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48 Hours

TV series / 1988

48 Hours

Episode directors Matthew DeVoe

NewsCrimeDocumentary

★ 7.0/10Audience rating

This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.

The story

This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1988 · 29 episodes Season details

Jan. 19, 1988

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Season 2 Season 2 1988 · 61 episodes Season details

Sept. 8, 1988

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Season 3 Season 3 1990 · 1 episode Season details

Jan. 4, 1990

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Season 4 Season 4 1991 · 1 episode Season details

Sept. 11, 1991

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Season 5 Season 5 1992 · 1 episode Season details

Sept. 16, 1992

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Season 6 Season 6 1993 · 1 episode Season details

Sept. 15, 1993

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Season 7 Season 7 1994 · 1 episode Season details

Sept. 21, 1994

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Season 8 Season 8 1995 · 1 episode Season details

Sept. 14, 1995

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Season 9 Season 9 1996 · 30 episodes Season details

Sept. 12, 1996

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Season 10 Season 10 1997 · 52 episodes Season details

Sept. 11, 1997

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Season 11 Season 11 1998 · 16 episodes Season details

April 29, 1998

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Season 12 Season 12 1998 · 53 episodes Season details

Sept. 16, 1998

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Season 13 Season 13 1999 · 43 episodes Season details

Sept. 22, 1999

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Season 14 Season 14 2000 · 42 episodes Season details

Sept. 20, 2000

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Season 15 Season 15 2001 · 45 episodes Season details

Sept. 27, 2001

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Season 16 Season 16 2002 · 43 episodes Season details

Sept. 19, 2002

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Season 17 Season 17 2003 · 35 episodes Season details

Sept. 26, 2003

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Season 18 Season 18 2004 · 30 episodes Season details

Sept. 25, 2004

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Season 19 Season 19 2005 · 30 episodes Season details

Sept. 23, 2005

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Season 20 Season 20 2006 · 29 episodes Season details

Sept. 23, 2006

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Season 21 Season 21 2007 · 27 episodes Season details

Sept. 28, 2007

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Season 22 Season 22 2008 · 26 episodes Season details

Sept. 23, 2008

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Season 23 Season 23 2009 · 26 episodes Season details

Sept. 18, 2009

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Season 24 Season 24 2010 · 27 episodes Season details

Sept. 24, 2010

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Season 25 Season 25 2011 · 27 episodes Season details

Sept. 23, 2011

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Season 26 Season 26 2012 · 27 episodes Season details

Sept. 27, 2012

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Season 27 Season 27 2013 · 34 episodes Season details

Sept. 27, 2013

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Season 28 Season 28 2014 · 68 episodes Season details

Sept. 27, 2014

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Season 29 Season 29 2015 · 38 episodes Season details

Sept. 12, 2015

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Season 30 Season 30 2016 · 33 episodes Season details

Sept. 24, 2016

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Season 31 Season 31 2017 · 32 episodes Season details

Sept. 30, 2017

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Season 32 Season 32 2018 · 30 episodes Season details

Sept. 29, 2018

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Season 33 Season 33 2019 · 33 episodes Season details

Sept. 14, 2019

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Season 34 Season 34 2020 · 37 episodes Season details

Sept. 9, 2020

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Season 35 Season 35 2021 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 18, 2021

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Season 36 Season 36 2022 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 17, 2022

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Season 37 Season 37 2023 · 33 episodes Season details

Sept. 16, 2023

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Season 38 Season 38 2024 · 33 episodes Season details

Sept. 21, 2024

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Season 39 Season 39 2025 · 30 episodes Season details

Sept. 27, 2025

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Season 40 Season 40 2026 · 1 episode Season details

Oct. 10, 2026

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Special episodes

Specials 1998 · 46 episodes Season details

April 23, 1998

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Cast

Erin MoriartySelf - Correspondent · Self - Reporter Peter Van SantSelf - Correspondent · Self - Correspondence Natalie MoralesSelf - Correspondent Anne-Marie GreenSelf - Case Watch Update · Self - Correspondent Tracy SmithSelf - Correspondent Nikki BattisteSelf - Correspondent Jonathan VigliottiSelf - Correspondent Jim AxelrodSelf - Correspondent David BegnaudSelf - Correspondent Michelle MillerSelf - Correspondent Jericka DuncanSelf - Correspondent Richard SchlesingerSelf - Correspondent

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Troy RobertsSelf - Correspondent Omar VillafrancaSelf - Correspondent Jenna JacksonSelf - Correspondent Jamie YuccasSelf - Correspondent Jodi AriasSelf Debora PattaSelf - Correspondent Hannah StormSelf - Correspondent Renard SpiveySelf Vladimir DuthiersSelf - Correspondent Ramon SosaSelf - Murder-for-Hire Survivor / Former Boxer Bernard GoldbergSelf - Correspondent CeCe MooreSelf - Genetic Genealogist Amanda KohbergerSelf - Sister of Bryan Kohberger (archive footage) Keith OriSelf - House Renovator Maureen MaherSelf - Correspondent

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