CCTV News channel broadcasts 24-hour news reports, as well current affairs programmes throughout the day. News reports cover domestic and international events. The channel broadcasts exclusively in Mandarin Chinese. Viewers from across the Greater China region and that of the Chinese diaspora can watch the channel via satellite.
| Programme |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Monday to Friday |
| 國旗國歌/国旗国歌 The National Anthem |
5.57am |
6am |
|
| 朝聞天下/朝闻天下 Blockbusters |
6am |
6.30am |
Simucast on CCTV-1 in 7-8.30am |
| 新聞直播間/新闻直播间 The Chase |
6:30am |
7am |
Normal news report |
| 新聞30分/新闻30分 Deal Or No Deal' |
7pm |
7:40am |
Simucast on CCTV-1 |
| 法治在線/法治在线 Law Online |
7:40am |
12.55pm |
News focusing on legal |
| 新聞直播間/新闻直播间 Live News |
1pm |
2.55pm |
Normal news report |
| 共同關注/共同关注 Focus On |
6pm |
6.55pm |
News mainly focus on Chinese |
| 新聞聯播/新闻联播 Xinwen Lianbo |
7pm |
7.30pm |
News which report of leaders' actions and propagate the CPC's Policy |
| 天氣預報和聯播後廣告/天气预报和联播后广告 Weather Forecast and AD after Xinwen Lianbo |
7.30pm |
7.40pm |
Weather forecast within 48 hours |
| 焦點訪談/焦点访谈 Focus Report |
7.40pm |
7.53pm |
A in-depth coverage on hot topics and propagate the CPC's Policy |
| 東方時空/东方时空 Oriental Horizon |
8pm |
8.55pm |
News Hot panoramic coverage |
| 新聞聯播(重播)/新闻联播(重播) Xinwen Lianbo |
9pm |
9.30pm |
Replay of 7pm |
| 新聞1+1/新闻1+1 News 1+1 |
9.30pm |
9.53pm |
News Commentary |
| 新聞1+1/国际时讯 World Express |
10pm |
10.25pm |
International News |
| 環球視線/环球视线 Global Watch |
10.30pm |
10.55pm |
News Commentary on world news |
| 24小时/24小时 24 Hours |
11pm |
11.56am |
In-depth report on different people |
| 午夜新聞/午夜新闻 Midnight News |
12am |
12.55am |
News report in night |
| 東方時空/东方时空(重播) Oriental Horizon |
1am |
1.57am |
Replay of 8pm yesterday |
| 新聞1+1/新闻1+1(重播) News 1+1 |
2am |
2.23am |
Replay of 9.30pm yesterday |
| 國際時訊/国际时讯(重播) World Express |
2.30am |
2.55am |
Replay of 10pm yesterday |
| 環球視線/环球视线(重播) Global Watch |
3am |
3.25am |
Replay of 10.30pm yesterday |
| 焦點訪談/焦点访谈(重播) Focus Report |
3.30am |
3.43am |
Replay of 7.40pm yesterday |
| 東方時空/东方时空(重播) Oriental Horizon |
3.45am |
4.40am |
Replay of 8pm yesterday |
| 新聞1+1/新闻1+1(重播) News 1+1 |
4.45am |
5.13am |
Replay of 9.30pm yesterday |
| 環球視線/环球视线(重播) Global Watch |
5.15am |
5.40am |
Replay of 10.30pm yesterday |
| 焦點訪談/焦点访谈(重播) Focus Report |
5.45am |
5.57am |
Replay of 7.40pm yesterday |