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Cuomo Prime Time
• Historic Fight Looms As Senate GOP Vows Vote On Trump's Supreme Court Nominee; Historic Fight Looms Over Trump's Supreme Court Nominee; Remembering The Legacy Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Socially Distanced Flights Not Safe? Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump: I Think SCOTUS Nominee Choice Will Be "Next Week"; McConnell Vows Senate Vote On Trump's Nominee To Replace Ginsburg; Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg; CDC Reverses Controversial Testing Guidelines. Aired 7-8p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Trump: I Will Have a Supreme Court Nominee 'Next Week'; Source: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Tells Democrats, Nothing Is Off The Table If GOP Moves Ahead With SCOTUS Nomination; What Justice Ginsburg Death Means For Big Questions Facing The Court Like Obamacare And Election Issues; Crowds At The Supreme Court Pay Tribute To Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Ginsburg Death Throws Chaotic Election Into More Turmoil. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump Says He'll Have A Supreme Court Nominee Next Week And His Pick Will Be A Woman; Supreme Court Fight Highlights U.S. Senate Races In Arizona, Iowa, Maine And South Carolina; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Could Reshape Senate Races Across U.S. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passes Away; President Trump Reportedly Considering Replacements for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Announces Intention to Confirm President Trump's Nominee to Replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Republican Senators Pronouncements from 2016 on Not Holding Hearings on President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Due to Pending Election Examined; New Study Indicates Social Distancing to Prevent Coronavirus Spread Not Effective in Planes. Aired 10-11a ET
• Historic Fight Looms As Senate GOP Vows Vote On Trump's Nominee; GOP's Graham Has Vowed Senate Wouldn't Vote In Election Year On SCOTUS; Ginsburg's Death Throws Chaotic Election Into More Turmoil; E-mails Show Top HHS Official And Trump Ally Intimidating CDC Official. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump To GOP: We Are Obligated To Fill Seat Without Delay; CNN: Trump Talked Privately About Nominating Female Justice; Crowds Fill Supreme Court Plaza In Vigil For Ginsburg; Winner Of AZ Senate Race Could Be Seated For Supreme Court Vote; Fauci: U.S. May Not See "Double Whammy" With COVID, Flu Season. Aired 12-1p ET
• Senate Democrats Holding Call On Strategy On SCOTUS Fight; GOP's Lindsey Graham Suggests He'd Go Back On His Vow Against A Vote; Source: Three Candidates Top Donald Trump's List To Fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg Seat; Supreme Court Nominating Process Expected To Be Contentious; Trump Wants To Announce Supreme Court Nominee Before First Debate; Dr. Patrice Harris Discusses Studies Showing Spacing People Out On Planes May Not Stop Virus Spread, Rising Cases In Five States. Aired 1-2p ET
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passes Away; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Announces Intention To Confirm President Trump's Nominee To Replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Republican Senators Pronouncements From 2016 On Not Holding Hearings On President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Due To Pending Election Examined; Package Containing Ricin Mailed To White House; Supreme Court Nomination Likely To have Significant Effect On 2020 Election; President Trump Claims 100 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Will Be Ready By End of 2020. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Tweets Supreme Court Nominee Without Delay, McConnell Vows Senate Vote; Package Containing Ricin Addressed To President Trump Intercepted By Law Enforcement; Trump Adviser: President Wants To Announce SCOTUS Pick Before First Debate; Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Discusses Democrats Strategizing On Keeping GOP From Filling Ginsburg Seat; Death Of Ginsburg Will Reshape Supreme Court, Potentially The Country. Aired 3-4p ET
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87; Trump Adviser: President Wants To Announce Pick Before First Debate; Package Filled With Ricin Mailed To White House, Addressed To Trump; Trump: At Least 100 Million Vaccine Doses Before End Of Year; CDC Reverses August Testing Guidelines Posted By HHS In August; Fauci: Almost Nonexistent Flu Season In Australia Good Indicator For U.S. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Adviser: President Wants To Announce Pick Before First Debate; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87; Trump Speaks Calling For Supreme Court Pick Without Delay; Trump Wants A Nominee For Ginsburg Seat By End Of Next Week, Likely A Woman; Interview With Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Timothy Snyder, Author Of "On Tyranny," Discusses How Ginsburg's Death Affects Election, What It Means for Democracy, Republicans Insisting Garland Nomination Be Held Up In 2016. Aired 5-6p ET
• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87; Congress Gearing Up for Fight for Supreme Court Replacement; President Trump Makes Claims about Vaccine Timeline. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87; Congress Gearing Up for Fight for Supreme Court Replacement; President Trump Makes Claims about Vaccine Timeline. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87; U.K. Expands COVID-19 Restrictions across Parts of England; Demonstrations in Thailand against Government, Monarchy; Outgoing U.S. Ambassador: China's Actions Have Alienated Many. Aired 4-5a ET


New Day Saturday
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87. Aired 5- 6a ET
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87; McConnell: Trump's Nominee to Replace Ginsburg Will get Senate Vote; Donald Trump: Coronavirus Vaccine for Every American Available by April; U.S. Nears 200,000 Deaths Linked to COVID-19. Aired 6-7a ET
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87; McConnell: Trump's Nominee To Replace Ginsburg Will Get Senate Vote; Two Dead, 14 Injured After Shooting In Rochester, NY; Trump: Coronavirus Vaccine For Every American Available By April; U.S. Nearing 200,000 Deaths Linked To COVID-19. Aired 7-8a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Films Features "RBG," Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Films Presents RBG. Aired 11p-12a ET


Smerconish
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At The Age Of 87; Mitch McConnell: Trump's Nominee Will Receive A Vote On The Senate Floor; The Political Implications Of The Death Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg; President Donald Trump: Coronavirus Vaccine For Every American Available By April; The Fight Has Already Begun To Replace Justice Ginsburg. Aired 8-9a ET
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87; Can GOP Replace Ginsburg So Close to Election?; McConnell: Trump's Nominee Will Receive A Vote On The Senate Floor; Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Reshape Court For A Generation. Aired 9-10a ET