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TV-Y (All Children -- This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.) Whether animated or live-action, the themes and elements in this program are specifically designed for a very young audience, including children from ages 2-6. This program is not expected to frighten younger children.

TV-Y7 (Directed to Older Children -- This program is designed for children age 7 and above.) It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. Themes and elements in this program may include mild fantasy or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7. Therefore, parents may wish to consider the suitability of this program for their very young children. Note: For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category, such programs will be designated TV-Y7-FV.

For programs designed for the entire audience, the general categories are:

TV-G (General Audience -- Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.) Although this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children, most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended. It contains little or no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.

TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested -- This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.) Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program contains one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).

TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned -- This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.) Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended. This program contains one or more of the following: intense violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse language (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).

TV-MA (Mature Audience Only -- This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.) This program contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual activity (S), or crude indecent language (L).

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Series Title & Description

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Fatal Attraction

Thomas Capano lived a double life, appearing to be a family man while having affairs with many women. When one of these women mysteriously disappeared, police were stumped. But, evidence led to Capano, who killed her when she tried to break things off.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
The Colonel's Wife

Ret. Col. George Maracek, a 69-year-old former Green Beret who served in Korea and Vietnam, has been charged with the 1991 murder of his Thai wife Viparet. The concentration camp survivor who fled Europe after World War II, maintains that he is innocent.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Eye of the Beholder

In 2002, a wild 4th of July party ends with three teenage boys being accused of raping a 16 year old girl and facing life in prison. A videotape made by the boys on the night of the incident plays a key role in the trial.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Going to Extremes

Focuses on people who go to extraordinary lengths to achieve their goals, including reports on the mystery of Lori Hacking, a Salt Lake City woman who disappeared and whose husband Mark has been arrested for the murder.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Black Dahlia Confidential

A report on the brutal murder of Elizabeth Short, a young, struggling actress whose body was discovered in a vacant lot in January 1947, which has baffled the Los Angeles Police Department for decades.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Driven to Extremes

Mary Hill was driving three teens, including her daughter, Amy, home from school. Less than two miles from home, the car crashed into a tree, claiming the lives of Amy and her best friend, Carrie Brown. Was it an accident or was Hill driving recklessly?

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
The Ghosts of El Segundo

In 1957, two young police officers on a routine stop in El Segundo were gunned down by a man who, unknown to the police, had just committed robbery and rape at a nearby lover's lane. Would this murderer ever be found?

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Who Killed the Newlyweds?

Newlyweds Dyke and Karen were murdered. Juries handed down guilty verdicts to two men. Feeling that a miscarriage of justice had occurred, a professor and his students began their own investigation of the thirteen-year-old murder.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Caged Kids

Examines how the criminal justice system handles minors who are tried as adults for serious crimes

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Truth and Consequences

Stories about cheating: Cadets at the U.S. Naval Academy who cheated on an electrical engineering test; a teacher who resigned after the reversal of her failure of students for plagiary; a single mother of five, who returned $120,000 from an armored truck

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
A Family's Shame

This program presents accounts of people who suffer the reality that a close relative has committed murder and endure the struggle between family ties and civic responsibility.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Did the Doctor Kill the Doctor?

A report on the October 1993 murder of Dr. Linda (Lin) Goudey in Stoneham, Massachusetts. At the time she was dating Dr. Timothy Stryker, who depending on whom you believe, is either a calculating murderer or an innocent man.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Bitter Pill

Stella was sentenced to 90 years in prison for poisoning her husband Bruce and Sue Snow, a Seattle bank manager, with cyanide-laced Excedrin. Years after the conviction, two investigators contend that authorities had little evidence to prove her guilt.

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