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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• House Ethics Report Finds Evidence Matt Gaetz Paid Thousands for Sex and Drugs Including Paying a 17-Year-Old for Sex in 2017; Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to State Terror and Murder Charges; Biden Commuted Most Federal Death Sentences To Life Without Parole Before Trump Takes Office; Paul Whelan On His Russian Imprisonment. Aired 8- 9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Father Held Hostage in Gaza Sharone Lifschitz; Interview with Displaced Palestinian Living in Rafah Daiana Al-Bukhari; Interview with Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha; Interview with University of Haifa History Professor Emeritus Fania Oz-Salzberger. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To Murder, Terror Charges In My Court; House Ethics Committee Releases Bombshell Matt Gaetz Report; Trump On Giving Up Power To Musk: "That's Not Happening"; President Commutes Death Sentences For 37 To Life In Prison; Blake Lively Accuses Co-Star of Harassment and Retaliation. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• House Panel Releases Bombshell Report in Gaetz Probe; Trump Threatens to Retake Control Panama Canal Over Fees; Trump Revives Interest in Obtaining Greenland from Denmark. "NewsNight" Discusses Pardons Given By President Biden; A New CNN Film Features The Story Of King Of Love Songs Luther Vandross; "NewsNight" Discusses A Heinous Act On A New York City Subway. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Biden Commutes Most Federal Death Row Sentences to Life in Prison; Mangione Set to Be Arraigned on State Murder and Terror Charges in New York; Sources Say, House Ethics Committee to Release Report on Matt Gaetz. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Gives First Rally-Like Speech Since Election; Nissan And Honda Announce Plans To Merge; FDA Approves Weight Loss Drug Zepbound For Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• House Ethics Committee Releases Report Stating Former Congressman Matt Gaetz Paid Tens of Thousands of Dollars to Women for Sex or Drugs on At Least 20 Occasions; Man Accused of Killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to be Arraigned in New York City; Trump Floats Possible Putin Meeting, Calls for End to War in Ukraine; Drivers can Expect Cheapest Christmas Gas Since COVID. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Today: House Ethics Committee finds evidence that Matt Gaetz paid women for sex and drugs; President Biden commutates 37 death row inmates; Joe Manchin calls Democratic Party toxic; Andy Scholes reviews Top 10 moments in 2024 sports. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Today: Luigi Mangione to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court facing 11 state charges. Mangione's attorney Karen Agnifilo could offer an insanity defense. House Ethics Committee finds evidence that Matt Gaetz paid women for sex and drugs; President Biden commutes 37 death row inmates Matt Gaetz has sued House Ethics Committee to stop release of report. Luigi Mangione arrives in Manhattan Criminal Court. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Honda and Nissan Announce Plans to Merge; Trump Defends Influence of Elon Musk; House Releases Scathing Gaetz Ethics Report; Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Former Costars Support Blake Lively After She Alleges Sexual Harassment; Source: Agency Drops Justin Baldoni After Blake Lively's Accusation; Woman Randomly Set On Fire While Riding NYC Subway; FDA Approves Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound For Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Accused CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty; House Ethics Committee Releases Bombshell Gaetz Report; Biden Takes All But Three Federal Inmates Off Death Row; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Discusses Trump Demanding Panama Canal Returned To U.S. & U.S. Ownership Of Greenland "An Absolute Necessity"; Luigi Mangione Housed In Notorious NYC Federal Jail; One Million Syrian Refugees Expected To Return Home; Rain And Snow Combined With High Travel Could Cause Delays. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Alleged CEO Killer Pleads Not Guilty to NY State Charges; Magione's Atty Raises Concerns About Getting A Fair Trial; Mangione's Attorney: Dual Federal & State Charges Raise Constitutional Double Jeopardy Concerns; Report Finds Evidence Matt Gaetz Paid Thousands for Sex and Drugs Including Paying a 17-Year-Old for Sex in 2017; Trump Slams Dem Claims of Elon Musk's Growing Influence; Trump Says He'd Consider Retaking Control of Panama Canal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Pushes Back on Democrats' "President Musk" Attacks; Suspect Arrested in Deadly New York Subway Attack; Blake Lively Accuses Film Director of Sexual Harassment; DA Apologizes for Suffering After Pair Wrongfully Convicted. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Delivers Rally-Style Speech at Conservative Event; Deadly Car Ramming Suspect's History of Threatening Social Media Posts Emerges; Putin Vows Revenge for Drone Attack on City of Kazan; Vaccine Hesitancy on the Rise in U.S.; London's Harry Potter Studio Tour Ready for Christmas. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump: Musk's Not Going To Be President; Putin Reacts To Attack Inside Russia; Amazon Expedition Discovers New Species; Gaetz Ethics Report Expected to Be Released Monday; Border Czar Pick Threatens Aggressive Immigration Crackdown; Manchin: Current Democratic Party Brand Is "Toxic"; Peru Expedition Uncovers 27 Species Unknown To Science; Sons Of Tiger Woods And Padraig Harrington Hit Holes-In-One; Vatican Prepares St. Peter's Basilica For Jubilee 2025. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Considering Taking Back Panama Canal and Revives Interest on Greenland and Shows Support for His Cabinet Picks; NYPD Arrest Suspect Who Set a Woman on Fire in NY Subway; De Facto Leader of Syria to Announce Defense Ministry; U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down at Red Sea; Protests Erupt In Serbia Over Deadly Roof Collapse; Putin Vows Revenge For Drone Attack On City Of Kazan; Sources: Gaetz Ethics Report Expected To Be Released Monday; Luigi Mangione Faces Both State And Federal Charges. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Considers Retaking Control Of Panama Canal, Panamanian President Slams Trump's Move; Albania Moves To Ban TikTok For A Year Following The Killing Of A Teen; Honda, Nissan Announces Merger Plans; CNN Gains Special Access To The Vatican Ahead Of The Opening Of The Holy Door For The Jubilee Year 2025. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Delivers Rally-Style Speech at Conservative Event; Trump Says He's Consider Retaking Control of Panama Canal; Americans Fighting Rising Prices as Trump Readies White House Return; New York Police Arrest Suspect in Fiery Subway Death; Anti-Immigrant Anger Rises After Deadly Car Ramming. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Gaetz Ethics Report Expected to be Released Monday; Trump Says U.S. Should Not Get Involved with Syria; Special Access to St. Peter's Basilica. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; Ethics Report Finds Evidence Matt Gaetz Paid Thousands for Sex and Drugs Including Paying a 17-Year-Old; Hundreds of Far-Right Supporters Hold "Remigration" Protest; Hamas-Controlled Government Media Office: 50 Plus People Killed or Injured in Israeli Assault on Central Gaza. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• CNN International: Trump Addresses Criticism Over Musk's Role On His Team; Trump Suggests He Could Meet With Putin Early In His Presidency; CNN Obtains Final Draft Of House Ethics Report On Matt Gaetz. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to New York State Terror and Murder Charges; Mangione's Attorney Expresses Concern About Ability to Get Fair Trial; Matt Gaetz Seeks Restraining Order to Stop Release of Ethics Report. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Gaetz Seeks Restraining Order to Stop Release of Ethics Report; The Prisoners Left Out of Biden's Commutations; Boy Injured During Holiday Drone Show. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To NY State Terror & Murder Cases; Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL), Is Interviewed About House Ethics Committee Releases Report On Matt Gaetz. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biggest Crime Stories of the Year; Blake Lively Accuses Co-Star of Sexual Harassment; Suspect Arrested in New York City Subway Death. Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET
• Bombshell House Ethics Report On Matt Gaetz Released; Trump Addresses Criticism Over Musk's Role On His Team; Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To State Charges In New York; President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; Some Refugees Return Home After Fleeing Assad Regime; Stars Voice Support For Actor Over Harassment Complaint; CNN Tours Warner Bros. Making Of Harry Potter Exhibit. Aired 3-4p ET
• Bombshell House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz Released; Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to State Charges in New York; President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; Stars Voice Support For Lively Over Harassment Complaint; Nissan, Honda Could Join To Become Third- Largest Automaker; How 3D Mapping Tech Helped Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Threatens to Take Back the Panama Canal; President Biden Expected to Commute Dozens of Federal Death Sentences; Suspect in German Christmas Market Attack Had History of Troubling Social Media Posts That Grew Increasingly Dark. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; Trump Pushes Back Against "President Musk" Claims; CNN Tours Warner Bros. Making Of Harry Potter Exhibit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Sets Sights on Panama Canal in Weekend Speech; Biden Commutes Federal Death Penalty Sentences. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• U.S. Mortgage Rates Up After Three-Week Slide: What's Next?; Today: House Ethics Expected To Release Gaetz Report; Biden Reaffirms Commitment To Hostage Deal; Manchin Slams Democratic Party As He Leaves D.C. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Gaetz Denies Allegations Against Him, has Called Investigation a Witch Hunt; CNN Obtain Final Draft of House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz; President Biden Commutes Nearly all Federal Death Sentences; Honda and Nissan Announces Talks to Merge; CNN Tours "Making of Harry Potter" Exhibit. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• CNN Obtains Final Draft Of House Ethics Report On Matt Gaetz; President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; "Signs Of Life" Received By Several Israeli Hostage Families; New York Police Arrest Suspect In Fiery Subway Death. Blake Lively Accuses Actor Justin Baldoni Of Harassment; Apparent Friendly Fire Downs U.S. Navy Jet Over Red Sea; Vatican City Prepares St. Peter's Basilica For Jubilee; CNN Tours Warner Bros. Making Of Harry Potter Exhibit.Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• House Panel Releases Bombshell Report In Matt Gaetz Probe; Mangione In Court; Bill Clinton Hospitalized. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air 6:00-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Ethics Committee Report Finds Evidence Gaetz Paid 17-Year-Old For Sex; Gaetz Suggests He May Run For Florida Senator Or Governor; Biden Commutes Most Federal Death Row Sentences To Life In Prison; Biden: I Cannot Stand Back And Let A New Administration Resume Executions That I Halted; Trump Threatens To Seize Control Of Panama Canal. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Threatens To Seize Control Of Panama Canal; Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin Torches Dems In Exit Interview; Texas Rep. Kay Granger Experiencing "Dementia Issues," Living In Retirement Home, Hasn't Voted Since July. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Hostage Families Receive Signs of Life from Love Ones; Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens in Central Gaza; Turkey in Close Dialogue with Syrian Leadership; Arab and Turkish Officials Visits Damascus; Blake Lively Accuses Co-Star Justin Baldoni. House Panel Releases Report on Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Matt Gaetz; Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to New York State Charges in the Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO; U.S. Diplomats Arrive in Damascus to Meet Syrian Leaders Who Toppled Assad's Regime. Aired 2-3p ET


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


One World with Zain Asher
• Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To NY State Charges; Bombshell House Ethics Report On Matt Gaetz Released; President Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences; Trump Again Suggests U.S. Should Buy Greenland; Trump Bristles At Elon Musk's Rocketing Profile; Series Of Storms Could Impact U.S. Holiday Travel; Officials; Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens In Central Gaza; Trump: Could Be Worth Keeping TikTok In U.S. For A While; Blake Lively Files Complaint Against Actor Justin Baldoni; First Black Radio City Rockette; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


The Situation Room
• Matt Gaetz Ethics Report Released; Former President Clinton Hospitalized; Mangione Pleads Not Guilty. Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To NY State Terror And Murder Charges; Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Is Interviewed About Trump Downplaying Elon Musk's Influence; Biden Commutes Most Federal Death Row Sentences To Life In Prison. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Ethics Committee Report Finds Evidence Gaetz Paid 17-Year-Old for Sex; Former President Bill Clinton in the Hospital; Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to New York State and Murder Charges. Biden Commutes Most Federal Death Row Sentences To Life In Prison; Sources: Suspect In Deadly NYC Subway Train Attack Expected To Be Charged With Murder In The First Degree. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• House Ethics Committee: "Substantial Evidence" That Gaetz Violated House Rules, State And Federal Laws; Alleged CEO Killer Pleads Not Guilty To NY State Charges; Trump On Elon Musk: "No, He's Not Going To Be President". Aired 9-10p ET