Thu, Sep 21, 1989
48 Hours covers the breaking story of Hurricane Hugo with up-to-the-minute live reporting from the expected strike zone of the hurricane on the Carolina coast. It examines what people are doing to prepare for the storm and goes to Miami's National Weather Center to track the storm's weather pattern.
Thu, Jan 11, 1990
48 Hours takes an in-depth behind-the-scenes view of beauty pageants. Its takes a look backstage and offstage to meet several young women who are competing for the title of Miss California and Miss Universe. It looks at the extraordinary effort contestants put into their appearance, interviews, and mannerisms. It talks to contestants, pageant producers, and agents.
Thu, Feb 1, 1990
48 Hours takes an in-depth look at Alzheimer's disease which causes suffers to slowly lose their memories. It looks at several Alzheimer's suffers in different stages of the illness and examines the effect the disease has on them and their families. It also discusses experimental treatments for the disease some of which fail to produce positive results.