Content & Trigger Warnings for 48 Hours (1988)
10 content warnings identified for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, 48 Hours (1988) contains 10 content warnings : Stalking / harassment, Death of a child, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Drug use (depicted), Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault / rape.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a child (severity 4/5), Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse (severity 4/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Stalking / harassment | All | 3/5 | Referenced | Episodes sometimes cover stalking cases that escalate to violence, with victims or their families describing the harassment. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 4/5 | Referenced | Several episodes investigate cases where children are victims of homicide, with grieving families sharing their experiences. |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 3/5 | Referenced | Cases frequently involve manipulative perpetrators who gaslit their victims or attempted to deceive investigators and the public. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Referenced | Multiple episodes investigate kidnapping and abduction cases, including cases involving children and young women. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Crime scene photographs shown during investigations occasionally include blood evidence. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Referenced | Drug involvement is sometimes a factor in the criminal cases investigated, discussed in the context of motives or circumstances. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 3/5 | Referenced | Some episodes cover cases involving harm to children, including abuse and murder, with detailed investigative accounts. |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | All | 4/5 | Referenced | Numerous episodes center on domestic violence cases, often culminating in murder, with detailed accounts from survivors and family members. |
| Gun violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Episodes frequently cover murder cases involving firearms, sometimes including crime scene photos and surveillance footage of shootings. |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 4/5 | Referenced | Many episodes investigate sexual assault and rape cases, with detailed victim accounts and descriptions of the crimes. |
Identity & Discrimination
Episodes sometimes cover stalking cases that escalate to violence, with victims or their families describing the harassment.
Mental Health & Emotional
Several episodes investigate cases where children are victims of homicide, with grieving families sharing their experiences.
Other
Cases frequently involve manipulative perpetrators who gaslit their victims or attempted to deceive investigators and the public.
Multiple episodes investigate kidnapping and abduction cases, including cases involving children and young women.
Phobias & Sensory
Crime scene photographs shown during investigations occasionally include blood evidence.
Substance Use
Drug involvement is sometimes a factor in the criminal cases investigated, discussed in the context of motives or circumstances.
Violence & Physical Harm
Some episodes cover cases involving harm to children, including abuse and murder, with detailed investigative accounts.
Numerous episodes center on domestic violence cases, often culminating in murder, with detailed accounts from survivors and family members.
Episodes frequently cover murder cases involving firearms, sometimes including crime scene photos and surveillance footage of shootings.
Many episodes investigate sexual assault and rape cases, with detailed victim accounts and descriptions of the crimes.
