HLN TV Guide — Friday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full HLN TV guide for Friday, 18 September 2026. 45 programmes listed , including 12 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 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E18 · Church Dis-service True

Church Dis-service

When a woman goes missing after attending her church service, authorities begin searching for the driver of a van identified by eye-witnesses.
00:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E19 · Seedy Intentions True

Seedy Intentions

The search for a missing 9-year-old girl goes on for weeks until a psychic's vision leads law enforcement officials to a field containing her body.
01:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E20 · DNA Dragnet True

DNA Dragnet

Detectives are able to confirm that what appeared to be a casual encounter was in fact a forced abduction by analyzing digitally-enhanced security footage.
01:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E21 · Smiley Face True

Smiley Face

Law enforcement officials investigate a case concerning a woman who survived a series of stab wounds inflicted during a sexual assault.
02:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E22 · Dirty Laundry True

Dirty Laundry

After a Kentucky businessman is murdered in the safety of his own home, police are left to question whether the brutal crime could be blamed on a home intruder.
02:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E23 · Drowning Sorrows True

Drowning Sorrows

A woman falls to her death while vacationing with her husband and two sons, but investigators begin to suspect that the event was not an accident.
03:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E24 · As Fault True

As Fault

A missing person case involving a woman who disappeared after attending a night out on the town ultimately turns into a homicide case.
03:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E25 · Family Ties True

Family Ties

A woman who was widowed after surviving the brutal attack that killed her husband withdraws her testimony after identifying the killer.
04:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E26 · Trouble Brewing True

Trouble Brewing

A high-priced call girl is murdered near the outer border of Columbia, South Carolina, and the only evidence they have to go on is a six-pack of beer.
04:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E27 · Holy Terror True

Holy Terror

Authorities manage to apprehend a group of people believed to be responsible for a series of church bombings in an Eastern Illinois community.
05:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E28 · Needle in a Haystack True

Needle in a Haystack

A criminal's unique occupational habit gives investigators the important clue they need to apprehend him in relation to the death of a college student.
05:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E29 · Room with a View True

Room with a View

After a college student is gruesomely murdered, investigators try to determine whether the clues indicate a sex crime or a rage-filled killing.

Morning

06:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E30 · Dollars and Sense True

Dollars and Sense

Law officials seek the assistance of forensic scientists to investigate a case involving a Pennsylvania man who was found dead almost 100 miles from his home.
06:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E31 · Hair Line True

Hair Line

A gravely ill young man dies in the hospital before doctors can save him, so police must use forensic science to determine the cause of death.
07:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E6 · Tourist Trap Documentary

Tourist Trap

Several attacks happened in 1993 to Florida tourists, causing police to investigate using one major piece of evidence being a bite mark left on a victim.
07:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E7 · Once Bitten Documentary

Once Bitten

During the wee morning hours of December 29, 1991, a woman is killed in a Phoenix bar, and investigators retrieve a shoe-print, & foreign hairs.
08:00 1h

CNN News Central

News

Live reports of the latest breaking news from around the world.
09:00 1h

CNN News Central

News

Live reports of the latest breaking news from around the world.
10:00 1h

CNN News Central

News

Live reports of the latest breaking news from around the world.
11:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E14 · Smoking Gun Documentary

Smoking Gun

An attacker does not realize his 77-year-old victim on a road trip is hearing impaired so he murders him when he doesn't comply with his demands.
11:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S3 · E1 · Pulp Friction Documentary

Pulp Friction

A farmhand tragically dies in a seemingly accidental explosion, but after further investigation of the blast site, authorities uncover the remnants of a bomb.

Daytime

12:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S3 · E2 · Sole Mate Documentary

Sole Mate

A promising young college student is found stabbed to death in her apartment and a bloody shoeprint soon points to a surprising killer hidden in plain sight.
12:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S3 · E3 · Marked For Murder True

Marked For Murder

Life in a peaceful Texas county is violently disrupted when a mysterious assailant begins to target the community's law enforcement for murder.
13:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S3 · E4 · Words Matter Documentary

Words Matter

The scene of a brutal murder is marred by spray painted threats all over the walls and authorities discover a history of death threats that leads to the killer.
13:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S3 · E5 · Last Dance Documentary

Last Dance

A Texas teen and her boyfriend are savagely attacked on Valentine's Day, causing her death while boyfriend escapes - a case that goes cold for 50 years.
14:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S3 · E6 · Dog Proof Documentary

Dog Proof

After three Indiana construction workers are found dead on their work site, detectives find only one clue - the shoeprint of one of the killers.
14:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S3 · E7 · Mix Matched True

Mix Matched

A newly released Texas man claims he will change his life, only to become caught up in a murder case; back in prison, he turns to forensics.
15:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E26 · Letter Perfect Documentary

Letter Perfect

A healthy man dies in his sleep from a lethal dose of lidocaine in his blood; a suicide note is found, but a forensic linguist sees through it.
15:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E27 · True Lies Documentary

True Lies

In the summer of 1986, Kathleen Lipscomb's body was discovered on an isolated road outside San Antonio; years later, a private investigator found her diary.
16:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E28 · Bed of Deceit Documentary

Bed of Deceit

The recently widowed wife of an ex-police officer comes under suspicion when a book describing the perfect accidental shooting is found in her possession.
16:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E29 · Smoke in Your Eyes Documentary

Smoke in Your Eyes

When two unknown women are killed in a suspicious apartment fire, gastromatography and forensic evidence may help solve the case.
17:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E32 · All that Glitters is Gold True

All that Glitters is Gold

A young woman disappears while driving home from a holiday get together, and forensic investigators find evidence in the form of a shiny particle.
17:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E33 · Deadly Rebellion True

Deadly Rebellion

Law enforcement officials launch an investigation when a girl with a history of running away from home finally disappears for good.

Evening

18:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E34 · Sign of the Crime True

Sign of the Crime

Forensic scientists are on the trail of a serial arsonist when police find evidence that points to foul play in the rubble of a woman's burned-down apartment.
18:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E35 · Covet Thy Neighbor True

Covet Thy Neighbor

The family of a laboratory science major at the University of Illinois becomes concerned when their daughter fails to show up for her Friday classes.
19:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E36 · Writing on the Wall True

Writing on the Wall

Law enforcement officials investigating the case of a flight attendant who was murdered in her home are led in the wrong direction by a clue at the scene.
19:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E37 · Hundreds of Reasons True

Hundreds of Reasons

Authorities suspect a robber-gone-wrong when the assistant manager of a Florida steakhouse is killed while closing up the restaurant at the end of the night.
20:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E38 · Cold Feet True

Cold Feet

The case of a Florida woman, who was raped and murdered, went unsolved for over 18 years until recent advances in forensic technology provide new insight.
20:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E39 · Separation Anxiety True

Separation Anxiety

A killer attempts to get rid of the evidence by burning the body, and even though it takes several days, forensic scientists are able to identify the body.
21:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E40 · Office Visit True

Office Visit

Authorities initially believe that the murder of an Arizona surgeon was the result of a random attack, but further investigation reveals evidence of foul play.
21:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E41 · Palm Saturday True

Palm Saturday

Local authorities suspect that they are dealing with the work of a professional assassin when they discover a young couple who were killed in their home.
22:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E42 · Shoe-in for Murder True

Shoe-in for Murder

A 12-year-old girl is the only witness to the murder of her mother, but law enforcement officials are unable to solve the crime for 12 years.
22:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E43 · Family Interrupted True

Family Interrupted

Two people are killed and two more are injured when a suburban family comes home to find someone in their home attempting a robbery.
23:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E44 · Runaway Love True

Runaway Love

Law enforcement officials begin investigating the troubled private life of a woman who was found dead at a luxurious yacht club in California.
23:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E45 · Watchful Eye True

Watchful Eye

Law enforcement officials discover that a state park employee was murdered for only $2,000, but the case goes unsolved for several years.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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