48 hours
Premiered Date
January 19, 1988
Genre
Newsmagazine
Network
CBS
About
Documentary/news magazine that presents investigative true-crime cases and compelling real-life dramas. It was created by Judy Tygard and has received more than 20 Emmy Awards as well as two Peabody Awards.
Trivia
Reruns of the series aired regularly on Investigation Discovery, the Oprah Winfrey Network and TLC. It was the final prime time newsmagazine on U.S. broadcast television to convert to high definition.