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.
StatusReturning Series
TypeDocumentary
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Specials of 48 Hours premiered on April 23, 1998
Season 1 of 48 Hours premiered on January 19, 1988
Season 2 of 48 Hours premiered on September 8, 1988
Season 3 of 48 Hours premiered on September 14, 1989
Season 6 of 48 Hours premiered on March 17, 1993
Season 11 of 48 Hours premiered on April 29, 1998
Season 12 of 48 Hours premiered on September 16, 1998
Season 13 of 48 Hours premiered on September 22, 1999
Season 14 of 48 Hours premiered on September 20, 2000
Season 15 of 48 Hours premiered on September 27, 2001
Season 16 of 48 Hours premiered on September 19, 2002
Season 17 of 48 Hours premiered on September 26, 2003
Season 18 of 48 Hours premiered on September 25, 2004
Season 19 of 48 Hours premiered on September 23, 2005
Season 20 of 48 Hours premiered on September 23, 2006
Season 21 of 48 Hours premiered on September 28, 2007
Season 22 of 48 Hours premiered on September 23, 2008
Season 23 of 48 Hours premiered on September 18, 2009
Season 24 of 48 Hours premiered on September 24, 2010
Season 25 of 48 Hours premiered on September 23, 2011
Season 26 of 48 Hours premiered on September 27, 2012
Season 27 of 48 Hours premiered on September 27, 2013
Season 28 of 48 Hours premiered on September 27, 2014
Season 29 of 48 Hours premiered on September 11, 2015
Season 30 of 48 Hours premiered on September 16, 2016
Season 31 of 48 Hours premiered on September 30, 2017
Season 32 of 48 Hours premiered on September 28, 2018
Season 33 of 48 Hours premiered on September 14, 2019
Season 34 of 48 Hours premiered on September 8, 2020
Season 35 of 48 Hours premiered on September 18, 2021
Season 36 of 48 Hours premiered on September 16, 2022
Season 37 of 48 Hours premiered on September 15, 2023
Season 38 of 48 Hours premiered on September 22, 2024