48 Hours Pre-Empted September 12 2026 for College Football
48 Hours will not air on CBS on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
CBS has officially confirmed that the true-crime series is preempted this week because of NCAA college football, with Texas Tech at Oregon State occupying the network’s Saturday-night primetime schedule.
That means viewers will not get either a new 48 Hours investigation or an encore episode in the show’s usual 10/9c slot.
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Why Isn’t 48 Hours on Tonight?
The schedule change is due entirely to sports.
CBS is carrying college football into primetime on Saturday, with Texas Tech visiting Oregon State.
Because the game runs through the period normally occupied by 48 Hours, CBS has removed the program from this week’s network schedule.
Is There a New 48 Hours Episode This Week?
No.
There is no new episode and no repeat scheduled on CBS for Saturday, September 12.
CBS News has specifically listed the program as preempted rather than simply leaving the episode title unannounced.
That distinction matters because earlier third-party television guides had shown generic rerun information for September 12.
The official CBS schedule now makes clear that those listings should not be relied upon.
What Aired on 48 Hours Last Week?
CBS aired two encore episodes on Saturday, September 5.
The first was “The Gaslighting of Hannah Pettey,” reported by Anne-Marie Green, which examined the extraordinary attempted-murder case involving a young Alabama woman who was poisoned with lead.
The second was “Tracker Dakota Black,” reported by Peter Van Sant, focusing on the murder of Oklahoma mother Makayla Meave and the investigator who helped build the case against her husband.
When Does 48 Hours Return?
CBS has already confirmed that the next full season of 48 Hours begins later this fall.
48 Hours Season 39 premieres Saturday, October 10, 2026.
In the weeks before the premiere, CBS can air repeat episodes when the schedule allows, but sports can also result in further preemptions.
There is no 48 Hours episode on CBS Saturday, September 12, 2026. The program is preempted by Texas Tech at Oregon State college football.
