• Air date: 29 Sep '12 27 episodes
      48 Hours is an American documentary television series that airs on CBS. The series has been broadcast on the network since January 19, 1988. The series airs Saturday nights at 10 p.m. /9 p.m. as part of the network's placeholder Crimetime Saturday block; as such, the series is currently one of only two remaining first-run prime time programs airing Saturdays on the major U.S. broadcast television networks, along with Univision's Sabado Gigante. The program sometimes airs two-hour episodes or two episodes in a row on Saturday night depending on the subject involved or to counterprogram other networks.
  • List of Episodes (27)
    • 1. My Dad's Killer

      29 Sep '12
      48 HOURS gets underway Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10:00 PM, ET with "My Dad's Killer," which features Richard Schlesinger's report about a daughter who spent a decade certain she knew who killed her father and his fiancé, but couldn't prove it. After 48 HOURS began reporting the story, investigators pushed the case and the killer will now stand trial for murder. It is a story 48 HOURS has been reporting on for five years and the outcome has the potential to rip the family apart.
    • 2. Friends For Life

      06 Oct '12
      An unfaithful husband is shot dead - do his wife and her best friend have a clue? Erin Moriarty reports.
    • 3. Collision Course

      13 Oct '12
      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.
    • 4. The Preacher's Passion

      20 Oct '12
      An actress is dead and her preacher boyfriend prays for answers. Maureen Maher reports.
    • 5. Lina's Heart

      27 Oct '12
      A beautiful wife and mother is suddenly dead. Would a twin really know if his brother was a killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.
    • 6. Secrets of the River

      10 Nov '12
      A high school dancer and aspiring model is found dead. Did the killer videotape the murder? Peter Van Sant reports.
    • 7. Highway of Tears

      17 Nov '12
      A series of disappearances and murders of women and girls dating back four decades. Now, a break in the case. Peter Van Sant reports.
    • 8. Presumed Guilty

      24 Nov '12
      A convicted killer's son believes his dad is innocent, but can he find the evidence to prove it? Troy Roberts reports.
    • 9. The Hunt for Mr. Wright

      01 Dec '12
      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.
    • 10. Everything to Lose

      08 Dec '12
      A mother torments her daughter's killer, can she get him to confess? Richard Schlesinger reports.
    • 11. Shattered Dreams

      05 Jan '13
      A husband is suspected of killing his wife and drugging his children. Maureen Maher has the story.
    • 12. The Perfect Family

      12 Jan '13
      A former high-school valedictorian is charged with the murder of his mother in Michigan in 2011. Tracy Smith reports.
    • 13. Picture Perfect: The Trial of Jodi Arias

      19 Jan '13
      Accused killer Jodi Arias told all to "48 Hours" ... now her words are evidence in her life-or-death trial. Maureen Maher reports.
    • 14. Crazy Love

      26 Jan '13
      A brat, a Batman collector, filthy rich and dead - who killed Miami hotel heir Benji Novack? Troy Roberts reports.
    • 15. Desperate Measures

      09 Feb '13
      A married couple are assassinated in Wisconsin, but questions arise as to whether they were the intended targets. Peter Van Sant reports.
    • 16. Honor and Dishonor

      16 Feb '13
      Two women shot dead by a soldier - can the Army get justice against one of its own?
    • 17. The Accuser

      23 Feb '13
      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.
    • 18. The Usual Suspect

      02 Mar '13
      A girlfriend wears a wire to help police find the killer of her lover's wife. Maureen Maher reports.
    • 19. Cold as Ice

      09 Mar '13
      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.
    • 20. Ambushed

      16 Mar '13
      A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.
    • 21. Power and Passion

      13 Apr '13
      A powerful politician's girlfriend is shot dead. Did he love her to death? Richard Schlesinger reports.
    • 22. Caught

      20 Apr '13
      A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
    • 23. Muscle and Mayhem

      27 Apr '13
      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.
    • 24. Over the Edge

      04 May '13
      A missing wife and a wild confession - what made a top chef jump from a California cliff? Richard Schlesinger investigates.
    • 25. Murder at Sea?

      11 May '13
      New evidence in the case of George Smith who vanished on his honeymoon cruise. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.