The Turner Doomsday Video: CNN's Final Broadcast

Long before round-the-clock news, CNN founder Ted Turner created a one-minute “doomsday” broadcast—a solemn orchestral performance meant to air only if the world ended. The video, once thought to be a myth, resurfaced in 2015 when a former intern leaked it, revealing its archive title “TURNER DOOMSDAY VIDEO” with instructions to play it only after official confirmation of civilization’s end. Featuring U.S. military bands performing “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” it symbolized CNN’s ultimate sign-off