C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
A complete schedule of absolutely everything airing on C-SPAN 2 over the next two weeks. Click a program to see all upcoming airings and streaming options.
Friday, August 22
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Saturday, August 23
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
America 250
Series • 2025
Lectures in History - Western Lands Before & After American Revolution
Season 1 •
University of Utah professor Eric Hinderaker teaches a class about western settlement before, during and after the American Revolution.
Reel America New
Series • 2025
Road to the Front - 1944
Episode 44
This 1944 War Department film celebrates the American trucks and tires used to keep the World War II supply chain functioning from Normandy to the front lines.
The Presidency
Series • 2025
Megan Gorman, All the Presidents' Money
Episode 15
A look into how good American presidents are at managing their own wealth.
Reel America
Series • 2023
Protecting the Water Supply -- 1951
Episode 20
This 1951 General Electric film shows how water is used in everyday life.
America 250
Series • 2025
Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration
Season 1 • Episode 6
The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
America 250 New
Series • 2025
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
Season 1 •
The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park in New York hosts authors and historians to discuss the Revolutionary War.
Reel America New
Series • 2025
Miracle of the Can - 1956
Episode 43
This 1956 American Can Company film charts the advances in canning and the benefits for food producers and consumers.
The Civil War
Series • 2024
Native Americans and the Civil War
Episode 42
Historians discuss the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's annual conference.
Lecture on Sacco-Vanzetti & the Supreme Court
Special • 2025
Law professor Brad Snyder discusses the controversy surrounding the 1920 Sacco-Vanzetti murder case in Massachusetts.
Michelle McDonald, Coffee Nation New
Special • 2025
Michelle McDonald, library and museum director at the American Philosophical Society, talks about the role and growing importance of coffee in colonial America through the early nineteenth-century United States.
History of the Senate New
Special • 2025
This discussion is part of the American Historical Association's Congressional briefing series.
America 250
Series • 2025
Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration
Season 1 • Episode 6
The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
America 250
Series • 2025
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
Season 1 •
The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park in New York hosts authors and historians to discuss the Revolutionary War.
America 250
Series • 2025
Lectures in History - Western Lands Before & After American Revolution
Season 1 •
University of Utah professor Eric Hinderaker teaches a class about western settlement before, during and after the American Revolution.
Reel America
Series • 2025
Road to the Front - 1944
Episode 44
This 1944 War Department film celebrates the American trucks and tires used to keep the World War II supply chain functioning from Normandy to the front lines.
The Presidency
Series • 2025
Megan Gorman, All the Presidents' Money
Episode 15
A look into how good American presidents are at managing their own wealth.
Reel America
Series • 2023
Protecting the Water Supply -- 1951
Episode 20
This 1951 General Electric film shows how water is used in everyday life.
America 250
Series • 2025
Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration
Season 1 • Episode 6
The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Sunday, August 24
America 250
Series • 2025
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
Season 1 •
The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park in New York hosts authors and historians to discuss the Revolutionary War.
Reel America
Series • 2025
Miracle of the Can - 1956
Episode 43
This 1956 American Can Company film charts the advances in canning and the benefits for food producers and consumers.
The Civil War
Series • 2024
Native Americans and the Civil War
Episode 42
Historians discuss the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's annual conference.
Lecture on Sacco-Vanzetti & the Supreme Court
Special • 2025
Law professor Brad Snyder discusses the controversy surrounding the 1920 Sacco-Vanzetti murder case in Massachusetts.
Michelle McDonald, Coffee Nation
Special • 2025
Michelle McDonald, library and museum director at the American Philosophical Society, talks about the role and growing importance of coffee in colonial America through the early nineteenth-century United States.
History of the Senate
Special • 2025
This discussion is part of the American Historical Association's Congressional briefing series.
America 250
Series • 2025
Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration
Season 1 • Episode 6
The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
America 250
Series • 2025
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
Season 1 •
The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park in New York hosts authors and historians to discuss the Revolutionary War.
Alex Marlow, Breaking the Law New
Special • 2025
Breitbart editor in chief Alex Marlow argues that liberals have weaponized the legal system to attack President Trump and his policies.
Second Lady Vance Hosts NASA Summer Reading Challenge Event
Special • 2025
Usha Vance and Suni Williams host a summer reading challenge event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Sarah Allaback & Monique Parsons, Green Gold — The Avocado New
Special • 2025
Journalist and avocado farmer Monique Parsons and author Sarah Allaback explore the origins of the avocado and its economic and political impact. Book Passage in Corte Madera, California, hosts this event.
FreedomFest 2025 — Dominic Frisby, Daylight Robbery New
Special • 2025
Book TV interviews authors at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in 2025 in Palm Springs, California.
FreedomFest 2025 — Sarah McLaughlin, Authoritarians in the Academy New
Special • 2025
FreedomFest 2025 — George Yancey, “Beyond Racial Division” New
Special • 2025
Jill Dougherty, My Russia New
Special • 2025
Former CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty talks about her experiences covering Russia and Russian Presidents Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin.
Alex Marlow, Breaking the Law
Special • 2025
Breitbart editor in chief Alex Marlow argues that liberals have weaponized the legal system to attack President Trump and his policies.
Second Lady Vance Hosts NASA Summer Reading Challenge Event
Special • 2025
Usha Vance and Suni Williams host a summer reading challenge event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Sarah Allaback & Monique Parsons, Green Gold — The Avocado
Special • 2025
Journalist and avocado farmer Monique Parsons and author Sarah Allaback explore the origins of the avocado and its economic and political impact. Book Passage in Corte Madera, California, hosts this event.
Kate Woodworth, Little Great Island New
Special • 2025
Author Kate Woodworth discusses her novel on the impact of climate change on the Northeast United States. Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.
Andre Perry, Black Power Scorecard New
Special • 2025
The Brookings Institution's Andre Perry talks about measuring the racial wealth gap & identifies untapped areas of investment that can help to close it.
Rachel Laryea, Black Capitalists New
Special • 2025
JPMorganChase wealth management researcher Rachel Laryea talks about successful Black businesspeople and their contributions to the U.S. economic system.
Gabe Henry, Enough Is Enuf New
Special • 2025
Gabe Henry talks about the history of the Simplified Spelling Movement, which wanted to standardize the way English words are spelled. Supporters included Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, and Teddy Roosevelt.
America 250
Series • 2025
Todd Andrlik, Reporting the Revolutionary War
Season 1 •
Todd Andrlik, curator and publisher of RagLinen.com, a website for historic newspapers, presents a collection of reportage on the American Revolution from assorted 18th century newspapers.
Hayek Prize Lecture — Johan Norberg, The Capitalist Manifesto New
Special • 2025
Cato Institute fellow Johan Norberg delivers a lecture on his book The Capitalist Manifesto, the winner of the 2025 Hayek Prize.
Alex Marlow, Breaking the Law
Special • 2025
Breitbart editor in chief Alex Marlow argues that liberals have weaponized the legal system to attack President Trump and his policies.
Second Lady Vance Hosts NASA Summer Reading Challenge Event
Special • 2025
Usha Vance and Suni Williams host a summer reading challenge event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Sarah Allaback & Monique Parsons, Green Gold — The Avocado
Special • 2025
Journalist and avocado farmer Monique Parsons and author Sarah Allaback explore the origins of the avocado and its economic and political impact. Book Passage in Corte Madera, California, hosts this event.
FreedomFest 2025 — Dominic Frisby, Daylight Robbery
Special • 2025
Book TV interviews authors at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in 2025 in Palm Springs, California.
FreedomFest 2025 — Sarah McLaughlin, Authoritarians in the Academy
Special • 2025
FreedomFest 2025 — George Yancey, “Beyond Racial Division”
Special • 2025
Jill Dougherty, My Russia
Special • 2025
Former CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty talks about her experiences covering Russia and Russian Presidents Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin.
Alex Marlow, Breaking the Law
Special • 2025
Breitbart editor in chief Alex Marlow argues that liberals have weaponized the legal system to attack President Trump and his policies.
Monday, August 25
Second Lady Vance Hosts NASA Summer Reading Challenge Event
Special • 2025
Usha Vance and Suni Williams host a summer reading challenge event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Sarah Allaback & Monique Parsons, Green Gold — The Avocado
Special • 2025
Journalist and avocado farmer Monique Parsons and author Sarah Allaback explore the origins of the avocado and its economic and political impact. Book Passage in Corte Madera, California, hosts this event.
Kate Woodworth, Little Great Island
Special • 2025
Author Kate Woodworth discusses her novel on the impact of climate change on the Northeast United States. Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.
Andre Perry, Black Power Scorecard
Special • 2025
The Brookings Institution's Andre Perry talks about measuring the racial wealth gap & identifies untapped areas of investment that can help to close it.
Rachel Laryea, Black Capitalists
Special • 2025
JPMorganChase wealth management researcher Rachel Laryea talks about successful Black businesspeople and their contributions to the U.S. economic system.
Gabe Henry, Enough Is Enuf
Special • 2025
Gabe Henry talks about the history of the Simplified Spelling Movement, which wanted to standardize the way English words are spelled. Supporters included Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, and Teddy Roosevelt.
America 250
Series • 2025
Todd Andrlik, Reporting the Revolutionary War
Season 1 •
Todd Andrlik, curator and publisher of RagLinen.com, a website for historic newspapers, presents a collection of reportage on the American Revolution from assorted 18th century newspapers.
Hayek Prize Lecture — Johan Norberg, The Capitalist Manifesto
Special • 2025
Cato Institute fellow Johan Norberg delivers a lecture on his book The Capitalist Manifesto, the winner of the 2025 Hayek Prize.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Q & A
Series • 2024
World Trade Center Owner Larry Silverstein on the Battle to Rebuild after 9/11
Episode 42
Larry Silverstein shares stories about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex.
Lectures in History
Series • 2025
Ronald Reagan & the 1980s Conservative Resurgence
Episode 17
University of Texas history professor Mark Lawrence discusses the rise of Ronald Reagan, his impact on the conservative movement, and the Reagan Administration's performance in his first term.
Historic Presidential Elections
Series • 2024
Taft vs. Wilson vs. Roosevelt - 1912
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey unseats incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft.
Q & A
Series • 2024
Author and Columnist Tammy Bruce on the Use of Fear by the Political Left
Episode 28
Tammy Bruce says that some Democrats are using fear to get more control over Americans.
Tuesday, August 26
History Bookshelf
Series • 2016
Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy
Episode 16
Author Eri Hotta ("Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy") examines the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 2025
Episode 171
The Senate meets for a brief session; no votes take place until after the summer state work period.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Q & A
Series • 2025
Author Kathleen deLaski on the Future of Colleges and the 4-Year Degree
Episode 19
Author Kathleen deLaski questions if the U.S. higher education system can meet students' needs.
National World War II Museum Rare Artifacts Exhibit
Special • 2024
American History TV tours the National World War II Museum's new interactive oral history exhibit.
Historic Presidential Elections
Series • 2024
Kennedy vs. Nixon - 1960
Democratic Senator John Kennedy defeats incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon.
Q & A
Series • 2024
FreedomFest 2024 -- James Allen Jr., Not My Chair
Episode 37
Interviewing authors at FreedomFest, an annual libertarian conference held in Las Vegas.
Reel America
Series • 2024
Japan Surrenders -- 1945
Episode 20
This 1945 U.S. Office of War Information newsreel shows an overview of Japan at war in the Pacific.
America 250
Series • 2025
Religion in Colonial America
Season 1 •
Historians and authors examine events of 1775 and daily life for colonists on the eve of the American Revolution.
Wednesday, August 27
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Q & A
Series • 2025
Author Loretta Ross on the Excesses of Cancel Culture
Episode 13
Loretta Ross discusses the need for a way to hold people accountable in the age of social media.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Thursday, August 28
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Q & A
Series • 2024
AI Pioneer and Tech Entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun
Episode 3
Sebastian Thrun talks about his work in Silicon Valley and the future of artificial intelligence.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Friday, August 29
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 2025
Episode 172
The Senate meets for a brief session; no votes take place until after the summer state work period.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Q & A
Series • 2025
Authors Cornel West & Robert George on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division
Episode 33
Cornel West and Robert George discuss their new book, "Truth Matters."
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Saturday, August 30
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Civil War
Series • 2013
A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
America 250
Series • 2025
Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
Sunday, August 31
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Civil War
Series • 2013
A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
After Words
Series • 2013
A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
After Words
Series • 2013
A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
About Books
Series • 1996
Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and looks at current non-fiction books.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
After Words
Series • 2013
A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
Monday, September 1
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
About Books
Series • 1996
Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and looks at current non-fiction books.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
America 250
Series • 2025
Reenactment - 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
Season 1 • Episode 24
Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Tuesday, September 2
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 1996
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Wednesday, September 3
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 1996
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 1996
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Thursday, September 4
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 1996
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 1996
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Friday, September 5
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 1996
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Saturday, September 6
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Civil War
Series • 2013
A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
America 250
Series • 2025
Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
Lectures in History
Series • 2013
Classroom lectures on American history.
Sunday, September 7
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Presidency
Series • 2013
Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
The Civil War
Series • 2013
A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
American History TV
Series • 2009
People and events that help document the American story.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
After Words
Series • 2013
A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
After Words
Series • 2013
A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
Monday, September 8
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
After Words
Series • 2013
A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.
Book TV
Series • 1998
Non-fiction books and authors.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate New
Series • 1996
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
Series • 2016
Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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