HLN TV Guide — Sunday, 17 May 2026

Browse the full HLN TV guide for Sunday, 17 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

S8 · E22 · Bound for Jail Documentary

Bound for Jail

A female is discovered murdered and lying in a gulch near a jogging trail, and vital crime scene evidence was destroyed by rainstorms; 20 years pass.

00:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E23 · Sphere of Influence Documentary

Sphere of Influence

A girl is feared to have become the victim of nature when she goes missing in Alaska but her body is found with gunshot wounds.

01:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E24 · Nailed Documentary

Nailed

Before a woman can testify in court about the man who raped her, she is murdered in her own front yard, leading police to suspect the alleged rapist.

01:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E25 · Sign of the Zodiac Documentary

Sign of the Zodiac

A series of deadly attacks on New York City residents lead police to believe that these were not random acts of violence.

02:00 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.

02:30 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.

03:00 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.

03:30 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.

04:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E30 · Flower Power Documentary

Flower Power

Police receive two different reports of the same murder and uncover strange details about the crime so they must look to seeds and a candy wrapper to solve it.

04:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E31 · Past Lives Documentary

Past Lives

The wife of a wealthy man makes a killing after he's killed in a car accident with a life insurance claim worth 7 million dollars, giving detectives suspicions.

05:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E32 · Over and Out Documentary

Over and Out

Law enforcement officials investigate when a pipe bomb explodes in a rural neighborhood, killing a young man and severely injuring his mother.

05:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E33 · Death by a Salesman Documentary

Death by a Salesman

Detectives race against the clock attempting to apprehend a suspect believed to have committed a bizarre murder before he crosses state lines

Morning

06:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E34 · Web of Seduction Documentary

Web of Seduction

Investigators are puzzled by an uncharacteristically clean crime scene in the case of a junkyard owner who was shot to death in his office.

06:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E35 · Grounds for Indictment Documentary

Grounds for Indictment

Police must turn to the expertise of a forensic geologist to study soil samples from a jeep believed to have played a part in a double murder at a boathouse.

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 · E18 · Shattered Innocence True

Shattered Innocence

In 1998, a lawyer in Texas is found shot to death in her bed, and cameras follow along as the investigators go through the evidence.

10:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E6 · Dockter Visit True

Dockter Visit

An old man's found dead, and person who comes under suspicion, has an airtight alibi; information leads to a ne'er-do-well who loves peanut butter and boots.

11:00 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E7 · Murder, She Wrote True

Murder, She Wrote

A woman leaves a note for her sister hidden away in a china cabinet and tells her to read it if anything should ever happen to her.

11:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E8 · Concrete Alibi True

Concrete Alibi

Detectives recruit a forensic geologist to help them analyze crucial evidence that may reveal the culprit behind the brutal murder of an aspiring model.

Daytime

12:00 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E9 · Key Evidence Documentary

Key Evidence

Microscopic fibers deposited inside an asthmas inhaler provide law enforcement officials with the important clue they need to solve a murder.

12:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E10 · The Gambler Documentary

The Gambler

Law enforcement officials investigate a gambling-related triple homicide that is the first to occur in the quiet town of Verona, Washington.

13:00 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E11 · Weakest Link True

Weakest Link

Authorities attempt to uncover the identity of a girl whose lifeless body was discovered on a remote farm near Delano, California.

13:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E12 · Capitol Crimes Documentary

Capitol Crimes

Law enforcement officials investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee discover key clues after stripping the vehicle.

14:00 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E13 · Undertaken True

Undertaken

A coroner rules a death accidental; the police consider it homicide because of incriminating evidence retrieved from the crime scene.

14:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E14 · Dark Waters Documentary

Dark Waters

A young man is killed while his friend is critically injured when a boat collides with their vessel, and the other driver flees from the scene.

15:00 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E15 · Nice Threads True

Nice Threads

A look at the mysterious murder of a Bible school student examines the events surrounding her death in her Kirkland, Washington apartment.

15:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E16 · Grave Danger True

Grave Danger

Cops investigate a death scene that at first glance appears accidental, but further probing indicates that perhaps the victim was murdered.

16:00 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E17 · Internal Affair True

Internal Affair

Friends and family of a missing woman are forced to face their worst fears when her lifeless body is discovered several weeks after her disappearance.

16:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E18 · A Case of the Flue True

A Case of the Flue

An elderly woman is brutally murdered inside her home during a robbery gone wrong, and the only clue is the fact that she had scheduled a chimney cleaning.

17:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E10 · Dinner and a Movie Documentary

Dinner and a Movie

Reminiscent of an HBO movie, a pregnant woman is discovered murdered in her air-conditioned bedroom, cops examine clues from the movie.

17:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E11 · A Wrong Foot Documentary

A Wrong Foot

In Peoria, IL investigators find an nondescript print where a man has been murdered and two teenage females were savagely attacked; the girls couldn't assist.

Evening

18:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E12 · Order Up Documentary

Order Up

A man is found shot to death in his home, and his ex-wife has a perfect alibi; determining time of death becomes critically important.

18:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E13 · When the Dust Settled Documentary

When the Dust Settled

The murder of a union official shot execution-style in his bed lead police to examine an IRA connection lead and the victim's wife.

19:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E14 · A Welcome Intrusion Documentary

A Welcome Intrusion

St. Louis woman who complained about her shuttle driver is found dead with the driver after a mysterious confrontation, but forensics provide a clue.

19:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E15 · Within Arm's Reach Documentary

Within Arm's Reach

The jury is tasked with deciding between opposing interpretations of the evidence in a case concerning a man accused of killing his estranged wife.

20:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E16 · Private Thoughts Documentary

Private Thoughts

Firefighters responding to a house fire are shocked to discover an entire family burned to death inside, and police believe it was a case of murder-suicide.

20:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E17 · Brotherhoods Documentary

Brotherhoods

Solving the double homicide of a homosexual couple and a series of California hate crimes takes investigators into the sordid world of White Supremacy.

21:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E18 · Hair of the Dog Documentary

Hair of the Dog

Investigators are disturbed to find no forensic evidence at a murder scene, but they feel certain that the victim's canine saw the killer and can provide clues.

21:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E19 · Breaking News Documentary

Breaking News

A young TV news producer is raped and murdered, and two potential suspects are cleared; more than a year later, Virginia has its first "cold hit."

22:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E20 · All the World's a Stage Documentary

All the World's a Stage

Police investigate the shooting of a homicide detective's wife, in which the officer says his wife shot herself by accident.

22:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E21 · The Big Chill Documentary

The Big Chill

Law enforcement officials and forensic scientists attempt to investigate the case of a woman who developed an extensive 4,000-page medical history.

23:00 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E22 · Bound for Jail Documentary

Bound for Jail

A female is discovered murdered and lying in a gulch near a jogging trail, and vital crime scene evidence was destroyed by rainstorms; 20 years pass.

23:30 30m

Forensic Files

S8 · E23 · Sphere of Influence Documentary

Sphere of Influence

A girl is feared to have become the victim of nature when she goes missing in Alaska but her body is found with gunshot wounds.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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