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Cuomo Prime Time
• Biden Makes His Case On Coronavirus Response; TX Judge Strikes Down Governor's Order Limiting Ballot Drop Boxes; Ice Cube: "Black People Have No Capital". Aired 9-10p ET
• Breaking Down Dueling Biden, Trump Town Halls; White House Was Warned Giuliani Target of Russian Op to Feed Misinformation to Trump. Aired 12-1a ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Endorses Joe Biden; Trump: "I Know Nothing About QAnon"; U.S. Reaches 8 Million Covid-19 Cases, As The Pace Of New Infections Signals A Tough Winter; Hundreds Of Thousands More Watch Biden Townhall Than Trump's; Pres. Trump Attacks Looks On NBC Town Hall Moderator Savannah Guthrie. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Donald Trump and Joe Biden's Dueling Town Hall; What Americans Should Look Forward to For Health Care System; Andy Slavitt, Former Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is Interviewed About Trump and Biden, and American's Health System; War Reporters as Peace-Makers; VII Foundation Publishes "Imagine: Reflections on Peace," Gary Knight, Director, VII Foundation, Editorial Director, "Imagine: Reflections on Peace, and Robin Wright, Journalist and Author, are Interviewed About War and Peace; National Guard Conducting Humanitarian Relief Efforts; Forging Peace. Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• U.S. Surpasses 8 Million Coronavirus Cases; Trump in Florida, Biden in Michigan. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Defends His Retweet of Conspiracy About Biden Responsible for Death of Navy Seals; W.H.O. Says Remdesivir Has Little or No Effect on COVID Patients; Michigan Senate Race Tightens, Democrats Defend Seat Key to Taking Control of Senate. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Joe Biden Delivers Campaign Address in Michigan. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Claims He Will Be "Ending" Pandemic "Soon" As U.S. Surpasses 8 Million Confirmed Cases. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Don's Take On The Presidential Candidate's Town Hall; Biden Makes An Impassioned Plea For Health Care; Trump Makes Biden Campaign's Point On Social Distancing; Sen. Perdue Willfully Mispronounces Sen. Kamala Harris' Name; Trump Campaign Is Always Trying To Make Black People Seem Foreign; Trump Takes His Superspreader Tour On The Road; Obama To Campaign For Biden In Philadelphia On Wednesday. Aired 10-11p ET
• Presidential Campaigns Battling for Key States; Georgia GOP Senator Perdue Willfully Mispronounces Senator Kamala Harris's Name at Trump Rally; President Trump to Hit Campaign Rally in Wisconsin; United States Passes Eight Million Coronavirus Cases with More Than 218,000 Deaths; A Young Voter Called Out 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden; Atlanta Falcons Become Latest NFL Team to Shut Down Facilities After Positive COVID Test; Schwarzenegger and Holder Talk About Voter Suppression; Music Mends Minds; A CNN Hero's Mission Finds a New Need During the Pandemic. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Pfizer Expects Major Development on Its Vaccine Early Next Month; Trump, Biden Make Case to Voters at Dueling Town Halls; President Trump Debunks Claims of Knowing QAnon; CNN: More Than 17 Million Americans have Already Voted; Biden Promises Answer on Court Packing By Election Day. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump to Campaign in Wisconsin; Misconceptions about Covid-19; Stimulus Standstill; Ballot Ruling in North Carolina; Texas Judge Strikes down Drop Box Limits. Aired 9:30-10a
• Pfizer Expects to Apply for Emergency Use Authorization in U.S. for Its COVID-19 Vaccine as Early as Next Month; Trump, Biden Make Case to Voters at Dueling Town Halls; GOP Senator Slams Trump, Warns of Republican Blood Bath. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• COVID-19 Case Counts Continue to Rise; Millions in U.S. Entered Poverty in Last Three Months; QAnon Numbers Rose During Lockdown. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden Campaigns in Michigan and Trump in Florida, Georgia; Town Halls Reveal Sharp Differences Over Coronavirus; At Least Seven States Report Record High Number of Hospitalizations. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Early Voting Begins in Washington State; Pfizer Plans to Apply for COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization Next Month; Coronavirus Becomes a Big Ad Theme in 2020 Race. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Coronavirus Rising In 32 States Versus Last Week; Dr. Anthony Fauci: If Your Aren't Wearing Masks, Distancing, "You're Becoming Part Of The Problem"; President Donald Trump Spreads Misinformation At Last Night's Town Hall; Joe Biden Performs Clear Position On "Court Packing" By Election Day; New Mexico Governor Tells Residents To "Stay Home". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GOP Sen Attacks Trump As "TV Obsessed" & "Narcissistic"; CNN: U.S. Officials Investigating Whether E-Mails Are Tied To A Russian Misinformation Campaign Against The Bidens. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Infections, Hospitalizations Rise Across Nation, the Virus is Winning; Biden's Town Hall Beats Trump's in T.V. Ratings; Vindman's Wife Speaks Out for First Time Since Impeachment Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Vindman's Wife Speaks Out for First Time Since Impeachment Trial; "Sailing" Singer Christopher Cross Says COVID Paralyzed Him; U.S. Surpasses 8 Million Cases of Coronavirus; Trump Address Seniors with Just 18 Days to Go Until Election. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Live Coverage of Trump Campaign Event; Trump Continues to Spread COVID-19 Confusion; Interview with Former FBI Chief Peter Strzok. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Woman Nodding Behind Trump Ran Pro-Trump Campaign in 2018; Interview with Phillip Halpern, Who Quit DOJ Due to Barr Being "Lap Dog" to Trump; Christie: "I Was Wrong" Not to Wear Mask at White House; NY College President Resigns after Hundreds of COVID-19 Cases. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Biden, Trump Respond to Questions about the Economy; Manchester Mayor Blasts U.K. Government Plans for Tier 3 Lockdown; Kenya Stars Struggling Through Pandemic; World Food Programme: 265M Facing Acute Food Shortages; Biden And Trump Town Halls Mirror U.S. Divide; Town Halls Won't Change Minds; Trump Rallies As COVID Numbers Rise. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump And Joe Biden Face Tough Questions in Dueling Town Halls; Record Numbers of Early Voters Casting Ballots; Trump May Be Losing Support Among Older Voters; Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Supporting Biden; Protests Continue in Thailand Amid Government Crackdown; Tennis players Accused of Fleeing Russia After Diagnosis; Golfer Shining Light on Social Justice Fight; Trump and Biden Appear on Dueling Town Halls After Mixed Debate; Republican Senator Blasts President Trump; Biden Campaign Halts Kamala Harris's Travel After Staffers Test Positive for COVID; The United States is Struggling to Curb COVID-19; WHO: About 80 Percent of European Nations are Seeing COVID Cases Rise; A New Necklace Reminds Wearers to Social Distance; Tokyo Theme Park Opens Its Doors to Remote Workers. Aired 2-3a ET
• From Face-to-Face Debate to Town Halls; President Trump Always Ready with Excuses; Virus Infections Spike Due to Complacency; England Facing New Restrictions; In-Person Schooling Not Safe for Children and Families; World Health Organization Officials Grapple With COVID-19 Surge; Dueling Presidential Town Halls; Chalian, Trump Did Not Win Over New Voters At Town Hall; Giuliani Targeted By Russian Intelligence; Italy, France Take Action As COVID-19 Cases Surge; Comparing And Contrasting Dueling Town Halls. Aired 3-4a ET
• Stark Contrast Between Biden and Trump Town Halls; Trump Evades Straight Answers in Combative Town Hall; Biden Goes Heavy on Policy at Town Hall in Philadelphia; Trump on QAnon: "I Know Nothing About It"; Biden Promises Clarity Before Election Day on Court Packing; U.S. Reports Nearly 60,000 New COVID-19 Cases; Washington Deadlocked on New Virus Relief Measures. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• W.H.O.: Infections Up in Roughly 80 Percent of European Countries; London, other Areas Moving to High Alert on Saturday; Italy and France Take Actions as COVID Cases Surge; Trump Misinterprets Data on Mask Wearing at Town Hall; NBC Network Under Fire for Booking Trump Town Hall; Comparing and Contrasting Dueling Town Halls; Some Seniors Who Backed Trump in 2016 Now Prefer Biden. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• W.H.O. Projects Dramatic Increase in Europe COVID Deaths; Trump & Biden's Dueling Town Halls; Thai Police Disperse Protesters with Water Cannons. Aired 10-11a ET
• Trump Says Only Lincoln Has Done More For Black People; Poll Shows African-Americans Largely Reject Trump's Leadership; Largest Prisoner Swap In Yemen's War; U.S. Reports Highest Daily Number Of Cases In Two Months; W.H.O. Speaks With CNN As Europe Hit By Second Wave; Gaza In The Time Of COVID-19. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• NIH Director: Deaths Likely to Rise as Hospitalizations Jump; Pres. Trump: "Light at the End of the Tunnel is Here"; Trump Holds Multiple Events Today as U.S. Cases Top 8 Million; Christie Says He had "A False Sense of Security" at WH: "A Mistake"; Biden Says Trump "Still Living in a Dream World" on Coronavirus as He Fights to Flip Key Swing State of MI; Trump Refuses to Denounce QAnon Conspiracy Theories; U.S. Officials Investigating if Recently Published Emails Are Tied to Russian Disinformation Effort Targeting Biden. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Trump & Biden Talk Past Each Other in Dueling Town Halls; New Hampshire Pauses Ice Activities For Two Weeks Amid Outbreaks; Astros Win in Dramatic Fashion. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Town Hall Misses A Chance To Give Straight Answers; Biden Lays Out Vision For America In Stark Contrast To Trump; Washington Post: White House Was Warned Giuliani Was Target Of Misinformation. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Trump & Biden Spar in Dueling, Distant Town Halls. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Nearly 64,000 New Coronavirus Cases; Trump Warned of Disinformation; Fact-Checking the Town Halls; New Poll Numbers on Voting. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump and Biden Spar in Dueling, Distant Town Halls; U.S. Reports Nearly 64,000 New Cases, Highest Level in Two Months; GOP Senator Unloads on President Trump in Campaign Trail. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• GOP Senator Ben Sasse Unloads on President Trump in Campaign Call; Trump and Biden Spar in Dueling Distant Town Halls; CNN: More Than 17 Million Americans have Already Voted. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump and Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Hold Simultaneously Town Halls; Senior Adviser to Biden Campaign Symone Sanders Interviewed on Joe Biden's Statements on Packing Supreme Court During Town Hall; Chris Christie Promotes Mask Wearing While Recovering from COVID-19; U.S. Reports Nearly 64,000 New Cases, Highest Level in 2 Months. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump to Campaign in Wisconsin; Broadway Shutdown Devastation; Mother and Daughter Share Political Views. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• European Stocks Bounce Back to End Week on Strong Note; Man Found Decapitated in Parisian Suburb, Police Kill Attacker; Viewer Whiplash Between Trump and Biden Town Halls; French Anti-Terror Officials Investigating Decapitation; Cases In Europe Surging Much Faster Than In U.S.; Europe Introducing New Measures to Curb Second Wave. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Surpasses 8 Million Coronavirus Cases; Pfizer won't Apply for Emergency Use of its Vaccine until after Election; Wolf One-on-One with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins; Trump Approves California Wildfire Disaster Aid Request, Reversing Earlier Denial By FEMA; New Restrictions On Indoor Gatherings In London; Russia Approves Second Vaccine Without Late-Stage Trial; U.S. Investigating If Recently Published Emails Are Tied To Russian Disinformation Effort Targeting Biden. Aired 5-6p ET
• Joe Biden Campaigns in Michigan; COVID-19 Second Wave?; Trump Refuses to Condemn QAnon Conspiracy Group Labeled a Domestic Terror Threat by FBI; U.S. Investigating if Recently Published Emails are Tied to Russian Disinformation Effort Targeting Biden; Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is Interviewed About Trump Warned Last Year That Giuliani Was Being Used to Feed Him Russian Misinformation. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Coronavirus Cases Rise in Most U.S. States; A La Nina Forms in the Pacific; Thousands More Satellites are Headed for Space. Aired 4-4:10a ET