48 Hours (1988)

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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: 1988-01-19
• Genres: News, Crime, Documentary
• Seasons: 40, 1168 episodes
• Episode length: 42m
• Network: CBS
• Status: Returning Series
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 56 votes

Created by Judy Tygard.

Where to watch 48 Hours

• United States: stream on Netflix, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Citytvplus Amazon Channel; watch free on Pluto TV

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