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Season guide
48 Hours: Season 16
43 episodes
Premiered Sep 19, 2002 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on 48 Hours
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 48 Hours Season 15.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 16 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S16·E7
Core
Investigators
Oct 25, 2002 · 60 min
Profiling former forensic scientist Elizabeth Divine, who is a technical consultant on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
S16·E10
Core
Burden of Proof
Nov 22, 2002 · 60 min
Following Beverly Watson's disappearance, her husband, Jim, became a top suspect. Police who investigated the Watson residence discovered no proofbut observed Jim applying cosmetic