TV series
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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
48 Hours is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Netflix, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, Fubo, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel in United States. You can also buy it from Apple TV. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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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 24 episodes
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Episode 6
Dirty Little Secrets
Vanessa Bulls, the former mistress of Waco, Texas, minister Matt Baker, testifies that he murdered his wife, Kari, in 2006 and tried to make it appear as if she committed suicide.
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Taken: The Amber DuBois Story
The murders of teens Amber Dubois and Chelsea King in California in 2009 and 2010, respectively, are investigated.
Where to watch 48 HoursEpisode 8
Chasing the Barefoot Bandit
An investigation into the alleged criminal activity of 19-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, dubbed the Barefoot Bandit.
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Episode 11
Fatal Choice
The 2009 stabbing death of wealthy Ohio physician Peter Franklin is investigated. The victim's wife, Sandra, admits to stabbing him but she claims it was in self-defense.
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Episode 17
Playing with Fire
The 2002 murders of two men, Michael Tardio and Chris Monson, gunned down in Studio City, Cal., are investigated. The probe leads from the Playboy Mansion to Europe to a scandal on Wall Street.
Where to watch 48 HoursEpisode 23
The Facebook Detectives
Three Texas women use Facebook to investigate the disappearance of their friend Lisa Stone, who vanished in June 2010.
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Episode information updated Sep 2, 2026
More about 48 Hours
Cast
Jonathan VigliottiSelf - Correspondent
Natalie MoralesSelf - Correspondent
Nikki BattisteSelf - Correspondent
Peter Van SantSelf - Correspondence
Erin MoriartySelf - Correspondent
Jim AxelrodSelf - Correspondent
Jericka DuncanSelf - Correspondent
David BegnaudSelf - CorrespondentCredits
- Created by
- Judy Tygard
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 1,168
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States- CBS News ProductionsUnited States
