C-SPAN 2 TV Guide — Saturday, 16 May 2026

Browse the full C-SPAN 2 TV guide for Saturday, 16 May 2026. 19 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

01:00 8h

Public Affairs Events

News

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

Morning

09:00 52m

Lectures in History

Standard Oil News

Standard Oil

University of Iowa professor Richard Priest traces the history of the oil business from rudimentary drilling to John Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and how

09:52 38m

C-SPAN Tours the National WWI Museum & Memorial

News

C-SPAN tours the National World War One Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, which explores the Great War through the stories and artifacts of those who lived it.

10:30 55m

The Presidency

Foreign Policy Peacemaking News

Foreign Policy Peacemaking

Ruti Teitel ("Presidential Visions of Transitional Justice") looks at president's foreign policy efforts to make peace. She analyzes policies like President Oba

11:25 35m

Reel America

Assignment Iran - 1963 True

Assignment Iran - 1963

The U.S. Army follows an Army advisor through his special forces training, Persian-language classes and assignment in Iran during the Cold War.

Daytime

12:00 40m

America 250

Citizen Rebellions Against British in North Carolina News

Citizen Rebellions Against British in North Carolina

The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park in New York hosts authors and historians to discuss the Revolutionary War.

12:40 1h 5m

America 250

1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord News

1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park in New York hosts authors and historians to discuss the Revolutionary War.

13:45 12m

Reel America

War Dogs - 1943 News

War Dogs - 1943

This 1943 U.S. Army film showcased ways dogs were trained and utilized in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century arc

13:57 35m

America 250

C-SPAN Tours Fraunces Tavern News

C-SPAN Tours Fraunces Tavern

C-SPAN tours the Fraunces Tavern in New York City, a meeting place for the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution and the first executive office buildin

14:32 28m

American History TV

News

People and events that help document the American Story.

15:00 1h 5m

The Civil War

12-Year-Old Fred Grant at Vicksburg News

12-Year-Old Fred Grant at Vicksburg

Author Albert Nofi discusses the experiences of 12-year-old Fred Grant, then-Brigadier General Ulysses Grant's son, at Vicksburg.

16:05 1h 30m

W. Fitzhugh Brundage, A Fate Worse Than Hell

News

Author W. Fitzhugh Brundage discusses the history and conditions of the Civil War's prisoner camps.

17:35 1h 30m

History of Artificial Intelligence

News

Professors Ekaterina Babintseva (Purdue), Sarah Igo (Vanderbilt), Aaron Mendon-Plasek (Purdue), and Rebecca Slayton (Cornell) discuss the history of artificial

Evening

19:05 1h 18m

House Speaker Mike Johnson & Dem. Leader Hakeem Jeffries Hold Holocaust Remembra

News

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) and other members of Congress hold a Holocaust remembrance ceremony at the U.S.

20:23 37m

America 250

News

Unprecedented coverage of the U.S. semiquincentennial with live events, expert insights, and exclusive access to historic sites, documents, and reenactments-cel

21:00 52m

Lectures in History

Standard Oil News

Standard Oil

University of Iowa professor Richard Priest traces the history of the oil business from rudimentary drilling to John Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and how

21:52 38m

C-SPAN Tours the National WWI Museum & Memorial

News

C-SPAN tours the National World War One Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, which explores the Great War through the stories and artifacts of those who lived it.

22:30 55m

The Presidency

Foreign Policy Peacemaking News

Foreign Policy Peacemaking

Ruti Teitel ("Presidential Visions of Transitional Justice") looks at president's foreign policy efforts to make peace. She analyzes policies like President Oba

23:25 35m

Reel America

Assignment Iran - 1963 True

Assignment Iran - 1963

The U.S. Army follows an Army advisor through his special forces training, Persian-language classes and assignment in Iran during the Cold War.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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