• Air date: 17 Sep '16 29 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 (29)
    • 1. Death and the Dentist

      17 Sep '16
      In his only TV interview, a New York dentist vows that he didn't kill his lover's husband, who happens to be his best friend. Richard Schlesinger investigates.
    • 2. Killer App

      24 Sep '16
      A teenage girl was lured to her death using a smartphone app.
    • 3. The Mortician, The Murder, The Movie

      01 Oct '16
      An investigation into the 1996 murder of a Texas widow that inspired the Jack Black movie "Bernie." At the heart of the probe is whether a mortician killed her and froze her body in order to live off her millions or to end years of abuse.
    • 4. Killer Performance

      08 Oct '16
      A young woman is murdered, police thought her killer was on the run ... or was he? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
    • 5. Shadow of Death

      15 Oct '16
      A stunning new twist in the case of a couple shot dead in bed. It looked like a hit job, but was it? "48 Hours" Troy Roberts and Erin Moriarty investigate.
    • 6. Driven to Extremes

      15 Oct '16
      A Texas-sized case of love, infidelity, road rage and possibly murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
    • 7. Death After Midnight

      22 Oct '16
      A Colorado mom of three shot dead in her bedroom -- was it murder or suicide? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
    • 8. Bad Boy

      29 Oct '16
      A young mom vanishes after visiting her ex-husband -- could his accidental "butt dial" to 911 hold clues to what happened? CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller investigates.
    • 9. Buried Truth

      12 Nov '16
      Real estate broker Todd Kohlhepp kept a woman chained for two months; now he says he killed seven people -- "48 Hours" unravels the twisted life of an alleged serial killer.
    • 10. Sophia's Secret

      19 Nov '16
      "48 Hours" Live to Tell: A teen attacked by her abusive ex-boyfriend -- held at knifepoint, her room set on fire -- reveals her emotional story of survival to Tracy Smith.
    • 11. Hunted

      19 Nov '16
      "48 Hours" goes inside the mind of a serial rapist hunting his victims while two detectives were hunting him. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
    • 12. The Long Road Home

      26 Nov '16
      "48 Hours" Live to Tell: A father and basketball star is caught in a terror attack. Sebastien Bellin's remarkable story of recovery. CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports.
    • 13. The Psychiatrist and the Selfie

      03 Dec '16
      Jacob Nolan, who claims his psychiatrist programmed him to kill her ex-lover, speaks out for the first time to "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.
    • 14. Target Justice

      10 Dec '16
      A Texas town on edge -- someone was killing prosecutors. Was it a gang hit or could the killer be one of their own? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
    • 15. The Fight for Melissa

      17 Dec '16
      A day care worker says she loved kids, yet she's in prison for killing one. If she didn't do it, why did she confess? "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest in the Melissa Calusinski case.
    • 16. The Birthday Party

      24 Dec '16
      "48 Hours" Live to Tell: Despite being blindfolded, kidnap victim Stanley Alpert was later able to lead the FBI to his captors. Special Agent Richard Meade explains how what Alpert remembered helped to solve this case.
    • 17. 48 Hours Presents: Road to Redemption

      24 Dec '16
      Can a woman end 25 years of pain by forgiving her sister and brother-in-law's killer? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports.
    • 18. Mommy Dearest

      31 Dec '16
      A Palm Beach socialite kills her ex-husband and serves no time -- 20 years later, with the same gun, another family member is shot. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
    • 19. 48 Hours Presents: Janet's Secret

      31 Dec '16
      She was murdered at 23. Five suspects and cops couldn't arrest anyone. It was the perfect crime for 34 years -- until now. Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
    • 20. Crime and Punishment

      07 Jan '17
      A stepfather sits in prison for killing his wife. Her daughters vow to keep him there. Does he deserve parole? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
    • 21. Innocence Lost

      21 Jan '17
      The murder of four young girls leads to two murder convictions -- but then everything fell apart; 25 years later, there's new DNA evidence. "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest on the case she says she can't forget.
    • 22. Devil's Island

      21 Jan '17
      An ex-Marine with a secret life and a secret wife. A five-year investigation turns on shocking DNA evidence -- is the one-time hero a killer, too? "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant has the latest in the case.
    • 23. Who Killed Kay Wenal?

      28 Jan '17
      Help solve a murder case: a former model brutally killed in her Georgia home. Someone out there knows something ... is it you? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
    • 24. Guilty Until Proven Innocent

      04 Feb '17
      Two friends convicted of rape claim neither did it. Their families stuck by them. Now, more than 20 years later, a new DNA test will change everything. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
    • 25. Murder in Beverly Hills

      11 Feb '17
      Who killed a Las Vegas mob boss's daughter? Could the answers be in an unprecedented interview with millionaire Robert Durst? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.