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| Format | Newsmagazine |
| Starring | cast list |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Executive producer(s) | Susan Zirinsky |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CBS News Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original run | January 19, 1988 – present |
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48 Hours is a documentary and news program broadcast on the CBS television network since January 19, 1988. The program originally presented documentaries of various events related to a particular subject occurring within a 48-hour period, and is credited as one of the first to air a "reality show" type format, in its 1997 episode starring Richard Scully covering "Dating in the Nineties". In its current format, as 48 Hours Mystery, the program mainly presents "true crime" documentaries.
Susan Zirisnky is the executive producer. The executive editor is Al Briganti. The senior producers are Anthony Batson, Paul Ryan, Peter Schweitzer and Judy Tygard.
The show now airs Saturday nights at 10 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific time)/9 p.m. (Central and Mountain time) 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 (excluding sports) airing on Saturday nights on the four major U.S. broadcast television networks, along with Fox's COPS. 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.
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Original format
The show drew its name, inspiration and original format from the September 1986 CBS News documentary titled 48 Hours on Crack Street, about the drug crisis plaguing a number of U.S. neighborhoods. The special attracted some 15 million viewers.
Like the original documentary, the series originally focused on showing events occurring within a 48 hour span of time – hence the name. This format was eventually phased out by the early 1990s.
One of the contributors to that program, CBS News Correspondent Harold Dow, had been a member of the 48 Hours air staff since its premiere. Dan Rather, at the time also hosting the CBS Evening News, was the primary host of 48 Hours for its first fourteen years on air.
48 Hours Investigates/Mystery
The program was revamped in 2002 when Lesley Stahl took over hosting duties from Dan Rather, and its name was changed to 48 Hours Investigates. The name was changed again to 48 Hours Mystery in 2004, and with its single-topic format, it does not use a single host but is narrated by the reporter assigned to the story.
The current format of the documentary primarily deals with real life mysteries and crime stories, again with just one mystery per episode, owing to its single topic per show heritage.
The program is not confined to reporting mysteries; CBS often uses the 48 Hours title or timeslot to present special reports on events, such as a 2006 report on the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, or coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre in April 2007. However, the relationship between these special programs and the rest of the series is essentially limited to the program's title.
At the start of the 2011-12 television season, the program converted to 1080i high definition, making it the last American broadcast primetime newsmagazine to convert to the format; the only three shows on CBS to stay in standard definition are the overnight Up to the Minute, daytime game show Let's Make a Deal, and summer series Big Brother.
48 Hours: Live To Tell
48 Hours: Live To Tell uses a different format from the earlier versions of the series. There is no narrator. The stories are recounted by the victims of the crimes and/or people who are friends of the victims.
Awards and nominations
The program has received over 20 Emmy awards, two Peabody Awards, and an Ohio State Award.
Syndicated repeats
- Reruns of the series are regularly seen on the daytime and weekend schedules of both Investigation Discovery and TLC with varying titles based on subject matter like 48 Hours Hard Evidence, 48 Hours Investigates, and 48 Hours on ID.
- ION Television aired repeats of 48 Hours on Sunday nights in the 2007-08 television season. Erin Moriarty hosted these episodes with updated graphics and wraps.
International broadcasts
- Australia
The program airs on Saturdays on One
- Canada
The program airs Saturdays on CHCH/CHEK/CJNT.
- Sweden
The program airs weekly on Kanal 9.
- Norway
The program airs on weeknights on TVNorge.
Current correspondents
References
External links
| Preceded by Davis Rules 1991 |
48 Hours (TV series) Super Bowl lead-out program alongside 60 Minutes 1992 |
Succeeded by Homicide: Life on the Street 1993 |
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