48 Hours (1988)
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.
First Air Date: 1988-01-19
Last Air Date: 2025-11-15
Number of Seasons: 39
Number of Episodes: 1145
Created By: Judy Tygard
Networks: CBS
Top Cast
- Peter Van Sant as Self - Correspondent
- Erin Moriarty as Self - Correspondent
- Natalie Morales as Self - Correspondent
- Nikki Battiste as Self - Correspondent
- Tracy Smith as Self - Correspondent
- Anne-Marie Green as Self - Correspondent
- Jonathan Vigliotti as Self - Correspondent
- Jim Axelrod as Self - Correspondent
- Jericka Duncan as Self - Correspondent
- David Begnaud as Self - Correspondent
Seasons
Specials (1998)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Cure For the Common Snore?
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Ep. 2: Young Guns
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Ep. 3: An American Tragedy (1)
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Ep. 4: An American Tragedy (2)
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Ep. 5: An American Tragedy (3)
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Ep. 6: North Valley Jewish Community Center Shooting
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Ep. 7: History On Hold
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Ep. 8: America's Fight
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Ep. 9: 48 Hours: Latest on Terror Attacks
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Ep. 10: The Road To Oscar
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Ep. 11: Extremely Perfect: Bypass Mania
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Ep. 12: The Kennedys: Privilege and Pressure aka Sons of Camelot
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Ep. 13: A Nation's Farewell
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Ep. 14: Michael Jackson Verdict
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Ep. 15: Katrina's Fury
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Ep. 16: Disaster In the Delta
A report on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
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Ep. 17: Nightmare in Napa
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Ep. 18: Perfectly Executed
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Ep. 19: Love and Death in Alaska
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Ep. 20: The Lord's Bootcamp
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Ep. 21: Polygamy: a World Apart
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Ep. 22: Live To Tell: The Year We Disappeared
A girl is terrorized by a killer who wants her entire family dead.
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Ep. 23: Live To Tell: River's Edge
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Ep. 24: Live To Tell: Black Wave
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Ep. 25: Michael Jackson - Picking Up The Pieces
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Ep. 26: Michael Jackson: The Last Dance
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Ep. 27: Live To Tell: Krystal's Courage
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Ep. 28: American Girl, Italian Murder: The Verdict
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Ep. 29: Live to Tell: The Birthday Party
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Ep. 30: Live to Tell: Kidnapp on Highway 1
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Ep. 31: Live to Tell: Full Moon
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Ep. 32: Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer
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Ep. 33: Live to Tell: Hunting Humans
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Ep. 34: Bullying Words Can Kill
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Ep. 35: Casey Anthony - Judgement Day
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Ep. 36: The West Memphis 3 - Free
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Ep. 37: Vanity Fair - Hollywood Scandal
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Ep. 38: Live to Tell: Three Days Before Christmas
Two sisters recall a deadly home invasion just before Christmas. When the Tiede family headed off to spend Christmas at their remote family cabin, they had no idea what the trip would bring. Two sisters who survived a harrowing home invasion share the story in their first extended television interview.
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Ep. 39: Live to Tell: An Officer and a Hero
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Ep. 40: Newtown
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Ep. 41: Live to Tell: The Stranger You Know
A woman is savagely beaten, but her attacker refuses to say why.
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Ep. 42: Live to Tell: I Remember Everything
Kidnapped at knifepoint, a young woman outsmarts her attacker. Maureen Maher reports.
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Ep. 43: Live to Tell: Sole Survivor
A Texas family is gunned down in a deadly home invasion -- but the shooter unknowingly leaves behind a witness.
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Ep. 44: Live to Tell: My Name is Victoria
48 Hours talks to the survivor of a brutal December 1990 gang rape in California. She speaks about her abduction, assault, and eventual release by her to attackers. Eighteen years later a DNA match eventually links actor and former MMA fighter Joe Son to the attack. Police also arrest one of Son's former associates Santiago Gaitan who pleads guilty to the crime.
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Ep. 45: O.J. Simpson: EndGame
A one-hour broadcast, on the eve of Simpson's release from a Nevada prison after serving nine years on armed robbery charges.
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Ep. 46: All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez
What made NFL star Aaron Hernandez kill and kill himself? Best-selling author and "48 Hours" contributor James Patterson unravels Hernandez's complicated and troubling story.
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