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Cuomo Prime Time
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• How to Reform U.S. Government?; State of European-U.S. Relations?; Vladimir Putin Having a Change of Heart After Four Years of Trump Administration; Voter Suppression and Voter Intimidation in the U.S.; 2020 Possible Election Interference; Maura Healey, Massachusetts Attorney General, is Interviewed About 2020 Presidential Election; 1 Million People Dead from COVID-19 Around the World; Angela Merkel Announced New Restrictions; Europe Leading their People Through Second Wave of COVID; Norbert Rottgen, Chairman, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, and Gerard Araud, Former French Ambassador to the U.S., are Interviewed About COVID- 19. Aired 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• More Trump Tax Revelations; Biden, Trump Set For First Presidential Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• NYC Reopens Elementary Schools Today for In-Person Learning; Former Pence Adviser Says White House Pressured CDC to Put Out Data Backing Trump's Push to Reopen Schools; Trump Campaign Denies Reporting from UK Channel 4 News Calling It Fake News; Sources Say Trump And Biden Finding Ways to Get Under Each Other's Skin. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Biden Campaign Senior Adviser Symone Sanders; Biden, Trump Set For First Presidential Debate; NYC Reopens Elementary Schools Today for In-Person Learning; Former Pence Adviser: White House Pressured CDC to Put Out Data Backing Trump's Push to Reopen Schools. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Audio Tapes Set For Release; California Fires; Supreme Court Nominee on Capitol Hill; More Trump Tax Revelations; Biden, Trump Set For First Presidential Debate. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump and Biden Face Off for the First Time in the Debate Tonight; Questions Mount Over Who Trump Owes Massive $300 Million Debt; Olivia Troye: White House Pressured CDC to Downplay Risks of Opening Schools; Trump and Biden to Debate for First Time Tonight; Futures Flat Ahead of Tonight's First Presidential Debate. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Tim Murtaugh is Interviewed about Trump's Taxes and Coronavirus; California Fires in Wine Country; NYC Schools Reopen; Kentucky AG to Release Recordings. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump and Biden Face Off for First Time in Debate Tonight; New York Times Reports, White House Pressured CDC to Downplay Risks of Opening Schools; Pennsylvania Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Overturn Mail-In Ballot Ruling. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Increases Election Fraud Claims as Democrats Prepare for Legal Fight; Interview with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ); Interview with AFA United Flight Attendants Amanda Steinbrunn and Kacy Lunceford. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Judge Barrett Meets with Pence, McConnell on Capitol Hill; Tonight: Trump and Biden Face Off in First Presidential Debate; Two NFL Teams Suspend In-Person Activities after Positive Cases. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump and Biden Battle it Out for Swing State Voters; South Dakota Breaks Records with Surge in New Cases; Longtime Republican James Baker Calls President Trump Nuts and Crazy But Still Plans to Vote Republican. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• President Donald Trump Enters First Presidential Debate Trailing Biden In Polls; Flashback: Trump Defends Birther Controversy At 2016 Debate; Pandemic, Supreme Court Fight Among Topics At Tonight's Debate; New York City: Daily Test Positivity Rate Above Three Percent For First Time In Months; Ex-Pence Aide: White House Pressured CDC To Downplay Risks Of Opening Schools. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Elementary Schools In New York City Reopen Today, Despite Spike; Republicans Challenge Court Decision On Pennsylvania Ballots; Pelosi And Mnuchin Pushing For Stimulus Deal Ahead Of Election. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump and Biden Face Off For First Time in Debate Tonight; New York City Daily Positivity Rate over 3 Percent, Threatening School Reopening; Florida Bars Packed after Governor Lifts Restrictions. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Florida Bars Packed after Governor Lifts Restrictions; Robert Cardillo, Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Defense Integration, Discusses Whether Trump's Crippling Debt Raises Dangers about National Security; Breonna Taylor Grand Juror Sues to Release Transcript. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Trump Resists Debate Prep; Trump Taxes Raise National Security Concerns; Two NFL Teams Suspend Play. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump's Supreme Court Pick Meets GOP Senators on Capitol Hill; Tonight's 1st Trump/Biden Debate Could Be Defining Moment In Presidential Race; Police Break Up 1000+ Person Party Near FSU Campus; Biden Condemns Facebook as "Foremost Propagator of Disinformation"; Trump Administration to Defy Judge's Order by Ending Census Early. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• TNYT: Trump Paid No Income Taxes in 10 Out of 15 Years Beginning in 2000; Trump versus Biden in First Presidential Debate Tuesday; COVID-19 on the Rise in Nearly Half of U.S. States; Report on Trump's Taxes Doesn't Faze Georgia Voters; Tens of Thousands of Airline Workers Face Layoffs This Week. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Tax Report Raises National Security Concerns; Coronavirus Deaths, One Million Worldwide; Trump Biden Debate Tonight; NY Times Report Exposes Trump's Tax Avoidance; Glass Fire Threatens Napa Valley and California Wineries; Controlling COVID in Syrian Camp; Beijing Asks Importers to Avoid Frozen Food from Hotspots; Democrats Prepare for Trump to Challenge Results. Aired 1-2a ET
• If Trump Wins, Who Does He Owe?; Trump's Debts Pose Ethical Questions; CNN Interviews Russia's Top Media Propogandist; Two New Fire Dominate Sacramento And Napa Valley. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump and Biden Prepare for Presidential Debate; What to Expect in First Presidential Debate Between Donald Trump and Joe Biden; Democrats Prepare for Trump to Challenge Results; Russia's Propaganda- in-Chief on Trump and U.S. Elections; Women and Children at Risk in Camp in Northeastern Syria; Travel Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic; COVID-19 Have Taken One Million Lives Worldwide; Trump Announce 150 Million Abbott Rapid Tests to be Distributed; Southern France Trying All Measures; Trump and Biden Face-Off in few Hours' Time; Supporters Don't Mind Controversies. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Ducks Questions on Taxes Ahead of Debate with Biden; New York Times Reports $300 Million Plus in Loans to Trump Due in Next Four Years; Trump and Biden Prepare for Presidential Debate; What to Expect from the First Debate; Global COVID-19 Death Toll tops One Million; Trump Announces Plan to Deploy 150 Million Rapid Tests; Fauci Expresses Concern About Trump Receiving Misleading Info. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Russia's Propagandist-In-Chief on Trump and U.S. Elections; Democrats Prepare for Trump to Challenge Results; Voters React to Report on Trump's Taxes; Rise in ICU Patients in France; Parts of Europe Tighten Restrictions as Cases Spike; Global COVID-19 Death Toll Tops One Million. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Tonight: Trump versus Biden; Trump Bilks the IRS; Fauci: U.S. Could See Further Deaths; U.K.'s Channel 4 Reports on Trump's 2016 Tactics. Aired 10-11a ET
• CNN Speaks To WHO As Deaths Surpass One Million; Among Debate Topics: COVID-19, Economy Election Security; Russia's "Propagandist-In- Chief" On Trump & U.S. Elections; CNN Speaks To U.N. Refugee Chief About COVID-19 Challenges; New Short Film Imagines 2020 As A Turning Point; Scientists Confirm Liquid Water Under Mars Southern Ice Cap. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Did Not Air 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Trump & Biden Debate Tonight; Troubling Questions About Trump's Debt; Patrick Mahomes Leads Chief Past Ravens on Monday Night. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump And Biden Prepare To Face Off For The First Presidential Debate; New York Times Reports "Apprentice" Fame Kept Trump Empire Afloat; Russia's Top State T.V. Anchor Weighs In On U.S. Elections. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• President Trump And Joe Biden Face Off In The First Presidential Debate; The World Bank Warns The COVID Pandemic Is Condemning Millions To Poverty In East Asia; LVMH Says Tiffany Faces Dismal Future As It Tries To Escape That Multibillion-Dollar Takeover Deal. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


New Day
• Trump & Biden Debate for First Time Tonight; Trump's Massive Debt Stokes National Security Concerns. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• CDC Pressured to Downplay Risks; Kentucky AG to Release Grand Jury Recording; Jail Time Over Tax Revelations. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump and Biden Debate for First Time Tonight; Former Vice President Aide Says, CDC Pressured to Downplay Risks in Reopening Schools; Trump's Massive Debt Stokes National Security Concerns. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Pennsylvania Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Overturn Mail- in Ballot Ruling; Trump and Biden to Debate for First Time Tonight; New York City Elementary Schools Reopen As New COVID Cases Surge. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump and Democratic Presidential Candidate; Joe Biden Prepare for First Presidential Debate; Reporting Indicates President Trump Paid Little or No Federal Taxes in Recent Years; Former VP Aide: CDC Pressured to Downplay Risks in Reopening Schools. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• CDC Pressured to Downplay School Risks; Mother and Daughter Die of Coronavirus; Trump's Rosy Economy Claims; New Hope for Food Allergy Sufferers. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump And Biden Face Off In First President Debate; LVMH Accuses Tiffany Of Mismanagement Of Business; Trump Suggests Further Tax Cuts And Credits For Second Term; Merkel Announces New Measures To Counter COVID-19 In Winter; Jamie Carragher Fears "Armageddon" For Football; Biden Vows To Raise Taxes For High-Income Individuals, Corporation. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Ahead Of Debate, Trump Campaign Throwing Out Distractions; Sources: Biden, Trump Practiced Ways To Get Under Each Other's Skin; Awaiting Start Of First Trump-Biden Debate; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Is Interviewed About Tonight's Presidential Debate Between Trump And Biden. Aired 7-8p ET
• First Presidential Debate; Interview With Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); First Trump-Biden Debate Minutes Away; Coronavirus, Economy, Race & Supreme Court Among Topics; Sources: Biden Bracing For Personal Attacks From Trump. Aired 8-9p ET
• Donald Trump-Joe Biden Face-Off at First U.S. Presidential Debate. Aired 9-10:39p ET
• Trump-Biden Chaotic Presidential Debate Analysis. Aired 10:30- 11p ET
• CNN Commentators Talk About The First Presidential Debate Between Trump And Biden; Daniel Dale Fact-Checks The Debate; Trump And Biden Clash In Chaotic And Combative Debate; Interview With Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) About The Trump/Biden Debate; CNN Instant Poll On Debate; Undecided Ohio Voters On Tonight's Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET


The Situation Room
• Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Biden Arrives In Cleveland To Face Trump After Releasing 2019 Tax Returns; Trump, Biden To Face Questions On Race And Violence; NYC Reopens School Campuses Amid New Case Clusters In Brooklyn, Queens; Former Pence Adviser: W.H. Pressured CDC Officials To Downplay The Threat Of The Virus To Children. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Biden, Trump Set For First Presidential Debate; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 205,000 with Seven-Million-Plus Cases As New Infections Trend Higher In Almost Half Of U.S.; Kentucky Attorney General Says He Will Comply With Judge's Order To Release Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording; Wolf One-On-One with Breonna Taylor Family Attorney. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Politics: Past And Present; Update On Western Wildfires; Puffin Project Off The East Coast. Aired 4-4:10a ET