HLN HD
United States
HLN HD is a cable news channel based in the United States that focuses on live breaking news coverage and legal analysis. Its programming often centers on high-profile court cases, true crime stories, and investigative reports. The channel also airs discussion segments where hosts and guests examine current events, often with an emphasis on crime and justice topics. During major news events, HLN HD provides continuous updates and on-the-ground reporting, drawing from its network of correspondents across the country. Its format leans toward shorter, fast-paced news segments rather than long-form documentaries or lifestyle content.
Viewers can access HLN HD through most major cable and satellite providers in the United States. The channel is also available on select live TV streaming services, though availability varies by subscription package. Its programming schedule is listed in standard TV guide databases and on the channel’s own website, where users can find air times for specific shows or recurring segments. No on-demand library or exclusive digital content is offered outside of the live broadcast feed.
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12:30 - 13:00
Forensic Files
Man's Best Friend?
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
When 4-year-old April Renee Tucker is found dead in her backyard, her parents tell the police that neighborhood dogs attacked and killed her, but the injuries on her body don't match their account of what happened.
13:00 - 14:00
CNN News Central (HLN)
News, Politics
The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.
14:00 - 15:00
CNN News Central (HLN)
News, Politics
The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.
LIVE 15:00 - 16:00
CNN News Central (HLN)
News, Politics
The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures.
16:00 - 16:30
Forensic Files
Drowning Sorrows
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
A family break turns into a nightmare when the wife is found face-down in a lake; with no idea whether it was murder, an accident or suicide, police turn to a new forensic technique.
16:30 - 17:00
Forensic Files
As Fault
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
When friends see a woman in the back of a car flailing her arms and screaming, they assume she is having fun, but when they later come upon a jacket and a pool of blood, they realize they witnessed an abduction in progress.
17:00 - 17:30
Forensic Files
Family Ties
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
An attack on a couple's home leaves the husband dead, the wife gravely injured and their son as a prime suspect; hundreds of miles away, a DNA sample may lead to the killer.
17:30 - 18:00
Forensic Files
Trouble Brewing
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
Detectives think they've solved a murder when they find the weapon and victim's blood in a man's flat, but the evidence may have been planted.
18:00 - 18:30
Forensic Files
Holy Terror
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
Detectives search for the bombers of two churches in Illinois, hoping that the materials used in the remnants of the handmade bombs will offer the clues to catch the culprits.
18:30 - 19:00
Forensic Files
Needle in a Haystack
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
There was no apparent reason for the young, healthy college student to be dead; but when the medical examiner found the tiniest of clues during the autopsy, investigators were able to unravel the mystery of betrayal and revenge.
19:00 - 19:30
Forensic Files
Room With a View
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
A woman is stabbed a hundred times and her body positioned in a suggestive manner. This could be a hate crime against women.
19:30 - 20:00
Forensic Files
Dollars and Sense
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
Police are able to create a composite sketch of a man burnt beyond recognition. But tracking the killer is more challenging.
20:00 - 20:30
Forensic Files
Hair Line
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
By cutting a strand of a murdered man's hair into sections, forensics reveal a record of his last six months alive, and find he was frequently ingesting huge amounts of arsenic.
20:30 - 21:00
Forensic Files
All That Glitters Is Gold
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
A bullet-riddled car, a missing driver, and no witnesses, an ambush or a random attack; the clue was something so tiny, it was measured in millionths of a meter.
21:00 - 21:30
Forensic Files
Deadly Rebellion
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
Teenager is found half-naked with her throat slit; a single foreign hair found on her thumb may finger the killer.
21:30 - 22:00
Forensic Files
Sign of the Crime
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
Two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered; the similarities of the crime scenes led police to believe they were dealing with a serial killer who hated women, and they had to find him before he struck again.
22:00 - 22:30
Forensic Files
A Shot in the Dark
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
A woman is found dead from a gunshot wound and police suspect her husband, however, forensic teams prove what really happened, and the truth is stranger than fiction.
22:30 - 23:00
Forensic Files
Without a Prayer
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
After American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O'Hair disappears, the discovery of a mutilated body helps police catch the culprit.
23:00 - 23:30
Forensic Files
A Clutch of Witnesses
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
Two people witness a truck driving over an unconscious man and flee into a nearby bar, but when the police turn up, the truck, the man and the witnesses are gone.
23:30 - 00:00
Forensic Files
Scout's Honor
Series, Documentary, Crime, Medical
Insect evidence helps to solve the mystery of a woman found dead near a river bank.