48 Hours
Created by Judy Tygard
On CBS
A long-running investigative newsmagazine that pairs real crime's moral weight with procedural resolution, balancing suspense against the reassurance of journalistic inquiry and occasional justice.
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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