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The Best TV Shows on HLN

Every HLN Show Ranked From Best To Worst

HLN has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1974 all the way to 2021. As of November 2024, we’ve curated over 20 of HLN’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure. Some of the best tv shows from HLN include The Daytime Emmy Awards and Nancy Grace, airing in 1974 and 2005 respectively.

  • The Daytime Emmy Awards
    The Daytime Emmy Awards (1974)10.0

    An annual awards ceremony in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming.

  • Very Scary People
    Very Scary People (2019)8.6

    A chronicle of the twisted lives of some of the most frightening, diabolical characters in recent history. Each two-hour episode traces the heinous, criminal acts of these elusive miscreants and the eventual road to justice.

  • The Killer Truth
    The Killer Truth (2020)8.0

    A refreshingly unique approach of focusing on one single murder case through the lens of the five people most closely involved with the crime in order to reveal a deeper and more complete picture of what actually happened in order to bring about justice.

  • Forensic Files II
    Forensic Files II (2020)7.6

    Forensic experts and investigators piece together strange clues and microscopic evidence to solve the most puzzling criminal cases... proving there is no such thing as a perfect crime.

  • Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders
    Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders (2021)7.5

    On February 13, 2017, the senseless murders of adolescent girls Abby Williams and Libby German left the residents Delphi, Indiana shaken. Four years later, investigators are still searching for the killer using their biggest clues: a grainy picture and recording of his voice from the victim’s phone ordering the girls “Down the Hill.” Based on the blockbuster podcast, HLN investigates the evidence and clues to hunt for who killed Libby and Abby.

  • How It Really Happened
    How It Really Happened (2017)7.2

    Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.

  • Unmasking a Killer
    Unmasking a Killer (2018)7.0

    Viewers go inside the investigation, the case files and the mind of The Golden State Killer – a man believed to be the most prolific uncaught rapist and serial killer in the nation. With exclusive cooperation from law enforcement and survivors, the docuseries examines the historical and social ramifications of The Golden State Killer’s reign of terror, explore the advances in forensic technology, and highlight the legal changes to our justice system that his crime spree spurred.

  • Hell in the Heartland: What Happened to Ashley and Lauria
    Hell in the Heartland: What Happened to Ashley and Lauria (2019)6.8

    Crime author and investigator Jax Miller and former police investigator Sarah Cailean tackle a mystery that has stumped authorities for nearly two decades -- the confounding cold case of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, two Oklahoma teenagers who disappeared in December 1999 after the Freeman family trailer was burned to the ground. In the four-part documentary series, the investigators delve into the many strange theories of the case and unravel a much larger story of unsolved murder, allegations of cover-up and corruption, and a truth that proves even more incredible.

  • Beyond Reasonable Doubt
    Beyond Reasonable Doubt (2017)6.0

    This series takes viewers inside the world of true crime investigation through high-profile criminal cases of the past century that were ultimately solved by advances in forensic science or technology.

  • Showbiz Tonight
    Showbiz Tonight (2005)1.0

    Showbiz Tonight is an American entertainment news program on HLN. Showbiz Tonight is hosted by A.J. Hammer at CNN New York. The show reports and debates celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and the program's call-in toll free number. The program airs Monday through Thursday nights at 11 p.m. Eastern, with encore presentations on Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 2 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. Eastern. Showbiz Tonight is also shown several times daily in Europe on Star! Scandinavia, a channel operated by Turner NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting.

  • Real Life Nightmare
    Real Life Nightmare (2019)1.0

    Heart-wrenching, personal stories of unsolved missing cases and unexplained deaths that continue to baffle investigators and horrify those left behind. Each mystery is brought to life by unravelling the evidence, compelling viewers to hunt for answers as police continue to seek the public's help.

  • Glenn Beck
    Glenn Beck (N/A)1.0

    Glenn Beck analyzes the day's news and events.

  • Nancy Grace
    Nancy Grace (2005)N/A

    Nancy Grace is an American current affairs program hosted by legal commentator Nancy Grace that airs Sunday through Friday nights at 8PM eastern on HLN which mainly deals with current-day true crime cases with encore presentations Tuesday through Saturday at 1AM eastern.

  • Joy Behar: Say Anything!
    Joy Behar: Say Anything! (2009)N/A

    Joy Behar: Say Anything! was a news program and talk show hosted by Emmy-award winning talk show host Joy Behar. The program had its "Preview" while Behar filled in as a week long host on Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer on June 18, 2012, and officially premiered on Current TV on September 4, 2012. The final episode of the Current TV program aired on Thursday August 1, 2013, as the network prepared to transition to Al Jazeera America.

  • Something's Killing Me
    Something's Killing Me (2017)N/A

    BD Wong is not a doctor, although he played one on TV -- forensic psychiatrist/criminal profiler Dr. George Huang on "Law and Order: SVU." So he's familiar with complicated cases and digging deep for proper diagnoses, both of which play into his role as host of "Something's Killing Me." The HLN original production is a six-part documentary series that examines puzzling diseases and symptoms that result in near-death struggles. Featuring re-enactments, each hourlong episode tells actual stories of how doctors, scientists and, in some cases, federal investigators race against time to discover what or who is killing a patient. Included are interviews with victims, their families and doctors.

  • Vengeance: Killer Lovers
    Vengeance: Killer Lovers (2019)N/A

    The true-life mysteries detailed in this series are about revenge, betrayal and murder carried out by people.

  • Lies, Crimes & Video
    Lies, Crimes & Video (2019)N/A

    An intimate look into terrifying 911 calls, police interrogations, jail house recordings, body camera and surveillance video captured as part of a criminal investigation. This series features riveting stories that incorporate video evidence in criminal cases and shocking courtroom testimony.

  • Sex & Murder
    Sex & Murder (2020)N/A

    Sex and murder are often tied together in criminal investigations; and detectives uncover dirty secrets, scandalous sex affairs, online sex addictions, jealousy and stunning twisted fantasies when looking for motives for murder.

  • Murder Nation
    Murder Nation (2021)N/A

    The crimes that are distinct to one U.S. region, whether it is bodies that turn up in swamps in the Bayou, killers stalking the sandy beaches of the Jersey Shore, victims lusting for fame in the Hollywood Hills, or screams lost in the cold Alaskan tundra. The series illuminates what connects these crimes to their environments and what makes them so uniquely American.

  • Vengeance: Killer Families
    Vengeance: Killer Families (2021)N/A

    Home is supposed to be where the heart is, but family dynamics sometimes turn deadly and those who should be trusted the most turn out to be cold-blooded killers. Experience the twists and turns of the investigation, the arrest and the quest for justice.