
TV series
CNN Presents
English, on CNN.
CNN Presents is an American documentary program on CNN weekends. The program used to be replaced with CNN Special Investigations Unit, which features the same documentary format, but differs from it in a number of ways and is shorter in length. The program was originally a regular weekly series that looks in-depth in the important news stories of the times. More recently, it became a "special event" documentary that airs every time a larger, more long-term special report went into making. Notably, the program has been a winner of a number of different awards, including the International Documentary Association Best Documentary Series award. Previous to his departure from CNN, Presents was hosted and narrated by Aaron Brown. While CNN Presents was broadcast on the network, a specialized CNN Presents logo was shown in the corner without the news ticker on the screen. CNN Presents has been revived since its presentation of God's Warriors by Christiane Amanpour in August 2007, and later with Planet in Peril, Black in America, and Latino in America, all of which have received follow-up documentaries later on. In July 2011, the format of CNN Presents changed to a series of three investigative reports aired together in a one hour documentary, instead of a documentary about a single topic.
- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes
- 75
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2011
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Latest episode
S2011 E40: Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9/11
Aired 5 September 2011
Seasons 7
Cast & crew
Details
- Last aired
- 5 September 2011
- Network
- CNN
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Scripted
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CNN Presents: quick answers
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How many seasons of CNN Presents are there?
CNN Presents has 7 seasons and 75 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
Is CNN Presents finished?
Yes. CNN Presents ended in 2011, so you can watch the whole story.
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