Judy Tygard
Director
48 Hours (1988)
Season 26
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.
Released Jan. 19, 1988
Episode 42 min
14+
Genres: Crime, Documentary, News
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Pluto TV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel + 2 more, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: CBS News Productions
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S26E1 - The Sweetheart Murders
Two murdered teens, a 32-year search for justice and eight years of reporting by "48 Hours". Troy Roberts has the latest in the investigation
Sept. 28, 2012, midnight
S26E2 - Friends For Life
An unfaithful husband is shot dead - do his wife and her best friend have a clue? Erin Moriarty reports.
Oct. 6, 2012, midnight
S26E3 - Collision Course
A car crash leaves a young Air Force vet dead - but her boyfriend alive. The crash didn't kill her, what did? Susan Spencer reports.
Oct. 13, 2012, midnight
S26E4 - The Preacher's Passion
An actress is dead and her preacher boyfriend prays for answers. Maureen Maher reports.
Oct. 20, 2012, midnight
S26E5 - Lina's Heart
A beautiful wife and mother is suddenly dead. Would a twin really know if his brother was a killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.
Oct. 27, 2012, midnight
S26E6 - Secrets of the River
A high school dancer and aspiring model is found dead. Did the killer videotape the murder? Peter Van Sant reports.
Nov. 10, 2012, midnight
S26E7 - Highway of Tears
A series of disappearances and murders of women and girls dating back four decades. Now, a break in the case. Peter Van Sant reports.
Nov. 17, 2012, midnight
S26E8 - Presumed Guilty
A convicted killer's son believes his dad is innocent, but can he find the evidence to prove it? Troy Roberts reports.
Nov. 24, 2012, midnight
S26E9 - The Hunt for Mr. Wright
The hunt for convicted killer George Wright, who murdered war hero Walter Patterson in 1962 and then escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1970. Susan Spencer reports.
Dec. 1, 2012, midnight
S26E10 - Everything to Lose
A mother torments her daughter's killer, can she get him to confess? Richard Schlesinger reports.
Dec. 8, 2012, midnight
S26E11 - Shattered Dreams
A husband is suspected of killing his wife and drugging his children. Maureen Maher has the story.
Jan. 5, 2013, midnight
S26E12 - The Perfect Family
A former high-school valedictorian is charged with the murder of his mother in Michigan in 2011. Tracy Smith reports.
Jan. 12, 2013, midnight
S26E13 - Picture Perfect: The Trial of Jodi Arias
Accused killer Jodi Arias told all to "48 Hours" ... now her words are evidence in her life-or-death trial. Maureen Maher reports.
Jan. 19, 2013, midnight
S26E14 - Crazy Love
A brat, a Batman collector, filthy rich and dead - who killed Miami hotel heir Benji Novack? Troy Roberts reports.
Jan. 26, 2013, midnight
S26E15 - Desperate Measures
A married couple are assassinated in Wisconsin, but questions arise as to whether they were the intended targets. Peter Van Sant reports.
Feb. 9, 2013, midnight
S26E16 - Honor and Dishonor
Two women shot dead by a soldier - can the Army get justice against one of its own?
Feb. 16, 2013, midnight
S26E17 - The Accuser
An examination of whether convicted killer Ryan Ferguson murdered Missouri sports editor Kent Heitholt in 2001. His accuser, Charles Erickson, who was also convicted of the crime, now claims Ferguson is innocent. Can "48 Hours" help him get his life back? Erin Moriarty reports.
Feb. 23, 2013, midnight
S26E18 - The Usual Suspect
A girlfriend wears a wire to help police find the killer of her lover's wife. Maureen Maher reports.
March 2, 2013, midnight
S26E19 - Cold as Ice
Can a childhood memory of a friend's murder solve a 55-year-old case? Correspondent Erin Moriarty goes inside the investigation of what authorities say is the oldest cold case ever prosecuted in the U.S.
March 9, 2013, midnight
S26E20 - Ambushed
A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.
March 16, 2013, midnight
S26E21 - Power and Passion
A powerful politician's girlfriend is shot dead. Did he love her to death? Richard Schlesinger reports.
April 13, 2013, midnight
S26E22 - Caught
A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
April 20, 2013, midnight
S26E23 - Muscle and Mayhem
A gang of bodybuilders hatch a plan to kidnap and kill wealthy people. Correspondent Troy Roberts has the real story that inspired a new Hollywood movie.
April 27, 2013, midnight
S26E24 - Over the Edge
A missing wife and a wild confession - what made a top chef jump from a California cliff? Richard Schlesinger investigates.
May 4, 2013, midnight
S26E25 - Murder at Sea?
New evidence in the case of George Smith who vanished on his honeymoon cruise. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.
May 11, 2013, midnight
S26E26 - Unraveling the Lies of Jodi Arias
Convicted of murder, "48 Hours" interviews were evidence in her trial. Will she be put to death? Maureen Maher reports.
May 17, 2013, midnight
S26E27 - The War in Chicago
An honor student shot dead, an innocent victim of a gang war. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago. Maureen Maher and Armen Keteyian report.
May 18, 2013, midnight
CBS
42 min/ep
45 min
Jan. 19, 1988
Jan. 3, 2026, midnight
Returning Series
TV-14 / 14+
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