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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
Death Without Mercy

Firemen respond to a house fire in West Virginia and discover the charred remains of an adult male. A medical examiner's report finds that he was dead before the blaze had even started. They suspect foul play when they find drugs in his system.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Boston Strangler

"The Boston Strangler" - a report on a new investigation of a 1964 murder case, evaluating new evidence that suggests that Albert DeSalvo, thought to be the Boston Strangler, may not have been the infamous killer.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Dream Killer

Kent Heitholt, a newspaper editor in Missouri, was found bludgeoned and strangled on Halloween night 2001. Two years later, 19-year-old Charles Erickson had a dream that he and his friend Ryan Ferguson had participated in the crime. Who murdered Kent?

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
The Man Who Knew Too Much

American journalist Paul Klebnikov was shot nine times on July 9, 2004 in a contract killing as he left Forbes magazine's Moscow headquarters. Klebnikov was working to expose corruption in Russia's new economy, and the murder of another journalist.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Jeffrey MacDonald: Time for the Truth

A report on the 1970 murders of U.S. Army Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald's pregnant wife and two young daughters at their Fort Bragg home in Fayetteville, N.C.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Biggest Gamble

A report on the investigation into the October 2005 disappearance of Christie Wilson, a 27-year-old from Sacramento, California.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Murder in Las Vegas

On Dec. 18 1994, Ron Rudin, a wealthy real-estate developer mysteriously disappeared from his home in Las Vegas, Nev. A month later, the charred remains of his decapitated body were found in the desert just outside the city.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
No Way Out

In August 2005, 35 residents of Rita's Nursing Home died following Hurricane Katrina flooding and subsequent levee failures in St. Bernard Parish. Nursing home operators were tried for negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Addicted to Love

When police arrived at the Franklin, Tennessee apartment of Lesa Buchanan on the Fourth of July weekend in 2005, they were surprised by what they found in her home: a cache of prescription drugs and sex toys

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
End of a Dream

Scott Scurlock criminal career started with the manufacture and sale of illegal drugs and ended with bank robbery. He eluded police for four years while robbing 18 banks.

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
Murder in the Hamptons

In 2001, Wall Street tycoon, Ted Ammon was killed while he was embroiled in a bitter divorce battle with his wife who later died of breast cancer. A home contractor who had an affair with Ammon's wife became a prime suspect in the murder.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Stolen Dreams

In November of 2003, Jeanne Callahan of Long Island waited for her husband, Stephen Trantel, to return home from a day of fishing. Hours later, she received a call telling her that Stephen was under arrest for committing 10 bank robberies.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Into Thin Air

A report on the disappearance of Jeanette Louise Zapata, who mysteriously vanished without a trace from her home in Madison, Wisconsin on October 11, 1976 - leaving behind her daughter Linda, and two other children.

48 Hours: Hard Evidence
Right or Wrong?

Susan Wright, a stay-at-home mother from Houston, Texas stabbed her husband, Jeff, 193 times. She claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse and Jeff attacked her, yet she took five days to report the crime, and she'd buried Jeff's body in the backyard.

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