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48 HOURS
Air Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "Jade Colvin Is Missing"
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PHOTOS DISCOVERED ON AN OLD CELL PHONE HELP SOLVE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL

"48 Hours" Reports in "Jade Colvin Is Missing"

Saturday, April 18 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and Streaming on Paramount+

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48 HOURS: "Jade Colvin Is Missing"

AIR DATE: Saturday, April 18 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

CORRESPONDENT: Natalie Morales

LOCATION: Decorah, Iowa

STORY DETAILS: The last known sighting of a missing teenager leads investigators to a remote Iowa farm, where photos discovered on an old cell phone reveal critical clues. As law enforcement works to make sense of the evidence, those images help them put the pieces together and determine what happened to 14-year-old Jade Colvin. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales investigates how the case unfolded and how investigators used the photos to uncover the truth.

FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:

· Tandra Brus, aunt of Jade Colvin

· Dainlynn Greer, friend of Jade Colvin

· Jamee Koopman, mother of Dainlynn Greer

· Detective Cheryl Nablo, Des Moines Police Department

· Special Agent Jon Turbett, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

· Deputy U.S. Marshal Justin Wallace

· Detective Chris Wuebker, Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office

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Judy Tygard is the executive producer of 48 HOURS. Watch 48 HOURS on CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com, Paramount+ and YouTube. The 48 HOURS free, advertiser-supported streaming (FAST) channel is available on Pluto TV, Paramount + and Paramount partner channels. Download the CBS News app on your phone or connected TV. Follow 48 HOURS on X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Listen to the 48 HOURS collection of original podcasts from CBS News.

Now in its 38th season, 48 HOURS remains Saturday's #1 non-sports primetime show, reaching 61.5 million viewers for a total of 30.2 billion minutes consumed across linear and streaming last season. On social, 48 HOURS leads the true crime space with more than 1.7 million TikTok followers, over 2 million YouTube subscribers, and 13.5 billion minutes watched on YouTube. The franchise podcast portfolio reaches almost 3 million monthly listeners and is consistently ranked among America's top true crime podcasts.

Source: Sept 24-Aug 25. Nielsen, Live+35 Days; CBS Monthly Internal Data, Adobe Analytics, Super Service Dashboard. CBS News co-viewing from Nielsen applied to CTV Streaming minutes. Reach 1 min qualifier, Live +35 Days playback







48 HOURS (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/19/88 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
saturdays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
38 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 39 ordered on 4/15/26
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, September 2025) This newsmagazine investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening -- and resolution -- of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart. The program and its team have earned critical acclaim, including multiple Emmy, Peabody and Edward R. Murrow Awards.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Judy Tygard as EP
GENRE(S):
· newsmagazine
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS News