Is How It Really Happened coming back?
How It Really Happened (2017–present) — drama · crime · mystery on CNN
The answer: Between seasons — last episode November 24, 2024, no return date announced yet.
8seasons
82episodes
6.5/ 10
About How It Really Happened
How It Really Happened's return is unconfirmed. The show last aired on November 24, 2024, with its eighth season concluding on that date on CNN.
It is a documentary series that explores some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials, and celebrity tragedies of recent times. Premiering in 2017, the show has examined a variety of high-profile cases through in-depth storytelling and analysis.
The series features hosts Hill Harper and Jesse L. Martin, and has a runtime of approximately 64 minutes per episode. It holds a rating of 6.5 on TVMaze.
How It Really Happened episode schedule
82 aired
Aired · 82
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2024 | S8·E10 | Iran Hostages: The Dangerous Journey Home |
| November 17, 2024 | S8·E9 | Sante and Kenneth Kimes: The Missing Socialite |
| November 17, 2024 | S8·E8 | Tylenol Murders: Killer Capsules |
| July 27, 2024 | S8·E6 | The Atlanta Olympic Bombing Part 1: "You Have 30 Minutes" |
| July 27, 2024 | S8·E7 | The Atlanta Olympic Bombing Part 2: The Bomber Is Watching |
| May 19, 2024 | S8·E5 | Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty |
| May 12, 2024 | S8·E4 | Oscar Pistorius: The Bladerunner |
| May 5, 2024 | S8·E3 | Anthrax: Terror by Mail |
| April 28, 2024 | S8·E1 | Titanic Part 1: A Clear and Starry Night |
| April 28, 2024 | S8·E2 | Titanic Part 2: The Last Moments |
| October 2, 2022 | S7·E8 | Lorena Bobbitt: Tick Tick Boom |
| September 25, 2022 | S7·E7 | Adrienne Shelly: Nothing's As It Seems |
| September 18, 2022 | S7·E6 | Hollywood Ripper: He Was Watching Them |
| September 11, 2022 | S7·E5 | Yacht Murder Mystery: Unspeakable Cruelty |
| September 5, 2022 | S7·E4 | Kobe Bryant Part two: What Went Wrong |
| September 4, 2022 | S7·E3 | Kobe Bryant Part one: Red Flags |
| August 28, 2022 | S7·E2 | Madeleine McCann Part two: Who Took Madeline? |
| August 28, 2022 | S7·E1 | Madeleine McCann Part one: The Night She Disappeared |
| April 18, 2021 | S6·E9 | The Jenny Jones Show: Fatal Attraction |
| April 11, 2021 | S6·E8 | The Dartmouth Murders: Evil in a Small Town |
| April 4, 2021 | S6·E7 | The Last Days of Glenn Frey: Heartache Tonight |
| March 28, 2021 | S6·E6 | Bernie Madoff Part 2: Who Else Knew? |
| March 28, 2021 | S6·E5 | Bernie Madoff Part 1: The Most Hated Man in America |
| March 21, 2021 | S6·E3 | Escape from Dannemora Part 1: Killers on the Loose |
| March 21, 2021 | S6·E4 | Escape from Dannemora Part 2: Where's the Getaway Car? |
| March 14, 2021 | S6·E2 | Finding Susan Powell Part 2: What the Children Saw |
| March 14, 2021 | S6·E1 | Finding Susan Powell Part 1: The Secret They Couldn't Talk About |
| September 27, 2020 | S5·E10 | James Jordan: Vanished |
| September 20, 2020 | S5·E9 | Tom Petty: Mysterious Ending |
| September 13, 2020 | S5·E8 | The Boston Marathon Part 2: The Manhunt |
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| September 13, 2020 | S5·E7 | The Boston Marathon Part 1: Reconstructing the Crime Scene |
| September 7, 2020 | S5·E6 | Siegfried & Roy Part 2: Dangerous Illusion |
| September 6, 2020 | S5·E5 | Siegfried & Roy Part 1: The Tiger Attack |
| August 30, 2020 | S5·E3 | The Yosemite Murders Part 1: The Missing Women |
| August 30, 2020 | S5·E4 | The Yosemite Murders Part 2: The Evil Side |
| August 23, 2020 | S5·E2 | The Atlanta Serial Killer Part 2: The KKK Connection? |
| August 23, 2020 | S5·E1 | The Atlanta Serial Killer Part 1: Do You Know Where Your Children Are? |
| September 15, 2019 | S4·E10 | The Bombing of Oklahoma City Part 2: McVeigh's Shocking Confession |
| September 15, 2019 | S4·E9 | The Bombing of Oklahoma City Part 1: The Explosion |
| September 8, 2019 | S4·E8 | David Cassidy: Fatal Secret |
| September 1, 2019 | S4·E7 | Drew Peterson: Killer Charm |
| August 25, 2019 | S4·E6 | Susan Smith Part 2: The Shocking Truth |
| August 25, 2019 | S4·E5 | Susan Smith Part 1: Someone Stole My Babies |
| August 18, 2019 | S4·E3 | The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart Part 1 |
| August 18, 2019 | S4·E4 | The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart Part 2: Hiding in Plain Sight |
| August 11, 2019 | S4·E2 | The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders Part 2 |
| August 11, 2019 | S4·E1 | The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders Part 1 |
| November 11, 2018 | S3·E9 | Waco Part 1: God, Guns and the Government |
| November 11, 2018 | S3·E10 | Waco Part 2: End of Days |
| November 4, 2018 | S3·E8 | Selena: Fatal Encounter |
| October 28, 2018 | S3·E7 | Aaron Hernandez: Secrets and Lies |
| October 21, 2018 | S3·E6 | Jodi Arias Part 2: Dirty Little Secret |
| October 21, 2018 | S3·E5 | Jodi Arias Part 1: Sex, Lies and Photographs |
| October 14, 2018 | S3·E4 | Ted Bundy Part 4: The Death Row Confessions |
| October 14, 2018 | S3·E3 | Ted Bundy Part 3: The Murder Trials |
| October 7, 2018 | S3·E1 | Ted Bundy Part 1: The Girls Are Missing |
| October 7, 2018 | S3·E2 | Ted Bundy Part 2: Ted Escapes |
| December 10, 2017 | S2·E8 | Did Scott Peterson Murder Laci? Part 1 |
| December 10, 2017 | S2·E9 | Did Scott Peterson Murder Laci? Part 2 |
| December 3, 2017 | S2·E7 | The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal |
| November 19, 2017 | S2·E6 | George Michael's Final Days |
| November 12, 2017 | S2·E5 | The Strange Case of the Killer Nanny |
| November 5, 2017 | S2·E4 | Who Killed Chandra Levy? |
| October 29, 2017 | S2·E3 | The Mystery of Heaven's Gate |
| October 22, 2017 | S2·E2 | The Gianni Versace Murder |
| October 15, 2017 | S2·E1 | The Casey Anthony Story |
| April 28, 2017 | S1·E16 | DC Madam: The Woman Who Knew Too Much |
| April 14, 2017 | S1·E15 | What Killed Heath Ledger |
| April 7, 2017 | S1·E14 | Capturing the Unabomber |
| March 31, 2017 | S1·E13 | The Strange Case of Jeffrey Dahmer |
| March 24, 2017 | S1·E12 | The Final Days of Whitney Houston |
| March 10, 2017 | S1·E11 | JFK Jr.'s Tragic Final Flight |
| March 3, 2017 | S1·E10 | Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey? The Aftermath |
| March 3, 2017 | S1·E9 | Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey? |
| February 24, 2017 | S1·E7 | The Death of Michael Jackson: Part 1 |
| February 24, 2017 | S1·E8 | The Death of Michael Jackson: Part 2 |
| February 17, 2017 | S1·E5 | The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith |
| February 17, 2017 | S1·E6 | The OJ Simpson Case: Other Killer Theories, Part 2 |
| February 10, 2017 | S1·E4 | Prince, The End |
| February 3, 2017 | S1·E3 | The OJ Simpson Case: Other Killer Theories, Part 1 |
| January 27, 2017 | S1·E2 | The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills, Part 2 |
| January 27, 2017 | S1·E1 | The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills, Part 1 |
