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


Amanpour
• Interview with Icelandic President Halla Tomasdottir; Interview with "The Day Iceland Stood Still" Director Pamela Hogan; Interview with "Update: Reporting from an Ancient Land" Author Gayle Young; Interview with "Enshit-tification" Author Cory Doctorow. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET
• Did Not Air 6-7p ET


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


CNN News Central
• FBI Discussed Contacting '10 Co-Conspirators' after Epstein's Arrest; Looking Back at 2025's Top Political Stories; War and Peace Dominated Foreign Policy Stories of 2025. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rising Number Of College Students Majoring In Artificial Intelligence; Top A.I. Trends To Watch In 2026; Flavor Flav Sponsors Team USA Bobsled, Skeleton Teams. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Next Round of Torrential Rain Moves into Southern California; DOJ Scrambling to Find Holiday Volunteers to Redact Epstein Files; Looking Back at 2025's Top Political Stories. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Most Important Supreme Court Cases To Watch In 2026; The Biggest Entertainment Headlines Of 2025; "Searching For Spain" Explores Culture And Cuisine. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• FBI Discussed Contacting 10 Co-Conspirators After Epstein Arrest; Next Round of Torrential Rain Moves in to Southern California; Looking Back at 2025's Top Political Stories; Top Foreign Policy Stories of 2025. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• YouTubers Teach People How To Eat On $1 A Day; Quilen Blackwell Named 2025 CNN Hero Of The Year; How To Survive Holiday Gatherings. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Engaging People on Climate Change; Sinking American Cities?; Rise of A.I.; Dangerous Storm Hits California; Epstein Files Fallout. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Progress in Engaging People on Climate Change; Create Healthy Eating Pattern for the New Year. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• NORAD Tracker Keeping a Close Eye on St. Nick; Evacuation Warnings in Effect as Storms Pound California; Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1.7 Billion for Tonight's Drawing; Trump Administration Ordered to Restore Disaster Funds to Dem-led States; Two Dead, 20 Injured in Pennsylvania Nursing Home Explosion; DOJ Uncovers More Documents Potentially Related to the Epstein Case. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Affordability Could Be Trend on Wall Street, Mirroring Politics; How Parties Use Redistricting to Keep Political Power; Hollywood Studios Betting Big on Blockbusters; Biggest Stories in Climate. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• FBI Discusses "10 Co-Conspirators" After Jeffrey Epstein's Arrest; U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Vessel In Pacific, Killing One; Ukrainian Forces Withdraw From Eastern Donetsk Town; Americans Finding Comfort And Charm In Britain's Costwolds. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump Appears In New Batch Of Documents Released By DOJ; Justice Dept.: Epstein Letter To Larry Nassar Is Fake; Christmas Celebrations Are Back This Year In Bethlehem. Aired 3-3:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Did Not Air 6-7a ET


Connect the World
• Christmas Festivities in Bethlehem for First Time in Three Years; Pope Leo Calls for Peace in Ukraine on Christmas Eve; Justice Department Scrambles to Find Staff to Redact Epstein Files; Trump Named Multiple Times in Latest Batch of Epstein Files. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET


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


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• What The Epstein Files Reveal; Christmas Around The World; Mother Arrested In Murder Of Daughter. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Zelenskyy: Russia Launches massive Aerial Attack On Ukraine; Data Centers Powering AI Spark Controversy; Education Department To Investigate Brown University After Shooting. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• White House Tries To Contain Fallout From New Epstein Documents; Few Americans Feel Leaders Care About What They Have To Say; Vance Tops Betting Market For 2028 GOP Nomination. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Crowded Field Likely for 2028 Democratic Nomination; Pope Leo to Celebrate First Christmas as Pope; Ken Burns' New Series Explores America's Founding. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Tries to Contain Fallout from New Epstein Documents; Few Americans Feel Leaders Care About What They Have to Say; Ahead of 2026 Midterms, Americans Say Leaders Aren't Listening; The GOP in 208: Political Reset or Trump Replay?; Vance Tops Betting Market for 2028 GOP Nomination; Crowded Field Expected for Democratic Nomination in 2028. 3-3:30p ET
• Crowded Field Likely for 2028 Democratic Nomination; Pope Leo to Celebrate First Christmas as Pope; Ken Burns' New Series Explores America's Founding. Aired 3:30-4p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Justice Department Working Overtime on Redactions on Yet More Epstein Files; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Signals New Willingness to Make Concessions for Peace; Pope Leo Prepares for His First Christmas Mass As the Head of the Roman Catholic Church. Aired 14-14:30p ET


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


One World with Zain Asher
• Christians Around the World Prepare to Celebrate Christmas; Pope Leo Preparing for his First Christmas as Pontiff; Santa Claus Flying Across the Globe to Deliver Gifts; Zelenskyy Offers Peace Concessions, Outlines 20- Point Plan. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Justice Department: One Million More Potential Epstein Documents Discovered; Zelenskyy: We are Holding On, We Support One Another; Pope Leo Leads Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Peter's Basilica


The Situation Room
• 2 People Killed, 20 Injured In PA Nursing Home Explosion; DOJ Scrambling To Find Holiday Volunteers To Redact The Epstein Files, Internal DOJ Email Says; Roblox Launches AI Age Verification Tool; Top Political Stories Of 2025. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Why Are Men And Boys Falling Behind?; Sources: Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier & Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested In Federal Gambling Probe; Two Cleveland Guardians Pitchers Indicted In Betting Probe; How To "Slow Travel" This Year. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Parts of Southern California Under High Risk of Flooding; Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Deploying National Guard to Chicago; One-on-One With Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Why Are Men And Boys Falling Behind?; Wolf and Harry: Bills Mafia for Life. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Practical Lessons For Modern Parenting; Pope Leo to Lead Christmas Mass; Nursing Home Explosion Near Philadelphia. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Top 10 Media Stories of 2025; The Nature of Change. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


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


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Did Not Air 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Years After "We Are The World," Stars Record "The Next Verse"; Southern California Braces For Major Storm; Missing Girl Found Dead, Mom Arrested; Netflix Series Follows Auction House Dealing Rare Items; FBI Discussed '10 Co-Conspirators' after Epstein's Arrest; No Democratic Frontrunner to Replace Newsom; Data Centers Powering AI Spark Controversy. Aired 12-1a ET
• Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Is Interviewed About Trump Appears In New Batch Of Documents Released By DOJ; Zelenskyy: Russia Launches Massive Aerial Attack On Ukraine; Cartel-Built "Narco-Subs" Grow More Sophisticated; Unforgettable Moments in Sports; Tony Robbins Trying to Provide 100B Meals to Fight Hunger. Aired 1-2a ET


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