This Weekend's Programming 6/1 - 6/3/13

Friday, May 31, 2013

10:00pm – 11:00pm   Anderson Cooper Special Report: Beauty & The Priest

11:00pm – 12:00am     Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)

           

Saturday, June 01, 2013

1:00am – 2:00am       Anderson Cooper Special Report: Beauty & The Priest

2:00am – 3:00am       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)

4:00am – 5:00am       Anderson Cooper Special Report: Beauty & The Priest

5:00am – 6:00am       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)

THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER – Airs Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM

Topic:    Politics; AG Holder Fallout

Guest:   Ron Brownstein, CNN Senior Political Analyst; Editorial Director, National Journal

Topic:    Coronavirus

Guest:   Dr. Anthony Fauci, Infectious Disease Expert  

Topic:    China Hacking

Guest:   Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Intelligence Chairman

Topic:    Parts Unknown  

Guest:   Anthony Bourdain, CNN's Parts Unknown

 Anchor:  Wolf Blitzer

7:30pm – 8:00pm       Fashion Week: Backstage Pass   

9:00pm – 10:00pm     Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Morocco/Tangier)

10:00pm – 11:00pm   Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)

Sunday, June 02, 2013

12:00am – 1:00am     Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Morocco/Tangier)

1:00am – 2:00am       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)      

3:00am – 4:00am       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Morocco/Tangier)

4:00am – 5:00am       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libyia)

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM and NOON

Topics:  Investigating the IRS; Benghazi

Guest:   Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Topics:  Politics

Guest:   Paul Begala, Democratic strategist; CNN Political Contributor

Guest:   Jackie Calmes, White House correspondent, The New York Times

Guest:   Kevin Madden, Republican strategist; CNN Political Contributor

Guest:   Corey Dade, contributing editor, The Root

Anchor:  Candy Crowley

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM     

Topics:    The White House Controversies; State of the Republican Party; What to do about Syria?

Guest:     Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, The New York Times

Guest:     Danielle Pletka, vice president, foreign & defense policy studies, American Enterprise Institute

Guest:     David Remnick, editor, The New Yorker

Guest:     Dan Senor, founding partner of Rosemont Capital; Foreign Policy Initiative, policy director

Topic:      Life (and reporting) in North Korea

Guest:     Ryan Duffy, correspondent HBO’s VICE

Guest:     Shane Smith, CEO & founder, VICE media

Topics:    The State of the U.S. Economy; On-going intellectual disagreement between Paul Krugman and Ken Rogoff & Carmen Rinehart

Guest:     Paul Krugman, columnist, The New York Times and Professor of Economics & International Affairs, Princeton University; Nobel laureate in economics; author: End This Depression Now! (2012)

Anchor:    Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE Sunday 11:00AM – NOON

 Topics:   Reaction to AG Holder’s Role in Reporter Subpoenas, Off the Record Meetings; Bachmann Bows Out

Guest:    Debra Saunders, columnist, The San Francisco Chronicle

Guest:    Dana Milbank, The Washington Post

 Topic:     Coverage of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

Guest:    John Stackhouse, editor-In-chief, The Globe and Mail

 Topic:     News App “Circa”

Guest:    Anthony De Rosa, former Reuters social media editor

 Host:      Howard Kurtz  

8:00pm – 9:00pm       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)

9:00pm – 10:00pm     Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Peru)

11:00pm – 12:00am   Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)

Monday, June 03, 2013

12:00am – 1:00am     Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Peru)

2:00am – 3:00am       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Libya)

George Stroumboulopoulos Talks with Craig Ferguson

Strombo was a guest of Craig Ferguson on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday, May 28th.  Talked centered on his upcoming CNN gig and ended with a little Larry King love fest:

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May Ratings

CNN TOPS MSNBC FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH

CNN Has Significant Growth from Last Year; #2 in Primetime

HLN Posts Best May Ever; #2 in Total Day

MSNBC Loses a Quarter of Primetime Audience; Ranks 4^th in May

CNN Digital Up 36% Over May 2012; 100+ Million Video Starts and Counting

For the second consecutive month, CNN topped MSNBC in total day, M-F/M-Su primetime in both total viewers and in the key demo 25-54.  CNN was the #2 rated cable news network in primetime this month, while HLN was #2 in total day.  HLN also topped MNSBC in all the key day parts and this month represents HLN’s best May ever among total viewers and in the key demo 25-54.

Total Day (total viewers/demo 25-54)

HLN   495k/176k                                                   

CNN   465k/162k   

MSNBC  346k/115k                                                    

M-F Primetime (total viewers/demo 25-54)                                                

CNN   751k/252k                                

HLN   707k/238k                      

MSNBC  607k/170k    

M-Sunday Primetime (total viewers/demo 25-54)

CNN   665k/228k

HLN    627k/210k                              

MNSBC  543k/177k           

         

CNN Highlights:

In May, CNN had double and triple digit growth in all dayparts vs. a year ago.  MSNBC lost one quarter of its total viewer and P25-54 M-F primetime audience and is registering primetime demo lows dating back to August 2006.  FXNC was down in the key demo 25-54 this month compared to last year. 

M-F primetime:          CNN grew +85% (751k vs. 407k) in total viewers and increased +102% among 25-54 (252k vs. 125k) 

MSNBC down -25% in total viewers (607k vs. 804k) and down -24% in the key demo (170k vs. 225k) 

FXNC +14% in P2+ and down -8% in the key demo 25-54

M-Su primetime:        CNN grew +70% in total viewers (665k vs. 392k) and increased +100% among 25-54 (228k vs. 114k)

MSNBC down -20% in total viewers (543k vs. 680k) and off -19% in 25-54 (177k vs. 218k)

FXNC +16% in P2+ and down -6% among 25-54

Total Day:                   CNN grew +61% in total viewers (465k vs. 288k) and increased +93% among 25-54 (162k vs. 84k)

MSNBC down -10% in total viewers (346k vs. 386k) and down -7% among 25-54 (115k vs. 124k)

FXNC +23% in P2+ and down -5% in the key demo 25-54

CNN programs also showed significant growth in May vs. last year, with MSNBC slipping behind both CNN and HLN:

The Lead with Jake Tapper (4pm):  Grew +50% in total viewers (588k vs. 392k) and +95% in key demo 25-54 (160k vs. 82k), topping fourth place MSNBC.  

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (6pm): Increased +70% in P2+ (575k vs. 338k) and +137% among 25-54 (187k vs. 79k), topping fourth place MNSBC’s Politics Nation.

Erin Burnett Outfront (7pm): Nearly doubled (+97%) its P2+ audience compared to a year ago (607k vs. 308k) and more than doubled (+130%) its audience in the key demo (200k vs. 87k).  EBO topped fourth place Hardball with Chris Matthews which was down -20% in total viewers (556k vs. 694k) and -5% in the key demo 25-54 (139k vs. 147k) this month.

Anderson Cooper 360 (8pm):  Grew +99% in total viewers (778k vs. 390k) and was up +119% in the demo (256k vs. 117k).  AC 360 was the topped rated show on CNN and ranked second in all of cable news at 8p in both total viewers and the demo (tying with HLN in total viewers). MSNBC’s All in With Chris Hayes was down a staggering -32% in total viewers (531k vs. 783k) and down -13% in the demo (148k vs. 171k) vs. The Ed Show a year ago. Chris Hayes ranked 4^th at 8p this month.

Piers Morgan Live (9pm): Increased +79% in total viewers (759k vs. 425k) and grew +101% in the demo (237k vs. 118k).  Piers Morgan Live ranked second in all of cable news at 9pm among total viewers, with MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show placing 4^th in total viewers and in the demo 25-54. Maddow declined -21% in total viewers (724k vs. 914k) and -22% in the demo (215k vs. 277k) compared to a year ago. 

Anthony Bourdain:  Parts Unknown (Sundays, 9pm):  The program has been the #1 cable news program in its time period among 25-54 each week since launching in April.  In its first full month on the air, the show has more than tripled its 25-54 audience from a year ago (284k vs. 81k, +251%) and is up substantially in total viewers (656k vs. 377k, +74%). 

HLN Highlights:

• In May, HLN posted triple-digit growth in total day and prime:

Total Day

P2+:+111% (495k vs 235k)

P25-54:+91% (176k vs 92k)

Prime (M-F)

P2+:+135% (707k vs 301k)

P25-54:+138% (238k vs 100k)

• #2 cable news network in total day in both total viewers and P25-54;
• Scores best May ever among P2+ and 25-54 in total day;
• "Morning Express with Robin Meade" beats MSNBC's "Morning Joe" for the 3rd straight month among P25-54 by 28%;
• Top-rated network in all ad-supported cable in P25-54 (646k) on Wed, May 8, during Jodi Arias verdict hour (4-5 p.m. ET)
• Ranked #1 again among ad-supported cable networks during the 2 p.m. ET hour on Tue, May 21, delivering 2.227 million P2+ and 620k P25-54, as Arias took the stand in defense of her life.

·         HLNtv.com, HLN’s online destination for users, broke records once again, delivering its highest month ever for page views, unique visitors and video starts since its October 2011 launch. For May to-date, the site served up nearly 82M page views, up triple digits from the prior year, and 6.7M unique visitors, a 36% increase versus May 2012. Additionally, HLNTV.com video starts reached an all-time high of 7.1M, surpassing the previous record of 6.6M from March of this year. The site’s top article “Photos: Evidence that convicted Jodi Arias” has reached 103M page views to date, 29.3M of which were viewed in May 2013.  Source: Adobe SiteCatalyst Note: current month’s data measured from 5/1/13 – 5/28/13

CNN Digital Highlights:

Following a record-breaking April and its best week in history (CNN beat all competitors including Yahoo! News for the week ending 4/21/13), CNN continues to show strong growth through its digital platforms.  With three days remaining in the month, CNN Digital has already posted more than 1.4 billion page views for May 2013 – a 36% increase over the same month last year.  May 2013 is also slated to be CNN Digital’s second highest month for video starts in two years -  103 million starts as of midnight 5/27/2013.  Adobe SiteCatalyst May data through 5/28.

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Cutter, Madden Join CNN as Political Contributors

Cutter, Madden Join CNN as Political Contributors

                Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter and Republican strategist Kevin Madden will join CNN as political commentators, it was announced today by CNN Washington bureau chief and senior vice president Sam Feist. The veteran communications consultants will add their expert analysis to the network’s roster of voices and will appear across the network’s programming including New Day, the morning show scheduled to launch June 17.

                “I’ve worked with CNN for many years in the White House, on campaigns and throughout government,” said Cutter. “They are the best in the business, and I’m thrilled to be joining the CNN team.”

                “This is such an exciting time in the national conversation about the direction of our country, with so many Americans looking to CNN for an informed perspective of today’s political debates,” said Madden. “I’m looking forward to bringing my experience of working on national campaigns and Capitol Hill to CNN’s coverage of this national conversation.”

                Cutter is a partner at Precision Strategies, a strategic consulting firm launched earlier this month with three veterans from the Obama 2012 campaign team. Cutter served most recently as the deputy campaign manager for President Obama’s re-election campaign, having joined Obama’s 2008 campaign as Michelle Obama’s chief of staff and senior adviser to then Senator Obama.  Before joining the campaign, Cutter served in the White House as Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior Adviser, and was previously counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Cutter is also a veteran of Capitol Hill, having worked as a senior adviser to Majority Leader Reid and Senator Edward M. Kennedy.  She is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Smith College and Georgetown University Law Center.  

Madden is the executive vice president of public affairs at JDA Frontline in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was a managing director for The Glover Park Group. Madden served as adviser for the Republican National Committee and Gov. Romney’s presidential campaign during the 2012 election. He also served as national press secretary and senior communications strategist for Romney’s 2008 presidential bid. Prior to joining Romney’s campaign, Madden was press secretary to then-House Majority Leader Boehner. He is a native of New York and a graduate of State University of New York at Cortland.

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MORGAN SPURLOCK'S INSIDE MAN PREMIERES 6/23

ORIGINAL SERIES INSIDE MAN, HOSTED BY MORGAN SPURLOCK, PREMIERES SUNDAY JUNE 23

 Eight-episode Weekend Series Premieres with Inside Look Into The Medical Marijuana Industry

The CNN Original series Inside Man, hosted and produced by Oscar®-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, premieres Sunday, June 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET.  

The one-hour weekly series will provide an intimate look into diverse sectors of American life and offer a deep-dive into pressing issues facing the U.S. that include migrant farm workers, the elder care industry, union workers, gun owners, education, bankruptcy and the drought. The premiere episode of Inside Man features Spurlock as a worker in a medial marijuana dispensary in California.

“Morgan, known for his inquisitiveness, humor and intimate portraits, is one of America’s most distinctive voices in documentary filmmaking. By telling the story from the inside, he and his Warrior Poets team bring enlightened perspectives and added depth to the stories that impact American lives,” said Jeff Zucker, President, CNN Worldwide.

Produced by Warrior Poets, Spurlock’s production company with Jeremy Chilnick, Inside Man marks the filmmaker’s return to TV as host and producer, and has him embedded into each week’s story. In addition to airing at 10p.m. ET on Sundays, the program will re-air overnight on Sundays at 1a.m. ET and at 4a.m. ET.

The debut episode of Inside Man will be made available in its entirety on CNN.com.  Following the show’s 10 p.m. air time, cable subscribers can access each episode through their provider’s on-demand service. Viewers will be invited to follow, engage and interact with Inside Man and each other using hash tag #InsideManCNN and handle @InsideManCNN on Twitter and at Facebook.com/InsideManCNN.  In addition, the show blog CNN.com/InsideMan, will provide users with program information, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, and other special content. 

An acclaimed documentary filmmaker, Spurlock came to international prominence in 2004 with his Oscar® nominated film Super Size Me. He made his first foray into television as executive producer of the FX series 30 Days (2005-2008). Most recently, he has served as director of the 3-D concert film for the mega-hit band One Direction, executive producer of the documentary series A Day in the Life on Hulu, and the films, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, The Dotted Line on ESPN and Mansome on Yahoo.

Warrior Poets, the New York based production company founded in 2004 by Morgan Spurlock and Jeremy Chilnick, has produced multiple award winning films and television programs. Films include The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Freakonomics, Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?, Comic-Con: Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope, and Mansome. Television projects include the award winning FX series 30 Days, ESPN’s The Dotted Line, the Emmy and Writer’s Guild nominated The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3D on Ice!, Hulu’s A Day in the Life, Failure Club and Mansome on Yahoo!, & Morgan Spurlock’s New Britannia for Sky Atlantic HD.

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Promos for New CNN Programs Premiering in June

New Day Promo, premieres June 17th:

George Stroumboulopoulos, premieres June 9th:

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Memorial Day 2013

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This Weekend's Programming 5/25 - 5/27/13

Friday, May 24, 2013

9:00pm – 11:00pm     Manhunt (HBO)

11:00pm – 12:00am   Beyond the Manhunts: How to Stop Terror – A Fareed Zakaria GPS Special

SATURDAY, May 25, 2013

THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER – Airs Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM

Blitzer talks with tornado survivors from Moore, Okla.

Anchor: Wolf Blitzer

7:00pm – 7:30pm       Storm Hunters: In the Path of Disaster – An Anderson Cooper Special Report

8:00pm – 9:00pm       Anderson Cooper 360° Special Report – Back to Boston: Moments of Impact

9:00pm – 11:00pm     There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane

11:00pm – 12:00am   Anderson Cooper 360° Special Report – Back to Boston: Moments of Impact

SUNDAY, May 26, 2013

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM and NOON

Topics:   Oklahoma Tornado and Recovery

Guest:    Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R)

Topics:  Oklahoma Tornado and Recovery

Guest:   Mayor of Joplin Melodee Colbert-Kean

Guest:  Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY)

Topics:   Pres. Obama’s Terrorism Speech, Guantanamo, Drones

Guest:    Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)

Topics:   Honoring Veterans on Memorial Day

Guest:    Joe Mantegna, actor and co-host of the National Memorial Day Concert

Topic:     Politics

Guest:    Ron Brownstein, CNN senior political analyst

Guest:    Clarence Page, columnist, Chicago Tribune

Guest:    Newt Gingrich, former House Speaker; former presidential candidate

Anchor:  Candy Crowley

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM     

Topic:      Europe’s deepening recession woes – and what could fix them

Guest:     Anne Applebaum, Washington Post columnist, director of political studies at London’s Legatum Institute, author Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (August 2013)

Guest:     Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator, The Financial Times 

Topic:      Syria: Has Assad taken the permanent momentum?  What’s the endgame?

Guest:     Fawaz Gerges, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, author Obama and the Middle East (July 2013) 

Topic:     The rise of Big Data – and how it’s changing the world

Guest:     Kenneth Neil Cukier, data editor of The Economist

Guest:     Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, OII’s professor of Internet governance and regulation, University of Oxford

Topic:     What lessons should U.S. spook agencies learn from British intelligence

Guest:    Matthew Dunn, former field operative, British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), author  Slingshot   Unabridged: A Spycatcher Novel (June 2013); fellow, Princeton University

Guest:    Edward Lucas, international editor, The Economist

Anchor:  Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE Sunday 11:00AM – NOON

Topic:  Media Coverage of the Oklahoma Tornado

Guest: Ryan Lizza, Washington Correspondent for the New Yorker and a CNN Contributor

Guest: Tim Carney, Senior Political Columnist, Washington Examiner

Guest: Keli Goff, Political Correspondent for The Root.com

Topic: First-hand Perspective on Storm Coverage

Guest: Berry Tramel, Columnist, The Oklahoman

Topic:  Media Fallout on the Investigation into James Rosen’s Sources, Congressional Hearings on IRS Scandal

Guest: Ryan Lizza, Washington Correspondent for the New Yorker and a CNN Contributor

Guest: Tim Carney, Washington Examiner

Guest: Keli Goff, Political Correspondent for The Root.com

Topic: Smerconish to SiriusXM

Guest: Michael Smerconish, Host, “The Michael Smerconish Program” on SiriusXM’s POTUS Channel

Topic: “Google Glass” a Useful Journalism Tool?

Guest: Mario Armstrong, Tech contributor for HLN and the Today Show

Guest: Katie Linendoll, Tech contributor for ESPN and Spike

Host:       Howard Kurtz

7:00pm – 7:30pm       Storm Hunters: In the Path of Disaster – An Anderson Cooper Special Report

8:00pm – 9:00pm       Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Myanmar)

9:00pm – 10:00pm     Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Los Angeles/Koreatown)

10:00pm – 11:00pm   Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Colombia)

11:00pm – 12:00am   Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Canada)

MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013

7:00pm – 8:00pm       Erin Burnett OutFront (LIVE)

8:00pm – 9:00pm       Anderson Cooper 360° (LIVE)

9:00pm – 11:00pm     Manhunt (HBO)

11:00pm – 12:00am   Beyond the Manhunts: How to Stop Terror – A Fareed Zakaria GPS Special

Program Descriptions:

manhunt (HBO)

From HBO Documentaries, Manhunt, is a riveting tale of espionage as revealed by the real insiders who led the CIA’s secret war against Osama bin Laden.  This documentary is based upon CNN terrorism analyst Peter Bergen’s bestselling book, Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad (2012).

beyond the manhunts: How to stop terror – a fareed zakaria gps special

CNN’s and TIME’s Fareed Zakaria hosts an in-depth look into America’s secret wars on terrorists in the homeland and abroad.  Zakaria also speaks with those closest to the hunt for 9/11 terrorist Osama bin Laden and others about how U.S. intelligence agencies have slowly evolved to take on some activities associated with the U.S. Military and the changing role of women in America’s intelligence services.  Manhunt author and national security analyst Peter Bergen, former National Security Agency director Michael Hayden, The New York Times journalist Mark Mazzetti, former CIA director and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, former FBI agent Ali Soufan, and former CIA officers Nada Bakos, Robert Grenier, and Cindy Storer contribute.

Storm Hunters: In the Path of Disaster – An Anderson Cooper Special Report

CNN rides along for an in-depth look at the dangerous yet important role played by storm chasers in tracking the pathways of powerful storms.  Key chasers describe how they followed the deadly Oklahoma tornadoes this week and tried to provide warnings and position information to meteorologists and disaster management officials about the strength of the twisters and the locations imperiled by the outbreak of storms in ‘Tornado Alley.’

Anderson Cooper Special Report: Back to Boston – Moments of Impact

The images of the unforgettable tragedy at April’s Boston Marathon are burned in memory…This Anderson Cooper Special Report looks at the iconic still photographs that vividly capture the unexplainable – images that capture both the horror and the heroism of the event.  CNN’s Randi Kaye interviews the photographers who filmed the most memorable images and the people whose stories they immortalized. 

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Parts Unknown (MOROCCO/TANGIER)

CNN host Anthony Bourdain explores the “Interzone,” where artists like Burroughs, Bowles, and the Rolling Stones sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and the possibilities of great empty spaces.  His quest is to find out if that “anything goes” attitude still exists.

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Parts Unknown (CANADA)

CNN host Anthony Bourdain travels to remote areas within the province of Quebec where he samples local delicacies and explores ice fishing and beaver hunting.

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Parts Unknown (Libya)

CNN host Anthony Bourdain explores Libyan hip-hop, Italian restaurants, tribal allegiances and post-war uncertainty in Libya.  Bourdain looks at the country through personal stories, food – and the music – of anti-Qaddafi rapper ex-patriots who returned to fight.

there’s Something wrong with Aunt Diane

From HBO Documentaries, There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, reveals previously unknown information about the notorious 2009 car accident that ended the lives of eight people, including four young children. Following the crash, the driver, Diane Schuler – wife, mother, and cable TV executive – was portrayed as a reckless drunk and overextended mother by some, and as a model wife, friend and worker by others.  The documentary recounts the day with a minute-by-minute retelling, and includes interviews with Schuler’s family, friends, co-workers, eyewitnesses, first responders, investigators, and medical and psychiatric experts.  Also drawing upon surveillance footage, family photos, news clips, and expert testimony, the film seeks to explain how things could have gone so terribly wrong on New York’s Taconic State Parkway on July 26, 2009.  

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Parts Unknown (MYANMAR)

With the slight relaxation of control by the government of Myanmar, CNN host Anthony Bourdain takes his first trip to one of the most fabled and beautiful areas of Asia.

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Parts Unknown (Los angeles/Koreatown)

CNN host Anthony Bourdain takes Los Angeles--but with a twist.  No Hollywood sign, no Beverly Hills.  Instead, he zeroes in on a three square-mile area of the city known as Koreatown, where he finds a tight-knit community still marked by the 1992 Rodney King riots.

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Parts Unknown (colombia)

The public face of Colombia has changed immensely over the past 10 years and is still changing for the better.  Anthony Bourdain explores several regions of the country from the mountains down to the Caribbean coast to the coca leaf growing inlands formerly controlled by drug cartels.

 

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