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January 05, 2021
• Georgia Vote; Soon: Polls Close In Georgia, Control Of Senate At Stake. Aired 6-7p ET
• Election Night In America Continued; High-Stakes Election Will Determine Control Of Senate; G.A. Exit Poll: Majority Say 2020 Election Was Conducted Fairly; Final Hours Of Voting Under Way; DeKalb County Surpasses November's In-Person Election Day Voting; GA Voting Rights Activist Stacey Abrams Speaks With CNN. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger; Georgia Votes; New CDC Numbers: Less Than 29 Percent Of Distributed Vaccines Administered. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Set To Attempt To Overturn Trump Defeat; Georgia Votes. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Biden Says He's Feeling Really Optimistic that Ossoff, Warnock Will Win Georgia Runoffs; More Republicans Refuse to Object Election Results; Ted Cruze to Contest Arizona Results; Hawley to Contest Pennsylvania; Trump Pressures Mike Pence to Thwart Electoral College Vote; Study Shows U.S. Infections of COVID-19 may be 4 Time Higher Than Reported; First Case of COVID Variant for in Georgia, Among Multiple States. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Set to Try to Overturn Election Results; Georgia Run-Off Elections. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Advisor: Trump Effort to Block Biden Win Likely to Fail; Trump & Pence Had Lunch Earlier as Trump Intensifies Pressure on V.P. to Challenge Congressional Vote Count; 3 More Senators Will Not Challenge Election Results; New Study Says COVID Cases Could Be Four Time Higher than Reported, California Hit Hardest; Top NYC Hospital Official Defends Hesitancy of Some Health Care Workers to Take Vaccine. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• In-Person Turnout to Determine Georgia Election Today; Election Is Proceeding Smoothly; President Trump and Pence Had Lunch Today. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-GA) Discusses Senate Runoff, Trump Call with Raffensperger; 13 Republicans in Senate, 140 in House Plan to Challenge Electoral College Votes; Trump & Pence Having Lunch Right Now as Trump Intensifies Pressure on V.P. to Challenge Congressional Vote Count; Alan Frumin, Former U.S. Senate Parliamentarian, Discusses Trump Pressuring Pence to Challenge Congressional Vote; Coronavirus "Human Disaster" in California, Person Dies of Virus Every 15 Minutes in Los Angeles; FDA Warning Against Splitting Doses of Coronavirus Vaccines. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Voting Underway In Elections That Will Decide Senate Control; Mike Pence Faces Pressure From President Trump To Overturn Election; Federal Judge In Georgia Rejects Trump Campaign Election Lawsuit; Interview With Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-GA) about Election Day. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• L.A. Ambulances Told Not To Take Patients Unlikely To Survive; FL: 1,000 Cars With Seniors Camp Out Overnight To Get Vaccinated; Hundreds Of Protesters Already Gathering, Businesses Boarding Up. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections, Senate Majority At Stake; High-Stakes Runoff Races To Decide Control Of The Senate; CNN: Sen. Cruz Will Object To Arizona Certification; Trump Ups Pressure On Pence, Falsely Claiming VP Has Power To Overturn. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• L.A. Ambulances Told Not To Take Patients Unlikely To Survive; Trump Lawyer On Infamous Call Is Early Backer Of Conspiracies; Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN Election Day In America Continued; Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections; High-Stakes Runoff Races To Decide Control Of The Senate; Trump Turns Up Heat On Pence Ahead Of Electoral Vote Count. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Vaccine Rollout Remains Slow; Interview with Hip-Hop Artists Jeezy and Jermaine Dupri; More Transmissible COVID Variant Locks Down England. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• High-Stakes Runoff Elections To Decide Control Of Senate; Trump: I'll Campaign Against GA Governor And Secretary Of State In 2022; Voters Hitting Polls In Critical Elections, Senate Majority At Stake; Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) Will Object To Certification Of Electoral Votes Tomorrow; Divided GOP Set For Fierce Showdown Over Biden Win. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hospitalizations in California hit Records; Florida Governor on Vaccinations; DC National Guard Activated ahead of Demonstrations; Hunt for New Mutations. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Voters Hitting Polls in Critical Election Senate Majority at Stake; Divided GOP Set for Fierce Showdown Over Biden Win; Trump Confident Ahead of Congressional Vote-Count; Ambulance Crews Told Not to Bring Patients with Low Survival Chance. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 01, 2021
• World Ushers in New Year with Hope and Optimism; New Year Starts with Daunting COVID 19 Challenges; Brexit is Done; Trump Returns to Washington, Focuses on Disputing Election; Ranking 2020 as the Worst Ever. Aired 1:30-2a ET
• CNN LIVE: New Year With Don Lemon And Brooke Baldwin; East Coast of U.S. Sees in New Year. Aired 12:30-1:30a ET
• East Coast of U.S. Sees in New Year. Aired 12-12:30a ET


December 31, 2020
• CNN INTERNATIONAL: One Year Since First Cases Reported In Wuhan, China; Senior Citizens Queue Up For Hours To Get COVID-19 Vaccine; UK Hospitals Struggle To Keep Up With New Cases; New UK-EU Relationship Goes Into Effect In House; Sydney Celebrations Go On With Few Spectators; World Ringing In New Year With Muted Celebrations As Virus Surges. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CNN INTERNATIONAL: AstraZeneca's New Vaccine Being Approved For Emergency Use; Experts Predict More Than 80,000 Americans Will Die Of COVID-19 In The Next Three Weeks; Senior Citizens In Florida Lining Up For Hours To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine; Japan Is Considering Declaring A State Of Emergency If The Spread Of COVID-19 Continues To Worsen. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• CNN's Special New Year's Eve with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Aired on 11p-12a ET
• CNN 2021 New Year's Eve with Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen; CNN Rings in The New Year with Special Guests. Aired 10-11p ET
• New Years Eve Live in Times Square. Aired 9-10p ET
• New Year's Eve Celebration. Aired 8-9p ET


December 24, 2020
• CNN Special: "Bats: The Mystery Behind COVID-19"; What is the Connection Between Bats And COVID-19. Aired 9-10p ET


December 19, 2020
• Characters from "Sesame Street" Ask Questions about Dealing with COVID-19 During Holiday Season; Dr. Anthony Fauci Answers Questions about COVID-19 Vaccine and Children; Many Families in Need During Holiday Season Due to Economic Slowdown Related to Coronavirus Spread; Experts Answer Questions from Families about Coping with Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic. Aired 10-11a ET


December 18, 2020
• CNN Global Town Hall; The Color of COVID: The Vaccines. Aired 10-11p ET


December 14, 2020
• Interview With Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD); Attorney General Bill Barr Resigns; Electoral College Casts Votes For President; COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin In United States; U.S. Deaths Surpass 300,000 As First COVID Vaccinations Begin. Aired 6-7p ET
• Electoral College Cast Votes For U.S. President; Joe Biden Won, Donald Trump Lost; Attorney General William Barr Resigns. Aired 5-6p ET
• COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin in U.S.; Electoral College Casts Votes For President; U.S. Deaths Surpass 300,000 As First COVID Vaccinations Begin. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI): Electoral College Casts Votes For President. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• The Electoral College Is Casting Its Votes for President; U.S. Deaths Surpass 300,000 as First COVID Vaccinations Begin. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Electoral College Casts Votes For President; COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin in U.S. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• The Electoral College Is Casting Votes For President; Michigan Secretary Of State Jocelyn Benson (D) Discusses The State's Electoral College Votes For Biden-Harris & Threats Made To Electors; First Vaccines In U.S. Being Administered As Cases, Deaths Rise. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Live Coverage of Electoral College Votes Today; Live Coverage as Vaccine Doses Administered to Health Care Workers. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Electoral College Is Casting Votes for President; Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D-PA) Discusses Electoral College Votes For Biden-Harris & GOP Casting Their Own Ballots for Trump; Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) Discusses Electoral College Votes Biden- Harris & Violent Threats Against Electors; 1st Vaccines in U.S. Being Administered as Cases, Deaths Rise. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• The Electoral College Is Casting Its Votes For President. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Lawsuit; The Electoral College Is Casting Its Votes For President. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• MI House & Senate Offices Closed Due To "Credible Threats Of Violence"; Electors Bill & Hillary Clinton Cast Their Votes For President; The Electoral College Is Casting Votes For President. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• First Vaccinations Begin in U.S. as Deaths Near 300,000; Electoral College Begins Voting to Affirm Biden's Win. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• The Electoral College Votes; First Coronavirus Vaccinations Begin In U.S.; Electoral College Begins Voting To Seal Trump's Fate. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Live Coverage of Electoral College Votes Around the Country; Pfizer Vaccine Deliveries Begin Around the Country; Live Coverage as Vaccine Doses Administered to Health Care Workers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• First Americans Receive Coronavirus Vaccines; Electoral College Begins Voting to Affirm Biden's Win. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Vaccines Administered in U.S. Now; Electoral College to Affirm Biden's Win; Trump Threatens States; Russian Hackers Breach U.S. Agencies; Russian Operation Trailed Opposition Leader. Aired 9:30-10a
• First Coronavirus Vaccines Arrive at U.S. Hospitals. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


December 13, 2020
• CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute. Aired 9-10p ET
• 2020 CNN Heroes, An All-Star Tribute. Aired 8-9p ET


December 06, 2020
• U.S. Senate Runoff Debate In Georgia. Aired 7-8p ET


December 04, 2020
• Biden: His Team Has Seen "No Detailed Plan" On COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution; Dr. Fauci On Whether the Public Will Have A Choice Of Which COVID-19 Vaccine They Receive; Dr. Leana Wen On COVID-19 Vaccines For Breastfeeding Mothers. Aired 9-10p ET


December 03, 2020
• Interview with President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President- Elect Kamala Harris. Aired 9-10p ET


November 08, 2020
• President-Elect Joe Biden Pledges To Unify Nation; Kamala Harris Makes History As First Woman Vice President In The U.S. Aired 1-2a ET


November 07, 2020
• Biden Pledges To Be A President Who Unifies The Nation; Sources: Jared Kushner Has Approached Trump About Conceding; President-Elect Biden: It's Time To Put Away The Harsh Rhetoric; Cities Erupt In Celebration After Biden Elected President; President- Elect Biden: This Is The Time To Heal In America; Harris: Biden Had "The Audacity" To Select A Woman As V.P.; Harris Makes History As First Woman Elected U.S. Vice President. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Cities Erupt In Celebration After Biden Named Winner; President-Elect Biden Calls For Unity In Victory Speech; Trump Has Not Reached Out To Joe Biden. Aired 10-11p ET
• President-Elect Biden Calls For End To "Grim Era Of Demonization"; Vice-President-Elect Harris Celebrates "A New Day In America"; President-Elect Biden: This Is A Time For Healing, I Pledge To Be A President Who Unifies The Nation; Biden Calls For Cooperation In Washington; Harris: Americans Chose Unity, Hope, Decency And Truth. Aired 9-10p ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden And Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris Deliver Victory Speeches In Wilmington, Delaware. Aired 8-9p ET
• Hundreds Gather Outside Biden Victory Speech Site; Source: Biden's Grandchildren Informed Him Of Win; Soon: President-Elect Biden To Deliver Victory Speech; Cities Erupt In Celebration After Biden Elected President. Aired 7-8p ET
• Joe Biden To Address Nation As President-Elect; Interview With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Trump Refuses To Concede, No Plans To Invite Biden To WH; Cities Erupt In Celebration After Biden Beats Trump; Balance Of Power In Senate May Hinge On Two Georgia Runoff Races. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN Projects Joe Biden Is The 46th President; Cities Erupt In Celebration After Biden Beats Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• CNN Projects Joe Biden Will Be 46th President Of The United States; Cities Celebrate Biden Victory & Harris Becoming First Woman Elected As U.S. Vice President; Rep Barbara Lee (D-CA) Discusses Biden, Harris Election; Pennsylvania Pushes Biden Over The Finish Line; Trump Refuses To Concede, Plans To Push Case. Aired 4-5p ET
• Joe Biden Elected As 46th President Of The United States; Cities Erupt In Celebration After Biden Beats Trump; COVID Pandemic Rises At An Alarming Rate; Andrew Yang Discusses Biden/Harris Win; World Leaders Ignore Trump, Congratulate Joe Biden. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN Has Projected Joe Biden To Be Next President Of The United States; Pennsylvania And Nevada Called For Joe Biden, Providing Him With Necessary Electoral College Votes To Become President-Elect; Control Of U.S. Senate Uncertain As Two Georgia Senate Races Move To Run-Offs; Republicans Gain Seats In House Of Representatives While Democrat Retain Majority; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) Is Interviewed On Joe Biden Becoming Democratic President-Elect. Aired 2-3p ET
• Joe Biden Wins The U.S. Presidential Election; Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Is Interviewed About His Endorsement Of President-Elect Joe Biden; President-Elect Biden To Speak Tonight At 8:00 P.M. E.T.; Trump Falsely Claims Illegal Ballots Are Changing The Election; Biden To Appoint Coronavirus Task Force Tonight. Aired 1-2p ET
• Joe Biden Has Been Elected As 46th President; President-Elect Biden To Speak Tonight At 8 P.M. ET. Aired 12-1p ET
• Joe Biden Elected 46th President Of The United States. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Votes Continue To Be Counted In Pennsylvania, Arizona, And Nevada; Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Leading President Trump In Vote Count In Remaining Battleground States; Remaining Outstanding Ballots From Cities And Mail-In Likely Favor Joe Biden; Pennsylvania Win Will Clinch Electoral College For Joe Biden. Aired 10-11a ET
• Biden On Verge Of Victory As Counts Continue In Key States; Soon: PA Ballots That May Put Biden On Top In U.S. Election; Biden Makes Appeal For Unity With Victory On The Horizon; Twitter Flags Trump's New Baseless Claims About Vote Count; Biden On Verge Of Victory As Counts Continue In Key States; Biden Closes In On Presidency As Lead Grows In Pennsylvania And Georgia. Aired 9-10a ET
• Biden On Brink Of Presidency As Trump's Chances Fade; U.S. COVID Cases Hit Disturbing New Record With Election In Flux; WH Chief Of Staff Meadows Infected With COVID, Attended Election Party; Why The Election Still Hasn't Been Called For Biden. Aired 8-9a ET
• Biden On Verge Of Victory As Counts Continue In Key States; Biden Makes Appeal For Unity With Victory On The Horizon; U.S. COVID Cases Hit Disturbing New Record With Election In Flux; Soon: P.A. Ballots That May Put Biden Over Top In U.S. Election; G.A. Election Worker In Hiding After False Claims He Threw Out A Ballot. Aired 7-8a ET
• Biden Closes In On Presidency As His Lead Grows In Pennsylvania And Georgia; White House Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows Tests Positive For COVID-19; Biden Makes Appeal For Unity With Victory Seemingly On The Horizon. Aired 6-7a ET
• Biden Close To Victory As Counts Continue In Arizona, Georgia, Nevada And Pennsylvania. Aired 5-6a ET
• Biden Expands His Lead in Georgia; Trump Unhappy with Legal Team's Lack of Impact on Election Count. Aired 4-5a ET
• Biden Close to Victory as Counts Continue in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania; Biden Expands His Lead in Georgia. Aired 3-4a ET
• Biden Close to Victory as Counts Continue in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania; Biden Calls for Unity as He Inches Closer to Victory; Trump Has Told People He Has No Plans to Concede; Biden Expands His Lead in Georgia. Aired 2-3a ET
• Exit Poll: 62 Percent OF Ohio Voters Want Abortion To Be Legal; Exit Poll; 45 Percent Of Ohio Women Voters "Angry" About Roe Overturned; K.Y. Dem Gov. Beshear Facing Challenge From GOP AG Cameron; Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), Is Interviewed About Ohio Voters Casting Ballots On Abortion Rights; Exit Polls Show Intensity Gap Among Ohio Voters; Minutes Away: Polls Close In Parts Of Kentucky. Aired 5-6p ET
• Now: Key Contests In Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio; Ohio Voters Deciding On Abortion Measure; Virginia Legislature Races Could Be 2024 Preview; Kentucky Governor Race Bellwether For Abortion Rights; Democrats Seek Big Turnout To Unseat Mississippi GOP Governor; Israel Marks One Month Since October 7th Attacks. Aired 4-5p ET


November 06, 2020
• CNN's Election Night Coverage as they Continue to Count Votes; White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has Coronavirus; Joe Biden Leading Pennsylvania 29,000 Votes; CNN's America's Choice 2020 Coverage; President Trump has Told People he has No Plans to Concede; State of the 2020 United States Presidential Election; Daily COVID Cases Hit New Record High in the United States. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Votes Comes in a Snail Pace; Joe Biden Gave a Message of Unity; COVID-19 Cases Hit Grim Milestone; President Trump Frustrated with the Results. Aired 10-11p ET
• New Votes Coming In From Arizona; Biden Closes In On Presidency As Lead In Pennsylvania Grows To 27K Votes; Biden To Speak Soon In Wilmington As Vote Count Continues. Aired 9-10p ET
• Biden Closes in on Presidency as Lead in Pennsylvania Grows to 20K; Long Line In Nevada After Deadline To Resolve Ballot Issues; Biden Close To Victory, But Counts Continue In AZ, NV, PA; Source: Biden Likely To Speak Tonight Even If Race Still In Flux. Aired 8-9p ET
• Biden Closes in on Presidency as Lead in PA Grows to 20K. Aired 7-8p ET
• Biden Nearing Victory?; Biden Closes to Victory, But Counts Continue in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania; Biden Closes In On Presidency As Lead in Pennsylvania Grows to 17K. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden on Verge of Presidency; Biden Expands Lead in Georgia; New Votes from Pennsylvania Expected Any Minute; PA GOP Asks SCOTUS To Order Segregation Of Ballots Received After Election Day, State Officials Say They Are Already Doing It; Biden's Lead In GA Widens, Deadline For Military Ballots Passes. Aired 5-6p ET
• Biden on Verge of Presidency, Expected to Address Nation Tonight. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Biden Inching Closer to Victory. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Biden Takes Lead in Pennsylvania, On Verge of Presidency; New Arizona Votes: Biden's Lead Shrinks Slightly; Sources: Frenzy in White House as Realization Trump Could Lose Set In. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Inching Closer to Victory; Interview With Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA). Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Takes Lead in Pennsylvania, on Verge of Presidency; Biden Lead Narrows in Arizona; GOP Asks Supreme Court to Block Late Votes in Pennsylvania; A Look at Trump's Legal Strategy; How the Biden Campaign is Handling Trump Election Challenges. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Vote Count Trajectories Continue in Biden's Favor; Members of Congress Begin Issuing Statements on Election; Joe Biden to Give Primetime Speech Tonight. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden on Verge of Presidency, Will Address Nation Tonight; Trump Takes Legal Action: "I Will Never Give Up Fighting for You"; Biden Lead Growing in Pennsylvania; Rich Fitzgerald, Executive (D- Allegheny County, PA) Discusses Presidential Race, Ballot Counts; Biden on Verge of Presidency as Lead Increases in Battleground States. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden on Verge of Presidency, Will Address Nation Tonight. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden On Verge Of Presidency, Will Address Nation Tonight. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Biden On Verge Of Presidency, Awaiting Results In AZ, NV And PA; Biden Still Leads In AZ, But Lead Shrinks A Bit; Biden Expands Lead In NV, Closes In On Presidency; GA Secretary Of State Says There Will Be A Recount; Biden Lead In PA Grows, On Verge Of Presidency. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden Expands Lead in Nevada, Closes in on Presidency; Biden Lead in Pennsylvania Grows, on Verge of Presidency. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Biden on Verge of Presidency; Biden still Leads in Arizona but Lead Shrinks a Bit; Biden Takes Lead in Pennsylvania on Verge of Presidency. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Republicans May Need Time to Adjust to Election Result; Maricopa County to Announce Updated Ballot Count Soon, as Georgia and Nevada Continue Counting; Biden Looks Likely to Win Though Ballot Counting Continues. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden Takes Lead in Pennsylvania, on Verge of Presidency. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden Takes Lead in Pennsylvania; Fox News Memo Released. Aired 9:30-10a


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