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January 15, 2024
• Countdown To Iowa; Hamas Praises Deadly Attacks In Central Israel; Paul Whelan's Family: Unable To Reach Him For Over A Week. Aired 4-5p ET
• GOP Candidates Face First Test Of Primary Season In Iowa; How Young Voters Could Influence Tonight's Caucuses; Biden Camp Eyes Iowa Closely As It Prepares For Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• GOP Candidates Face First Test Of Primary Season In Iowa; Record Cold Temps Threaten Iowa Caucuses. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Urges Iowans To Caucus Even If They're Sick; GOP Candidates Face First Test Of Primary Season In Iowa; How The Iowa Caucus Process Works. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Hold On Evangelical Voters In Focus As Iowa Caucuses Kick Off Amid Freezing Temperatures. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP Candidates Face First Test Of Primary Season In Iowa; Trump Goes After Rivals And People At Center Of His Legal Troubles; Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) Discusses Iowa Caucuses; Biden Camp Eyes Iowa Closely As It Prepares For Trump; Tonight, Iowans Brave Frigid Temps In First 2024 Test. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With State Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R-IA); Iowa Holds Presidential Caucuses. Aired 1-1:30p ET


January 14, 2024
• Trump Holds Commanding Lead In Final Iowa Poll; Hours From First Votes Of 2024 Presidential Election; Trump's Legal Challenges Collide With GOP Primary; DeSantis On Vivek: Trump' Threw Him Under The Bus"; Monday Could Be Coldest Caucus Nigh On Record; Countdown To Iowa. Aired 10-11p ET
• Hours From First Votes Of 2024 Presidential Election; Record- Breaking Cold Threatens Turnout Tomorrow; Iowa GOP Chairman Predicts "Robust" Turnout Amid Frigid Temps; Former Maryland Gov Larry Hogan Endorses Nikki Haley; Sen Rubio Snubs DeSantis and Haley, Endorses Trump. Aired 9-10p ET


January 13, 2024
• CNN Republican Presidential Candidate; CNN Hosts Republican Presidential Debate At Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• CNN Hosts Republican Presidential Debate At Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Aired 10-11p ET


January 11, 2024
• Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley Face Each Other in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucuses. Aired 12-1a ET


January 10, 2024
• CNN Covers The Republican Presidential Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Republican Presidential Candidate; CNN Hosts Republican Presidential Debate At Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Aired 10- 11p ET
• CNN Republican Presidential Candidate; CNN Hosts Republican Presidential Debate At Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Aired 9-10p ET


January 09, 2024
• Fed Judges Hear Critical Arguments On Presidential Immunity. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Senator Bob Menendez Speaks Out on Senate Floor; Federal Judges Hear Arguments on Trump Immunity Claim. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Fed Judges Hear Critical Arguments on Presidential Immunity; Interview with Selendy Gay Elsberg Partner Temidayo Aganga-Williams. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Fed Judge Hears Critical Arguments on Presidential Immunity; Trump's Attorney Warns That Prosecuting a Former President Would Open Pandora's Box. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump in Court for Immunity Hearing; Live Coverage of the Immunity Hearing. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Federal Judges to Hear Presidential Immunity Arguments. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 06, 2024
• American Coup: The January 6th Investigation. Aired 9-10p ET
• American Coup: The January 6th Investigation. Aired 8-9p ET


January 05, 2024
• Haley, DeSantis Face Voters 10 Days Before Iowa Caucuses. Aired 12-1a ET


January 04, 2024
• Haley And DeSantis Face Iowa Voters At CNN Town Halls; CNN Fact Checks The DeSantis And Haley Town Halls. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall With Former Amb. Nikki Haley. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall With Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Aired 9-10p ET


January 01, 2024
• East Coast And Central Time Ring In New Year 2024. Aired 12:30- 2:05a ET


December 31, 2023
• Countdown to 2024; Interview with Las Culturistas Podcast Host Matt Rogers; Interview with Las Culturistas Podcast Host Bowen Yang; Interview with Singer John Mayer; East Coast and Central Time Zone Ring in New Year 2024. Aired 11p-12:30a ET
• Countdown To 2024. Aired 10-11p ET
• Countdown To 2024. Aired 9-10p ET
• New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Aired 8-9p ET


December 29, 2023
• All the Best, All the Worst 2023. Aired 10-11p ET


December 19, 2023
• The Funeral Of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• The Funeral Of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• The Funeral Of Sandra Day O'Connor. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Soon: Funeral For Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st Woman On Supreme Court. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Special Live Coverage of the Funeral of Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Aired 10:45-11a ET


December 13, 2023
• CNN Town Hall With Vivek Ramaswamy; Analysis Of CNN Town Hall With Vivek Ramaswamy. Aired 9-10p ET


December 12, 2023
• Gov. DeSantis On Drug Smugglers & Fentanyl Crisis; DeSantis On Health Care; Gov. DeSantis On His Position On Fracking. Aired 9-10p ET


December 10, 2023
• Being... Billie Jean King. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute. Aired 9-10p ET
• 17th Annual CNN HEROES: An All-Star Tribute. Aired 8-9p ET


December 09, 2023
• CNN Hero Special "CNN Heroes: Sharing the Spotlight". Aired 8- 9p ET


December 07, 2023
• Republican Presidential Debate Sparks Sharp Exchanges and Christie Takes Center Stage; Penn President Vows to Renew 'Genocide' Campus policy; GOP Faces Shrinking House Majority as McCarthy Retires. Aired 12-1a ET


December 06, 2023
• CNN Covers The Fourth Republican Presidential Debate; There Killed In UNLV Mass Shooting. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Haley, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Ramaswamy And Christie Spar At Fourth GOP Debate; CNN Makes A Post Republican Presidential Candidates' Debate Analysis. Aired 10-11p ET


November 28, 2023
• Memorial Service For Rosalynn Carter. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Rosalynn Carter Remembered As A Trailblazer And Compassionate Advocate. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Memorial Service For Rosalynn Carter. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Memorial Service Held For Rosalynn Carter. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: Memorial Service For First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Awaiting Start Of Rosalynn Carter Memorial Service; Soon: Memorial Service For First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 08, 2023
• Five GOP Candidates, Minus Trump, Spar At Third GOP Debate; CNN Anchors Discuss How Republican Candidates Fared In The Latest Republican Presidential Debate. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Covers Third GOP Debate; Ivanka Trump Testifies. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• Democrats Score Big Nights in Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia; House Censures Rashida Tlaib for Anti-Semitic Remarks. Aired 12-1a ET


November 07, 2023
• CNN Covers Election Night In America. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Projects Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) Will Win Re-Election; CNN Projects Ohio Abortion Rights Measure Passes; CNN's Continuing Coverage Of The 2023 U.S. Local Elections And Ohio Referendum On Abortion Rights And Marijuana Legalization. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projects Ohio Abortion Rights Measure Passes; CNN Projects Ohio Votes To Legalize Recreational Marijuana; CNN Projects KY Gov. Andy Beshear Will Win Re-Election. Aired 9-10p ET
• Voting Extended In Mississippi's Largest County; Democratic Gov. Beshear Leading In Kentucky; New CNN Poll: Biden Approval At 39 Percent, 61 Percent Disapprove; Democratic Gov. Beshear Leading in Kentucky; Control of Virginia's State Legislature Up for Grabs; Some in GOP Worry Biden's Bad Polls are Helping Trump's Chances. Aired 8-9p ET
• America's Choice 2023; New CNN Poll: Trump Leads Biden 49 Percent To 45 Percent; Interview With GOP Presidential Candidate, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Aired 7-8p ET
• America's Choice 2023; Voting Underway In Last Elections Before 2024 Primaries; Control Of Virginia's State Legislature Up For Grabs. Aired 6-7p 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


October 25, 2023
• CNN's Continuing Coverage on the ongoing War in Israel. Aired 3-4a ET
• Israel P.M. Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza Is Coming; Tempers Flare At U.N. Meeting Amid Ceasefire Calls; WHO: Six Gaza Hospitals Close Due To Lack Of Fuel; UN: Eight Aid Trucks Entered Gaza On Tuesday; Teen Girl From Gaza Shows Extent Of Home's Damage; Sources: Hamas Used Landlines To Avoid Detection & Plan Attack; Israel PM Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza "Is Coming"; Mother Remembers Son Killed In Hamas Attack. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel at War; Gaza Death Toll Rises as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens; Interview with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti; Hamas Used Landlines to Avoid Detection and Plan Attack; Republicans Name New U.S. House Speaker Nominee; Chinese Defense Minister Fired; Israeli PM Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza Is Coming; Macron On Visit To Israel, West Bank As Gaza War Rages; Blinken Calls On UNSC Members To Stop War From Expanding. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel PM Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza "Is Coming"; Tempers Flare At UN Meeting Amid Ceasefire Calls; UN Chief Stresses Urgent Need For More Aid To Gaza; Israeli Woman Describes Raid And Kidnapping By Hamas Gunmen; Intensive Talks Ongoing To Free Hostages Held By Hamas; Gaza Death Toll Rises As Humanitarian Crisis Deepens; Republicans Name New US House Speaker Nominee; Trump's Legal Troubles Hanging Over His 2024 Candidacy; CNN Visits Israeli Community Near Gaza Border; Tensions High in West Bank Amid Violence in Gaza. Aired 12-1a ET
• GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker; Interview With Rep. Bob Good (R-VA): Newly Elected House Speaker; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens In Gaza As Fuel, Food, Water Run Out. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Judge Fines Trump $10K For Violating Gag Order Again; Warns Trump "Don't Do It Again Or It'll Be Worse"; GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Speaks After Being Elected House Speaker; Moments Ago, Trump Took The Stand At His Civil Fraud Trial; Judge Fines Trump $10K For Violating Gag Order Again; Judge Warns Trump Over Violating Gag Order: "Don't Do It Again Or It'll Be Worse". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. And Australia Stand Against Putin; Mike Johnson Elected Speaker Of The House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Right Now: Vote For House Speaker; GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Appears To Have Votes For Speaker; Biden Speaks As House Elects New Speaker. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Congress Holds Speaker Vote; Interview With Rep. Ken Buck (R- CO). Aired 1-1:30p ET
• GOP Faces Crucial Test with Speaker Vote. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Expects To Win On First Speaker Vote; Soon: GOP Faces Crucial Test With Speaker Vote; Soon: House Speaker Vote As Israel-Hamas War Rages; Soon: Biden Holds News Conference At White House; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens In Gaza As Fuel, Food, Water Run Out. Aired 11:55a-12:30p ET


October 24, 2023
• CNN's Continuing Coverage on the ongoing War in Israel. Aired 3-4a ET
• More Aid In Gaza, But UN Warns It's Nowhere Near Enough; CNN Journalist Gives Exclusives Dispatched From Inside Gaza; Eight US House Republicans Now Vying For Speaker Role; Off-Duty Pilot Accused Of Trying To Shut Off Plane's Engine; CNN Visits Israeli Kibbutz Decimated By Hamas Fighters; Hamas Releases Two Israeli Women Held Hostage In Gaza; Gaza Doctor Describes Deepening Humanitarian Crisis; Video Shows Wounded American Israeli Abducted By Hamas. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hamas Releases Two Female Israeli Hostages; Israel Preparing Gaza Op From Air, Land, And Sea; IDF Says It Struck Several Hezbollah Posts In Southern Lebanon. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hamas Releases Two Israeli Women Held Hostage In Gaza; Third Convoy Of Aid Enters Gaza, UN Warns It's Not Enough; Aid Group: At Least 2000 Children Killed In Gaza; Israel Preparing "Multilateral Operation" Against Hamas. Hamas Releases Two Israeli Women Held Hostage in Gaza; Parents of Injured Hostage Share Hopes, Fears; Eight U.S. House Republican s Vying for Speaker Role; Palestinians Fear Massive New Displacement. Aired 12-1a ET.


October 23, 2023
• CNN International: CNN's Continuing Coverage on the ongoing War in Israel. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN Coverage of "Israel at War."; No Ceasefire While Hostage Negotiations Continue; Trucks With Aid Enter Gaza; U.S. Seeking Delay of Israel's Ground Incursion; Humanitarian Crisis Rise Inside Gaza; Hostage Taking Handbook by Hamas Found. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel's Military Carried Out Dozens Of Airstrikes On Hamas Targets; House Speaker Race Widens To 9 Republicans Vying For Nomination; Hospitals in Gaza Overwhelmed And Undersupplied; Israel at War; Memorial for Detroit Synagogue Leader Stabbed to Death; Israeli President: Army Found Hostage-Taking Handbook from Hamas; Chinese Mideast Envoy Says Crisis is Severe; American Medic Travels to Israel to Help Victims. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israeli Forces Carry Out Dozens of Airstrikes on Hamas; Families, Children Feel Impacts in Gaza; Biden Makes Diplomatic Push in Calls to World Leaders; China's Middle East Special Envoy Visits Region; Fears that Conflict Could Escalate Across Region; Nine Republicans Enter the U.S. House Speaker's Race; Memorial Held for Detroit Synagogue Leader Stabbed to Death. Aired 12-1a ET


October 22, 2023
• IDF: Israeli Forces Carry Out Dozens Of Airstrikes On Hamas; Sources: U.S. Seeks Delay Of Israeli Ground Incursion; Hamas Govt. Media Office: 1,900 Plus Children Killed In Gaza; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflicts; IDF Says Preparing For Next Stage In Fight Against Hamas; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflict; Funeral Of Detroit Synagogue Leader Set For Sunday; Nine Republicans Officially Join House Speaker Race; Netanyahu Says French, Dutch Leaders To Visit Israel This Week. Aired 11p-12a ET
• IDF: Dozens Of Strikes In Gaza Late Sunday; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflict; CNN Analysis Suggests Israel Did Not Bomb Gaza Hospital; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; Ukraine Special Forces Launch Daring Raids In Crimea; Parents Of Israeli Hostage Speak To CNN. Aired 10-11p ET
• Israel At War; Health Employees Work Around The Clock To Identify Bodies; Survivor Of Nova Music Festival Describes Terror; Israel Readies For Next Stages Of War. Aired 9-10p ET
• The Prospects For Peace After The Israel-Hamas War; Survivor Of Nova Music Festival Describes Terror; Israel At War; House Speaker Chaos. Aired 8-9p ET
• Thousands Of Families In Israel Displaced Amid Fighting; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; CNN Analysis Suggests Israel Did Not Bomb Gaza Hospital; Hamas Claims Its Troops Clashed With IDF Inside Gaza; Israeli Military: Ramping Up Gaza Airstrikes Ahead Of "Next Stage"; Gaza Civilians In "Catastrophic" Humanitarian Situation. Aired 7-8p ET
• Hamas And Israeli Troops Clash In Gaza As Airstrikes Intensify; Second Aid Convoy Enters Gaza Strip From Egypt; Al-Aqsa Hospital Doctors Describe "Bloody Day"; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; Nine Republicans Enter The U.S. Speaker's Race; Police Search For Motive In Detroit Synagogue Leader's Death. Aired 5-6p ET
• Hamas Clashed With IDF Inside Gaza; Israel Ramps Up Aerial Bombardment; Gaza Hospitals Overwhelmed With Casualties; 14 Aid Relief Trucks Enter Gaza From Egypt; Gaza Hospitals Scaling Back At Crucial Treatments; Interview With Palestine Red Crescent Society Director General Marwan Jilani; IDF Expands Evacuations In Northern Israel; Israel Warns About Conflict In West Bank And Lebanon; Netanyahu Warning Hezbollah; Israel Prepares To Send Enormous Force into Gaza; Interview With; Interview With Former U.S. State Department Midde East Negotiator And Carnegie Endowment Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller; Hamas Holding 212 Hostages In Gaza; U.S. Asking Israel To Slow Down; Biden And Netanyahu Speaks By Phone; U.S. Presses Israel To Delay Ground Incursion; Protestors All Around the World Making Their Opinions Known; Interview With Standing Together National Co-Director And Co-Founder Alon-Lee Green; Russian Missile Strike Hits Kharkiv Region; Ukraine Launching Raids On Crimea; Thousands Of Families Displaced In Israel. Aired 4-5p ET
• More Aid Trucks Enter Rafah Crossing; U.S. Seeks To Delay Israeli Ground Offensive In Gaza; Israel Military Ramping Up Gaza Airstrikes; Interview With Senior Adviser To Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu And Former Israeli Ambassador To The U.K. Mark Regev; Gaza Hospital Scales Back Treatments Over Shortages; Hamas And Israeli Troops Clash Inside Gaza; IDF Expanding Evacuations In Northern Israel; 14 Aid Trucks Arriving In Gaza; Biden And Key European And Canadian Allies Spoke By Phone; U.S. Trying To Slow Down Israel's Invasion Of Gaza; U.S. Hopes To Free More Hostages; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; U.S. Concerned About Potential Escalation In The Middle East; Ehud Barak On Timing Of Ground Incursion; Israel Preparing To Send Enormous Force Into Gaza; Interview With U.N. OCHA In The Occupied Palestinian Territory Andrea De Domenico; Gaza Hospitals Overwhelmed And Undersupplied; French Judges Issues Arrest Warrant For Several High-Ranking Syrian Military Officials; Police Search For Detroit Synagogue Leader's Fatal Stabbing. Aired 3-4p ET
• IDF: Israeli Forces Carry Out Dozens Of Airstrikes on Hamas; More Relief Trucks Journey Into Gaza From Egypt; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflict; House Republicans Scramble To Elect A New Speaker. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Israel at War; Increased Airstrikes Against Hamas in Gaza by IDF; Voluntary Evacuations Close to Lebanon Requested by Israel; Palestinian Civilians Urged to Leave by Israel in a Leaflet; Medical Equipment, Food, and Water Delivered to Gaza by Aid Trucks; 20 Aid Trucks Enter Gaza After Egypt-Gaza Border Crossing Briefly Reopened; Interview with Palestinian Red Crescent Society Spokesperson Nebal Farsakh; No Agreement Reached Following Gaza Crisis Summit in Egypt; Family Members of Freed Hostages Reunited in Israel; Biden Converses with American Hostages Who Have Been Freed; Israel Gets Ready to Launch Huge Assault to Gaza; Shocking Accuracy of Hamas intel; Leader of a Detroit Synagogue Found Stabbed to Death Outside Her Home; Russia's War on Ukraine; Russian Missile Strike in Kharkiv Left Six Ukrainians Dead; Ukraine Special Forces Conduct Daring Incursions Into Crimea; Some Israelis are Urging Restraint. Aired 4-5a ET
• IDF Stepping Up Airstrikes Against Hamas in Gaza; U.S. Says It Will Boost Defense Posture In Middle East; First Trucks Carrying Humanitarian Aid Cross Into Gaza; Parents of Hamas Hostage Talk About Their Son; Israel-Americans Collecting Humanitarian Aid. Aired 5-6a ET
• IDF Chief of Staff Says, We Will Enter Gaza; U.S. Says It Will Boost Defense Posture in Middle East; Calls for More Aid After Trucks Deliver Supplies. Aired 3-4a ET
• IDF Says Airstrikes Against Hamas Will Increase; IDF: "We Are Focusing On Our Readiness To The Next Stage"; IDF: West Bank Mosque Strike Thwarted "Imminent" Attack. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pace Summit in Egypt ends Without Accord; Israeli Troops Line Border ahead of Possible Incursion; Freed American Hostages Heading Home to U.S.; CNN Investigation Suggests Israel did not Bomb Gaza Hospital; Four Syrian Generals Face Landmark War Crimes Trial. Aired 1-2a ET
• IDF Chief Of Staff: "We Will Enter Gaza"; IDF Says Airstrikes Will Increase Against Hamas; 20 Trucks Of Medical Supplies, Medicine And Canned Foods Allowed Into Gaza Saturday. Aired 12-1a ET


October 21, 2023
• CNN International: IDC Chief Of Staff: We Will Enter Gaza; Eight Trucks Enter Gaza As Rafah Crossing Briefly Opens; Israeli Tanks, Troops Line Gaza Border For Possible Incursion. Aired 10-11p ET


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