HLN TV Guide — Sunday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full HLN TV guide for Sunday, 30 August 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

S9 · E13 · A Daughter's Journey Documentary

A Daughter's Journey

In her attempts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her mother, a woman discovers a dark family secret in the pages of her mother's journal.

00:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E14 · Over a Barrel Documentary

Over a Barrel

A forensic scientist makes history using an innovative tactic to recover previously overlooked evidence in a 10-year-old double homicide case.

01:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E15 · Pinned by the Evidence Documentary

Pinned by the Evidence

A jury votes that a man was murdered in cold blood during a street fight, and the man's sentenced to 20 years in prison; six years later new evidence surfaces.

01:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E16 · Cries Unheard Documentary

Cries Unheard

A 19 year old is found dead in her car in what appears to be suicide. Was the scene staged? Police discover a love quadrangle and people with motives.

02:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E17 · Buried Treasure Documentary

Buried Treasure

A man disappears after having an affair with his neighbor's wife, and fifteen years later, a metal detector reveals evidence of foul play.

02:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E18 · Badge of Betrayal Documentary

Badge of Betrayal

Police are baffled when they find the body of woman next to California freeway but the discovery of a unique gold thread on the victim leads them to the killer.

03:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E19 · Deadly Matrimony Documentary

Deadly Matrimony

A woman's husband reports her missing, but police are skeptical after learning the same thing happened to his first wife fifteen years ago.

03:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E20 · Muddy Waters Documentary

Muddy Waters

Mud and other trace evidence helped convict John Bruce Dodson's new wife of staging his death as a supposed hunting accident.

04:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E21 · Point of Origin Documentary

Point of Origin

California is terrorized by a number of arson fires at the hands of an unknown assailant and it is not until a lone fingerprint leads them to a suspect.

04:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E22 · Seeds for Doubt Documentary

Seeds for Doubt

Seed pods give the fatal clue to a case involving the death of a well-liked nurse.

05:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E23 · Saving Face Documentary

Saving Face

The work of a forensic artist and advanced DNA profiling techniques prove instrumental in solving the case of a woman who disappeared without a trace.

05:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E24 · Northern Exposure Documentary

Northern Exposure

Law enforcement officials are able to re-hydrate the fingers of a body discovered near Anchorage, Alaska, in order to get prints and identify the body.

Morning

06:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E25 · Silk Stalkings Documentary

Silk Stalkings

News of the brutal murder of a flight attendant prompts a phone call from the son of a woman who was killed five years previous under similar circumstances.

06:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E26 · Fishing for the Truth Documentary

Fishing for the Truth

A small fishing community is sent reeling after a shrimp boat captain perishes in a gale, and by a subsequent ruling that the death was not an accidental one.

07:00 1h

CNN This Morning

News

Featuring stories and the latest news and information from across the world.

08:00 1h

CNN This Morning

News

Featuring stories and the latest news and information from across the world.

09:00 1h

Inside Politics with Manu Raju

Interview

Congressional correspondent Manu Raju and a panel of analysts discuss the week's biggest political happenings and interview key officials.

10:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E29 · Guarded Secrets True

Guarded Secrets

A wife is puzzled by the mysterious disappearance of her security guard husband, and her personal investigation turns up some surprising secrets.

10:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E30 · Smoking Out a Killer True

Smoking Out a Killer

Law officials and forensic scientists attempt to ascertain the connection between three female college students who were murdered in a similar fashion.

11:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E1 · Frozen Assets True

Frozen Assets

Law enforcement officials exploring the murder of a respected businessman are unable to ascertain whether or not the crime was a robbery gone wrong.

11:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E2 · House Hunting True

House Hunting

Law enforcement officials turn to forensic hypnosis in order to obtain the information needed to create a composite sketch of the suspect.

Daytime

12:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E3 · Shoot to Thrill True

Shoot to Thrill

A teenager returns home to find his father's lifeless body; detectives suspect that the motive was robbery, but further investigation is required.

12:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E4 · Political Thriller True

Political Thriller

A medical examiner is unable to discern the cause of death when a politician dies during a particularly contentious reelection campaign.

13:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E5 · Double Cross True

Double Cross

A female naval officer is found murdered after threatening to expose the cycle of sexual harassment, assault and corruption within the military hierarchy.

13:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E6 · Dancing with the Devil True

Dancing with the Devil

Forensic scientists are able to use DNA evidence to reveal that the killer is a woman, but a series of disappointing leads causes the case to go cold.

14:00 30m

Forensic Files

S17 · E3 · Last Dance Documentary

Last Dance

Police initially suspect suicide when a woman's body is found under a bridge, but further investigation reveals that she was carried and thrown over the side.

14:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E8 · Constructive Criticism True

Constructive Criticism

Police investigators struggle to find a sample of the killer's blood among the excessive gore of a particularly violent crime scene.

15:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E9 · Home Evasion True

Home Evasion

Forensic scientists are able to prove the innocence of a husband who made the call to 911 while heading to the hospital after his wife was shot.

15:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E10 · Window Watcher True

Window Watcher

Police are initially reluctant to believe the story of a woman who claims that a man invaded her home wearing only his underwear and a pair of gloves.

16:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E11 · Stranger in the Night True

Stranger in the Night

A Delaware man who is suspected of killing his mother tries to convince detectives that an unidentified hitchhiker to whom he gave a ride committed the murder.

16:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E12 · Kidnapping True

Kidnapping

After eyewitnesses report the crime, law enforcement officials begin working fervently to locate a mother and child who were kidnapped during a carjacking.

17:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E27 · For Love or Money Documentary

For Love or Money

Skull of a real estate tycoon found with bullet holes and police investigate the fact that he made allowances in his will if he died under violent conditions.

17:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E28 · South of the Border Documentary

South of the Border

Murder of American tourist in Mexico is disguised as a robbery gone wrong and police must employ law enforcement in both countries to solve the crime.

Evening

18:00 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E29 · The Stake-Out Documentary

The Stake-Out

Authorities investigating the kidnapping of a prominent banker's wife discover unexpected evidence among everyday office equipment.

18:30 30m

Forensic Files

S9 · E30 · Walking Terror Documentary

Walking Terror

A man stabs his wife and holds her head under the water in their pool to finish the job, and the entire episode is witnessed by the next-door neighbor.

19:00 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E1 · Trial by Fire Documentary

Trial by Fire

The survivor of a house fire blames a kerosene heater for the fire but evidence tells a different story, prompting an arson and murder investigation.

19:30 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E2 · Marked for Life Documentary

Marked for Life

In 1957 CA cops were on high alert searching for a man who had gone on a crime rampage, and 50 years later dogged detectives still worked the case.

20:00 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E3 · Plastic Puzzle Documentary

Plastic Puzzle

When a bicycle rider is struck and fatally injured in a hit-and-run accident, forensic evidence provides the clues needed to identify the offending vehicle.

20:30 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E4 · Up in Smoke Documentary

Up in Smoke

Police investigators begin to suspect that an elderly couple's son is responsible for the suspicious house fire that resulted in their deaths.

21:00 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E5 · Soiled Plan Documentary

Soiled Plan

The murder case of a mother of two whose body was found little more than a day after she had been reported missing goes unsolved for 20 years.

21:30 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E6 · Headquarters Documentary

Headquarters

A forensic artist utilizes extremely limited data in order to reconstruct the facial features of a woman whose bones were found in a Texas canyon.

22:00 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E7 · One for the Road Documentary

One for the Road

A wife goes missing while on a vacation in Key West, and all police investigators can uncover is a pair of sandals that may or may not belong to her.

22:30 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E8 · Army of Evidence Documentary

Army of Evidence

Police working on case concerning the apparent suicide of a mother of two decide to take another look at the evidence after learning of about woman's past.

23:00 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E9 · 'Shear' Luck True

'Shear' Luck

Members of the Air Force Office of Special Investigators begin looking into the brutal murder of the wife of an Air Force serviceman in the Philippines.

23:30 30m

Forensic Files

S10 · E10 · Tagging a Suspect Documentary

Tagging a Suspect

Bomb attacks are typically difficult for investigators to solve, but forensic scientists manage to uncover miniscule pieces of plastic that hold a key clue.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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