I have watched 48hours from the beginning with Dan Rather. Cut my teeth in crime drama with the show. Over the last year and a half 48hours and Dateline have been showing the same topic on the same weekend. I do prefer the reporting of 48 hours over Dateline … but come on. In no way am I saying Dateline isn’t a great crime drama show but 48 hours is my preferred. I do watch Dateline and enjoyed it for years. (Crime dramas… got to love them). But come on guys… I know of and am sure I could find different topic for both shows so they could hold both audiences over the weekend. Just saying