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48 Hours (2026)

★ 7.0TV-1442mSeason 40EnglishNewsCrimeDocumentary

Latest / next episode: Oct 10, 2026
Created by: Judy Tygard

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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Streaming on Netflix, Fubo +4. Cinedrix doesn't stream titles; these take you to the service.

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Created by: Judy Tygard

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Seasons

Season 1

Jan 19, 1988 · 29 episodes

Season 2

Sep 8, 1988 · 61 episodes

Season 3

Jan 4, 1990 · 1 episode

Season 4

Sep 11, 1991 · 1 episode

Season 5

Sep 16, 1992 · 1 episode

Season 6

Sep 15, 1993 · 1 episode

Season 7

Sep 21, 1994 · 1 episode

Season 8

Sep 14, 1995 · 1 episode

Season 9

Sep 12, 1996 · 30 episodes

Season 10

Sep 11, 1997 · 52 episodes

Season 11

Apr 29, 1998 · 16 episodes

Season 12

Sep 16, 1998 · 53 episodes

Season 13

Sep 22, 1999 · 43 episodes

Season 14

Sep 20, 2000 · 42 episodes

Season 15

Sep 27, 2001 · 45 episodes

Season 16

Sep 19, 2002 · 43 episodes

Season 17

Sep 26, 2003 · 35 episodes

Season 18

Sep 25, 2004 · 30 episodes

Season 19

Sep 23, 2005 · 30 episodes

Season 20

Sep 23, 2006 · 29 episodes

Season 21

Sep 28, 2007 · 27 episodes

Season 22

Sep 23, 2008 · 26 episodes

Season 23

Sep 18, 2009 · 26 episodes

Season 24

Sep 24, 2010 · 27 episodes

Season 25

Sep 23, 2011 · 27 episodes

Season 26

Sep 27, 2012 · 27 episodes

Season 27

Sep 27, 2013 · 34 episodes

Season 28

Sep 27, 2014 · 68 episodes

Season 29

Sep 12, 2015 · 38 episodes

Season 30

Sep 24, 2016 · 33 episodes

Season 31

Sep 30, 2017 · 32 episodes

Season 32

Sep 29, 2018 · 30 episodes

Season 33

Sep 14, 2019 · 33 episodes

Season 34

Sep 9, 2020 · 37 episodes

Season 35

Sep 18, 2021 · 31 episodes

Season 36

Sep 17, 2022 · 31 episodes

Season 37

Sep 16, 2023 · 33 episodes

Season 38

Sep 21, 2024 · 33 episodes

Season 39

Sep 27, 2025 · 30 episodes

Season 40

Oct 10, 2026 · 1 episode

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