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October 31, 2020
• Trump And Biden Make Final Push With Three Days Until Election; More Than 90 Million Ballots Cast In Early Voting; U.S. Reports Highest Ever Daily New Coronavirus Case Count; Spotlight Shines On Contentious Senate Races; Sen. Kamala Harris Stumps In Battleground Florida; Vice President Pence Speaks In North Carolina. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Breaks World Record for Single-Day COVID-19 Case Count of Nearly 100,000 Infections; President Trump Continues to Hold Outdoor Rallies in Swing States on Campaign Trail; President Trump Suggests Hospitals Inflating COVID-19 Cases for Monetary Gain; Kentucky Democratic Senate Candidate Amy McGrath Interview on Reasons for Running against Senator Mitch McConnell; Actor Sean Connery Dies; Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Campaigns in Battleground States Ahead of Election; Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) Pulls Out of Final Debate with Democratic Challenger Jon Ossoff; Americans Set Records Early Voting in States Across U.S.; State Courts across United States Make Different Decisions Regarding Counting of Mail-In Ballots. Aired 10-11a ET


October 23, 2020
• CNN International: CNN's Continuing Coverage on the ongoing War in Israel. Aired 3-4a ET
• Biden Rejects Trump's Comparison To Bernie Sanders "He Thinks He's Running Against Somebody Else"; Trump And Biden Battle Over Russia Claims; Trump And Biden Clash, In Tense, But Calmer Final Debate; Trump: "I'd Like To Terminate Obamacare" Vows To Protect Those With Pre-Existing Conditions. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Debate Night In America: Cuomo & Lemon; Final Debate Delivers: Low Expectations From A Low Bar; CNN Fact Checker: Trump's Denial Of The Pandemic His Greatest Lie Ever; Coverage and Analysis of Final Presidential Debate. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump, Biden Face off in Final Presidential Debate. Aired 12-1a ET


October 22, 2020
• CNN Talks About the Final Presidential Debate and 12 Days Left in Campaign; Fact-Checking the Final Trump-Biden Debate; As Cases Surge, Trump Claims U.S. Rounding Corner on Pandemic; Trump-Biden Clash Over COVID-19 Response; Trump Take Less Combative Approach to Final Debate; North Carolina Undecided Voters React to Final Debate; First Results of CNN Poll on Trump-Biden Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Trump and Biden Final Face Off; Candidates Acted Civil and Calm; Both Candidates Scored Points. Aired 10:35-11p ET
• Final Trump-Biden Debate Begins Momentarily. Aired 9-10:35p ET
• Final Trump-Biden Debate In Nashville, Tennessee. Aired 8-9p ET


October 10, 2020
• CNN Global Town Hall: Coronavirus Facts And Fears; Country Grapples With W.H. COVID Cluster As Case Counts Rise Nationwide; More Than 160 Schools In NYC Hotspots To Close; Europe In Second Wave Of Coronavirus; Five Former CDC Directors On The U.S. Coronavirus Response. Aired 9-10p ET


October 08, 2020
• Pence and Harris Debates in Utah. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN Poll on Vice Presidential Debate: 59 Percent Harris, 38 Percent Pence; Candidates Clash over COVID-19 Separated by Plexiglas. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Vice Presidential Debate Analysis: Cuomo & Lemon; Pence Claims White House Always Truthful; Opinion: Harris's Missed Opportunity; Vice Presidential Debate; Pence and Harris Clash Over COVID in Debate Separated by Plexiglass; CNN Poll on VP Debate Winner. Aired 1-2a ET
• V.P. Candidates Dodge Questions, Shift Focus to Trump; Despite Debate Rules, Karen Pence Didn't Wear Mask Onstage; Undecided Voters Respond to Vice-Presidential Debate; V.P. Candidates Shift Focus to Trump. Aired 12-1a ET


October 07, 2020
• The First And Only 2020 Vice Presidential Debate Kicks Off; Fact-Checking The Vice Presidential Debate; CNN Reporter And Anchors React To The Vice Presidential Debate; Pence And Harris Clash Over In A Plexiglass; Undecided Arizona Voters On Tonight's Debate; CNN Instant Poll. Aired 11p-12a ET
• V.P. Mike Pence And Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Face Off In Vice Presidential Debate; A 'Civil' Debate Night. Aired 10:30-11p ET
• Awaiting Start Of Pence-Harris Debate; Plexiglass Barriers, 12- Foot Distance Between Candidates; Pence and Harris Expected To Spar Over Trump's Coronavirus Response; Climate Change, Police Reform And The Supreme Court. Aired 8-9p ET


September 30, 2020
• Off-the-Rails First Debate between Biden and Trump; President Trump And Joe Biden Face Off In The First Presidential Debate. Aired 2-3:05a ET
• Trump and Biden Clash in Chaotic and Combative Debate; Trump and Biden Clash in Chaotic and Combative First Debate. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump, Biden Clash in Combative & Chaotic Debate. Aired 12-1a ET


September 29, 2020
• CNN Commentators Talk About The First Presidential Debate Between Trump And Biden; Daniel Dale Fact-Checks The Debate; Trump And Biden Clash In Chaotic And Combative Debate; Interview With Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) About The Trump/Biden Debate; CNN Instant Poll On Debate; Undecided Ohio Voters On Tonight's Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Trump-Biden Chaotic Presidential Debate Analysis. Aired 10:30- 11p ET
• Donald Trump-Joe Biden Face-Off at First U.S. Presidential Debate. Aired 9-10:39p ET
• First Presidential Debate; Interview With Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); First Trump-Biden Debate Minutes Away; Coronavirus, Economy, Race & Supreme Court Among Topics; Sources: Biden Bracing For Personal Attacks From Trump. Aired 8-9p ET
• Ahead Of Debate, Trump Campaign Throwing Out Distractions; Sources: Biden, Trump Practiced Ways To Get Under Each Other's Skin; Awaiting Start Of First Trump-Biden Debate; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Is Interviewed About Tonight's Presidential Debate Between Trump And Biden. Aired 7-8p ET


September 26, 2020
• Champions For Change. Aired 10-11p ET


September 19, 2020
• CNN Films Presents RBG. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Films Features "RBG," Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Aired 10-11p ET


September 17, 2020
• CNN Presidential Town Hall With Joe Biden. Aired 8-9:15p ET


September 13, 2020
• Fight For The White House: Joe Biden's Long Journey. Aired 1-2a ET
• Fight for the White House: Joe Biden's Long Journey. Aired 12- 1a ET


September 12, 2020
• Fight For The White House: Donald Trump's Presidency. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Fight For The White House: Donald Trump's Presidency. Aired 10- 11p ET
• Characters from Sesame Street Participate in Town Hall on Children Going Back to School; Experts Answer Questions on Health Practices, Education Options, and Consequences for Social and Emotional Development Related to In-Person and Virtual Learning During Coronavirus Pandemic. Aired 10-11a ET


September 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Facts and Fears; NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins On COVID-19 Vaccine Trials; At Least Three Teachers In Three States Have Passed Away In Recent Weeks Due To Complications From COVID; 28- Year-Old Teacher Dies Of Coronavirus. Aired 8-9p ET


September 07, 2020
• Fight For The White House: Donald Trump's Presidency. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Fight For The White House: Joe Biden's Long Journey. Aired 9- 10p ET
• CNN Special Report: "Fight for the White House: Joe Biden's Long Journey". Aired 8-9p ET


September 04, 2020
• How They See Us, a Global View of Trump's America. Aired 11p- 12a ET


August 28, 2020
• Trump Flouts Norms, Speaks from White House to Accept GOP Nomination; Trump Speech Had 20+ False or Misleading Claims; Trump Defends Coronavirus Record in Front of Crowd Not Wearing Maska. Aired 12:33-1a ET
• Republican National Party Kicks Off Its Final Night; NHK: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Resign; Trump Tries to Defend Coronavirus Response in Front of Crowd Not Wearing Masks; Trump Says Nothing About Jacob Blake and Rails Against "Mob Rule." Aired 2-3a ET
• RNC Live Special Coverage: Late Finale; Donald Trump Accepts Republican Nomination; Fact Check: Trump's Acceptance Speech; Widow of Former Police Captain Speaks at RNC; NBA Players Decide to Resume Playoffs; Teen Faces Six Charges, Including Homicide, in Kenosha Shooting. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Flouts Norms, Speaks from White House to Accept GOP Nomination; Trump Speech Had 20+ False or Misleading Claims; Trump Defends Coronavirus Record in Front of Crowd Not Wearing Maska. Aired 12-12:33a ET


August 27, 2020
• RNC Special Live Coverage Day 3; Wisconsin Becomes Pivotal Election Issue; Live: Laura Storm Coverage; Monster Hurricane, Unrest over Police Shootings and COVID-19 Death Toll Rising as RNC Wraps Night Three. Aired 2-3a ET
• RNC Special Live Coverage Day 3; Wisconsin Riots Instill Fear; Live: Laura Storm Coverage; Police Chief All but Blames Protesters for Being Outside; Milwaukee Bucks Protest over Blake Shooting. Aired 1-2a ET
• Monster Hurricane, Unrest over Police Shootings and COVID-19 Death Toll Rising as RNC Wraps Night Three; New Videos Emerge from Scene of Shooting at Kenosha Protests; Jacob Blake's Uncle Speaks Out on Shooting. Aired 12-1a ET
• Republican National Convention Kicks Off Its Final Night; Donald Trump Accepts GOP Nomination from the White House South Lawn; Crowd of 2,000 Attends the Event. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Republican National Convention; Ivanka Trump Proud of Her Father; President Trump Officially Accepted GOP's Nomination. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sean Reyes: "President Donald Trump Is A Fierce Warrior Against Human Trafficking"; Patrick Lynch At 2020 RNC: "You Won't Be Safe In Joe Biden's America"; Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Addresses 2020 Republican National Convention. Aired 9-10p ET
• Final Night of Republican National Convention; One-on-one Interview With Democratic Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden. Aired 8- 9p ET


August 26, 2020
• RNC Special Live Coverage Night 2; COVID And Kenosha: Defining Election Themes; Jacob Blake Shooting Update; Hurricane Laura Stirs Up Anxiety; Second Night of RNC: The President is Not the Man You Know Him to Be. Aired 2-3a ET
• RNC Special Live Coverage Night 2; Trump family dominates RNC; Eric Trump: Fact checked Live; Pompeo breaks diplomatic protocol; Republican Convention; Unrest in Kenosha; Coronavirus Pandemic. Aired 1-2a ET
• Second Night of RNC: The President is Not the Man You Know Him to Be; Kenosha Unrest Tests Trump's "Law and Order" Message; RNC Largely Ignores Coronavirus Pandemic; Ex-Trump Official Claims Trump is 'Dangerous,' Endorses Biden; Jacob Blake's Mother Asks for Calm. Aired 12-1a ET
• Third Day Of Republican National Convention Kicks Off As Republicans Make Their Case For A Second Trump Turn; CNN's Coverage Of The Republican National Convention; Vice President Mike Pence On Speech Saying We Will Have Law And Order On The Streets Of America; Pence Claims You Won't Be Safe In Biden's America; Pence Talks About Coronavirus In Front Of Crowd Not Wearing Masks. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Justice Served To An Untimely Death; Lara Trump's Journey To The Trump Family; GOP Cares For African-Americans; Hurricane Laura Barreling Through U.S. Inlands. Aired 10-11p ET
• Kayleigh McEnany Applauds President Trump's Support For Pre- Existing Condition Coverage At 2020 RNC; Lou Holtz: President Trump "Deserves To Be Re-Elected As Our President"; Alleged Wisconsin Shooter's Social Media Shows Support Of Trump, Guns, Police. Aired 9- 10p ET
• Third Night Of Republican National Convention; Hurricane Laura Nearly Category Five Hurricane; WH Official: Trying To Connect Trump With Family Of Jacob Blake; Awaiting Start Of Third Night Of Republican Convention; Pence To Speak Tonight Amid Hurricane Threat, WI Violence. Aired 8-9p ET


August 25, 2020
• Republican Convention Takes Dark Turn on Race; CNN Special Live Coverage: RNC Night 1: Cuomo, Lemon, Dale: Conversations and Comments; Wisconsin Riots A Page In RNC Playbook; RNC Muted On Trump's COVID Response; COVID-19: Questions Continue. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Special Live Coverage: RNC Night 1; Guilfoyle And Kirk Fire Up RNC; Wisconsin Shooting Hailed With Riots; How Have the Polls Changed for Trump Since 2016; Protests Spread After Police Shooting of Jacob Blake; Trump Continues Railing Against Mail-in Voting; Interview with Colorado Secretary of State Aired 1-2a ET
• RNC Abandons Promises of Convention Full of Light and Optimism; RNC Tout Trump's Handling of Pandemic with Death Toll at 177K and Climbing; Republican Convention Takes Dark Turn on Race; Republican Convention Kicks Off; Republicans Gloss Over Trump's Failure to Battle COVID-19; Video Shows Wisconsin Police Shooting Unarmed Black Man Multiple Times in Back. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN's Republican National Convention Coverage, The First Lady's Speech And President Trump In The Rose Garden; Tradition Destroyed In The RNC; Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Delivers Speech From Jerusalem. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Immigrants Welcomed By President Trump; Eyebrows Raised On Secretary Pompeo's Message; Kentucky A.G. Called On Anarchists; First Family Delivered Speech At RNC. Aired 10-11p ET
• Wisconsin Business Owner Supports President Trump At 2020 RNC; Cissie Graham Lynch Addresses The 2020 Republican National Convention; Iowa Governor Praises President Trump At 2020 RNC. Aired 9-10p ET
• Second Night Of Republican National Convention. Aired 8-9p ET


August 24, 2020
• President Trump And Republicans Kick Off First Day Of Republican National Convention; RNC Touting Their Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic; Second Night Of Protests Underway In Wisconsin Over Police Shooting. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Hostages Grateful For Trump's Help; Republican Allies In Full Support. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Honors COVID-19 Frontline Workers During 2020 RNC; Former NFL Player Endorses Trump At 2020 RNC; Kimberly Guilfoyle's Pro-Trump Message At The 2020 RNC. Aired 9-10p ET
• First Night Of Republican National Convention; Trump Campaign Source: Expect "Surprises" At Convention. Aired 8-9p ET


August 21, 2020
• DNC Night 4: Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination; Biden Promises A Presidency For All; Biden Fails To Address Average Americans; CDC: Are We Achieving Partial Herd Immunity; Joe Biden Promises to End Season of Darkness; Beau Biden Tribute on Final Night of DNC; Julia Louis-Dreyfus Roasts Trump in Final Night of DNC. Aired 2-3a ET
• DNC Night 4: Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden Accepts Presidential Nomination; Biden Vows To End Season Of Darkness; Biden's Speech Short On Specifics; Hits and Misses of the DNC's Final Night; At least 19 States Report COVID-19 Cases at Colleges; Bannon Now the 10th Trump Associate Criminally Charged. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Vows to Lead America Out of 'Season of Darkness'; 19 States Report COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges. Aired 12-1a ET


August 20, 2020
• Kamala Harris Makes History as Vice Presidential Nominee; Barack Obama Delivers Blistering Attack on Trump; DNC Night 3 Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden's Acceptance Speech Tonight; Plasma COVID Cure Controversy. Aired 2-3a ET
• DNC Night 3 Midnight Oil Analysis; Harris Accepts VP Nomination; Obama Delivers Direct Message; The Hits and Misses of the DNC's Third Night; Health Experts Urge Getting Flu Shot to Avoid "Twindemic"; Black Voters Pivotal to Joe Biden's Chances. Aired 1-2a ET
• Kamala Harris Makes History as Vice Presidential Nominee; Barack Obama Delivers Blistering Attack on Trump; Obama Warns of Trump's Abuse of Power in DNC Speech; Trump Falsely Accuses Obama of Spying; Schools, Colleges Scramble to Contain Virus Outbreaks. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN's Live Coverage Of Joe Biden's Speech. Joe Biden Attacks President Trump In His Speech. Joe Biden, Trump Has Failed America; Biden Makes His Case This Is A Life-Changing Election; Biden's Ticket to Presidency, Decency, Science And Democracy. DNC Gives Us Confidence Biden Can Campaign In A New Way. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Democratic National Convention. Aired 10-11p ET
• Democratic National Convention. Aired 9-10p ET
• Final Night Of Democratic National Convention; Awaiting Start Of Final Night Of Convention; Source: Biden Sees Tonight's Speech As "Bigger" Than Trump. Aired 8-9p ET


August 19, 2020
• Joe Biden Formally Becomes Democratic Presidential Nominee; High Profile Republicans Show Up to Support Biden. Aired 2-3a ET
• DNC Night 2 Midnight Oil Analysis; Biden Accepts Democrat Presidential Nomination; Clinton Attacks Republican COVID Response; DNC Speaks To Joe Biden's Decency; Progressive Voices Missing From DNC Rollout; DNC Convention, Second Night; Coronavirus Pandemic; Most Americans Don't Think Trump Would Concede. Aired 1-2a ET
• Joe Biden Formally Becomes Democratic Presidential Nominee; High Profile Republicans Show Up to Support Biden; Bill Clinton Tears into Trump on Night Two of Democrat National Convention; Virtual DNC Roll Call Highlights Diversity across U.S. Aired 12-1a ET
• The Third Night Of The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off; Kamala Harris Accepts Her Nomination. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Victims Of Violence Cry For Justice; COVID-19 Tore People's Livelihoods; The Third Night Of The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off. Aired 10-11p ET
• Gun Violence Takes Center Stage At 2020 Democratic National Convention; New Mexico Governor Speaks About Climate Change; Women Power Celebrated At 2020 Democratic National Convention. Aired 9-10p ET
• Moments Away: Start Of Third Night Of Democratic National Convention; Harris Set To Make History Tonight With VP Nomination; Biden Allies Open Up About His Empathy In CNN Documentary. Aired 8-9p ET


August 18, 2020
• Former First Lady's Star Powers First DNC; DNC Targets Voters Left, Right And Swing; Virtual DNC First Night Opinions; COVID-19 Long Haulers Grapple with Lingering Effects; Democratic National Convention. Aired 1-2a ET
• Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders and John Kasich Make the Case for Biden on Night One of DNC; Kasich on Voting for Biden: Party Takes Second Place to Responsibility; UNC-Chapel Hill Pivots to Online Learning after COVID-19 Outbreak; CNN Poll: Biden and Trump Matchup Tightens. Aired 12-1a ET
• Second Night Of The Democratic National Convention; The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off With Virtual Event Built On A Theme Of Leadership; Jill Biden - Joe Biden's Leadership Can Bring All Americans Together. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Joe Biden Wins Delegate Count; Joe Biden Accepts The Nomination; ACA Saves Many American Lives; Jill Biden, Joe's Lucky Charm. Aired 10-11p ET
• 2020 Democratic National Convention Keynote Night Two; Sally Yates Backs Joe Biden For President; Jimmy Carter Supports Joe Biden For President. Aired 9-10p ET
• Day Two Of The Democratic National Convention; Joe & Jill Biden Open About Their Relationship In CNN Documentary; Some Progressives Questioning Why So Many Republicans In Convention; Postmaster General Suspends Changes To Postal Service; Tonight: Speeches From Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Jill Biden. Aired 8-9p ET


August 17, 2020
• CNN Covers Democratic National Convention; Former First Lady Michelle Obama Rips Trump During Historic Convention Speech; Sen. Bernie Sanders Stands For The Country. Aired 11p-12a ET
• GOP Members Choose Joe Biden Over Donald Trump; Democrats In Full Support For Joe Biden And Kamala Harris; The Democratic National Convention Kicks Off With Speeches From Across The County; Sen. Bernie Sanders And Former First Lady Michelle Obama Deliver Sharp Political Messages. Aired 10-11p ET
• First Night of 2020 Democratic National Convention Kicks Off; Rep. Jim Clyburn's Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention; Gov. Cuomo: "Joe Biden Can Restore the Soul of America". Aired 9-10p ET
• Democratic National Convention Coverage; Interview with Former Presidential Democratic Candidate Pete Buttigieg. Aired 8-9p ET


August 06, 2020
• UNICEF Coordinating With Partners To Help Front-Line Workers; Fauci: Vaccine Could Offer U.S. Level Of Herd Immunity; Russia Ramps Up Testing To Showcase Medical Advances; Massive Explosion Interrupts Bridal Photo Shoot; Protesters Throw Water At Lebanese Justice Minister; Macron Promises Aid, Proposes New Political Pact; Ammonium Nitrate Stored In Warehouse Linked To Beirut Explosion. Aired 3-4p ET
• Nearly 160,000 COVID-19 Deaths In The U.S., 4.8 Plus Millions Cases; Another 1.2 Million Americans File For First Time Unemployment Benefits; New I.H.M.E. Model Projects Nearly 300,000 People Could Die From Coronavirus In The U.S. By December; Frontline Doctors On COVID- 19; Michelle Obama Says She's Suffering From "Low-Grade Depression"; Michael Phelps Talks Mental Health. Aired 8-9p ET


August 05, 2020
• CNN International: 136 Dead, 5,000 Wounded In Beirut Explosion. Aired 3-4p ET


August 01, 2020
• In The U.S., 4.5 Million Confirmed COVID-19 Cases And Almost 152,000 American Lives Now Lost; Russia's Sputnik Moment With A Coronavirus Vaccine; Adm. Giroir Answers Coronavirus Questions; Dr. Fauci Answers Coronavirus Questions; Baseball's First Week Marred By Infection; NBA Restarts Amid Baseball's Flawed First Week. Aired 11p- 12a ET


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