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48 Hours

48 Hours (1988)

January. 19,1988

7.5

TV-14

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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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48 Hours

1988 / TV-14

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 39 : 2025

5 Episode

Episode 1 - The Boy Who Killed His Twin

September. 27,2025

Seventeen-year-old Benjamin Elliott is accused of fatally stabbing his twin sister, Meghan, in the middle of the night—an act his defense claims he committed while sleepwalking.

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Episode 2 - Murder in the Parking Garage

October. 04,2025

For years, Kenneth Fandrich told everyone he knew that he was being stalked by the nicest man in town. Then in 2023, Fandrich was found dead in his car in a parking garage.

Episode 3 - A Death in the Stairwell

October. 11,2025

After Kevin Davis is found dying at the foot of the stairs, a woman accused of murder fights to clear her name.

Episode 4 - My Uncle Joe's Murder

October. 18,2025

Joe Shymanski was gunned down in the driveway of his Calvert County, Maryland, home in 2023. Now his niece mourns her uncle's murder and questions whether the convicted killer was the only one involved.

Episode 5 - Closing the Cold Case of Robin Lawrence

October. 25,2025

Robin Lawrence was home alone with her 2-year-old daughter in Springfield, Virginia, when an unknown killer murdered her. Her toddler was left to fend for herself for two days until Robin’s body was discovered. Nearly 30 years later, cold case detectives uncovered a surprising suspect.

Seasons 38 : 2024

33 Episode

Seasons 37 : 2023

33 Episode

Seasons 36 : 2022

31 Episode

Seasons 35 : 2021

31 Episode

Seasons 34 : 2020

37 Episode

Seasons 33 : 2019

33 Episode