HLN TV Guide — Thursday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full HLN TV guide for Thursday, 17 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

S12 · E20 · Jean Pool Documentary

Jean Pool

Law enforcement officials decide to reopen a decade-old murder case to see if advances in forensic technology can give them the evidence they need.
00:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E21 · Traffic Violations Documentary

Traffic Violations

While investigating the death of a woman whose body was found a mile away from her abandoned car, police uncover evidence that leads back to one of their own.
01:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E22 · Brotherly Love True

Brotherly Love

The brother of a young single mother, who was brutally assaulted and killed, finds closure after investigating the crime for over 30 years.
01:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E23 · Disrobed True

Disrobed

A 16-year-old girl manages to survive when her parents are brutally murdered in their bedroom, and investigators suspect that there might be more to her story.
02:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E24 · Driven to Silence True

Driven to Silence

The case of a young hairdresser who was murdered in her own shop went unsolved until a new witness comes forward to testify after 10 years of silence.
02:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E25 · Printed Proof True

Printed Proof

Police initially believe they are dealing with the results of a hate crime when two missing gay rights advocates are found brutally murdered.
03:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E26 · About Face True

About Face

In the marshlands of North Carolina, law enforcement officials discover the skeleton of a woman that had been killed 18 months previously.
03:30 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E27 · In the Bag True

In the Bag

When investigators manage to locate a bag full of evidence caught in the branches of a tree, they deduce that the killer meant to throw it in the river.
04:00 30m

Forensic Files

S12 · E28 · Yes, In Deed True

Yes, In Deed

Law enforcement officials investigate when a fire in a trailer home takes a woman's life mere days after she sold her house and moved into it.
04:30 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.
05:00 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.
05:30 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.

Morning

06:00 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.
06:30 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.
07:00 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.
07:30 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.
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

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.
11:30 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.

Daytime

12:00 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.
12:30 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.
13:00 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.
13:30 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."
14:00 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.
14:30 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.
15:00 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.
15:30 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.
16:00 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.
16:30 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.
17:00 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.
17:30 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.

Evening

18:00 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.
18:30 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.
19:00 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.
19:30 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.
20:00 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.
20:30 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.
21:00 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.
21:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E13 · Sands of Crime True

Sands of Crime

Two new pieces of evidence in the form of a pair of running shoes and a cell phone breathe new life into a murder case that went unsolved for eight years.
22:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E14 · Calculated Coincidence True

Calculated Coincidence

A murder case that went unsolved six years in the past provides law enforcement officials with the key piece of evidence they need.
22:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E15 · Sworded Scheme True

Sworded Scheme

When a young female college student disappears without explanation, investigators manage to find a blood spatter in her boyfriend's bedroom.
23:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E16 · Unmasked True

Unmasked

Law enforcement officials attempt to track down a serial rapist in Texas, and time is of the essence as the criminal's violence continues to escalate.
23:30 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E17 · Fashion Police True

Fashion Police

A distinctive button provides police detectives with a key clue in their investigation into the murder of a woman who was stabbed more than 30 times.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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