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TV series

48 Hours

1988TV-1440 seasons7.0 / 10

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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Checked Nov 2, 2026

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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.

Season 40 episodes

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Episode 1

The Corn Rake Witness

41m

At just 13 years old, Trysten Mullis found his mother Amy on the ground with a corn rake sticking out of her back on their family's high farm. Now 21 years old, with his father behind bars for murder, Trysten speaks out for the first time and maintains that his father is innocent.

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Guest stars Erin Moriarty

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Episode 2

The Detective & the Chewing Gum Sting

41m

Judy Weaver was found murdered in her residence in Everett, Washington, in 1984. Decades later, a clever detective catches the elusive killer with a stick of gum.

Episode credits

Guest stars Peter Van Sant

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Episode 3

What the Cameras Saw

41m

Savannah Tolbert, 37, is found dead inside her car at a Huntsville, Alabama, strip mall in November 2022. Multiple surveillance cameras capture the final moments of what happened before a mysterious figure ends Savannah's life.

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Guest stars Anne-Marie Green

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Episode 4

The Mansion Above Dale Hollow Lake

41m

After Michael Harding is murdered and his wife Julie Harding is found dead, it feeds into a local legend of a "cursed" house in Celina, Tennessee.

Episode credits

Guest stars Peter Van Sant

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Episode 5

Jade Benning's Final Call

42m

A phone call from a dying woman becomes a crucial piece of evidence when a date night turns out deadly.

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Guest stars Natalie Morales

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Episode 6

Murder at Mount Hood

41m

When Susan "Phoenix" Lane goes missing in November 2024, her community in the mountains bands together to help solve the case.

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Guest stars Peter Van Sant

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Episode information updated Nov 13, 2026

More about 48 Hours

Cast

Jonathan VigliottiSelf - Correspondent
Natalie MoralesSelf - Correspondent
Peter Van SantSelf - Correspondent
Nikki BattisteSelf - Correspondent
Erin MoriartySelf - Reporter
Jim AxelrodSelf - Correspondent
Jericka DuncanSelf - Correspondent
David BegnaudSelf - Correspondent

Credits

Created by
Judy Tygard

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
1,172
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • CBSUnited States
  • CBS News ProductionsUnited States

Themes

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