On This Day January 19 1988 - 48 Hours Premiered on CBS

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On This Day January 19 1988 - 48 Hours Premiered on CBS.

On this day January 19 1988, 48 Hours premiered on CBS, introducing a groundbreaking television newsmagazine format built around in depth reporting and long form investigative storytelling. The program focused on real life cases criminal investigations and social issues, presenting stories with a sense of urgency and narrative structure that set it apart from traditional nightly news broadcasts.

48 Hours reflected a late 1980s shift in television journalism toward deeper analysis and story...
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