The Best TV Shows on HLN

Every HLN Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Boasting a rich catalog, HLN features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1974 to N/A. Premiering in 1974 and 2005, The Daytime Emmy Awards and Showbiz Tonight are among HLN’s most celebrated shows. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of HLN’s elite series, with our list refreshed for April 2026.

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

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

  • Something's Killing Me
    Something's Killing Me (2017)9.0

    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.

  • 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.

  • Forensic Files II
    Forensic Files II (2020)7.5

    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.

  • 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.

  • Sex & Murder
    Sex & Murder (2020)7.0

    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.

  • Hell in the Heartland: What Happened to Ashley and Lauria
    Hell in the Heartland: What Happened to Ashley and Lauria (2019)6.6

    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)5.5

    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.

  • 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.

  • Dr. Drew
    Dr. Drew (N/A)N/A

    Dr. Drew On Call is an American current affairs program hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky that airs Monday through Wednesday nights on HLN. The program premiered on Monday, April 4, 2011 and airs Sunday through Friday nights at 9PM eastern with encore presentations Tuesday through Saturday at 12AM and 5AM eastern.

  • Morning Express with Robin Meade
    Morning Express with Robin Meade (N/A)N/A

  • Prime News
    Prime News (N/A)N/A

    Prime News is a news program appearing on HLN, featuring "controversy, opinion, your point of view". The show airs Monday through Friday nights from 6PM to 7PM eastern, with a weekend highlight edition in which stories from the past week are recapped.

  • 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.

  • News to Me
    News to Me (N/A)N/A

    News To Me was an American television program on HLN weekends hosted by Emmy award winning talent, Eric Lanford. "News To Me" was canceled in March, 2009 after two years on the air. It had formerly been broadcast Saturday at 7:30PM & 9:30PM ET. Sunday at 12:30AM, 5:30AM, 7:30PM & 9:30PM ET. Monday at 12:30AM & 5:30AM. The program consisted of user-generated video clips and reports uploaded through iReport.com, in addition to Blip.tv, Jumpcut.com, and Revver. The program was the first on cable news television to focus on user reports vs. actual reporting by the television network itself. Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell has replaced the show.

  • Local Edition
    Local Edition (N/A)N/A

    Local Edition was a five-minute newscast covering community interest stories from the Cadillac, Manistee, Ludington, and Traverse City, Michigan areas. The newscast aired throughout the day at 24 minutes past the hour as an insert on HLN via Charter Communications cable channel 63, and was available on demand on Charter digital cable channel 1. Local Edition was produced independently by Freelancer Productions.

  • Headline Prime
    Headline Prime (N/A)N/A