HLN TV Guide — Thursday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full HLN TV guide for Thursday, 27 August 2026. 41 programmes listed , including 10 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 · E11 · A Clutch of Witnesses Documentary

A Clutch of Witnesses

An unconscious man is run over in an alley outside a bar and when police arrive they discover that the body and the vehicle are no longer on the scene.

00:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E12 · Scout's Honor Documentary

Scout's Honor

Investigators depend on the use of insects and a forensic entomologist to figure out the time when a murder victim was killed.

01:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E13 · A Touching Recollection Documentary

A Touching Recollection

A clever Ohio girl remembers to leave fingerprints on her kidnapper's vehicle when she is abducted which aids police in their search along with a tire imprint.

01:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E14 · A Leg to Stand On Documentary

A Leg to Stand On

Conventional identification methods are rendered useless when law enforcement officials attempt to investigate a severed leg that was found in a dumpster.

02:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E15 · Partners in Crime Documentary

Partners in Crime

Investigators seek a pair of killers who burned a murder victim and stabbed them 24 times, with two different knives.

02:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E16 · Within a Hair Documentary

Within a Hair

Three victims of an Indiana serial rapist identify the same man, but forensic evidence indicates that another man is the real culprit.

03:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E17 · Chief Evidence Documentary

Chief Evidence

A couple's murder is thought to be drug related, but there was no evidence to link the suspects, until the victims' dog pitched in.

03:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E18 · A Bitter Pill to Swallow Documentary

A Bitter Pill to Swallow

Doctor's fiancée falls ill, and it is up to forensic scientists and a hidden camera to discover the cause.

04:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E19 · Sip of Sins Documentary

Sip of Sins

Faryion Wardrip held a startling secret behind his life as a Sunday school teacher, though was able to go unnoticed for years until a paper cup gave him away.

04:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E20 · Telltale Tracks Documentary

Telltale Tracks

Police find a discarded car on a Philadelphia highway and soon discover that its driver is the victim of murder and her body is covered with strange marks.

05:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E21 · Ghost in the Machine Documentary

Ghost in the Machine

A South Dakota minister finds his wife dead in the bathtub and investigators initially believe she committed suicide until new information points to murder.

05:30 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.

Morning

06:00 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.

06:30 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.

07:00 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E14 · A Leg to Stand On Documentary

A Leg to Stand On

Conventional identification methods are rendered useless when law enforcement officials attempt to investigate a severed leg that was found in a dumpster.

07:30 30m

Forensic Files

S7 · E15 · Partners in Crime Documentary

Partners in Crime

Investigators seek a pair of killers who burned a murder victim and stabbed them 24 times, with two different knives.

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

S11 · E39 · Fired-Up True

Fired-Up

When authorities discover the charred remains of a woman amongst the rubble of her burned-down house, they must ascertain whether it was arson or an accident.

11:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E40 · Two In a Million True

Two In a Million

The remains of a well-to-do California family are discovered in their Fresno mansion, and police wrongfully surmise that they caught a burglar by surprise.

Daytime

12:00 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E41 · Bitter Brew True

Bitter Brew

Law enforcement officials embark upon the most intense and thorough manhunts in U.S. history when the chairman of the Coors Brewing Company is kidnapped.

12:30 30m

Forensic Files

S11 · E42 · Message in a Bottle True

Message in a Bottle

A woman is found strangled and sexually assaulted in her Poplar Bluff, Missouri apartment, and her murder case goes unsolved until 13 years after her death.

13:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E1 · Sharper Image True

Sharper Image

Police officers arrest the most likely suspect in the murder case of a small girl, but forensic evidence points to a wrongful accusation.

13:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E2 · Insulated Evidence Documentary

Insulated Evidence

A college student is found choked and burned to death, and detectives call in trace evidence aces who find the murder weapon on the premises.

14:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E3 · Cold Hearted Documentary

Cold Hearted

When a fireman dies of an apparent heart condition, his friends and family notice striking similarities between his death and one that occurred six years ago.

14:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E4 · Wheel of Misfortune Documentary

Wheel of Misfortune

Security camera footage reveals the last known whereabouts of a missing woman, but the evidence she left behind points them in the right direction.

15:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E5 · Quite a Spectacle Documentary

Quite a Spectacle

Police detectives attempt to solve a murder case with a significant lack of quality evidence, including a squashed tomato and a photograph.

15:30 30m

The Tupac Murder Trial

Other Special

16:00 1h

The Tupac Murder Trial

Other Special

17:00 1h

The Tupac Murder Trial

Other Special

Evening

18:00 1h

The Tupac Murder Trial

Other Special

19:00 1h

The Tupac Murder Trial

Other Special

20:00 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.

20:30 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.

21:00 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.

21:30 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.

22:00 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.

22:30 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.

23:00 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.

23:30 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.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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