48 Hours (TV Series)
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, formerly known as 48 Hours Mystery but now back its original title, 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.
Read more about 48 Hours (TV Series): Original Format, 48 Hours Investigates/Mystery, Back To Basics, 48 Hours: Live To Tell, Awards and Nominations, Syndicated Repeats, International Broadcasts, Current Correspondents
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