The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 26

Every episode of 48 Hours season 26, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 26!

Television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

Last Updated: 11/19/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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8.27
11 votes

#1 - Highway of Tears

Season 26 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2012

A series of disappearances and murders of women and girls dating back four decades. Now, a break in the case. Peter Van Sant reports.

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8.25
4 votes

#2 - Murder at Sea?

Season 26 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/11/2013

New evidence in the case of George Smith who vanished on his honeymoon cruise. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.

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8.14
7 votes

#3 - Friends for Life

Season 26 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2012

An unfaithful husband is shot dead - do his wife and her best friend have a clue? Erin Moriarty reports.

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8.00
9 votes

#4 - The Usual Suspect

Season 26 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/2013

A girlfriend wears a wire to help police find the killer of her lover's wife. Maureen Maher reports.

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7.89
9 votes

#5 - Shattered Dreams

Season 26 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2013

A husband is suspected of killing his wife and drugging his children. Maureen Maher has the story.

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7.79
14 votes

#6 - My Dad's Killer

Season 26 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2012

48 HOURS gets underway Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10:00 PM, ET with "My Dad's Killer," which features Richard Schlesinger's report about a daughter who spent a decade certain she knew who killed her father and his fiancé, but couldn't prove it. After 48 HOURS began reporting the story, investigators pushed the case and the killer will now stand trial for murder. It is a story 48 HOURS has been reporting on for five years and the outcome has the potential to rip the family apart.

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7.75
8 votes

#7 - Everything to Lose

Season 26 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2012

A mother torments her daughter's killer, can she get him to confess? Richard Schlesinger reports.

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7.71
7 votes

#8 - Presumed Guilty

Season 26 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2012

A convicted killer's son believes his dad is innocent, but can he find the evidence to prove it? Troy Roberts reports.

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7.69
13 votes

#9 - Secrets of the River

Season 26 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2012

A high school dancer and aspiring model is found dead. Did the killer videotape the murder? Peter Van Sant reports.

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7.67
9 votes

#10 - Desperate Measures

Season 26 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2013

A married couple are assassinated in Wisconsin, but questions arise as to whether they were the intended targets. Peter Van Sant reports.

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7.64
11 votes

#11 - Collision Course

Season 26 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2012

A car crash leaves a young Air Force vet dead - but her boyfriend alive. The crash didn't kill her, what did? Susan Spencer reports.

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7.57
14 votes

#12 - The Preacher's Passion

Season 26 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2012

An actress is dead and her preacher boyfriend prays for answers. Maureen Maher reports.

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7.30
10 votes

#13 - Lina's Heart

Season 26 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2012

A beautiful wife and mother is suddenly dead. Would a twin really know if his brother was a killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.

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7.22
9 votes

#14 - Ambushed

Season 26 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2013

A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.

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7.14
7 votes

#15 - The Hunt for Mr. Wright

Season 26 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2012

The hunt for convicted killer George Wright, who murdered war hero Walter Patterson in 1962 and then escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1970. Susan Spencer reports.

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7.00
2 votes

#16 - Over the Edge

Season 26 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/4/2013

A missing wife and a wild confession - what made a top chef jump from a California cliff? Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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7.00
2 votes

#17 - The War in Chicago

Season 26 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/18/2013

An honor student shot dead, an innocent victim of a gang war. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago. Maureen Maher and Armen Keteyian report.

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6.82
11 votes

#18 - Power and Passion

Season 26 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/2013

A powerful politician's girlfriend is shot dead. Did he love her to death? Richard Schlesinger reports.

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6.78
9 votes

#19 - Picture Perfect: The Trial of Jodi Arias

Season 26 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2013

Accused killer Jodi Arias told all to "48 Hours" ... now her words are evidence in her life-or-death trial. Maureen Maher reports.

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6.78
9 votes

#20 - Cold as Ice

Season 26 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/9/2013

Can a childhood memory of a friend's murder solve a 55-year-old case? Correspondent Erin Moriarty goes inside the investigation of what authorities say is the oldest cold case ever prosecuted in the U.S.

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6.75
8 votes

#21 - Crazy Love

Season 26 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2013

A brat, a Batman collector, filthy rich and dead - who killed Miami hotel heir Benji Novack? Troy Roberts reports.

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6.75
4 votes

#22 - Honor and Dishonor

Season 26 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2013

Two women shot dead by a soldier - can the Army get justice against one of its own?

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6.60
5 votes

#23 - The Accuser

Season 26 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/2013

An examination of whether convicted killer Ryan Ferguson murdered Missouri sports editor Kent Heitholt in 2001. His accuser, Charles Erickson, who was also convicted of the crime, now claims Ferguson is innocent. Can "48 Hours" help him get his life back? Erin Moriarty reports.

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6.00
6 votes

#24 - The Perfect Family

Season 26 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2013

A former high-school valedictorian is charged with the murder of his mother in Michigan in 2011. Tracy Smith reports.

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6.00
2 votes

#25 - Caught

Season 26 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/20/2013

A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects