48 Hours

Synopsis

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.

Details

Created by

Judy Tygard

Aired

January 19, 1988

Status

Returning Series

Country

United States of America

Network

CBS

Episodes

1,169

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Where to watch

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Seasons

1. Season 1 · episodes: 29 · 1988
2. Season 2 · episodes: 61 · 1988
3. Season 3 · episodes: 1 · 1990
4. Season 4 · episodes: 1 · 1991
5. Season 5 · episodes: 1 · 1992
6. Season 6 · episodes: 1 · 1993
7. Season 7 · episodes: 1 · 1994
8. Season 8 · episodes: 1 · 1995
9. Season 9 · episodes: 30 · 1996
10. Season 10 · episodes: 52 · 1997
11. Season 11 · episodes: 16 · 1998
12. Season 12 · episodes: 53 · 1998
13. Season 13 · episodes: 43 · 1999
14. Season 14 · episodes: 42 · 2000
15. Season 15 · episodes: 45 · 2001
16. Season 16 · episodes: 43 · 2002
17. Season 17 · episodes: 35 · 2003
18. Season 18 · episodes: 30 · 2004
19. Season 19 · episodes: 30 · 2005
20. Season 20 · episodes: 29 · 2006
21. Season 21 · episodes: 27 · 2007
22. Season 22 · episodes: 26 · 2008
23. Season 23 · episodes: 26 · 2009
24. Season 24 · episodes: 27 · 2010
25. Season 25 · episodes: 27 · 2011
26. Season 26 · episodes: 27 · 2012
27. Season 27 · episodes: 34 · 2013
28. Season 28 · episodes: 68 · 2014
29. Season 29 · episodes: 38 · 2015
30. Season 30 · episodes: 33 · 2016
31. Season 31 · episodes: 32 · 2017
32. Season 32 · episodes: 30 · 2018
33. Season 33 · episodes: 33 · 2019
34. Season 34 · episodes: 37 · 2020
35. Season 35 · episodes: 31 · 2021
36. Season 36 · episodes: 31 · 2022
37. Season 37 · episodes: 33 · 2023
38. Season 38 · episodes: 33 · 2024
39. Season 39 · episodes: 30 · 2025
40. Season 40 · episodes: 2 · 2026

Cast

• 
  Erin Moriarty

  Self - Reporter
• 
  Peter Van Sant

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Natalie Morales

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Anne-Marie Green

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Tracy Smith

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Nikki Battiste

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Jonathan Vigliotti

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Jim Axelrod

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  David Begnaud

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Michelle Miller

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Jericka Duncan

  Self - Correspondent
• 
  Richard Schlesinger

  Self - Correspondent

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