48 Hours

48 Hours

1988-01-19 • 39 Seasons •

News Crime Documentary

7.3

User Score

51 votes

Overview

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.

Seasons

Specials

1998-04-23

46 Episodes

Season 1

1988-01-19

29 Episodes

Season 2

1988-09-08

61 Episodes

Season 3

1990-01-04

1 Episodes

Season 4

1991-09-11

1 Episodes

Season 5

1992-09-16

1 Episodes

Season 6

1993-09-15

1 Episodes

Season 7

1994-09-21

1 Episodes

Season 8

1995-09-14

1 Episodes

Season 9

1996-09-12

30 Episodes

Season 10

1997-09-11

52 Episodes

Season 11

1998-04-29

16 Episodes

Season 12

1998-09-16

53 Episodes

Season 13

1999-09-22

43 Episodes

Season 14

2000-09-20

42 Episodes

Season 15

2001-09-27

45 Episodes

Season 16

2002-09-19

43 Episodes

Season 17

2003-09-26

35 Episodes

Season 18

2004-09-25

30 Episodes

Season 19

2005-09-23

30 Episodes

Season 20

2006-09-23

29 Episodes

Season 21

2007-09-28

27 Episodes

Season 22

2008-09-23

26 Episodes

Season 23

2009-09-18

26 Episodes

Season 24

Season 24

2010-09-24

27 Episodes

Season 25

2011-09-23

27 Episodes

Season 26

2012-09-27

27 Episodes

Season 27

2013-09-27

34 Episodes

Season 28

2014-09-27

68 Episodes

Season 29

2015-09-12

38 Episodes

Season 30

2016-09-24

33 Episodes

Season 31

2017-09-30

32 Episodes

Season 32

2018-09-29

30 Episodes

Season 33

2019-09-14

33 Episodes

Season 34

2020-09-09

37 Episodes

Season 35

2021-09-18

31 Episodes

Season 36

2022-09-17

31 Episodes

Season 37

2023-09-16

33 Episodes

Season 38

2024-09-21

33 Episodes

Season 39

2025-09-27

10 Episodes

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Show Details

Status

Returning Series

Original Language

en

Number of Seasons

39

Number of Episodes

1145

First Air Date

1988-01-19

Last Air Date

2025-11-15

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