C-SPAN 2 TV Guide — Saturday, 19 September 2026

Browse the full C-SPAN 2 TV guide for Saturday, 19 September 2026. 20 programmes listed , including 8 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

1. 01:00 8h

   Public Affairs Events

   News

   Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews are presented.

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Morning

1. 09:00 1h 30m

   Lectures in History

   Early American Political Thought News

   Early American Political Thought

   The Founding Fathers have inspired many writers and politicians, but who inspired the Founding Fathers? Fannie Bialek looks at the people who inspired early Ame

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2. 10:30 59m

   The Presidency

   First Lady Julia Grant News

   First Lady Julia Grant

   Historian Diana Carlin analyzes the life of Julia Grant using the first lady's memoirs. The Ulysses S. Grant Historic Site hosts this event.

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3. 11:29 29m

   C-SPAN Tours the Latter-day Saints Church History Museum

   News

   C-SPAN tours the Church History Museum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

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4. 11:58 1h 2m

   America 250

   Finalists for 2026 George Washington Prize News

   Finalists for 2026 George Washington Prize

   Finalists for the 2026 George Washington Prize discuss their books on the nation's founding era at an event held at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia

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Daytime

1. 13:00 50m

   Scott Reich, One Day in September

   News

   Author Scott Reich discusses his book "One Day in September," chronicling the birth of baseball's All-Star Game.

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2. 13:50 45m

   C-SPAN Tours the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

   News

   C-SPAN tours the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory to learn the history and cultural impact of the iconic baseball bat and see where they are crafted in downt

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3. 14:35 25m

   America 250

   Smithsonian Castle American Aspirations Exhibit Tour News

   Smithsonian Castle American Aspirations Exhibit Tour

   Curator Abeer Saha walks C-SPAN's American History TV through an exhibition of more than 30 iconic objects brought together to explore the ideals expressed in t

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4. 15:00 48m

   The Civil War

   Confederate Slaves at Gettysburg News

   Confederate Slaves at Gettysburg

   Historians discuss seldom heard histories of the Civil War era.

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5. 15:48 54m

   The Civil War

   Lincoln, Grant & the Summer of 1864 News

   Lincoln, Grant & the Summer of 1864

   Historians discuss seldom heard histories of the Civil War era.

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6. 16:42 43m

   The Civil War

   Black Regiments in the 1864 Overland Campaign News

   Black Regiments in the 1864 Overland Campaign

   Historians discuss seldom heard histories of the Civil War era.

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7. 17:25 1h 7m

   The Civil War

   Cowardice in Battle News

   Cowardice in Battle

   Historians discuss seldom heard histories of the Civil War era.

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Evening

1. 18:32 58m

   The Civil War

   Escaped Union POWs in Carolinas - 1864 News

   Escaped Union POWs in Carolinas - 1864

   Historians discuss seldom heard histories of the Civil War era.

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2. 19:30 46m

   C-SPAN Tours the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

   News

   C-SPAN tours the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory to learn the history and cultural impact of the iconic baseball bat and see where they are crafted in downt

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3. 20:16 44m

   American History TV

   News

   People and events that help document the American Story.

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4. 21:00 1h 15m

   Lectures in History

   Early American Political Thought News

   Early American Political Thought

   The Founding Fathers have inspired many writers and politicians, but who inspired the Founding Fathers? Fannie Bialek looks at the people who inspired early Ame

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5. 22:15 15m

   American History TV

   News

   People and events that help document the American Story.

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6. 22:30 59m

   The Presidency

   First Lady Julia Grant News

   First Lady Julia Grant

   Historian Diana Carlin analyzes the life of Julia Grant using the first lady's memoirs. The Ulysses S. Grant Historic Site hosts this event.

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7. 23:29 29m

   C-SPAN Tours the Latter-day Saints Church History Museum

   News

   C-SPAN tours the Church History Museum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

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8. 23:58 1h 2m

   America 250

   Finalists for 2026 George Washington Prize News

   Finalists for 2026 George Washington Prize

   Finalists for the 2026 George Washington Prize discuss their books on the nation's founding era at an event held at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia

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