaceTime questions.
Watch on Washington returning to PBS
We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.
– President Biden
WATCH ON WASHINGTON
Statewide program lets citizens question their members of Congress.
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President Biden has called on a divided nation to "listen to one another and hear one another." Watch On Washington was designed with this in mind. Produced on a state-by-state basis, our series links a state’s congressional delegation in Washington to their constituents back home. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle appear from our Washington studios and the public ask questions from local PBS studios or through their own digital services.
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Few periods in our nation's history have been more challenging than the one we're in now.
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Today's problems are complex and finding solutions begins with an open exchange of ideas and increasingly the people want to be involved. Watch on Washington creates digital neighborhoods that enable citizens to take part in their democracy.
OUR JOURNALISTS
Some of the nation's most respected journalists have hosted our programs.
RAVE REVIEWS
The broadcasts make news and receive extensive press coverage
"Watch On Washington is introducing a radical new notion into television coverage: the conviction that a broadcast about Congress doesn’t have to be boring."
"Unlike other public affairs programs, Watch On Washington shuns the usual stuffy pieces. Unlike ’60 Minutes’, it isn’t a death-watch: No one is going to be lynched. The program lets the viewer decide who’s right and wrong.”
"Politics-and-issues television...Great Lakes Watch On Washington highlights the challenges facing the new Congress... Puts a Midwestern spin on topical subjects."
“Make your vote count... Georgia state and national legislators will take phone calls from viewers on education.”
“Watch On Washington has quickly established itself as
informative... newsworthy... worthwhile... with solid visuals, bright talk and up-to-the minute reportage.
“If you want to talk to your Congressman and just can’t get them on the phone during working hours, then you may want to try out a new series:North Carolina’s Watch On Washington.”
HIGHLIGHTS
View demo reel from past seasons
Watch On Washington airs quarterly, pre-empting regularly scheduled PBS programming on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings when Congress is in session. It builds on the solid audiences of “Nova” and “Frontline” gaining a three to four Nielsen rating which translates into tens of thousands of homes. PBS stations attribute Watch on Washington’s good ratings to its local appeal as well as to its tune-in advertising, on-air promos and congressional press releases.
South Carolina Educational Television ranked South Carolina’s Watch On Washington as one of its highest-rated programs. North Carolina’s Watch On Washington,"After the Flood: Recovery,” was one of the highest-rated programs on UNC-TV. PBS stations in Tennessee operate independently and in two time zones, but they come together to form a statewide network for Tennessee’s Watch On Washington.
QUARTERLY SERIES OF SPECIALS
BEYOND RATINGS
PBS program sponsorship is recognized by corporate leaders as an effective communications tool, bringing value to companies and their employees and special acknowledgment from customers.
A recent PBS study revealed that a strong majority of PBS viewers:
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Feel that PBS underwriters have a commitment to quality and excellence.
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Believe underwriters are industry leaders.
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Prefer buying products from companies that support PBS.
SPONSORSHIP
Watch On Washington offers an array of sponsor benefits:
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On-air billboards credit sponsors with making the series possible and performing a valuable public service.
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Tune-in advertising reinforces sponsor identification with the series.
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Informal buffet receptions accompany the live broadcasts.
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AWARDS
ABOUT US
Hamilton Media DC is an award-winning independent media firm with extensive on-air credits. As the creator and producer of the Watch On Washington series of special presentations, it has established strategic alliances with PBS, CNN and NBC NewsChannel. Our team of producers have worked for The New York Times; CBS News; WPIX-TV, New York City; ABC-7 News, Washington, DC. On-air credits stretch back across two decades and include a golf special on the U.S. Open and a docudrama film, Worth Fighting For, on the ratification of the Constitution. Like Watch On Washington, this film was honored with an Emmy Award by the Washington Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.