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May 26, 2026

• CNN Headlines: U.S. Launches "Self-Defense" Strikes As Washington, Tehran Work Out End To War; Cornyn, Paxton Battle In Texas Republican Senate Runoff; ICE Protests Escalate After Governor Denied Access To Newark Detention Facility. Aired 5:30-6a ET

May 25, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Crews Race To Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion In California; U.S. And Iran Signal Progress In Efforts To End War; NASCAR Mourns Kyle Busch At Coca-Cola 600. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: A Crack in a California Chemical Tank has Thousands of People Under Evacuation Orders; U.S. and Iran Signaling Progress in Efforts to End the War; Emotional Tribute Held for Late Two-Time NASCAR Cup Champion Kyle Busch. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 23, 2026

• The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert; White House Shooting Suspect Shot And Killed. Aired 10-11p ET

May 22, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8 Billion "Anti-Weaponization" Fund; Suspected Ebola Deaths Rise In DRC, Countries Ramp Up Containment Efforts; Colbert Bids Farewell On Final Episode Of "The Late Show." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Colbert Bids Farewell On Final Episode Of "The Late Show"; Gas Prices Hit New High Ahead Of Memorial Day; Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8B "Anti-Weaponization" Fund. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 21, 2026

• CNN Headlines: WHO: Ebola Outbreak Is "Public Health Emergency Of International Concern"; Sources: Trump & Netanyahu Diverge On War's Future In Tense Phone Call; U.S. Indicts Former Cuban President Raul Castro. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Sources: Iran Is Building Drones Faster Than Expected; Acting Attorney General: Violent Conduct Will Be A Factor In "Anti-Weaponization Fund" Payouts; U.S Doctor Who Tested Positive For Virus Receiving Treatment in Berlin. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 20, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Trump Comes Out On Top In Primary Challenges Against GOP Critics; WHO Chief: Central Africa Ebola Crisis Not A Pandemic But "Warrants Serious Concern"; New Graduates Face Job Market Hungry For AI Expertise. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Trump Strengthens Grip On Republican Party With Rep. Massie Loss; WHO Chief: Central Africa Ebola Crisis "Warrants Serious Concern"; Trump Temporarily Pausing New Attacks On Iran. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 19, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Three Killed In Shooting At San Diego's Largest Mosque; Musk Loses Case Against OpenAI; Hawaii Doctor Convicted Of Attempted Murder Asks For New Trial. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Three Killed In Shooting At San Diego's Largest Mosque; Kentucky Voters To Decide Fate Of Trump Foe Thomas Massie; Experts Warn "Q-Day" Could Arrive Earlier Than Anticipated. Aired 5- 5:30a ET

May 18, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Naval Aviators Safe After In-Flight Collision At Idaho Show; Voting Rights Rally Held Outside Alabama State Capitol; North Korean Soccer Team Makes Rare Visit To South Korea. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Millions of People Across the Plains and U.S. Midwest Under Threat from Dangerous Storms Today; Two Military Jets Collide During an Air Show, Forcing the Pilots to Eject as the Planes Crashed in a Fiery Explosion; CDC Racing to Help Contain a Growing Ebola Outbreak in Africa After the World Health Organization Declares a Global Health Emergency. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 15, 2026

• CNN Headlines: President Donald Trump Departs Beijing After Summit With Xi Jinping; Acting AG Todd Blanche Told Last Year To Recuse From DOJ Matters Involving Trump; Rubio Goes Viral For Fascination With Great Hall Ceiling In China. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: President Trump Departs Beijing After Summit With Xi Jinping; CDC: 41 People Are Being Monitored For Hantavirus In The United States; Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access Via Telehealth And Mail. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 14, 2026

• CNN Headlines: President Trump In Beijing For High-Stakes Talks With Chinese Leader Xi Jinping; CDC: Passengers "Encouraged To Stay" For Monitoring In Omaha & Atlanta; Kouri Richins Gets Life Sentence In Husband's Murder; 11 People Rescued After Plane Crashes Off Florida. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 13, 2026

• CNN Headlines: President Trump Enroute To China, Due To Arrive This Morning; Number Of Hantavirus Cases From Cruise Ship Rises To 11; Sources: CIA Escalates War On Cartels Inside Mexico. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines. President Trump Arriving in China for High- Stakes Summit with Xi; FBI Director Kash Patel Faces Senators Amid Allegations of Misusing FBI Resources; Survivors Testify Before House Dems in Florida Hearing As Part of Epstein Probe. Aired 5-6 am ET

May 12, 2026

• CNN Headlines: 18 Passengers Under Monitoring At U.S. Medical Sites; Sources: Trump Considering Resuming Combat Operations In Iran; Accused Press Dinner Gunman Pleads Not Guilty To Attempting To Assassinate President Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: 18 Passengers Under Monitoring At U.S. Medical Sites; Trump Heads To China For Talks With Xi Amid War With Iran; Trump: Ceasefire With Iran Is On "Massive Life Support"; Suspect In Custody After Opening Fire Near Harvard University. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 11, 2026

• CNN Headlines: 17 Americans Return To U.S. After Leaving Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship; Trump: Latest Peace Proposal From Iran "Totally Unacceptable"; Plane Hits Person On Runway During Takeoff In Denver. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Americans Who were on Board Plagued MV Hondius Cruise Ship Back in the U.S.; Frontier Airlines Plane Strikes a Person Walking on Airport Runway; Police Arrest a Suspect After a Truck Flipped in a U-Haul Chase Near Atlanta. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 09, 2026

• "Ted Turner: The Maverick Man". Aired 10-11p ET

May 08, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Hikers Killed in Volcano Eruption, 20 Stranded Hikers Brought To Safety; Cruise Ship Heads To Canary Islands; Student Earns $5 Million In Scholarships, Accepted To 49 Colleges. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Officials Worldwide Race To Complete Contact Tracing For Deadly Outbreak; UAE: Defending Against Iranian Missile And Drone Attacks; Trump: Ceasefire Still In Effect Despite Exchange Of Fire. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 07, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Source: U.S. And Iran Closing In On Agreement To End War; Officials Conducting Contract Tracing For Sick Tourists From MV Hondius; Judge Unseals Purported Jeffrey Epstein Suicide Note. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Source: Iran Expected To Respond To U.S. Proposal Today; Officials Conducting Tracing For Sick Tourists From Cruise Ship; Judge Unseals Purported Jeffrey Epstein Suicide Note; Extensive Damage At Mississippi Trailer Park Following Tornado. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 06, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Trump To Pause Effort To Guide Ships Through Strait Of Hormuz; Trump-Backed Challengers Dominate Incumbents In Indiana Primaries; NY Police: Antisemitic Graffiti Found On Synagogues And Homes. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headline: Indiana Primaries: Voters Opt For Trump-Backed Challengers; Trump To Pause Effort To Guide Ships Through Hormuz; Iranian State Media: Tehran Touts Pause Of "Project Freedom" As "U.S. Failure"; Trump Says High Oil, Gas Prices Are "Very Small Price To Pay" For Iran Change; Seven Candidates For California Governor Clash On Debate Stage. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 05, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Trump: Iran Forces Could Be "Blown Off The Face Of The Earth" As Tehran Strikes UAE; Antisemitic Graffiti Found On Several Synagogues And Homes In New York City; Secret Service Shoots Man Accused Of Firing At Agents. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: Tensions Escalating In Strait Of Hormuz Putting Fragile Ceasefire To The Test; Gas Prices Soar In Cities Like Chicago; More Than 100 People Stranded On Cruise Ship; Widespread Storms Could Bring Threat Of Tornadoes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The California Governor Primary Debate. Aired 10-11p ET
• The California Governor Primary Debate. Aired 9-10p ET

May 04, 2026

• CNN Headlines: Trump: We're Having "Very Positive Discussions" With Iran; Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized In Critical But Stable Condition; Supreme Court Asked To Restore Access To Abortion Pill Through Mail. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Headlines: A United Airlines Plane Coming in for a Landing Hits a Bakery Truck on a Highway at Newark Airport; Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized; A Suspected Deadly Illness Breaks Out on a Cruise Ship Off the Coast of Cape Verde. Aired 5-5:30a ET

May 02, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Criticizes Members of Congress for Calling Iran Conflict a Quagmire; U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Voting Rights Act in Ruling on Districting in Louisiana; Turning Point USA and Charlie Kirk's Widow Erika Kirk Criticizes Negative Media Narratives and Conspiracy Theories about Her; President Trump's Son Donald Trump Jr. Possibly Tapped to Host Reboot of "The Apprentice" on Amazon. Aired 10-11a ET

April 25, 2026

• Police: WHCD Shooting Suspect Believed To Be Guest At Hotel. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Trump Speaks After Being Evacuated From WHCD Shooting. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Safe After Shots Fired At Correspondents' Dinner; Soon: Trump Holds News Conference After Shots Fired At Event. Aired 9-10p ET
• Soon: Trump Arrives For First Correspondents' Dinner As President; Trump Is Safe After Being Rushed From Correspondents' Dinner. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. President Trump to Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner for First Time While in Office; President Trump's Polling Falls as Iran War Continues and Americans Perceive Economic Conditions Worsening; Conservatives Claim Democrats Hoping U.S. Loses Iran War to Boost Their Midterm Election Prospects; Donors to President Trump's New White House Ballroom Allowed to Remain Anonymous; Trump Administration Moves to Reduce Government Scheduling of Marijuana. Aired 10-11a ET

April 24, 2026

• CNN Premiers Political Comedy Special "America Laughs With Matt Friend." Aired 11p-12a ET

April 18, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. President Trump Criticizes Pope Leo XIV for His Comments on War and Peace; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Uses Lines from Movie "Pulp Fiction" as Prayer During Military Gathering; Former Trump Supporters Now Criticize President for Iran War and Religiously Offensive Posts; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces Pied-a-Terre Tax on Expensive Residential Properties for Residents Not Living in City; Some Claim "DoorDash Grandma" Photo- Op with President Trump Backfired Politically; Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Criticizes Progressivism in College Lecture. Aired 10- 11a ET

April 11, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. President Trump Criticized for His Rhetoric on Destroying Iranian Civilian Ahead of Ceasefire Agreement between U.S. and Iran; Former Supporters of President Trump Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Alex Jones Turn against Him over Iran War; Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy Claims U.S. Presidents Currently have Too Much Power Due to Congressional Weakness; Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Claims Baby Boomer Generation Most Selfish in U.S. History. Aired 10- 11a ET

April 05, 2026

• Money Madness, College Basketball at a Crossroads. Aired 8-9p ET

April 04, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Trump Extends War Timeline, Says It Could End In Two Or Three Weeks; Trump Slams Birthright Citizenship After Attending Arguments; President Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General; Obama Urges Virginia Voters To Support Redistricting Ballot Measure; New Poll: Slim Majority Back Virginia Redistricting Measure; "Going For All Humanity" Artemis II Mission To Moon. Aired 7-8a ET

April 01, 2026

• NASA Says Battery Issue Will Not Affect Today's Launch; NASA Gives Final Go for Artemis II Launch; Artemis II Launches on Historic Mission Around the Moon. Artemis II Launches On Historic Mission Around The Moon. Aired 6-7p ET
• Mission to the Moon Artemis II Launch; Sen. Mark Kelly, (D-AZ), is Interviewed About Astronauts Strapped Into Their Seats And Ready for Launch; NASA Tracking New Battery Problem But Countdown Continues. Aired 5-6p ET

March 28, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Higher Oil Prices Pressuring President Trump to End Conflict with Iran; U.S. Ground Forces En Route to Middle East for Possible Action in Iran; Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Says ICE Agents at Airports Good Practice for Using Them to Monitor Midterm Elections; President Trump Draws Controversy for Stating California Governor Gavin Newsom's Dyslexia Disqualifies Him for U.S. Presidency; In Potential Landmark Case, Jury Find Social Media Companies Meta and YouTube Liable for Not Warning Users about Dangers Linked to Their Platforms. Aired 10-11a ET

March 21, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five: President Trump Facing Pressure Domestically and Internationally Over Ongoing Iran Conflict; President Trump Criticizes NATO Allies for Not Contributing Military Assets to Support U.S. in Iran Conflict; Some Conservatives Claim Questioning Iran Conflict Unpatriotic; Trump Administration's Asking of Americans to Sacrifice in Short Term for Long Term Benefits Facing Backlash; President Trump's Arts Commission Approves 24-Karat Gold Coin Featuring President's Likeness. Aired 10-11a ET

March 20, 2026

• CNN "Town Hall: War With Iran." Aired 9-10p ET

March 15, 2026

• CNN Presents "CNN & Variety Red Carpet Live." Aired 5-6:30p ET
• CNN And Variety Red Carpet Live At The 98th Academy Awards. Aired 4-5p ET

February 28, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table For Five. Did Not Air 10-11a ET

February 25, 2026

• President Trump's State of the Union Address. Aired 12-12:30a ET

February 24, 2026

• Trump Delivered 2026 State of the Union Address; Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) Delivers Democratic Response. Aired 11p-12a ET
• President Donald Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address. Aired 10-11p ET
• Now: Members Of Trump Cabinet Arrive; Trump Enters House Chamber For Address To Congress; Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address. Aired 9-10p ET

February 21, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five: U.S. Supreme Court Rules President Trump's Tariffs Unconstitutional; President Trump and Vice President Vance Criticize Supreme Court Ruling against Trump Administration Tariffs; FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Investigating Talk Shows for Not Observing Equal Time Rules for Political Interviews; Members of President Trump's Cabinet Release Videos of Them Working Out; Meghan McCain Warns Republicans against Pressing Woman to have More Children as Rhetoric May Alienate Women from GOP. Aired 10-11a ET
• CNN and Variety Town Hall Event: Chalamet and McConaughey. Aired 7-8p ET

February 19, 2026

• Police Arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Aired 8:17-9a ET
• Former Prince Andrew Arrested Amid Epstein Revelations. Aired 7:24-8a ET

February 14, 2026

• Attorney General Pam Bondi Clashes with Democratic Lawmakers during House Hearing on Epstein Files; Trump Supporters Express Disappointment with Attorney General Pam Bondi's Testimony During House Hearing; FBI Raids Georgia Election Office Based on Debunked Claims about 2020 Presidential Election; Some Accuse Conservatives of being Too Sensitive about Bad Bunny Performing at Super Bowl Halftime Show; President Trump Proposes Golden Arch Monument in Washington D.C. Taller than Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Aired 10-11a ET

February 11, 2026

• The Search For Nancy Guthrie; Person Detained in Guthrie Case, FBI Searching Home in Rio Rico. Aired 12-1a ET

February 10, 2026

• Search For Nancy Guthrie Continues. Aired 11p-12a ET

February 08, 2026

• Seahawks Get Revenge On Patriots With Super Bowl Win; Latin Superstar Bad Bunny Headlines Super Bowl Halftime Show; Bad Bunny Celebrates Puerto Rican Culture During His Halftime Show. Aired 11-12p ET

February 07, 2026

• Conservative "New York Times" Columnist Ross Douthat States President Trump has Lost American Electorate One Year into His Second Term; President Trump Calls on Republicans to Nationalize Voting in U.S.; White House Scrambles to Explain Racist Post on President Trump's Truth Social Feed; Republicans Praise Nicki Minaj for Supporting President Trump While Criticizing the Grammys for Anti- Trump Political Statements by Celebrities; Conservatives Holding Alternative Half-Time Show Featuring Kid Rock During Super Bowl in Protest over Bad Bunny Performing at NFL Half-Time Show. Aired 10-11a ET.

January 31, 2026

• Trump Administration Sends Border Czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis in Possible Shift on Immigration Enforcement Policy; Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort Arrested in Connection to Coverage of Anti-ICE Protest in Minneapolis Church; Amazon Buys Rights to Documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, Sparking Allegations of Corruption in Trump Administration; WNBA Star Breanna Stewart and Singer Bruce Springsteen Speak Out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Aired 10-11a ET

January 28, 2026

• State of Emergency: Confronting the Crisis in Minnesota - A CNN Townhall. Aired 8-9:30p

January 24, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Video Shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents Detain Five-Year-Old Boy; Son of Man Detained by ICE for Two Months Dies Due to Chronic Muscular Disease and Absence of His Father as Primary Caregiver; President Trump Backs Down on Threats to Invade Greenland after Claiming Framework for Agreement with Denmark for Increased U.S. Military Presence; Murder Rates in U.S. Show Largest Single Year Drop on Record in 2025 to Lowest Rate in More than a Century; President Trump Threatens to Sue Organizations that Release Polls Unfavorable to Him. Aired 10-11a ET

January 17, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Trump's Job Approval Plummets Nearly One Year Into Office; Trump Underwater On Economy, Deportations, Power, Foreign Policy; Majority Of Americans Call Trump's First Year A Failure. Trump Supports Iranian Protesters, But Slams Protests At Home; Trump: "May Be Forced" On Insurrection Act If Protests Continue; Trump Says United States "Shouldn't Even Have Election" At Midterms. Aired 7-8a ET

January 10, 2026

• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Shoots and Kills Woman in Car in Minneapolis, Claiming Self-Defense; Minneapolis Mayor and Other Officials Tell ICE Agents to Leave Minneapolis in Wake of Shooting; President Trump Suggest Use of Military Force for U.S. to Take Over Greenland Whether Citizens of Greenland Want It or Not; Trump Administration Targeting Democratic Led U.S. States for Fraud Investigations; Vice President J.D. Vance Suggests Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Participated in State's Fraud Schemes; Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly Suggests Three Branches of U.S. Government No Longer Co-Equal. Aired 10-11a ET.

January 03, 2026

• U.S. Military Carries Out Large Scale Strikes on Venezuela and Captures Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and His Wife Cilia Flores; Venezuelan President and Wife being Brought to New York City to Stand Trial for Charges of Narco-Terrorism; Southern District of New York Releases Indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Wife for Narco-Terrorism; President Trump to Give News Conference on U.S. Operation that Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and His Wife. Aired 10-11a ET.

January 01, 2026

• 137th Rose Parade. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• CNN's coverage of the 137th Rose Parade. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• 137th Rose Parade. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• 137th Rose Parade. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New Year's Eve Live. Counting down to the Central time zone celebration with Sara Sidner and Cari Champion. New Year's Eve 2026. Aired 1-2:05a ET
• New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen; Celebrating New Year's in Texas, the Bahamas, Mississippi, Arizona, Florida. Aired 12-1a ET

December 31, 2025

• CNN New Year's Eve Live. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN New Year's Eve Live. CNN New Year's Eve Live. Aired 10-11p ET
• New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN New Year's Eve Coverage; The World Welcomes 2026. Aired 8- 9p ET
• CNN New Year's Eve Live. Aired 7-8p ET
• CNN New Year's Eve Live; Paris Rings in 2026; Luanda, Angola Rings in 2026. CNN New Year's Eve Live. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN New Year's Eve Live. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Year's Eve Live Around the World. Aired 4-5p ET
• New Year's Eve Around the World; Moulin Rouge, Paris; New Year's in Abu Dhabi. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Celebrating New Year's Eve Around the World. 3-3:30p ET
• Great New Year's Challenge, Abu Dhabi; New Year's Eve Around the World. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• The World Welcomes 2026. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• The World Welcomes 2026. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Abu Dhabi's Thriving Music Scene; Cities Around the World Celebrate New Year's Eve. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• The World Welcomes 2026. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Happy New Year Bangkok; Thailand Rings In The New Year; Great New Year's Challenge: Abu Dhabi. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• World Celebrates New Year. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Mahira Khan; World Celebrates New Year. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CNN New Year's Eve Live. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN New Year's Eve Live; Tokyo and Seoul Welcome 2026; The World Welcomes 2026. Aired 10-10:30a ET