HLN POST-ARIAS TRIAL PROGRAMMING SLATE LAUNCHES MAY 27
HLN Lineup Includes: Full Coverage of George Zimmerman
Trial; Post Arias Trial Themed Reports Featuring Nancy Grace Behind
Bars Special; 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
HLN After Dark Secures Permanent Berth on HLN’s Primetime Lineup; New Series Secrets
Lives with Jane Velez-Mitchell Previews May 30
HLN,
on the heels of its extraordinary ratings success throughout the Jodi Arias
trial, will present a broad programing slate designed to serve its expanding
audience with continued informative, provocative and stimulating fare.
HLN and its digital site HLNTV.com set new audience records in March and
April during the trial.
“At
HLN, we engage with our audience daily, and the relationship has grown even
stronger during the Arias trial,” said Scot Safon, executive vice president and
general manager, HLN. “Viewers connect deeply with our shows, hosts and
experts, and we will continue to build that relationship with compelling
programming, whether it’s a riveting trial or a major pop culture event like
the Daytime Emmys.”
· On Memorial Day, May 27, HLN will present a
special preview of the George Zimmerman trial with a special, Zimmerman
Police Tapes airing at 6pm ET. Prior to HLN’scontinuous
coverage of the Zimmerman trial (beginning Monday, June 10), the network
will presentHLN After Dark Zimmerman, (date TBA). This special
will review issues surrounding this hot-button case and feature HLN’s on-air
team including Nancy Grace, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Dr. Drew, Vinnie Politan, and
Ryan Smith who will provide expert commentary.
· On Thursday, May 30, at 7pm ET,
HLN will present a special preview of the new Friday night series Secret
Lives with Jane Velez-Mitchell, which unlocks the secrets that brought
down some of the world’s most notorious public figures. The preview episode
focuses on Jodi Arias. The series formally launches on Fridays nights in
July (date TBA) and will feature bold face names such as Lance Armstrong,
Tiger Woods, and Casey Anthony.
·
Beginning June
3, Under the
theme “America Behind Bars,” Morning Express with Robin Meade,
its dayside and primetime programing will feature stories of men and women who
are incarcerated or have loved ones in the prison system. The themed
programming culminates with Nancy Grace Behind Bars airing Wednesday,
June 5 and Thursday, June 6 at 8pm ET. In this two-part special
report, Grace reports from inside the Estrella women’s jail outside Phoenix
where Arias has been held. Known as America’s foremost television prosecutor,
Grace turns the tables and looks at life from the inmates’ point of view. The
program will re-air a 2-hour special on Saturday, June 15 at 8pm ET.
·
As a
timely follow-up to the issues raised during the Jodi Arias trial, HLN will
present Stalked: A Dr. Drew on Call Special (airdate
TBA). Dr. Drew and stalking expert Michelle Ward examine the signs,
signals and solutions to this troubling behavior which may or may not include
driving by the house of a significant other, researching him/her on the
internet, or finding an excuse to return something of no consequence—just to
see that person.
·
HLN
After Dark, the nightly program hosted by Vinnie Politan and Ryan Smith and
featuring an audience that serves as a “jury,” was an instant ratings success
when it premiered on March 13. Since that date the nightly show has
delivered some of the network’s best ratings ever at 10pm. In June (Date
TBA) the program will start to air regularly at 10pm ET Mondays through
Thursdays and focus on stories (trials and otherwise) in the “court of
public opinion.”
·
On June 16,
HLN presents The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awardslive from Los Angeles
8-10pm ET. A half-hour Showbiz Tonight red carpet show
will precede the event that celebrates the best programming in the genres of
talk, food, children’s, courtroom, game shows and daytime dramas.
