About this series
The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
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Quick facts
First Aired
2004
Seasons
29
Episodes
601
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.9/10
Votes
102
Genre
Documentary, Drama, Crime
Status
Returning Series
Network
A&E
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Gangs of Little Havana/Execution in Coconut Grove
A wall of silence from a frightened community hampers efforts to solve a brutal murder; and a mother of two is shot execution-style in her kitchen in an affluent neighborhood. In a…
S01E02
Overkill/Left for Dead
Miami homicide detectives race against time in the critical first hours of investigation to find the evidence necessary to charge two suspects in a brutal murder case; & police fin…
S01E03
Blood in the Snow/Swope Park Killing
In Kansas City, an ambitious captain and two veteran detectives face their first homicide of the year and must make deals with wanted drug kingpins to find the killer of a young wo…
S01E04
Double Shooting on Haskell; Back Alley Revenge
In Kansas City, detectives investigate a shooting death and must convince a son to give up his father; and investigate a murder in an area known for its drug problems.
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S01E05
Body in the Park / Ruby Street Shooting
Sergeant Irma Labrice and Detectives Leon Lubiejewski and Michael Gross don't have much time to find a murder suspect and they don't have much to go on either, as the victim's body…
S01E06
Killing Spree
Police try to convince the frightened residents of a housing project known as the "Pork and Beans" to help them track down the man who's been terrorizing the community, but after t…
S01E07
On Ice/Body in the Canal
Employees of an ice rink arrives at work only to find the door ajar and blood all over the floor. When the police arrive the overnight employee is found beaten beyond recognition a…
S01E08
Fire in the Rain/Family Feud
A motorist discovers a man's body alongside the highway with his genitals on fire. The investigation propels detectives on an odyssey through a rowdy world of Texas prostitutes and…
S01E09
Desert Bones/Party's Over
Detectives Sallie Dillian and Cliff Jewell investigate a female skeleton found in the desert. Along with forensic anthropologist Laura Fulginiti, they work to determine who the mys…
S01E10
Wrong Side of the Tracks / At Death's Door
Homicide detective Mayree Morin and her team of investigators are on their way to work on a sunny morning when they are called to a brutal murder scene. A man, shot at least a doze…
S01E11
Stripper's Revenge/Dead on Arrival
Hours after a jealous stripper vows revenge, her two-timing boyfriend is shot and killed. But the girlfriend is not the shooter, and it's up to Detective Tom Kulesa of Phoenix PD t…
S01E12
At Close Range/Murder in Motor City
When Phoenix homicide Detective Tom Kulesa realizes a potential witness to a double murder has gone missing, he must race against time to stop another vicious killing; and in Detro…
S01E13
Silent Witness/Halley Street Slayings
When a hard-working store worker is cut down in a hail of gunfire, veteran Sergeant Pepi Granado and his team must turn to a silent witness-- the store's video surveillance system,…
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Questions about The First 48
How many seasons does The First 48 have?
The First 48 has 29 seasons and 601 episodes total.
What genre is The First 48?
The First 48 is a Documentary, Drama, Crime series.
Who stars in The First 48?
The cast of The First 48 includes Dion Graham.
What is the TMDB rating for The First 48?
The First 48 has a TMDB rating of 7.9/10 based on 102 votes.
