48 Hours
7.0
56 votes
1988–
39 seasons
~42m/ep
News
Crime
Documentary
Overview
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.
Created by Judy Tygard
Seasons
Season 1
29 episodes · 1988
Season 2
61 episodes · 1988
Season 3
1 episode · 1990
Season 4
1 episode · 1991
Season 5
1 episode · 1992
Season 6
1 episode · 1993
Season 7
1 episode · 1994
Season 8
1 episode · 1995
Season 9
30 episodes · 1996
Season 10
52 episodes · 1997
Season 11
16 episodes · 1998
Season 12
53 episodes · 1998
Season 13
43 episodes · 1999
Season 14
42 episodes · 2000
Season 15
45 episodes · 2001
Season 16
43 episodes · 2002
Season 17
35 episodes · 2003
Season 18
30 episodes · 2004
Season 19
30 episodes · 2005
Season 20
29 episodes · 2006
Season 21
27 episodes · 2007
Season 22
26 episodes · 2008
Season 23
26 episodes · 2009
Season 24
27 episodes · 2010
Season 25
27 episodes · 2011
Season 26
27 episodes · 2012
Season 27
34 episodes · 2013
Season 28
68 episodes · 2014
Season 29
38 episodes · 2015
Season 30
33 episodes · 2016
Season 31
32 episodes · 2017
Season 32
30 episodes · 2018
Season 33
33 episodes · 2019
Season 34
37 episodes · 2020
Season 35
31 episodes · 2021
Season 36
31 episodes · 2022
Season 37
33 episodes · 2023
Season 38
33 episodes · 2024
Season 39
30 episodes · 2025
Details
Status
Returning Series
First aired
January 19, 1988
Last aired
May 23, 2026
Seasons
39
Episodes
1167
Networks
CBS
Language
English
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