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The Best Episodes of CNN Presents Season 2011

Every episode of CNN Presents Season 2011 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of CNN Presents Season 2011!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 1 - Rogue Justice
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    #1 - Rogue Justice

    S2011:E1

    Drew Griffin reports on an audit of North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation's crime lab that uncovered irregularities in more than 200 cases, including three that resulted in the defendants being found guilty and executed.

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  2. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 2 - Waco: Faith, Fear, and Fire
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    #2 - Waco: Faith, Fear, and Fire

    S2011:E2

    Recalling the Branch Davidians, the cult led by David Koresh that came to a fiery end in April 1993 following a 51-day standoff with the ATF and FBI at their compound near Waco, Texas. Included: a timeline of events leading up to the tragedy; recordings of conversations between FBI negotiators and Koresh. Drew Griffin reports.

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  3. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 3 - The Women Who Would be Queen
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    #3 - The Women Who Would be Queen

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    A profile of Prince William's fiancée Kate Middleton, featuring remarks from university friend Jules Knight and royal photographer Arthur Edwards. Also: how the pair have honored the life and legacy of Diana, Princess of Wales. Soledad O'Brien reports.

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  4. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 4 - Murder Abroad: The Amanda Knox Story
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    #4 - Murder Abroad: The Amanda Knox Story

    S2011:E4

    Drew Griffin examines the 2009 conviction of American exchange student Amanda Knox in Italy for the murder of her flatmate, focusing on the evidence used against her and prosecutorial behavior that may call into question her conviction. Included: an interview with the chief prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini.

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  5. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 5 - Inside the Mission: Getting bin Laden
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    #5 - Inside the Mission: Getting bin Laden

    S2011:E5

    Chris Lawrence reports on the long hunt for Osama bin Laden that ended May 1, 2011, with his death during a Navy SEAL raid on his Pakistan hideout. Included: insights from terrorism analyst Peter Bergen, former CIA director Michael Hayden, former CIA officer Gary Berntsen and CNN correspondents Barbara Starr, Ed Henry and Nic Robertson, as well as political analyst Gloria Borger.

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  6. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 6 - Acting Out: The Mel Gibson Story
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    #6 - Acting Out: The Mel Gibson Story

    S2011:E6

    Mel Gibson is profiled.

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  7. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 7 - A Twister's Fury---In the Path of Destruction (1)
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    #7 - A Twister's Fury---In the Path of Destruction (1)

    S2011:E7

    Detailing the tornado damage in the central U.S. Reporters: Drew Griffin; David Mattingly.

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  8. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 8 - A Twister's Fury---In the Path of Destruction (2)
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    #8 - A Twister's Fury---In the Path of Destruction (2)

    S2011:E8

    Detailing the tornado damage in the central U.S. Reporters: Drew Griffin; David Mattingly.

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  9. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 9 - WikiWars: The Mission of Julian Assange
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    #9 - WikiWars: The Mission of Julian Assange

    S2011:E9

    Kaj Larsen reports on WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, detailing the controversy that surrounds the Web site and the evolution of Assange from hacker to provocateur. Included: remarks from Assange via interviews he gave journalist Mark Davis, former WikiLeaks spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt (USA Ret.) and Guardian journalist Nick Davies, who shares the concerns he had with Assange's decision to release sensitive military reports without redacting names.

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  10. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 10 - iRevolution---Online Warriors of the Arab Spring
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    #10 - iRevolution---Online Warriors of the Arab Spring

    S2011:E10

    Amber Lyons reports on the roles played by online activists in fomenting change in North African and Middle Eastern countries, including Tunisia and Egypt. Also: the revolutionary movements in Libya, Syria and Yemen.

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  11. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 11 - Beyond Atlantis---The Next Frontier
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    #11 - Beyond Atlantis---The Next Frontier

    S2011:E11

    The U.S. space shuttle program is examined. Included: NASA administrator Charles Bolden on NASA's future; a family that witnessed the first shuttle launch in 1981; inside Discovery, the shuttle that has flown the most flights; the site in Utah where the shuttle boosters were built. Reporter: John Zarrella.

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  12. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 12 - How to Catch a Serial Killer
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    #12 - How to Catch a Serial Killer

    S2011:E12

    Brooke Baldwin reports on an effort to solve a series of slayings of young Midwestern women by sending a convicted drug dealer into a prison to befriend the man suspected of killing them.

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  13. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 13 - A Larry King Special: Harry Potter---The Final Chapter
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    #13 - A Larry King Special: Harry Potter---The Final Chapter

    S2011:E13

    Larry King interviews the cast of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Helena Bonham Carter and Robbie Coltrane. Also: James and Oliver Phelps (aka the Weasley twins) lead a tour of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.

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  14. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 14 - Episode 2011x14
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    #14 - Episode 2011x14

    S2011:E14

    The hunt for and arrest of alleged Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger; the U.S. presence in the Arctic; the sport of cheerleading.

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  15. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 15 - Episode 2011x15
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    Possible civil-rights abuses in Minneapolis' Anoka-Hennepin school district, where bullied students have committed suicide; the mystery behind the bodies of four prostitutes found along a Long Island beach; a Costa Rica refuge for poached monkeys.

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  16. CNN Presents Season 2011 Episode 40 - Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9/11
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    #16 - Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9/11

    S2011:E40

    Among the heroes of September 11th were female rescue workers who raced to the Twin Towers in the wake of the attack. Anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien tells the stories of female law enforcement officers, fire fighters, EMS workers and others who spent their lives defying macho stereotypes as they fought for access to jobs that require them to risk their lives for others. Among the heroines is an African-American probationary firefighter whose company lost 7 of the 343 that died that day, and a young mother and decorated police officer last seen directing others to safety just before the WTC collapsed. O’Brien profiles these unsung heroes and, of the survivors, reports their present-day health struggles, their continuing mourning, and their determination to be prepared for the next attack.

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Season 2011 Ratings Summary

"Rogue Justice" is the best rated episode of "CNN Presents" season 2011. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/30/2011. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Waco: Faith, Fear, and Fire".