C-SPAN 2 TV Guide — Sunday, 17 May 2026

Browse the full C-SPAN 2 TV guide for Sunday, 17 May 2026. 26 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

00:00 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.

00:40 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.

01:45 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

01:57 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

02:32 28m

American History TV

News

People and events that help document the American Story.

03:00 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.

04:05 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.

05:35 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

Morning

07:05 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.

08:23 37m

American History TV

News

People and events that help document the American Story.

09:00 1h

Eyck Freymann, Defending Taiwan

News

The Hoover Institution's Eyck Freymann argues that the United States can deter a war with China by strengthening its defense of Taiwan.

10:00 1h

Gal Beckerman, How to be a Dissident

News

In an age of division, Atlantic Staff Writer Gal Beckerman talks about what it takes to be a dissident - from Socrates through the anti-slavery movement to toda

11:00 1h

Q&A

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on the Heroes of the American Revolution News

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on the Heroes of the American Revolution

From the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his children's book, "Heroes of 1776," about the signers of the Declaration of Indep

Daytime

12:00 1h

2026 Lincoln Prize

News

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presents the Lincoln prize - which recognizes scholarly works about the 16th president - to Richard Cardwardine

13:00 52m

2026 Bancroft Prize for History

News

Columbia University presents the Bancroft prize for history writing to 2026 winners Emilie Connolly ("Vested Interests") and Beth Lew-Williams ("John Doe Chinam

13:52 58m

Frank Thorp, After the Riot

News

Photographer and NBC News reporter Frank Thorp documents the aftermath of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

14:50 56m

America 250

Molly Beer, For Love & Country in a Time of Revolution News

Molly Beer, For Love & Country in a Time of Revolution

Historian Molly Beer takes a woman's-eye view of the revolutionary era through the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law.

15:46 59m

Julian Zelizer, The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden - A First Historical Assessmen

News

Presidential scholars, who contributed to a collection of essays on Joe Biden, gather to deliver an early historical evaluation of his presidency (2021-25).

16:45 1h 10m

Cindy Cohn, Privacy's Defender - My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillan

News

Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn recalls her career fighting for digital privacy. Harvard Book Store hosts this event.

17:55 50m

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, The Pain Brokers

News

Law professor Elizabeth Chamblee Burch investigates medical lawsuit schemes that led to women getting unnecessary medical procedures. Vanderbilt University book

Evening

18:45 1h 15m

Andres Martinez, The Great Game

News

Arizona State University Great Game Lab co-director Andres Martinez talks about the rising popularity of soccer in America and the forces behind it.

20:00 1h

America's Book Club

Heather Cox Richardson News

Heather Cox Richardson

Bestselling historian, podcaster and newsletter author Heather Cox Richardson joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss democracy and her books on the Revolutionary

21:00 25m

America's Book Club

The Treasures with Heather Cox Richardson News

The Treasures with Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson views artifacts from the American Revolution Institute's collection.

21:25 1h

Eyck Freymann, Defending Taiwan

News

The Hoover Institution's Eyck Freymann argues that the United States can deter a war with China by strengthening its defense of Taiwan.

22:25 1h

Gal Beckerman, How to be a Dissident

News

In an age of division, Atlantic Staff Writer Gal Beckerman talks about what it takes to be a dissident - from Socrates through the anti-slavery movement to toda

23:25 1h

Q&A

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on the Heroes of the American Revolution News

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on the Heroes of the American Revolution

From the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his children's book, "Heroes of 1776," about the signers of the Declaration of Indep

Early Morning

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Daytime

Evening

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