48 Hours 1989 - 2023

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48 Hours

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.

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.

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Season 36

31 Episodes

Season 36 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 17, 2022.

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Directors:

Judy Tygard

Average Episode Run Time:

59`

Original Language:

English

Status:

Returning Series

Plot Keywords:

magazine show

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Specials

46 Episodes

Specials of The 48 Hours premiered on April 23, 1998.

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Season 3

1 Episodes

Season 3 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 14, 1989.

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Season 6

1 Episodes

Season 6 of The 48 Hours premiered on March 17, 1993.

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Season 11

16 Episodes

Season 11 of The 48 Hours premiered on April 30, 1998.

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Season 12

53 Episodes

Season 12 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 17, 1998.

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Season 13

43 Episodes

Season 13 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 23, 1999.

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Season 14

42 Episodes

Season 14 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 21, 2000.

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Season 15

45 Episodes

Season 15 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 28, 2001.

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Season 16

43 Episodes

Season 16 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 20, 2002.

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Season 17

35 Episodes

Season 17 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 27, 2003.

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Season 18

30 Episodes

Season 18 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 25, 2004.

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Season 19

30 Episodes

Season 19 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 24, 2005.

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Season 20

29 Episodes

Season 20 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 23, 2006.

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Season 21

27 Episodes

Season 21 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 29, 2007.

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Season 22

26 Episodes

Season 22 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 24, 2008.

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Season 23

26 Episodes

Season 23 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 19, 2009.

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Season 24

27 Episodes

Season 24 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 25, 2010.

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Season 25

27 Episodes

Season 25 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 24, 2011.

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Season 26

27 Episodes

Season 26 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 28, 2012.

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Season 27

34 Episodes

Season 27 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 28, 2013.

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Season 28

33 Episodes

Season 28 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 27, 2014.

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Season 29

37 Episodes

Season 29 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 12, 2015.

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Season 30

29 Episodes

Season 30 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 17, 2016.

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Season 31

9 Episodes

Season 31 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 30, 2017.

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Season 32

1 Episodes

Season 32 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 29, 2018.

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Season 33

31 Episodes

Season 33 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 14, 2019.

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Season 34

15 Episodes

Season 34 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 9, 2020.

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Season 35

32 Episodes

Season 35 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 18, 2021.

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Season 36

31 Episodes

Season 36 of The 48 Hours premiered on September 17, 2022.

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