HLN TV Guide — Friday, 15 May 2026

Browse the full HLN TV guide for Friday, 15 May 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

S7 · E34 · Fire Proof True

Fire Proof

Seattle area terrorized by a serial arsonist that seems to have no rhyme or reason starting more than 100 fires and investigators use several techniques.

00:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E35 · X Marks the Spot Documentary

X Marks the Spot

A computer catches a serial killer in St. Louis, once police learn how to use it in a way to track down murderers.

01:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E36 · All Charged Up Documentary

All Charged Up

In the case of Troy Graves, a serial murderer strikes in two separated states, wreaking havoc and unleashing fear wherever the victim's bodies are found.

01:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E37 · Breaking the Mold Documentary

Breaking the Mold

A family with chronic health issues meets a stranger who reveals to them the cause of their problems.

02:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E38 · House Call Documentary

House Call

Wiretapping and cell phone mapping are used to uncover the conspiracy behind the murder of a respected St. Petersburg surgeon.

02:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E41 · Plastic Fire Documentary

Plastic Fire

Woman appeals her conviction for the murder of her mother in a car fire and is released but an expert witness provides new information when she is retried.

03:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E42 · Last Will Documentary

Last Will

A man who kidnapped a 17-year-old girl in broad daylight torments the victim's parents with phone calls that suggest their daughter is still living.

03:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E1 · Dessert Served Cold Documentary

Dessert Served Cold

When emergency personnel are called to attend to an apparent heart attack victim, no one suspects foul play until police look into his girlfriend.

04:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E2 · The Music Case Documentary

The Music Case

After police investigate a series of burglaries they find evidence from the scene of the unsolved murder of a young girl killed in her own home.

04:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E3 · Paintball Documentary

Paintball

In 1962, the small town of in Hanford, Calif., is shocked when a 15-year-old girl is murdered, and after 24 years, microscopic evidence brings justice.

05:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E4 · Sign Here Documentary

Sign Here

When a woman disappears after getting into a rental car, clues from the forged rental slip are what forensic scientists hope will crack the case.

05:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E5 · Shadow of a Doubt Documentary

Shadow of a Doubt

Scheduled to testify against a man who robbed her, a woman is killed days before the trial, and the accused man has a time-stamped videotape as his alibi.

Morning

06:00 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.

06:30 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.

07:00 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.

07:30 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.

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 · E4 · Ten of Hearts True

Ten of Hearts

A young woman disappears on a bike ride and she is found dead from a gunshot wound to the head, but the case goes cold until technology provides a breakthrough.

11:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E5 · Heavy Metal True

Heavy Metal

While deployed with the Navy, a lieutenant ingests a lethal dose of arsenic and dies but it takes years of work before the mystery of his death is solved.

Daytime

12:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E6 · Knots Documentary

Knots

A woman's body is discovered in an apartment's bathtub and authorities investigate the rest of the tenants, but it takes modern forensics to break the case.

12:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E7 · The Reunion True

The Reunion

Cameras capture the terrifying final moments of a murder victim with evidence of a robbery is found at the crime scene and a spurned lover has motive.

13:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E8 · The Orange Shorts True

The Orange Shorts

An injured woman tries call 911 and dies crawling away but when her husband is questioned, his airtight alibi clears him until new forensic evidence emerges.

13:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E9 · Personal Penmanship True

Personal Penmanship

A suburb is struck by tragedy when a woman is murdered with a close-range gunshot wound and an investigation leads to three killers possibly working together.

14:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E10 · Full Circle Documentary

Full Circle

A serial killer claims the lives of three sex workers and leaves almost no evidence, but a break in the case comes 20 years later and leads to an arrest.

14:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E11 · Matching Palms True

Matching Palms

A killer sex offender attacks his prey with terrifying brutality, consumed with rage and dodges authorities' efforts to capture him for years.

15:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E12 · Incendiary True

Incendiary

A house fire tragically claims the life of a small town's only doctor and an investigation reveals the blaze is the work of an arsonist, set by a nurse's son.

15:30 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E13 · Grave Justice True

Grave Justice

On the side of a remote driveway out in the country, a woman is found murdered and her case goes cold until evidence is found during an unrelated case.

16:00 30m

Forensic Files II

S2 · E14 · Smoking Gun True

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.

16:30 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.

17:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E22 · Frozen in Time Documentary

Frozen in Time

A woman vanishes after stopping her car on a busy highway, and the trail turns so cold that new forensic techniques are required.

17:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E23 · Cold Storage Documentary

Cold Storage

After Tracy Jo Shine disappeared, her new affiliation with the some members of the Aryan Brotherhood comes into the investigation as suspect.

Evening

18:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E24 · The Metal Business Documentary

The Metal Business

A 60-year-old man seems to be dying and he believes his business partner might be the one poisoning him, so he takes those suspicions to the police.

18:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E25 · Dressed to Kill Documentary

Dressed to Kill

Girl's father is the prime suspect when she goes missing and he confesses to killing her however his confession has more to do with mental illness than guilt.

19:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E26 · Palm Print Conviction Documentary

Palm Print Conviction

Woman is murdered after she leaves an Alaska bar and investigators must use extraordinary techniques in order to obtain evidence from the body.

19:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E27 · A Vow of Silence Documentary

A Vow of Silence

Emelita Villa came to Texas from the Philippines as a shy, impoverished, mail-order bride. Six and a half years later, she disappeared.

20:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E28 · Elephant Tracks Documentary

Elephant Tracks

A pawn shop owner uncovers a distinctive pendant necklace that turns out to be a key piece of evidence concerning a 2-year-old double homicide case.

20:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E29 · A Bag of Evidence Documentary

A Bag of Evidence

Evidence concerning the case of a murdered 9-year-old girl leads investigators back to the man who placed the anonymous call divulging the location of the body.

21:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E30 · Tooth or Consequences Documentary

Tooth or Consequences

A young woman's disappearance leads police to a suspect who has a history of sexual assault, rape and kidnapping. But police can't find the victim's body.

21:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E31 · Sniffing Revenge Documentary

Sniffing Revenge

A wealthy, middle-aged woman dies suddenly at home; an autopsy finds no signs of foul play, but investigators are unable to determine the cause of death.

22:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E32 · Sleight of Hand Documentary

Sleight of Hand

Elderly woman found murdered in her home and police retrieve fingerprints from crime scene but are unable to find match until after technological advancements.

22:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E33 · Scratching the Surface Documentary

Scratching the Surface

A sniper attempts to evade the police by scratching off the serial number of the gun he used to kill a man but police are able to make the number reappear.

23:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E34 · Fire Proof True

Fire Proof

Seattle area terrorized by a serial arsonist that seems to have no rhyme or reason starting more than 100 fires and investigators use several techniques.

23:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E35 · X Marks the Spot Documentary

X Marks the Spot

A computer catches a serial killer in St. Louis, once police learn how to use it in a way to track down murderers.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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