48 Hours TV Show
48 Hours is a popular documentary television show that follows a story through 48 hours of filming.
Fast Facts
- New Episodes: Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT
- Network: CBS
- First Aired: January 19, 1988
- Run time: 60 min
- Current Correspondents: Katie Couric, Harold Dow, Bill Lagattuta, Maureen Maher, Erin Moriarty, Troy Roberts, Richard Schlesinger, Susan Spencer, Peter Van Sant
- Director: Bill Brady
- Has received 20 Emmy Awards
- Won two George Foster Peabody Awards
- Name was changed to 48 Hours Mystery in 2004
- Repeats air on ION Television
Plot Synopsis
The original show typically focuses on a single investigation of a mystery or situation performed over a span of two days. The 48 hour format has since been phased out. Topics investigated include the War on Terror, the Columbine Massacre and numerous high profile murders.
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