TV series / 1988-

48 Hours

Original title: Forty Eight Hours

48 Hours is a TV series from 1988-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 26 seasons and 509 rated episodes.

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26 seasons 509 rated episodes 7.1 average 8,882 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 312131418192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
1 7.2 7.3 8.4 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.5 7.1 6.7 6.9 6.6 6.3 7.1 7.6 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.6
2 7.9 6.4 5.3 6.5 7.4 7.2 7.2 8.2 6.9 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.6
3 5.7 7.9 6.5 7.8 6.3 6.7 8.2 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.6 7.1 6.7 7.4
4 7.4 6.8 6.4 6.3 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.4 9.0 7.8 7.1 7.0 6.3 7.2
5 7.3 6.5 6.2 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.5 6.7 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.6
6 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.8 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.0 8.4 7.3 7.6 7.1 7.2 7.3
7 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.8 6.6 6.4 7.1 8.3 6.8 8.2 7.0 7.2 6.9 7.1 6.9
8 8.0 6.5 6.7 7.5 7.0 6.6 7.0 7.1 7.5 6.9 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.3 6.9
9 6.7 6.7 7.6 6.0 6.2 7.2 6.3 7.3 6.8 7.9 6.4 7.2 7.9 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.3
10 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.3 5.2 7.9 7.2 7.6 7.4 5.6 7.7 7.1 6.6 7.1
11 7.6 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.5 8.5 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1
12 6.6 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.8 5.8 7.2 7.4 7.7 7.9 6.6 7.4 7.1 7.5
13 6.9 7.2 6.5 6.6 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.2 6.7 6.4 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.1
14 7.1 6.3 6.4 7.8 6.7 5.1 7.3 6.8 7.8 6.8 7.5 7.2 6.6 7.2
15 6.9 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.5 7.2 5.6 7.7 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.0 7.4
16 7.2 6.8 7.2 6.3 6.6 6.7 7.5 8.4 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.6
17 7.5 8.2 7.3 7.4 6.4 7.0 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.6 7.8 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.2
18 7.5 7.7 7.5 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.4 6.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.5
19 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.9 8.0 7.0 6.6 5.8 7.2 7.4 7.1 7.2 7.7 7.2 7.3
20 8.7 7.4 7.4 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.8 7.1 7.1 7.5
21 7.4 5.6 7.1 6.4 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.3 7.0 6.9 7.6 7.2 7.0 7.7 7.4 7.4
22 7.5 7.1 5.9 7.8 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.6
23 5.6 7.8 7.2 7.8 7.0 6.6 7.3 6.1 7.3 6.9 7.4 7.6 6.4 6.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.9 7.6
24 7.4 6.8 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.8 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.2 7.3
25 6.7 6.0 6.2 6.9 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.2 8.1 6.6 7.5 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.1
26 6.9 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.9 7.0 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.5
27 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.2 6.7 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.5
28 6.6 7.6 7.4 6.5 7.2 7.5 7.9 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.1 7.2 7.0
29 6.4 6.2 6.4 7.2 7.4 5.6 6.6 7.3 6.3 7.6 7.9 7.7 7.2 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.3
30 5.3 8.8 7.1 7.1 8.7 7.2 7.4 8.0 4.8 7.9 5.0 7.2 7.1 7.2 6.3
31 7.0 6.2 7.4 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.3 6.9 7.2
32 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.4 7.7 7.5 7.0
33 7.7 6.7 6.9 6.1 6.8 7.4
34 7.5 6.3 7.4 7.2 7.7
35 6.0 7.0 7.4 7.2
36 7.0 6.1
37 7.3
38 7.2
39 7.6
40 8.2
41
42
43
44
45 7.2
46 7.0

Series summary

About 48 Hours

The rated episodes of 48 Hours have an average IMDb rating of 7.1 based on 8,882 episode votes. Season 22 has the highest average rating at 7.5 across 4 rated episodes. Season 12 has the lowest average rating at 5.3.

Genre
Crime , Documentary , News
Runtime
60 minute episodes
Principal cast
Peter Van Sant, Erin Moriarty, and Richard Schlesinger
Writers
Nancy Kramer, Barry Leibowitz, and Kathleen O'Connell
Directors
Rob Klug, Matthew DeVoe, and Eric Shapiro
Also known as
48 godzin, 48 Hours Investigates, and 48 Hours Mystery

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S33E4: Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping The best episode of 48 Hours is S33E4: Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping with a 9.0 rating / 13 votes
  2. S19E30: Deadly Obsession 8.8 rating / 8 votes
  3. S27E30: One Last Hug 8.7 rating / 15 votes
  4. S20E20: Courting Disaster 8.7 rating / 10 votes
  5. S35E11: What Happened to the Perfect Child? 8.5 rating / 49 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S31E30: The Last Ride Home The worse episode of 48 Hours is S31E30: The Last Ride Home with a 4.8 rating / 10 votes
  2. S34E30: Scott Peterson: Case in Question 5.0 rating / 23 votes
  3. S27E14: Perilous Journey 5.1 rating / 11 votes
  4. S28E10: The Sober Truth 5.2 rating / 12 votes
  5. S33E2: The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson 5.3 rating / 12 votes