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


Amanpour
• Interview With CNN Political Commentator And 2016 Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Senior Adviser And Senior Spokesperson Karen Finney; Interview With Trump 2020 Director Of Strategic Communications Marc Lotter; Interview With Musician Cyndi Lauper; Interview With University Of Michigan Law School Professor And "Strict Scrutiny" Host Leah Litman. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump To Deliver First Speech Since Assassination Attempt; An Isolated Biden Weighs Future As Dem Leaders Raise Concerns; CNN Republican National Convention; Key Dem Jamie Raskin Urged Biden To Reconsider Campaign In Letter. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump to Deliver First Speech Since Assassination Attempt; Biden Diagnosed With COVID Amid New Pressure to Exit Race; Senior Democratic Adviser Says, Biden is Being Receptive in Talks About Future. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Senators Chase And Confront Secret Service Director At RNC; COVID Forces Biden Off Campaign Trail At Critical Moment; Vance Formally Accepts GOP Vice Presidential Nomination. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Senator J.D. Vance Accepts Republican Vice Presidential Nomination at Republican National Convention; Donald Trump's Granddaughter Kai Trump and Son Donald Trump Jr. Give Speech at Republican National Convention; Reporting Indicates President Biden More Receptive to Calls for Him to Step Down as Democratic Party's Presidential Candidate; Sources: Pelosi Privately Told Biden Polls He Can't Win; Trump Tells Crowd "He Got Lucky" Following Assassination Attempt. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• New Details on gunman's Actions Before Shooting; Ex-Trump Officials Asked for Extra Protection; Biden Receptive to Talks about the Future; Vance Introduces Himself to Voters; Trump Speaks at RNC Tonight. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Fact-checking Night 3 of RNC; Biden Diagnosed with Covid; Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) is Interviewed about Biden, Trump and the Presidential Race; Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) is Interviewed about Biden. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Gold Star Families Speak At RNC; COVID Forces Biden Off Campaign Trail; David Frum Is Interviewed About Biden And Politics. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump To Deliver First Speech Since Assassination; JD Vance Introduces Himself To Voters In RNC Speech; New Pressure On Biden As More Dems Call On Him To Exit Race. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• End Of Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); Trump To Deliver RNC Speech He Re-Wrote After Assassination Attempt; Source: Gaming Site Account In Trump Shooter's Name Likely Fake; Motive Still Unclear 5 Days After Trump Rally Shooting; Harris Speaks In NC As More Democrats Urge Biden To Step Aside. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Donald Trump To Deliver RNC Speech He Re-Wrote After Assassination Attempt; New Pressure On President Joe Biden As More Democrats Urge Him To Exit Race; Kamala Harris Speaks In North Carolina As More Democrats Urge Joe Biden To Step Aside; Senior Democrat Advisor: "Joe Biden Is Being Receptive" In Talks About Future. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Report: Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi Have Told Biden They Don't Think He Can Win; WAPO: Obama Tells Allies Biden Needs To Seriously Consider His Viability; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis Discusses Republicans Gaining Ground In New York & Trump To Give First Speech Since Assassination Attempt; What Shooter At Trump Rally Was Researching Before Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN Republican National Convention; Trump To Formally Accept GOP Nomination After Assassination Attempt; Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) Discusses About The Changes In Former President Donald Trump After The Assassination Attempt; New Pressure On Biden As More Dems Call On Him To Exit Race. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Melania, Ivanka Trump Expected At RNC Finale For Trump's Speech; Interview With Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA): New Pressure On Biden As More Dems Call On Him To Exit Race; Interview With Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND): Trump To Deliver First Speech Since Assassination Attempt. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• Vice President Nominee J.D. Vance Addresses Republican Convention; President Joe Biden Under Pressure To Drop Out Of Presidential Race; Fact-Checking False Or Misleading Claims All Right Day Three Of RNC; Nancy Pelosi Privately Tells Joe Biden Polls Show He Can't Win; President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID Amid Calls To Exit Race; Russia Welcomes Vance's Position Against Aid to Ukraine; Republican Senators Blast Secret Service & FBI After Briefing; Jack Smith Appeals Dismissal of Trump Classified Documents Case; Nasdaq Has Worst Day Since 2022 as Dow Tops 41,000; U.S. Military Ends Gaza Floating Pier Mission; 16 Killed in China Shopping Mall Fire; Study Shows Mediterranean Heavily Polluted by Plastic, Chemicals. Aired 2-3a ET
• J.D. Vance Accepts Vice Presidential Nomination for Republican Party; European Leaders Gather in U.K. for a Summit; President Biden Contracts with COVID; Gershkovich Trial Resumes. Aired 3-4a ET
• Republican National Convention Day 3; Vance Highlights Modest Upbringing in RNC Speech; Vance Attacks Biden in Republican Convention Speech; Biden Under New Pressure to Quit Presidential Race; U.S. Election Looms Over Gathering of European Leaders. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Is VP Nominee J.D. Vance the Future Leader of MAGA?; Fact- Checking False or Misleading Claims at Day Three of RNC; Biden Under New Pressure to Drop Out of Presidential Race; Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 at Key Moment in Campaign; Study: Mediterranean Heavily Polluted by Plastic, Chemicals. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Did Not Air 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Did Not Air 11a-12p ET
• Biden Faces More Calls to Exit Race Amid New COVID Diagnosis; Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) Accepts GOP Vice Presidential Nomination; GOP Senators Confront Secret Service Chief Over Trump Assassination Attempt. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden Under New Pressure From Top Dems To Stand Aside; Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA); Biden Faces More Calls To Exit Race. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Investigators Search For Motive in Trump Rally Shooting; Interview With Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO); Trump to Address Republican National Convention Tonight; Biden Facing Growing Calls to Exit Race. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• No Medical Report On Trump's Injuries Shared With Public; Biden Under New Pressure From Top Dems To Exit Race; Tonight: Trump Finally Accepts GOP Nomination. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Did Not Air 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Biden Tests Positive For COVID, Leaves Campaign Trail; J.D. Vance Accepts GOP Vice Presidential Nomination; Now: WSJ Evan Gershkovich's Trial In Russia Resumes; Special Counsel Files Notice Of Appeal In Trump Classified Docs Case. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Embraced At RNC, Biden Forced Off Campaign Trail With COVID; Senators Chase Secret Service Director Through RNC; Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) Democratic Adviser On Biden: "He's Being Receptive." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Sources: Top Dems Meeting with Biden about Stepping Down; J.D. Vance Accepts GOP Vice-Presidential Nomination; Cleanup Continues after Storms Sweep Across U.S. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rodney Davis is Interviewed about Republican Politics; Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is Interviewed about Secret Service, Donald Trump and Republicans; Gold Star Families Criticize Biden. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• CNN Republican National Convention. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Tonight: Trump Delivers Speech Accepting GOP Nomination; Sources: Pelosi Told Biden Polls Show He Can't Win; New Memo Fuels Concerns About Biden Hurting Down-Ballot Dems; House Democrat To CNN: "The Walls Are Closing In" On Biden; Senior Dem Adviser: Biden "Being Receptive" In Talks About Future; AP Poll: 65 Percent Of Democrats Want Biden To Withdraw; Vance Rails Against Wall Street, Corporate Interests. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Tonight: Trump Delivers Speech Accepting GOP Nomination; Trump's Path To Electoral Victory Is Widening; "Iconic": RNC Vendors Jump On Trump Image As Bestseller. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Trump Arrives At The RNC Ahead Of Speech; Interview With Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); Tonight: Trump To Give First Speech Since Assassination Attempt; Source: Top Biden Officials Believe He Must Drop Out Soon; Dem. Sen. Tester Calls On Biden Not To Seek Another Term. Aired 8-9p ET
• Tonight: Trump To Give First Speech Since Assassination Attempt; Source: Top Biden Officials Believe He Must Drop Out Soon; Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner Arrive At RNC. Aired 9-10p ET
• Soon, Trump To Give First Speech Since Assassination Attempt; Excerpts Released Ahead Of Trump's RNC Speech; Melania Trump Arrives At RNC Ahead Of Husband's Speech; CNN Covers The Republican National Convention. Aired 10-11p ET
• Former President Donald Trump Speaks On The Final Night Of The Republican National Convention. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Trump's VP Pick J.D. Vance Headlines Night Three of Republican Convention; Interview with Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND) about J.D. Vance; Nancy Pelosi Allegedly Told Biden in Private Polls Showed He Could Not Win. Aired 12-1a ET
• J.D. Vance Praises Trump As He Accepts The VP Nomination; Source: Biden "Receptive" In Discussions About His Future. Biden "Receptive" in Discussions about His Future; Interview with Former Trump Adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman; Lawmakers Told Trump Shooter Visited Rally Site Twice. Aired 1-2a ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Sidelined By COVID As He Tries To Turn Campaign Around; Report: Obama Tells Allies Biden's Path To Winning Diminishing; A Top House Dem Urges Biden To Reconsider Candidacy; Tonight: Trump Speech Will Zero In On His Brush With Death; Source: Biden Still Thinks He Has A Path To Victory; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Is Interviewed About Top Dems Confront Biden Over Concerns About Candidacy; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Is Interviewed About An Isolated Biden Weighs Future As Dems Leaders Raise Concerns; Biden Sidelined By COVID As VP Harris Rails On Trump-Vance Ticket. Aired 5-6p ET
• Tonight, Trump To Give First Speech Since Assassination Attempt; Source Says, Melania Trump Expected To Attend RNC Tonight; New York Times Reports, Biden Allies Think He's Begun To Accept He May Have To Drop Out. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET