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


Amanpour
• Interview With "The West Wing" Actor Martin Sheen; Interview With "The West Wing" Actor And "What's Next" Co-Author Melissa Fitzgerald; Interview With Mesa Arizona Mayor John Giles (R); Interview With Representative Victoria Escobar (D-TX). Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• CNN Democratic National Convention; Source; Tonight: Tim Walz Takes Stage To Formally Accept VP Nomination. Aired 4-5p ET


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


CNN News Central
• Harris Campaign Says It Will Hit $500 Million Fundraising Mark Within Days; Obamas Wow DNC Crowd as They Call on Democrats to Act to Get Harris Elected; Protesters Face Off With Police Near Israeli Consulate. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Obamas Wow DNC Crowd As They Call On Dems To Act To Get Harris Elected; Russia: 11 Ukrainian Drones Shot Down Over Moscow Overnight; Tim Walz Takes DNC Stage Tonight To Formally Accept Democratic Nomination. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Former President Barack Obama and Former First Lady Michelle Obama Speak at Democratic National Convention; Michelle Obama Criticizes Donald Trump During Her Speech at Democratic National Convention; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) Interviewed on Democratic Party's Message for 2024 Elections. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Garlin Gilchrist is Interviewed about the DNC; Obamas Wow DNC Crowd; Harris Campaign Push for Latino Voters. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• V.P. Candidate Walz Takes DNC Stage Tonight; Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is Interviewed about the DNC; Fmr. Pres. Trump and V.P. Candidate Vance to Speak in North Carolina; Night Two of DNC. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Is Interviewed About The DNC; Walz To Speak Day Three Of DNC; Kate Andersen Brower Is Interviewed About Michelle Obama. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI); Tim Walz to Headline Night Three of DNC. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• New Data: U.S. Job Growth Weaker Than Initially Reported; Rep. Mike Walz (R-FL) Discusses GOP Counter-Programming The DNC, Trump & Vance On Campaign Trial In North Carolina, VP Nominee Walz To Take Center Stage For Acceptance Speech; Lt. Gov. Sara Rodrigues (D-WI) Discusses Harris Nomination In Wisconsin And Presidential Race. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• VP Nominee Walz To Take Center Stage For Acceptance Speech; Trump Holds First Outdoor Rally Since Assassination Attempt; Obama Mocks Trump's Weird Obsession With Crowd Sizes. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Makes What It Hopes Is Final Push For Gaza Truce Deal; Blinken: Israel Agrees To Pull IDF From Gaza In Latest Deal; Rep. Robert Garcia (D-WI) Discusses Obamas Warning 2024 Will Be An "Uphill Battle" And "Tight Race" & V.P. Walz Taking Center Stage For Acceptance Speech; Doug Emhoff, Sons Highlight Their "Blended Family" With V.P. Harris. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• VP Nominee Walz To Take Center Stage For Acceptance Speech; Republican Speakers To Highlight Violence On January 6; Obama's Wow Crowd While Urging Dems To Act To Get Harris Elected; Obamas Lay Out High Stakes Of This Election In Electrifying Speeches; Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) Discusses About Where Campaign Is Headed; Michelle Obama Warns Dems About Developing "Goldilocks Complex"; RFK Jr. To "Address The Nation" On Friday As He Weighs Dropping Out And Endorsing Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden, Harris Speak To Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu About Ceasefire Talks; Ukraine Launches Drone Attack On Russia's Kursk Region; Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO): Tim Walz Military Service And His Acceptance Speech. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• Barack Obama And Michelle Obama Headline Night Two Of DNC; Former Donald Trump Press Secretary Speaks At DNC; Protesters Face Off With Police Near Israeli Consulate; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Amid Ceasefire Efforts; Argentina To Quarantine Ship Over Suspected Mpox Symptoms; King Charles III Visits Town Where Children Were Murdered; Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Divorcing After Two Years. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• The Obamas Light Up Night Two of the DNC; Trump may Appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to His Administration Should He Win; Taylor Swift Closes Her Eras Tour in Europe at the U.K.'s Wembley Stadium Despite Surprises and Cancellations in Her Past Stops. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Obamas Fire Up the DNC with Energetic Endorsement of Harris; Roll Call Vote Filled with Music, Celebration; Harris, Walz Officially Nominated; Protesters Face Off with Police Near Israeli Consulate; Blinken: Israel Accepts Bridging Proposal, Now Up to Hamas. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Eras Tour Breaks Sales Records and Boosts Tourism; Takeaways from Night Two of the DNC; Iran: Response to Israel Must Be Carefully Calibrated; Obamas Fire Up Democrats and Rally Around Harris; Search Crews Resume Hund for Six Missing People; Russia: 11 Drones Shot Down Over Moscow. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Obamas Jab Trump in Passionate Convention Speeches; Harris and Walz Take Side Trip to Wisconsin During DNC; Blinken Leaves Middle East With Gaza Ceasefire Still Elusive; 209 Israeli Hostages Still in Gaza, Including 36 Believed to Be Dead; Iran Says Response to Israel Must Be Carefully Calibrated; Ukraine Goes on the Offensive in Russia; Russia Launched a Barrage of Drones, Missiles at Kyiv, Other Cities; Chinese Premier Meets With Russian Pm in Moscow; Crews Continue Search for Six Missing People From the Sunken Luxury Yacht Off Sicily; Trump and Vance Campaign in Asheboro, North Carolina; Trump Says He Might Consider RFK Jr. For Role in Administration; Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Call It Quits; Taylor Swift Spends Time With U.K. Families Affected by Stabbing; European Leg of Eras Tour Ends With London Shows. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Obama Makes Case For Harris In Fiery Speech; Tonight: Speeches By Bill Clinton, VP Pick Tim Walz; Michelle Obama Defends Harris Against Trump's Attacks. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Obamas Electrify DNC With Passionate Speeches Filled With Zingers; More Than 200 Content Creators Granted Access to DNC; Lil John Electrifies DNC During Roll Call. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview With Former Atlanta, Georgia, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms; Interview With Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA); Interview With San Francisco, California, Mayor London Breed. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• DJ Cassidy Leads DNC Crowd in Dance Party; Lifelong Republicans Speaks at DNC; Donald Trump Returns to North Carolina; RFK Jr. Running Mate Considering Endorsing Trump; U.S. Job Growth Weather than Estimated; Republicans Attacks Walz's Military Service Ahead of DNC Speech. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-TN); Interview With Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX); Interview With Former Atlanta, Georgia, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Blinken Leaves Middle East With Gaza Ceasefire Still Elusive; Obamas Deliver Impassioned Endorsements Of Kamala Harris; Ukraine Goes On The Offensive In Russia; Search For Missing Passengers Continues. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Obamas Close Out Night Two Of DNC; Second Gentleman Reveals Personal Side Of "Momala" Harris; 20 Million People Under Heat Alerts In Southern U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Anti-Trump Republicans Among Speakers At DNC; Trump On Role For RFK Jr.: "Certainly I'd Be Open To It; Kate Cox At DNC: "Nothing Pro- Family About Abortion Bans." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obamas Deliver Speeches at DNC; Second Husband Doug Emhoff Speaks to Personal Side of Kamala Harris; RFK Jr. Mulls Dropping Out, Supporting Trump. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• RFK Jr's Endorsement; Kate Cox is Interviewed about Abortion; Mallory Morrow is Interviewed about Project 2025. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Obamas Fire up DNC with Energetic Endorsement of Harris; Ex-IRGC Leader: There has to be a Ceasefire in Gaza Soon; Trump and Vance to Appear Together in North Carolina; Stranded Pink River Dolphin Gets Helping Hand; Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Europe Ends With London Shows. Aired 9-10a ET
• Fmr. Pres. Barack Obama and Fmr. First Lady Michelle Obama Headline Night 2 of DNC; Tonight at DNC, Speeches by Bill Clinton and VP Pick Tim Walz; Israel Accepts "Bridging Proposal," Ball in Hamas' Court Now; Dueling Demonstrations Expected Outside Democratic National Convention; Rescuers Seen Carrying Body Bag in Yacht Search; A Mother's Tragic Tale from Gaza; Chinese Premier Meets with Russian Premier; Bennifer 2.0 Ends in Divorce. Aired 10-11a ET


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


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


Inside Politics
• Tonight: Tim Walz Takes Stage To Formally Accept VP Nomination; Obamas Skewer Trump In Back-To-Back DNC Speeches; Vance Attacks Walz For Saying His Family Used IVF To Have Kids; Tonight: Bill Clinton To Address Democratic Delegates; Doug Emhoff On His Wife: "Her Empathy Is Her Strength". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Georgia Steals The Show During DNC Roll Call; NYT Poll Shows That Harris Trails Trump By Seven Points In Georgia; Tim Walz Will Take The Stage To Formally Accept VP Nomination Tonight; JFK's Grandson Says Young People Will Take Harris Over The Finish Line. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• The Obamas Slam Trump At DNC; Blinken Says Israel Has Agreed To Gaza Withdrawal Terms In Bridging Proposal; Bodies Recovered From Sunken Superyacht Off The Coast Of Sicily; Political Influencers Speaks At The DNC; Jennifer Lopez Files For Divorce From Ben Affleck. Aired 2-2:45p ET


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


One World with Zain Asher
• Energetic Night Two Of DNC As Obamas Take Center Stage; Trump And Vance Campaign Together In North Carolina; Iran: Response To Israel Must Be "Carefully" Calibrated; UNRWA Director Describes Humanitarian Situation In Gaza; Four More Bodies Found IN Wednesday Search; Issue Of Reproductive Freedom Electrified DNC's Second Night; Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Divorcing After Two Years; Aired 12-1p ET


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


CNN Live Event/Special
• Night Three Of Historic Democratic National Convention Under Way, Sen. Chris Murphy Speech; Olivia Troye, Geoff Duncan, Bennie Thompson And Aquilino Gonell Addressed The DNC Tonight; Stevie Wonder And Kenan Thompson Performed At The DNC Today. Aired 8-9p ET
• Hakeem Jeffries Speaks At DNC; Former President Bill Clinton Speaks At DNC; Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Speaks At DNC. Aired 9-10p ET
• Soon, Oprah Winfrey, Amanda Gorman, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Pete Buttigieg Speak At DNC; CNN Covers The Democratic National Convention 2024. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Covers The Democratic National Convention. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Day Two of the Democratic National Convention Features the Obamas and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff; Obamas Fire Up Democrats with Energetic Endorsement of Harris. Obamas Speak at Democratic National Convention; Examining the Historic Nature of Kamala Harris's Candidacy; Fact Checking Night 2 at the DNC. Aired 12-1a ET
• Obama Urges Americans To Embrace Harris And Reject "Bumbling And Chaos" Of A Second Trump Term; Republican Mayor John Giles Calls On Moderates To Put Country First, Applauds Kamala Harris At DNC; Day 2 of Democratic National Convention. Aired 1-2a ET


The Situation Room
• Moments Away: Third Night Of Democratic National Convention; Tonight: Tim Walz, Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi Take DNC Stage; Source: RFK Jr. Expected To End His Campaign Friday; Tonight: Walz Gives Historic Speech, Formally Accepts VP Nomination; Former Trump Aides Appear At DNC. Aired 5-6p ET
• Moments Away, Night Three Of DNC Kicks Off In Chicago; CNN Exclusive, Oprah Winfrey Set To Be Part Of DNC Tonight; Tonight, V.P. Nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Headlines DNC Night Three; Democratic National Convention. Aired 6-7p ET


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