Watch CNN USA Live for Free

CNN (Cable News Network) is a major U.S. cable-news channel founded in 1980, offering 24/7 live coverage of breaking news, politics, business, and world affairs from its CNN Center in Atlanta.

🕓 U.S. Eastern Time Live Programming

⏰ Morning & Early Day (ET)

• CNN This Morning – Weekdays at 5:00–7:00 AM (hosted by Kasie Hunt, Poppy Harlow or Rahel Solomon)
• CNN News Central – Weekdays at 7:00–10:00 AM with John Berman, Kate Bolduan & Sara Sidner
• Inside Politics with Dana Bash – 12:00 PM
• The Situation Room – Weekdays at 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

🕔 Afternoon (ET)

• The Lead with Jake Tapper – Weekdays at 5:00–7:00 PM
• Erin Burnett OutFront – Weekdays at 7:00 PM live from Hudson Yards
• Anderson Cooper 360° – Weeknights at 8:00 PM
• CNN Tonight with Don Lemon / The Source with Kaitlan Collins – 9:00 PM
• CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip – 10:00 PM

🌙 Late Night & Overnight (ET)

Early Start – 2:00–6:00 AM includes anchors like Christine Romans & John Berman

Re‑airs of prime‑time shows (AC360, OutFront, The Source) from 11:00 PM–2:00 AM