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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Pope Leo XIV Makes History as First American Pontiff; World's First U.S. Born Pope Now Leads 1.4 Billion Catholics; Pope Leo XIV Makes History As First American Pontiff; Group Calls On New Pope To Enact "Universal Zero Tolerance" For Clergy Sex Abuse; New Pope Leo XIV Calls For Church To "Build Bridges". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Leo XIV Elected First American Pope. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Robert Prevost Elected First American Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV; First American Pope Graduated From Villanova In 1997; Trump Announces U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement; Sources: Trump Considering Jeanine Pirro As Acting U.S. Atty. For D.C.; Leo XIV Is First American Elected Pope; Biden Defends Legacy, Attacks Trump On "The View". Aired 5-6p ET
• Robert Prevost is First American Elected Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV; Trump Pulls Nomination of Ed Martin for Top D.C. Federal Prosecutor; V.P. Vance Says, India-Pakistan Conflict is None of Our Business. Trump Says Jeanine Pirro Will Be Interim U.S. Attorney For D.C.; Transportation Secretary Announces Air Traffic Control System Overhaul; White House Praises Columbia University After 80 Arrested In Anti-Israel Protest. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Celebrates, Debates Selection of First American Pope; Bloomberg Reports, Trump Seeks Tax Hike on Wealthy Earning $2.5 Million-Plus; Trump Announces U.K. Trade Deal, But 10 Percent Tariff Remains. Trump Taps Fox Host Jeanine Pirro To Be A U.S. Attorney In Washington, D.C.; Former President Biden Joins "The View". Aired 10- 11p ET


CNN News Central
• Black Smoke Billows as Third Ballot Brings No New Pope; Soon, Trump to Announce Major Trade Deal With the U.K.; CIA Bracing for Significant Cuts, Reorganization. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• No Pope Chosen, Cardinals Prepare For Another Round Of Voting; Fired Federal Workers Struggle To Get Their Jobs Back; India Confirms It Targeted Pakistani Military Installations. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump to Announce Major Trade Deal with the U.K.; Interview with Ron Wyden (D-OR): Trump's Trade Deals, CIA Cuts, Reorganization; Black Smoke Billows as Third Round of Voting Brings No New Pope; United Airline CEO: We are Finally Going to Get Air Traffic Modernized and Fixed. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• James Surowiecki is Interviewed about the Trade Deal with U.K.; Gates Announces He's Giving Away his Wealth; Milwaukee Schools Face Lead Contamination Crisis; China's President in Moscow. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump to Announce U.K. Deal; Duffy to Announce Air Traffic Overhaul; Third Round of Voting for Pope; U.K. Trade Deal to Be Announced. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Former Memphis Officers Acquitted; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) is Interviewed about the U.K. Deal; Saving Venice Airs Sunday. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• First American Pope Elected. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• First American Pope, Leo XIV, Addresses the World. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• First American Pope Takes Name of Pope Leo XIV. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Robert Prevost Elected First American Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Robert Prevost Elected First American Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV; U.S. Catholics React to the First American Pope; Pope Leo XIV is a Dual U.S.-Peruvian Citizen, Former Missionary; Transportation Secy. Unveils Air Traffic Control System Overhaul; Trump, Prime Minister Starmer Announce U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal; Trump Calls U.K. Trade Agreement "First in a Series" of Deals. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Robert Prevost Elected First American Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Pakistan Vows to Make India Pay for Military Strikes; Bombs Reportedly Still Falling in Ukraine; First Full Day of the Conclave Set to Begin; India and Pakistan Locked in Decades-Long Dispute Over Kashmir; Trump Says He Won't Cut China Tariffs Before Talks. Aired 12- 12:45a ET
• Pakistan Vows Retaliation After India Launches Air Strikes; Russia Targets Sumy Hours Into Ceasefire; Cardinals Set For Second Day Of Conclave To Elect A New Pope; India and Pakistan on Brink of War after Indian Strikes; Survivor's Video Shows Tragedy at Dominican Republic Club; Rescuing Hawaiian Sea Turtles; Cardinals to Vote for New Pope on Day 2 of Conclave; History of the Pope's "Fisherman's Ring". Aired 1-2a ET
• India, Pakistan Exchange Fire Across De Facto Kashmir Border; Vladimir Putin To Meet With China's Xi Jinping In The Coming Hours; Cardinals To Vote For New Pope On Day 2 Of Conclave; Air Traffic Controller Calls Newark Airport Systems Outage Most Dangerous Situation; Disney to Open New Resort Destination in Abu Dhabi; Valerie the Dachshund Back With Family After 540 Days. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• India, Pakistan on the Brink of War in the Contested Kashmir Region; Second Day of Conclave Begins; World Leaders to Attend Russia's Victory Day Parade. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Black Smoke Seen on Day 2 of Voting for New Pope; Federal Judge Warns Trump Against Sending More Immigrants to Libya, Saudi Arabia; Conclave, Converts and Interest in Catholicism. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Mychael Schnell is Interviewed about the House GOP Divided; Father Edward Beck is Interviewed about Voting for a New Pope; Pakistan Shoots down Drones; Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger is Interviewed about Vance's Russia Comment; "Les Mis" Cast Members Boycott Trump Attendance. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Cardinals Vote for New Pope on Day 2 of the Conclave; Putin: Talks with China's Xi Jinping "Warm and Substantive"; China Calls for Restraint Amid India-Pakistan Tensions; Trump Says he Won't Cut China Tariffs Before Talks. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal; Xi and Putin Sign Statement, Agree to "Deepen" China-Russia Ties; Pakistan Vows to Retaliate after India Strikes; Syria Holding Indirect Talks with Israel; Day Two of Conclave; Israel Strikes on Gaza Kill and Injure Dozens; Trump Announces U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• World's First American Pope Now Leads 1.4 Billion Catholics; Maria Shriver: Pope Leo XIV "The Kind Of Voice The World Needs"; Trump Touts "Comprehensive" Deal, Then Says "Final Details" Coming. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Tensions Escalate Between India, Pakistan; Cardinals Vote for New Pope on Day 2 of Conclave; Fed Chair Warns of Trade War Threats to Economy. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Cardinals Vote for New Pope on Day 2 of Conclave. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• India and Pakistan On Brink of War After Indian Strikes; Cardinals Vote For New Pope On Day 2 Of Conclave; Trump "Major Trade Deal" Will Be Announced Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Pakistan: Downed 25 Indian Drones, A "Serious Provocation"; Black Smoke Seen On Day Two Of Conclave, No Pope Chosen. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Cardinals Inside Sistine Chapel Voting for New Pope; White Smoke Signals a New Pope Elected; New Pope to Emerge from the Balcony. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Any Moment: New Pope To Emerge From Vatican Balcony. Aired 12:30-1p ET


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


Laura Coates Live
• Pope Leo XIV Becomes First American Pontiff; VP Vance Offers Up New Doll Defense for Trade War; Trump Taps Fox's Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney; "The View" Interviews Biden. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: Trump Announces U.S.-UK Trade Deal; Trump: China Very Much Wants To Make A Deal. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


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


The Situation Room
• Any Moment, Trump's Trade Announcement With the U.K.; Soon, Cardinals Resume Voting to Elect Next Pope; Pakistan Says It Has Killed 40-50 Indian Soldiers in Kashmir. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• States in Court to Challenge Budget Cuts to NIH Research; Trump Announces Trade Deal with U.K. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra; U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Chicago Native The First American To Be Named Pope; Trump Admin. Plans Air Traffic Control System Overhaul; Trump Names Fox's Jeanine Pirro Interim U.S. Attorney For D.C. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Cardinal Robert Prevost Elected the First American Pope; World Leaders Congratulate New Pope; India-Pakistan Tensions; U.S. and U.K. Trade Pact. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET