Is CNN Special Report coming back?
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The answer: Between seasons — last episode December 26, 2024, no return date announced yet.
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CNN Special Report episode schedule
196 aired
Aired · 196
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 26, 2024 | S2024·E2 | All The Best, All The Worst 2024 |
| April 15, 2024 | S2024·E1 | Trump Hush Money Trial |
| December 29, 2023 | S2023·E3 | All The Best, All The Worst 2023 |
| February 26, 2023 | S2023·E2 | The Will to Win: Ukraine At War |
| February 24, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America |
| December 28, 2022 | S2022·E19 | All the Best All the Worst 2022 |
| December 14, 2022 | S2022·E18 | Sandy Hook: Forever Remembered |
| October 30, 2022 | S2022·E17 | Perilous Politics: America's Dangerous Divide |
| October 23, 2022 | S2022·E16 | The Murdaugh Murders: A Twisted Tale of Power and Money |
| October 2, 2022 | S2022·E15 | Supreme Power: Inside the Highest Court in the Land – A Fareed Zakaria Special |
| September 25, 2022 | S2022·E14 | Immaculate Concussion: The Truth Behind Havana Syndrome |
| September 18, 2022 | S2022·E13 | American Coup: The January 6th Investigation |
| September 8, 2022 | S2022·E12 | A Queen for the Ages: Elizabeth II |
| September 5, 2022 | S2022·E11 | The Baby Business |
| August 21, 2022 | S2022·E10 | Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America |
| July 24, 2022 | S2022·E9 | Deep in the Pockets of Texas |
| July 17, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Steve Bannon, Divided We Fall |
| June 3, 2022 | S2022·E7 | Missing: Madeleine McCann |
| May 22, 2022 | S2022·E6 | Finally Home: The Trevor Reed Interview |
| May 15, 2022 | S2022·E5 | Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin: Fareed Zakaria Reports |
| April 29, 2022 | S2022·E4 | The Fire Still Burns: 30 Years After the L.A. Riots |
| February 27, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Megaphone for Conspiracy: the Alex Jones Story |
| January 30, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Traffic Stop: Dangerous Encounters |
| January 9, 2022 | S2022·E1 | The Fight to Save American Democracy - A Fareed Zakaria Special |
| December 30, 2021 | S2021·E23 | All the Best; All the Worst 2021 |
| December 19, 2021 | S2021·E22 | Weed 6: Marijuana and Autism |
| December 5, 2021 | S2021·E21 | White Power on Trial: Return to Charlottesville |
| November 28, 2021 | S2021·E20 | China's Iron Fist: Xi Jinping and the Stakes for America – A Fareed Zakaria Special |
| November 5, 2021 | S2021·E19 | Trumping Democracy: An American Coup |
| October 27, 2021 | S2021·E18 | Stop the Vote: The Big Lie's Assault on Democracy |
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| October 15, 2021 | S2021·E17 | Gabby Petito and the Hunt for Justice |
| September 26, 2021 | S2021·E16 | Toxic: Britney Spears' Battle for Freedom |
| May 16, 2021 | S2021·E15 | A Radical Rebellion: The Transformation of the GOP – A Fareed Zakaria Special |
| May 9, 2021 | S2021·E14 | What's Going On: Marvin Gaye's Anthem for the Ages |
| April 10, 2021 | S2021·E13 | The Truth About Vaccines |
| March 28, 2021 | S2021·E12 | Covid War: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out |
| March 27, 2021 | S2021·E11 | The Price We Paid: The Economic Cost of Covid |
| March 20, 2021 | S2021·E10 | The Human Cost of Covid |
| March 12, 2021 | S2021·E9 | Back to School: Kids, COVID, and the Fight to Reopen |
| February 26, 2021 | S2021·E8 | The Cult of QAnon |
| January 31, 2021 | S2021·E7 | The Divided States of America: What is Tearing Us Apart? |
| January 30, 2021 | S2021·E6 | Inside the QAnon Conspiracy |
| January 23, 2021 | S2021·E5 | Living History with Anderson Cooper, Doris Kearns Goodwin & Ken Burns |
| January 23, 2021 | S2021·E4 | The King of Talk: Remembering Larry King |
| January 17, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Kamala Harris: Making History |
| January 16, 2021 | S2021·E2 | The Faces of the Trump Insurrection |
| January 10, 2021 | S2021·E1 | The Trump Insurrection: 24 Hours That Shook America |
| July 20, 2020 | S2020·E14 | Donald Trump's Conspiracy Theories |
| June 28, 2020 | S2020·E13 | Trump & The Law: After Impeachment |
| June 14, 2020 | S2020·E12 | Bats: The Mystery Behind COVID-19 |
| June 9, 2020 | S2020·E11 | Remembering George Floyd |
| June 7, 2020 | S2020·E10 | Unconscious Bias: Facing the Realities of Racism |
| May 31, 2020 | S2020·E9 | I Can't Breathe: Black Men Living and Dying in America |
| May 24, 2020 | S2020·E8 | China's Deadly Secret: A Fareed Zakaria Special |
| May 3, 2020 | S2020·E7 | The Pandemic and the President |
| April 25, 2020 | S2020·E6 | The Road to Change: America's Climate Crisis |
| April 6, 2020 | S2020·E5 | Inside the E.R.: The Incredible Fight Against Coronavirus |
| January 29, 2020 | S2020·E4 | Royal Divide: Harry, Meghan, and The Crown |
| January 26, 2020 | S2020·E3 | Voices of Auschwitz |
| January 18, 2020 | S2020·E2 | Royal Revolution: Harry and Meghan |
| January 5, 2020 | S2020·E1 | The Trial of William Jefferson Clinton |
| December 26, 2019 | S2019·E20 | All the Best, All the Worst 2019 |
| December 21, 2019 | S2019·E19 | Presidents on Trial: An Inside Look at Impeachment |
| December 1, 2019 | S2019·E18 | Abuse and Scandal in the Catholic Church: The Case of the Predator Priest |
| November 24, 2019 | S2019·E17 | All the President's Lies |
| November 24, 2019 | S2019·E16 | The Impeachment Inquiry: In the Words of the Witnesses |
| October 25, 2019 | S2019·E15 | On the Brink: When a President Faces Impeachment |
| October 20, 2019 | S2019·E14 | Scheme and Scandal: Inside the College Admissions Crisis |
| September 29, 2019 | S2019·E13 | Weed 5: The CBD Craze |
| September 26, 2019 | S2019·E12 | Impeachment Inquiry: Thursday, September 26, 2019 |
| September 25, 2019 | S2019·E11 | Impeachment Inquiry: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 |
| September 15, 2019 | S2019·E10 | Friends Forever: 25 Years of Laughter |
| August 23, 2019 | S2019·E9 | A Toxic Tale: Trump's Environmental Impact |
| August 17, 2019 | S2019·E8 | Woodstock at 50 |
| August 16, 2019 | S2019·E7 | The Age of Amazon |
| July 12, 2019 | S2019·E6 | The Hidden Workforce: Undocumented in America |
| June 30, 2019 | S2019·E5 | State of Hate: The Explosion of White Supremacy |
| June 14, 2019 | S2019·E4 | Woman of Mystery: Melania Trump |
| May 17, 2019 | S2019·E3 | The Trump Family Business |
| March 3, 2019 | S2019·E2 | Saudi Arabia: Kingdom of Secrets |
| February 10, 2019 | S2019·E1 | Facebook at 15: It's Complicated |
| December 2, 2018 | S2018·E13 | Presidents Under Fire: The History of Impeachment |
| July 20, 2018 | S2018·E12 | The Trump Show: TV's New Reality |
| June 10, 2018 | S2018·E11 | The Two Faces of Kim Jong Un |
| June 8, 2018 | S2018·E10 | Remembering Anthony Bourdain |
| April 29, 2018 | S2018·E9 | Weed 4: Pot vs. Pills |
| April 27, 2018 | S2018·E8 | Hush Money: Trouble for Trump |
| April 25, 2018 | S2018·E7 | James Comey: Truth, Lies, & Leadership: Town Hall |
| April 15, 2018 | S2018·E6 | Comey Speaks Out |
| April 14, 2018 | S2018·E5 | A Deadly Haze: Inside the Fraternity Crisis |
| February 17, 2018 | S2018·E4 | Broken Bones, Shattered Lives |
| January 20, 2018 | S2018·E3 | Trump's First Year: Reign of Chaos |
| January 5, 2018 | S2018·E2 | The Trump - Russia Investigation |
| January 2, 2018 | S2018·E1 | Trump One Year Later |
| December 26, 2017 | S2017·E30 | All the Best, All the Worst 2017 |
| December 8, 2017 | S2017·E28 | The Mystery of Michael Flynn |
| November 20, 2017 | S2017·E27 | Late Night in the Age of Trump |
| October 30, 2017 | S2017·E26 | The Russia Investigation |
| October 7, 2017 | S2017·E29 | Justice for Jessica |
| September 22, 2017 | S2017·E25 | Twitter and Trump |
| September 15, 2017 | S2017·E24 | Secret State: Inside North Korea |
| August 27, 2017 | S2017·E23 | Diana: Chasing a Fairytale (aka Chasing Diana) |
| August 7, 2017 | S2017·E21 | Why Trump Won |
| August 4, 2017 | S2017·E20 | Fatal Attraction or Fatal Mistake: The Carolyn Warmus Story |
| July 21, 2017 | S2017·E19 | After OJ: The Fuhrman Tapes Revealed |
| July 13, 2017 | S2017·E18 | The First Son: The Life of Donald Trump Jr. |
| July 13, 2017 | S2017·E17 | White House in Crisis, Part 2 |
| June 30, 2017 | S2017·E16 | Pulse of Orlando: Terror at the Nightclub |
| June 27, 2017 | S2017·E15 | The Russian Connection: Inside the Attack on Democracy |
| June 23, 2017 | S2017·E14 | Separated: Saving the Twins |
| June 10, 2017 | S2017·E13 | The Case Against Cosby, Part 2 |
| June 5, 2017 | S2017·E11 | The Case Against Cosby |
| May 19, 2017 | S2017·E10 | White House in Crisis |
| May 5, 2017 | S2017·E9 | Missing: Madeleine McCann |
| April 21, 2017 | S2017·E8 | Downward Spiral: Aaron Hernandez |
| April 8, 2017 | S2017·E7 | Return to Mosul |
| March 31, 2017 | S2017·E6 | ISIS: Behind the Mask |
| March 12, 2017 | S2017·E5 | The Most Powerful Man in the World |
| March 10, 2017 | S2017·E4 | Melania Trump: The Making of a First Lady |
| March 1, 2017 | S2017·E3 | CNN Town Hall: John McCain and Lindsey Graham |
| February 28, 2017 | S2017·E2 | Presidential Address to Congress |
| January 16, 2017 | S2017·E1 | Ivanka Trump: First Daughter |
| December 13, 2016 | S2016·E12 | The Murder of JonBenet |
| December 7, 2016 | S2016·E11 | The Legacy of Barack Obama |
| November 29, 2016 | S2016·E10 | War in Space: The Next Battlefield |
| September 14, 2016 | S2016·E9 | Almost President: The Agony of Defeat |
| August 7, 2016 | S2016·E8 | Got Shorty: Inside the Chase for El Chapo |
| June 21, 2016 | S2016·E7 | Supplements |
| May 16, 2016 | S2016·E6 | Biker Brawl: Inside the Texas Shootout |
| March 1, 2016 | S2016·E5 | In the Footsteps of Bin Laden |
| February 23, 2016 | S2016·E4 | Miles O'Brien: A Life Lost and Found |
| February 16, 2016 | S2016·E3 | Terror in Paris |
| January 26, 2016 | S2016·E2 | The Secret Life of G.I. Joe |
| January 19, 2016 | S2016·E1 | Who Killed Freddie Gray? |
| December 29, 2015 | S2015·E55 | All the Best, All the Worst of 2015 |
| December 8, 2015 | S2015·E54 | Killing John Lennon |
| November 28, 2015 | S2015·E53 | Blindsided: How ISIS Shook the World |
| November 2, 2015 | S2015·E52 | Bush vs. Gore: The Endless Election |
| October 27, 2015 | S2015·E51 | Videos Gone Viral 2 |
| October 20, 2015 | S2015·E50 | The DC Mansion Murders II |
| October 6, 2015 | S2015·E49 | OJ Verdict: Shock of the Century |
| October 5, 2015 | S2015·E48 | Being13: Inside the Secret World of Teens |
| September 22, 2015 | S2015·E47 | The People's Pope |
| September 2, 2015 | S2015·E46 | Murder on Cape Cod: Who Shot Shirley Reine? |
| August 27, 2015 | S2015·E45 | Katrina: The Storm That Never Stopped |
| August 19, 2015 | S2015·E44 | Interview with Donald Trump |
| August 18, 2015 | S2015·E43 | Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders |
| August 6, 2015 | S2015·E42 | San Francisco Shaken: 25 Years Since the Quake |
| August 4, 2015 | S2015·E41 | A Miner Miracle: Five Years After the Chilean Rescue |
| July 31, 2015 | S2015·E40 | Vanished, the Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 |
| July 28, 2015 | S2015·E39 | The Great Prison Escape II |
| July 21, 2015 | S2015·E38 | Children for Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking |
| July 16, 2015 | S2015·E37 | Two Military Centers in Chattanooga Attacked |
| July 10, 2015 | S2015·E36 | Escape from Jonestown |
| June 30, 2015 | S2015·E35 | Married to a Murderer: The Drew Peterson Story |
| June 25, 2015 | S2015·E33 | The 70s: Vietnam |
| June 23, 2015 | S2015·E32 | The Great Prison Escape / The Mansion Murders |
| June 13, 2015 | S2015·E31 | Downward Spiral: Inside the Case Against Aaron Hernandez |
| June 13, 2015 | S2015·E30 | OJ's Wild Ride: 20 Years After the Chase |
| June 13, 2015 | S2015·E29 | The OJ Simpson Trial: Drama of the Century |
| June 8, 2015 | S2015·E28 | The CNN Quiz Show: '70s Edition |
| June 2, 2015 | S2015·E27 | The War Against ISIS: What Should U.S. Do Now? |
| May 26, 2015 | S2015·E26 | 35 Years of CNN |
| May 22, 2015 | S2015·E24 | David Letterman Says Goodnight |
| May 11, 2015 | S2015·E21 | Blindsided: How ISIS Shook the World |
| May 9, 2015 | S2015·E20 | Murder in Mexico: What Happened at Falcon Lake / Videos Gone Viral |
| May 5, 2015 | S2015·E19 | Murder at the Marathon |
| May 2, 2015 | S2015·E18 | Chasing a Killer |
| April 25, 2015 | S2015·E17 | Sleep |
| April 24, 2015 | S2015·E16 | High Profits |
| April 19, 2015 | S2015·E14 | Weed 3: The Marijuana Revolution |
| April 14, 2015 | S2015·E13 | Blowout: The Gulf Oil Disaster |
| April 11, 2015 | S2015·E34 | 25 Shocking Medical Mistakes |
| April 2, 2015 | S2015·E10 | America's Religious Rights Showdown |
| March 31, 2015 | S2015·E9 | Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 |
| March 30, 2015 | S2015·E8 | Showdown in Indiana |
| March 27, 2015 | S2015·E7 | The Mystery of Flight 370, Part 2 |
| March 24, 2015 | S2015·E6 | Atheists, Inside the World of Non- Believers |
| March 17, 2015 | S2015·E5 | The 500 Million Dollar Question: Who Pulled off the Greatest Art Heist in Boston's History? |
| March 10, 2015 | S2015·E4 | Miles O'Brien: A Life Lost and Found |
| March 9, 2015 | S2015·E3 | Witnessed: The Assassination of Malcolm X |
| March 6, 2015 | S2015·E2 | The Mystery of Flight 370, Part 1 |
| February 24, 2015 | S2015·E1 | No Laughing Matter: Inside the Cosby Allegations |
| January 13, 2015 | S2015·E22 | The OJ Simpson Trial: Drama of the Century |
| December 16, 2014 | S2014·E15 | Double Agent: Inside Al-Qaeda for the CIA |
| December 2, 2014 | S2014·E14 | DEADLY HIGH: How Synthetic Drugs Are Killing Kids |
| November 18, 2014 | S2014·E5 | Black in America: Black and Blue |
| October 7, 2014 | S2014·E8 | Vanished: The Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 |
| September 16, 2014 | S2014·E7 | Double Agent: Inside Al-Qaeda for the CIA |
| June 10, 2014 | S2014·E6 | OJ's Wild Ride: 20 Years After the Chase |
| May 4, 2014 | S2014·E2 | Witnessed: The Killings at Kent State |
| March 11, 2014 | S2014·E1 | Weed 2: Cannabis Madness |
| November 17, 2013 | S2013·E15 | Ted Turner: The Maverick Man |
| August 11, 2013 | S2013·E1 | Weed |
| June 10, 2010 | S2010·E1 | Atlanta Child Murders |
| January 1, 2000 | S2000·E1 | Rehearsing Doomsday |