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Cuomo Prime Time
• Senators Sworn In As Trump Impeachment Trial Begins; Senator McSally Insults CNN Reporter, Calls Him "Liberal Hack"; Government Agency: Trump Administration Broke The Law. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Parnas: President Trump Knew Exactly What Was Going On; Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) Is Interviewed About Lev Parnas. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Ukraine Launches Investigations Into Alleged Surveillance of Marie Yovanovitch and Russian Hacking of Burisma; Lev Parnas, Key Character on Trump's Impeachment Trial; Vadym Prystaiko, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, is Interviewed About Lev Parnas, Russian Hacking and the Ukraine Airline; Australia's Devastating Wildfires Burning for Four Months; Interview With Henry Louis Gates Jr.; Interview With Australian Mining Magnate Andrew Forrest. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Speaker Pelosi Holds Press Briefing; GAO Finds Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Assistance from Ukraine; Parnas Implicates Top Trump Officials in Ukraine Plot; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Discusses the GAO Report, New Information from Parnas, Impeachment. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Did Not Air 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Trump Senate Immediately Trial Officially Begins; Watchdog: WH Broke Law By Withholding Ukraine Aid; Indicted Giuliani Associate Implicates Trump In Ukraine Scandal; Ukrainian Foreign Minister Says He Doesn't Trust Parnas; Putin Signs Decree Appointing Mikhail Mishustin As New PM; Iran Enriching More Uranium Now Than Before Nuclear Deal; Five Countries Demand Answers From Iran On Downed Flight; Australia Bushfires: Severe Storms Offer Relief But Spark New Fires, Power Outages; U.S. Senate Passes New Trade Deal With Canada, Mexico; Prince Harry Hosts Rugby Event At Buckingham Palace; Japanese Minister Makes Waves After Taking Paternity Leave. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• New Ukraine Scandal Revelations; Senators Sworn in For Impeachment Trial. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• GAO: Trump Administration Broke Law By Withholding Ukraine Aid; Interview with GOP Presidential Candidate Joe Walsh; Impeachment Trial Takes Four 2020 Dems Off Campaign Trail. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Impeachment Trial for President Trump Begins Today; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Was Interviewed About the Next Step in the Senate Now that the Impeachment is Formally Open; No Word If Witnesses Or Documents Will Be Introduced In Impeachment Trial. Aired 10-11p ET
• U.S. Service Members Hurt During Iran's Attack; Sen. Martha McSally Following the Trump Style; President Trump Sticks to his Lies; Lev Parnas Implicates President Trump in the Ukraine Scheme at the Center of Impeachment Trial; Andrew Yang's Wife Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Impeachment; Sanders and Warren Feud; Peter Navarro talks Trade Agreements. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate Trial to Begin as Rudy Giuliani Associate Directly Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scheme. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Interview with Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY); No Public Statements from Warren and Sanders; Harry Appears Publicly for Engagement Following Sandringham Meeting. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• U.S. House Managers Deliver Impeachment Articles to Senate; New Documents Shed Light on Giuliani's Shadow Efforts in Ukraine; U.S. and China Sign Phase One Trade Deal; Forecast Brings Hope to Part of Fire- Ravaged Australia; Parnas: Trump 'Aware of All My Movements' in Ukraine; Royals Appear in Public After Family Dispute. Aired 12-1a ET
• Impeachment Managers Names, Articles Sent To Senate; U.S. And China Sings First Phase Of Trade Agreement; Russian Government Resigns As Putin Signals Major Shift; NOAA & NASA: 2019 Second Hottest Year on Record; Building the "Sussex Royal" Brand. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. House Managers Deliver Impeachment Articles to Senate; New Documents Shed Light on Giuliani's Shadow Efforts in Ukraine; U.S. and China Sign Phase One Trade Deal; Entire Russian Government Resigns amid Putin's Reforms; Forecast Brings Hope to Part of Fire-Ravaged Australia; Impeachment Managers Named, Articles Sent To Senate; Evacuees Returning Home Despite Risk Of Violent Eruption; U.S. To Lift Hold On $8.2 Billion For Puerto Rico. Aired 2-3a ET
• Articles of Impeachment Now to the Senate Floor; From Too Much Heat to Heavy Rain; Vladimir Putin Prepares for His Future in Politics; President Trump Signs Trade Deal with China; Lev Parnas in his All-out Admission. Aired 3-3:30a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• McConnell: Dangerous Partisanship has Consumed U.S. House; U.S. Senate to Formally Hear Articles of Impeachment; Giuliani Associate Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scandal; Lev Parnas Describes Multiple Quid Pro Quos with Ukraine; Schumer Says We Must Call Witnesses, Subpoena Documents; Pelosi Formally Sign Articles of Impeachment; Parnas on How Attorney Giuliani Said He Represented Trump; Parnas Says Pence Kew What He was Doing in Ukraine; Prince Harry Makes First Appearance Since Shock Announcement. Aired 10-11a ET
• Trump Impeached; Pelosi Holds News Conference; Ukraine Opens Investigation into Possible Surveillance of former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch; Giuliani Associate Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scandal; Aired 11-11:30a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Impeachment Trial Forces Four 2020 Dems Off Campaign Trail; Andrew Yang's Wife Evelyn: My Doctor Sexually Assaulted Me; Senators Sworn In For Trump's Impeachment Trial As President Disputes Newly- Revealed Evidence; Trump Insists He Doesn't Know Giuliani Associate Implicating Him In Ukraine Scandal; Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Discusses What She Thinks About Lev Parnas' Public Testimony About President Trump; Nonpartisan Government Watchdog Concludes Trump Admin. Broke Law By Withholding U.S. Aid To Ukraine; GOP Sen. McSally Calls CNN Reporter "Liberal Hack" For Asking Question About New Evidence In Trump's Trial; Intelligence Officials Ask Congress Not To Hold Public Hearings On Worldwide Threats, Fearing Trump's Anger; Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) Discusses About Intelligence Officials Asking Congress To Not Hold Public Hearing; Impeachment Trial Forces Four 2020 Dems Off Campaign Trail; Andrew Yang's Wife Evelyn: My Doctor Sexually Assaulted Me. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Indicted Rudy Giuliani Associate Directly Implicates Trump; Articles of Impeachment Delivered to Senate; Vladimir Putin Reforms Could Extend Hold on Power. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Rudy Giuliani Associate Naming Names in Ukraine Scheme; Senate to Decide Trump's Fate After House Delivers Articles of Impeachment; Prince Harry Makes First Appearance at Rugby Event; Rain Brings Relief and Risks to Melbourne. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Lev Parnas Personally Implicates Trump; Senate Prepares for Impeachment Trial; Warren to Bernie: You Called Me A Liar; Zion Williamson Expected to Make NBA Debut Next Week. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Giuliani Associate Implicates President Trump In Ukraine Scheme; House Sends Articles Of Impeachment To The Senate; Prince Harry To Make First Appearance Since Bombshell Announcement. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• U.S. Senators Swear In For The Trump Impeachment Trial, Phase 1 Of China's Trade Deal Done, But Most Tariffs Will Remain, The Unicorn That's Supercharging Our Electric Future. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Impeachment Managers Remain Tight-Lipped About Case; WH Briefing as Biden Unveils More Executive Actions. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Giuliani Associate Directly Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scheme. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Bombshell Implicates Trump; Warren and Sanders Clash; Storm Takes Aim at Northeast; Trump Signs Phase One Deal with China; Prince Harry Makes Public Appearance. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Giuliani Associate Implicates Trump; Bombshell Revelations as Senate Trial Begins. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• CNN Reality Check: Senate Impeachment Trial Witnesses; Warren Accused Sanders Of Calling Her A Liar At Debate; Ukraine Probing Possible Surveillance Of U.S. Ambassador. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Indicted Rudy Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Gives Interview about Quid Pro Quo Offer to Ukrainian Government to Help Trump Administration; Lev Parnas Claims Members of Trump Administration Including Vice President Pence Knew of Quid Pro Quo Offer; Giuliani Associate Directly Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scheme. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) is Interviewed about Parnas and Impeachment; Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) is Interviewed about Parnas' Claims; Warren and Sanders Debate Clash. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Senators Sworn In For Impeachment Trial Of Donald Trump; Giuliani Associate Implicated Trump In Ukraine Scandal; Donald Trump Insists He Does Not Know Lev Parnas. Aired 3-3:30p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• GAO Finds Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Assistance from Ukraine; Parnas Implicates Top Trump Officials in Ukraine Plot; Soon, House Managers Formally Present Impeachment Articles to Senate; Questions on Whether New Evidence Will Be Presented in Senate Trial; Cipollone & Sekulow to Defend Trump in Senate Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Soon: House Managers Formally Present Impeachment Articles To Senate; House Impeachment Managers Proceed To Senate Chamber; Lead House Manger Adam Schiff Reads First Article Of Impeachment; Lead House Manager Adam Schiff Reads Second Article Of Impeachment; Senate Formally Accepts Articles Of Impeachment. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Senate Formally Accepts Articles of Impeachment; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Is Interviewed About the Senate Impeachment Trial. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Watchdog Says, Trump Administration Broke Law By Withholding Ukraine Aid. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Parnas Implicates Top Trump Officials in Ukraine Plot; Intel Officials Ask Congress Not to Hold Public Hearings on World Threats Fearing They'd Anger Trump; Ukraine Police Investigating Possible Surveillance of Yovanovitch; Interview with Former Ambassador James Melville; Soon, Supreme Court Justice Will Be Sworn In, Starting Senate Impeachment Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Chief Justice Roberts And U.S. Senators Sworn In For The Trial Of Donald John Trump Trial. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senators Sworn in for Impeachment Trial of Trump; Restrictions on Senators During Senate Trial. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• President Trump Comments on Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani; Chief Justice, Senators Sworn in For Impeachment Trial. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Speaks as Senate Kicks Off Impeachment Trial; Trump Continues to Insist He Doesn't Know Parnas Despite Claims; Interview with Sen. Debbie Dingell (D-MI); Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Presidential Candidate; Senate Impeachment Trial; GOP Arizona Senator Calls Reporter a Liberal Hack; Intel Officials Ask Congress Not to Hold Public Hearings on Worldwide Threats, Fearing They Might Anger Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Chief Justice, Senators Sworn in as Trump Impeachment Trial Begin; GOP Sen. McSally Lashes Out After Question About Impeachment Evidence, Calls Reporter "A Liberal Hack"; Trump Says "I Don't Know Him" After Indicted Giuliani Associate Implicates President in Ukraine Scandal; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) Maryland is Interviewed About Impeachment Process, Government Accountability Office; Government Watchdog: Trump Admin. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Ukraine Scandal Revelations; Senators Sworn in For Impeachment Trial; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI); Giuliani Associate Directly Implicates Trump In Ukraine Scheme; Pompeo Silent About Possible Surveillance of Ex-U.S. Ambassador. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Impeachment Trial Moves Forward; Russia Resignation


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Did Not Air. 2-3p ET