The WORST episodes of 48 Hours
Every episode of 48 Hours ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of 48 Hours!
Television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.
#1 - Muscle and Mayhem
Season 26 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/27/2013
A gang of bodybuilders hatch a plan to kidnap and kill wealthy people. Correspondent Troy Roberts has the real story that inspired a new Hollywood movie.
#2 - Loved to Death
Season 27 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2013
All new: She was a popular teen, her ex was a football star. Their breakup was intense -- and she's dead. Ever hear of breakup violence? You will. Tracy Smith reports.
#4 - aka Rockefeller
Season 27 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2013
The untold final chapter of the amazing "Clark Rockefeller" story. The con man and accused killer faces off with Erin Moriarty in an all-new network interview.
#5 - Death at Cottonwood Creek
Season 27 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2013
Did a loving wife slip and fall off a cliff while posing for a snapshot or did her husband want more than a good picture? Peter Van Sant investigates.
#6 - Spies, Lies & Secrets
Season 27 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2013
All new: A mother battles to prove her son died an American hero. Peter Van Sant reports.
#7 - The Sweetheart Murders Updated
Season 27 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2013
Two murdered teens, a 32-year search for justice and eight years of reporting by "48 Hours". Troy Roberts has the latest in the investigation.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Unraveling the Lies of Jodi Arias
Season 26 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/17/2013
Convicted of murder, "48 Hours" interviews were evidence in her trial. Will she be put to death? Maureen Maher reports.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - Relentless
Season 27 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2013
A heartbroken mother launches a one-woman psychological warfare campaign to taunt her daughter's alleged killer - but can she get him to crack? Peter Van Sant investigates.
#13 - Caught
Season 26 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/20/2013
A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
#14 - 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.
#15 - Ambushed
Season 26 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2013
A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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?
#20 - 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.
#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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Pain and Gain
Season 27 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/22/2014
A gang of bodybuilders hatch a plan to kidnap and kill wealthy people. Troy Roberts has the real story that inspired a Hollywood movie.
#24 - The Shape of a Killer
Season 32 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2019
After three murders with chillingly similar scenarios occurred in Austin, Texas, police began to wonder if they were chasing a serial killer. But whomever committed the crimes left no evidence, no DNA. Cops went into a frantic investigation. The hunt for clues changed when a man testing out a new thermal imaging scope recorded the nighttime movements of a stranger the night of the first murder. As "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports, it was evidence cops never expected – and would help them break the case.
#25 - Murder on Red River
Season 31 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/19/2018
A filmmaker tries to solve a real-life murder – the victim, his wife's sister. Sixteen years later, can they find her killer? CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod investigates.