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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Fires Bondi After Tumultuous Tenure As Atty. General; Trump: "We're Fighting Wars. We Can't Take Care Of Day Care"; Bodycam Video Shows Moment Tiger Woods Is Arrested. Bodycam Video Shows Moment Tiger Woods Is Arrested; Artemis II Launches Into Space On Historic Moon Mission; Meryl Streep & Anna Wintour ... Related. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Former Pentagon Spokesman Admiral John Kirby; Interview with Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba; Fidel Castro's Influencer Grandson; Interview with Former Iran Adviser to the National Security Council Gary Sick; The Fight for Change in Iran; Adrien Brody Stars in "The Fear of 13". Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• President Trump Threatens Increased Attacks on Iran in 48 Hours if Strait of Hormuz Not Opened; Search and Rescue Operation Underway to Find Pilot of F-15 Fighter Jet Shot Down over Iran; Artemis II Crew Halfway to Moon; Gas Prices in U.S. Reach Four Year High as U.S.-Iran Conflict Continues; U.S. Jobs Report for March Better than Most Economists Expected; Analyst Claims U.S. Has Upper Hand in Conflict with Iran; College Basketball Prepares for Final Four of March Madness Tournament. Aired 10-11a ET.
• Deadline Nears for Iran's Response to Trump's Threat; Iran Hits Second U.S. Combat Aircraft, Pilot Rescued; Artemis II Crew Begins Day Four of Flight to the Moon; Supporters of Wisconsin Mosque Leader Call for His Release; Pope Leo Leads Easter Vigil; Fifty Years of Apple. Aired 3-4p ET
• U.S. Races To Find Second F-15 Crew Member; NASA To Give Status Briefing On Artemis II Mission; Interview With Former Senator And Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson; NASA Briefing As Artemis II Reaches Halfway Point To The Moon; Engineers Troubleshoot Toilet Issues On Orion Spacecraft; Artemis II Now Closer To The Moon Than Earth; Gas Prices Keep Climbing Amid Iran War As Spring Travel Picks Up. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Races To Find Second F-15 Crew Member Shot Down Over Iran; CNN Poll: Dems Hold Early Advantage With Double-Hater Voters; Interview With REP. Kevin Kiley (I-CA); Trump Sets 48-Hour Deadline For Iran To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz; Artemis II Now Closer To The Moon Than Earth; Artemis Less THAN Two Days From Record-Breaking Lunar Fly- By; Supporters Of Wisconsin Mosque Leader Call For His Releas. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Races To Find Second F-15 Crew Member Shot Down Over Iran; NATO Chief Meeting With Trump, Rubio, And Hegseth Next Week; Gas Prices Keep Climbing Amid Iran War As Spring Travel Picks Up; Artemis II Astronauts Now More Than Halfway To The Moon; Supporters Of Wisconsin Mosque Leader Call For His Release; 50 Years Of Apple. Aired 7-8p ET
• Search Underway for Missing Crew Member of U.S. Jet Downed in Iran; Gulf States Report Fresh Attacks by Iran; NASA Releases First Photos from Artemis II Mission; Traditional Good Friday Procession Held in Czech Republic. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Search Underway for Missing Crew Member of U.S. Jet Downed in Iran; Gulf States Report Fresh Attacks by Iran; White House 2027 Budget Would Cut Domestic Spending by 10 Percent; Surprisingly Strong March Jobs Report; Israel Launches New Strikes in Beirut; Altadena Struggles to Rebuild after Eaton Fire; March Madness Highlights. Aired 4-5a ET
• Search Underway for Missing Crew Member of U.S. Jet Downed in Iran; Gulf States Report Fresh Attacks by Iran; U.S. Gas Prices Surge above $4; Trump Administration Pushes to End Birthright Citizenship; Italian Prime Minister Pushes Back on Trump Criticism of Allies; Pope Leo to Preside over Easter Mass; Olympic Gold Snowboarder's Victory over Injury. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. And Iran Race To Find Crew Member From Downed F-15 Jet; Artemis II Leaves Earth Orbit On Way To Circling Moon; U.S. Added Almost 3x The Expected Number Of Jobs In March. Stocks, Oil Prices Volatile Over Middle East Developments; Bondi and Noem Firings Leave Trump Cabinet on Edge; Springs Fire in Southern California Now 25 Percent Contained. Aired 6-7a ET
• One Crew Member Rescued After U.S. Fighter Jet Downed By Iran; Trump Downplays Iran's Anti-Aircraft Capabilities; Kid Goes Viral After Blunt Response To Question On Artemis II; Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley Have Heated Exchange After Gamecocks Upset Huskies. Aired 8-9a ET
• Did Not Air 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Did Not Air 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Trump Extends War Timeline, Says It Could End In Two Or Three Weeks; Trump Slams Birthright Citizenship After Attending Arguments; President Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General; Obama Urges Virginia Voters To Support Redistricting Ballot Measure; New Poll: Slim Majority Back Virginia Redistricting Measure; "Going For All Humanity" Artemis II Mission To Moon. Aired 7-8a ET


Smerconish
• U.S. And Iran Race To Find Crew Member From Downed F-15 Jet; Catholic Church Sees Surge In Converts. Should College Athletes Get Paid? Aired 9-10a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Search Underway For Crew Member Of U.S. Jet Downed In Iran; Iran Offers Reward For U.S. Crew Member Of Downed Jet; Trump - Downed U.S. Jet Won't Affect Negotiations With Iran; Nasa Releases First Photos From Artemis II Mission; White House Seeks Massive $1.5 Trillion In Defense Spending; Aired 12-1a ET
• Search Underway For Crew Member Of U.S. Jet Downed In Iran; Iran Offers Reward For U.S. Crew Member Of Downed Jet; Trump - Downed U.S. Jet Won't Affect Negotiations With Iran; Cuba Releases Political Prisoners Amid U.S. Pressure; Nasa Releases First Photos From Artemis II Mission; Artemis II On Trajectory To Loop Around The Moon; White House Releases Fiscal 2027 Budget Plan; Aired 1-2a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: 50 Years Of Apple. Aired 10-11p ET
• Immigration Crackdown, A Year of Enforcement. Aired 11p-12a ET