Court TV

United States United States

Court TV provides gavel-to-gavel coverage of criminal trials and legal proceedings from courthouses across the United States. The channel focuses on real-time courtroom footage, with legal analysts and commentators offering context during breaks or recesses. Programming centers on high-profile cases, including murder trials, civil lawsuits, and appeals, often featuring expert testimony and jury deliberations. Documentaries and original series explore forensic science, criminal investigations, and landmark legal battles, while news segments report on developing cases and judicial rulings. The content appeals to viewers interested in the mechanics of the justice system, true crime, and courtroom procedure.

Beyond its cable and satellite distribution, the channel streams live trial coverage through its website and mobile app, allowing access to ongoing cases without a television subscription. TV guide listings typically note trial schedules and documentary airtimes, though live proceedings can shift unpredictably due to court recesses or extended arguments. The network does not produce scripted entertainment or sports programming, maintaining a consistent focus on actual legal events and analysis.

Schedule
Court TV Live
00:00 - 01:00
Court TV Live
Law
Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.
48 Hours
01:00 - 02:00
48 Hours
Newsmagazine, Crime, Law
This newsmagazine investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening -- and resolution -- of cold cases, and changed numerous lives....
VPI: Vinnie Politan Investigates
02:00 - 03:00
VPI: Vinnie Politan Investigates
Crime, Talk
Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true-crime stories that are captivating the world over.
Accomplice to Murder, With Vinnie Politan
03:00 - 04:00
Accomplice to Murder, With Vinnie Politan
Crime, Documentary
Vinnie Politan travels across the country to speak with accomplices, the convicted, condemned and exonerated, who share a unique look into cases and verdicts that might not be as clear-cut as initially thought.
Victim to Verdict
04:00 - 05:00
Victim to Verdict
Murdaugh Family Murders
Series, Crime
Once prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh's life begins to unravel after the murder of his wife Maggie and youngest son Paul; the murders kick off an investigation that uncovered years of drug abuse, theft of millions of dollars and an abuse of power bringing down a...
Victim to Verdict
05:00 - 06:00
Victim to Verdict
The Matriarch Mastermind Murder
Series, Crime
More than a decade after Florida State Law professor Dan Markel was gunned down by two Miami hitmen, his former mother-in-law, Donna Adelson, is accused of plotting the murder; her son Charlie and his girlfriend have already been convicted, but prosecutors believe Donna was...
VPI: Vinnie Politan Investigates
06:00 - 07:00
VPI: Vinnie Politan Investigates
Crime, Talk
Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true-crime stories that are captivating the world over.