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The First 48

TV-14

2004–2026·Returning Series·29 Seasons·601 Episodes·45 min·A&E·Thursday · 20:00

Studio: ITV Entertainment

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Documentary Drama Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Dion Graham

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Seasons

Specials31 episodes

2011

The Killer Speaks

After The First 48: 21 - Last Yard

After The First 48: Lester Street

After The First 48: Final Investment

After The First 48: Loose Ends

After The First 48: Fifteen

After The First 48: Shattered Dreams

After the First 48: Better Days & Inked in Blood

After the First 48: In Harm's Way

After the First 48: Cold as Ice

After the First 48: Torched/Girl Fight

After the First 48: Tag Team/Heart of Gold

After the First 48: Rules of the Game

After the First 48: Last Call/Road Hazard

After the First 48: Cold and Callous/Wrong Man

After the First 48: Stolen Lives/Crimson Trail

After the First 48: Bad Attitude

After the First 48: Devil Inside/Flight Risk

After the First 48: Caught Up/Chasing Shadows

After the First 48: No Return

After the First 48: Into the Woods

After the First 48: John Doe

After the First 48: The Witness

After the First 48: Brother's Blood

After the First 48: Friends for Life

After the First 48: Cold Light of Day

After the First 48: Dumped

After the First 48: Missing/Deadly Ride

After the First 48: House of Rage

After the First 48: The Ring/House of Pain

The First 48 Presents Close to Home

Season 113 episodes

2004

Gangs of Little Havana/Execution in Coconut Grove

Overkill/Left for Dead

Blood in the Snow/Swope Park Killing

Double Shooting on Haskell; Back Alley Revenge

Body in the Park / Ruby Street Shooting

On Ice/Body in the Canal

Fire in the Rain/Family Feud

Desert Bones/Party's Over

Wrong Side of the Tracks / At Death's Door

Stripper's Revenge/Dead on Arrival

At Close Range/Murder in Motor City

Silent Witness/Halley Street Slayings

Season 213 episodes

2005

A Serial Killer Calls

Murder on the Interstate/House of Santeria

Hostile Takeover/Shot in the Back

Hunt for Teeth/Coyote Blue

Downstream Drifter/Murder in Room 162

Deadly Betrayal

Roadside Burning / Blood Ties

Silence in the Grove/Show Stopper

Twisted Honor / Vultures

Fallen / Texas Burning

Murder in the Driveway / Double Shooting in the Beans

Deadly Attraction

Season 312 episodes

2005

House of Blood / Last Man Standing

Duct Tape Murder / Custody of the Devil

Fish out of Water / Good Samaritan

Evil Streak / .50 Caliber

Foolproof Alibi / Left behind

Fifty Dollar Murder / Murder in Liberty City

Point Blank / Shoot Out

Last Exit / Out Cold

Dead Man Running / Crash

Close Ties / Last Call

Season 419 episodes

2006

Loved to Death / Unmasked

Inner Demons / Kids with Guns

The Witness / The Trunk

Pre-emptive Strike / Unlucky

Memphis Blues / Knife to the Heart

Boogie Man / Murder on Flowering Peach

The Run Around / Night Cap

Crossfire / School Ties

Fool for Love / Dumped

The Wrong Man / Five Points Payback

Candy Lady / Best of Friends

Family Affair / The Hustler

Motel Massacre / Pure Innocent

Broken Alibis / A Good Woman

Houdini / Innocence Lost

Wrong Turn / Deadly Dance

Moment of Truth / Cat and Mouse

Get that Money / Senseless

Easy Prey / Widowmaker

Season 513 episodes

2007

Fatal Pickup / Bad Neighbor

Up in Smoke / Shot in the Dark

Blood Trail / 50G Murder

Live to Tell / Field of Lies

Stray Bullet / Payback

The Good Book / Nightmare

To Die For / Highway Revenge

Final Investment / Writing on the Wall

Last Dance / Deadly Deal

Reversal of Fortune / Running Scared

Missing Witness / Who's Knocking

Season 617 episodes

2007

20 Bucks / Family Friends

Bicycle Bandits / First Sho

Floated Away / Tagged

Friend or Foe / Code of Silence

Thrown Away / Crimson Trail

About Face / Backyard Murder

Stepping Up / Foul Shot

Shooting Spree / Lady in the Fire

Bad Call / Ricochet

Neighborhood Sweetheart / Hail of Gunfire

Mislead / Somebody's Daddy

Motel No-Tell / Brotherly Love

The Tender Trap / Bait and Switch

Fit of Rage / Mean Streets

Season 732 episodes

2008

Dead Sleep / Tag Team

Unnecessary Roughness / Stolen Life

Burden of Proof / Backfire

American Dream / Easter Sunday

Better Days / Wildflower

Last Ride / Trailer Trap

Lured In / Disaster

Dropped Call / Derailed

Shell Shocked / Cradle to Grave

Deal Breaker / Gunplay

Frenzy / Hard Truth

Last Night Out /Death Do Us Part

Breaking the Silence / Letters of Intent

Bail Out / Seeing Red

The Last Yard / Root of All Evil

Moving Out / Among Thieves

Unwelcome Guest / Wrecked

Collateral / Driven to Kill

In Cold Blood / Red Handed

Snapped / Fallen Angel

Smoke / Touch of Evil

After the First 48: Murder on the Interstate / At Close Range

After the First 48: Fool For Love / Crash

Coma / Disappeared

Obstruction / Flight Risk

Season 815 episodes

2009

Return to Sender; Death Camp

Obstruction; Flight Risk

Crashing the Gate; 6000 Motives

Blood Money; Fifteen

Out of the Past; Fued

Devil Inside; Rattlesnake

After the First 48 - Blindsided; Killing Spree

Blame Game; Chasing Shadows

After the First 48 - Silenced; Downstream Drifter

Live Bait; Drama at the Classic

Out of Sight; Missing Piece

Shattered Dreams; Left to Die

Up in Flames; Drive-By

Season 913 episodes

2009

Signs of Violence; Live By the Gun

Road Hazard; Cold

In Broad Daylight; Fight Club

After the First 48 - Blackout

Torn; Gun Crazy

After The First 48 - Ashes and Snow; Backyard Murder

Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction

Heart of Gold; Last Breath

Blind Rage; Those Closest To Us

Season 1029 episodes

2010

Body of Evidence

Lost Highway; Out for Murda

Update Special: Bait and Switch

Smoke Screen; The Last Goodbye

Straight Menace

Forensic Evidence: Overkill; Deadly Rendezvous

Eye for an Eye; Dead End

In Harm's Way; Jealous Rage

The Stranger; Prince of Darkness

Update Special: Burden of Proof; Last Ride

Mixed Up; Blind Alley

Division; Loose Ends

Schoolyard Revenge

Update Special: Disappeared; Red Handed

Girl Fight; Blink of an Eye

John Doe; Night of the Dead

Deadly Gamble; Inside Job

No Escape; Trail of Evidence

Critical Condition; Love Thy Neighbor

Bad Connection; Heartbreak

The Good Son; Jacked Up

Silent Rage; Tainted Love

After the First 48: 12 - Bail Out

Season 1139 episodes

2010

Carjacked; Roll of the Dice

Marked for Death

Gimme Shelter; Mishap

What Lies Beneath; Back for Blood

Left to Burn; Trigger Happy

Thicker Than Water

Rules of the Game; Outgunned

Insider; Paradise Lost; Bad Debt

The Slip; Pure Victim

Terribly Wrong; Settling the Score

Final Call; Fatal Fury

Dying Declaration; One Last Score

Street Law; Standing Up

Brother's Blood; Trapped

Southwick; Devil's Doorway

Beatdown; Pistol Whipped

Night Out; One Gram

Fear Factor; Fall Guy

Mother and Child

The Ring; Last Drive

Without a Trace; Street Justice

Cold and Callous

Snake Eyes; No Way Out

Brother’s Bread; Into the Woods

Stolen Lives; Family Bonds

Burning Rage; Fallen Soldiers

Last Words; Nowhere to Hide

Hit List; Hand in Hand

No Return; Dangerous Game

Love Her Madly; Off Track

Blood Alley; Bad Deal

The Chase; One Shot

Caught in the Middle

Season 1232 episodes

2011

Pointless/Set Up

Love Kills/Justified

Hot Lot/Blind Faith

The Killer Speaks

Deadly Encounter/Car Trouble

Down in Overtown/Breaking Point

Tiny Dancers/Right Hand Man

Under One Roof/Off Target

Bad Attitude/Collateral Damage

Cold Light of Day

Far From Home/Object of Desire

Unarmed/Bad Feeling

Brutal Business

A Simple Plan/The Rip-Off

Less Than Zero/Friends for Life

House of Pain/Into the Night

Massacre in Little Haiti/Exposed

Deadly Ride/Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Father and Son / Dangerous Attraction

Murder in Pleasant Grove

Innocent Bystander/Partners in Crime

Blood Red/Deadly Moves

Blood on the Streets

School Girls/Out of the Shadows

Killer Debt/House of Rage

Nightmare in Greedy Grove/Good Man Down

The House Next Door/The Showdown

Strapped/The Killer Next Door

Season 1336 episodes

2013

Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know

Hot Ride/Debt Collector

Desperate Moves

Easy Money/Ambushed

Into the Graveyard

The Girl Who Knew Too Much/The Guardian

The Cover Up/Bad Seed

Best Laid Plans/Burned Alive

New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends

Bad Reputation/Deadly Party

Update Special: Missing/Deadly Ride

When a Stranger Calls; Sweet 16

Brother's Keeper; Fighting Words

A Date With Death; Paid in Blood

Dead End Drive; The Fixer

Bound and Burned

Game Over; Long Walk Home

For a Quick Buck; Bloody Sunday

Teardrops; Almost Home

Jacked; Fallen Idol

Calling for a Killer; Boiling Point

Run and Gun; Lonesome Highway

The Rookie; Cornered

The Graveyard Shift

Abandoned in the Bayou

Killer Connection; Bloody Birthday

Jacked/Fallen Idol

Season 1439 episodes

2014

Deadly Secret/Behind Closed Doors

After the First 48: Love Thy Neighbor

After the First 48: Easy Money

Crossing the Line/The Landlord

The Case That Haunts Me - A 10th Anniversary Special

Shattered Glass

Family Ties/A Good Neighbor

Murder in Treme

Red Brick/Last Kiss

After the First 48: Hot Ride

Lying in Wait/With This Ring

The Passenger/Death Call

Rocky Road/Something She Said

Fast Friends/The Thin Line

After the First 48: Cold Justice

After the First 48: Kiss of Death

After the First 48: Deadly Dance

Neighborhood Watch/Eye in the Skye

After the First 48: Date Night

Soldier Down/Blood Vendetta

After the First 48: Murder Rap/New Year's Terror

After the First 48: Twice Told Tale

After the First 48: The Rookie

Closing Time/Family Matters

Last Run/Mean Mugging

Season 1529 episodes

2015

The House on Madrona Street

Blood on Bourbon

Secrets and Lies

Murder on Maiden Lane

The Third Man / Cash Money Murder

Moonie / Dark Impulse

Bloody Valentine / Storm Warning

The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict

In a Lonely Place

The Fighter / Final Ride

The Ties That Bind

Dark Corners / Gundown

Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap

1000 Cuts / Draw

Sudden Death / Devil at the Door

Bad Tempered / The Bully

Room for the Night / Down and Out

Season 1622 episodes

2016

Deadly Premonition

Taken for a Ride

Mr. New Orleans / No Shelter

Bad Romance / Out of Control

Murder on the Bluff

A Fighting Chance

Deadly Favor / Just Kids

Deadly Lies / Stay Down

Love Hate / A Soldier's Life

Bullets Have No Names

Fatal Showdown / Deadly Text

Dangerous Business

Deadly Dispute / Heart to Heart

In the Line of Fire / Over the Edge

House of Horrors / Final Sacrifice

A Murder in Mobile

Season 1728 episodes

2017

Dangerous Company

Endless Love & Out of Time

Devil in Me & Trail of Blood

Rearview Killer & Point Blank

Score to Settle & In Her Arms

The Girl Next Door

Fallen Hero / The Last Deal

Inside the Tape Special #4

Inside the Tape Special #5

Inside the Tape Special #6

Inside the Tape Special #7

Stolen Innocence

Deadly Secrets & True Lies

Bad Lick & Red Dawn

Last Hope & Truth and Consequences

Standing Ground

End of the Road

For a Friend & The Last Gamble

Knock at the Door & The Brave One

Unspeakable Part 2

Season 1818 episodes

2019

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A Bad Run-In / Inferno

Flashing Colors

Rise Up / Somebody's Friend

After Hours / The Cutting Edge

The Deadliest Sin / Bloodlines

A Killer Fight / Do the Right Thing

The Fallen Angel

The Brotherhood & Lit Up

Random Acts & Blunt Force

Season 1954 episodes

2020

Down a Dark Hallway

Tricked / Rogue Gun

Dead Stop / Uninvited

The Break Up / No Good Deed

Jealous Heart / The Jump

Carnage in the Streets

Late Night Ambush / Fire & Fury

Life Interrupted / Lucifer

Cruel Intentions

Deadly Triangle

Child's Play / Bad Intentions

Shooting Blind / Brothers in Arms

Point of No Return

Old Flame / Bad Behavior

Escape Plan / Path of Terror

Skipping School / Gamer

Death in Desire

Tell No Tales / Unfair Fight

What About Me / Last Round

Death in the Family / Love Lost

For Love and Honor / The Dark Side of Love

Inside the Tape Special #9

Vengeance / Paid in Full

The Devil You Know

Thick as Thieves

Crossfire Hurricane

Unforgotten: Crystal

Out of the Darkness

Season 2023 episodes

2021

Masked in Mobile

Along Came a Killer

A Beautiful Life

Unforgotten: Darrin

Through Death's Door

Unforgotten: Ray and Blu

Friends and Enemies

Final Celebration

Killed by Command

Friends With Guns; All in the Family

Green-Eyed Monster

Lips Are Sealed

Walk in the Park

A Day Like This

Season 2119 episodes

2022

Unforgotten: Mothers and Sons

Into Thin Air / Love And Lies

Murder Strikes at Midnight

Out of Options & the Reunion

The Woman in the Dark

Bad Influence & Vicious Circle

Killer of a Kind Heart & Dead Man's Hand

Inside the Tape Special #10

Inside The Tape Special #11

Inside the Tape Special #12

Season 228 episodes

2023

Unforgotten: Ben

Little Girl Lost

Season 2310 episodes

2024

Killer Rage / A Killer at the Door

Meet Up for Murder

On Camera & No Road Home

Inside The Tape Special #13

Inside The Tape Special #14

Death at the Door

Season 249 episodes

2024

Murder at The Uptown

Hunted on the Highway

Below the Surface

Death by Username

Inside the Tape Special #15

Inside the Tape Special #16

Season 259 episodes

2025

Streets of Pain

Gun Runner and In a Flash

Seeking Justice

Minibike Murder

Home Ground and In the Shadows

Season 269 episodes

2024

Murder at The Uptown

Hunted on the Highway

Below The Surface

Death by Username

Inside The Tape Special #15

Inside The Tape Special #16

Season 2712 episodes

2025

Streets of Pain

Gun Runner/In a Flash

Seeking Justice

Minibike Murder

Home Ground / In the Shadows

A Killer Among Us

Season 2812 episodes

2025

Friends No More

Death Comes Knocking

One Night in Mobile

The Man in the Mask

Deadly Connection

Inside the Tape Special #17

Inside the Tape Special #18

Inside the Tape Special #19

Inside the Tape Special #20

Season 2919 episodes

2026

A Lonely Place to Die

Unfriendly Fire

R Is for Random

Murder in the Bud Room & A Mother Taken

Circle of Friends & Rearview Murder

Birthday Party Nightmare

A Troubled Mind

A House Divided

The Devil's Hands

Drive into Darkness

Fatally Misinformed

Unforgotten: Rob

Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026