The First 48

2004
4.7
432 reviews
TV-14
Rating
Eligible
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Volume 12 episodes (16)

1 Birthday Girl
3/7/13
In Cleveland, a 14-year-old girl is killed at her birthday party when gunmen open fire on a crowd. With multiple shooters to track down, the homicide team races the clock to identify which people at the party were the killers.
1 Nightmare in Greedy Grove/Good Man Down
12/6/12
In Dallas, a drive-by shooting among teenage boys leaves an innocent bystander dead. In Cleveland, a young father partying with friends at a nightclub breaks up a fight and ends up murdered.
2 Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know
3/14/13
A young Dallas couple murdered in cold blood on their doorstep sends detectives on a manhunt across three states.
4 Hot Ride/Debt Collector
3/21/13
In Harris County, a young father is carjacked and murdered outside his home. To find the killers, the homicide team needs to find the victim's car. And in Miami, a local musician is gunned down in the street and the hunt for answers leads close to home.
5 Desperate Moves
3/28/13
In Dallas, an innocent man gunned down in his car leads detective on a manhunt for a killer on shooting spree. As the investigation unfolds, witnesses reveal the brutality of the shooter.
6 Easy Money / Ambushed
4/11/13
In Dallas a young father is shot in the back, but no one wants to talk. Then in Cleveland a brazen corner store stickup leaves an innocent clerk dead.
7 Uncommon Valor
4/18/13
In Dallas, when a good Samaritan is gunned down trying to protect his friends, detectives must unravel a tangled web of bad tips and lies in their hunt for the killer.
8 Into the Graveyard
4/25/13
In Miami, a family is shattered when two teenage brothers are gunned down in their own backyard. Two surviving friends point Detective TC Cepero and his team in the direction of two desperate and dangerous gunmen on the run.
9 The Girl Who Knew Too Much / The Guardian
5/2/13
In Dallas, an unidentified girl is found brutally shot in a field. Detectives Scott Sayers and Esteban Montenegro discover that she may have been killed for her silence. Then in Cleveland, a young father is shot in the head trying to break up a fight.
10 The Cover Up/Bad Seed
5/9/13
In Cleveland, a man is shot dead in an empty courtyard. A mysterious 911 call leads Detectives Ignatius Sowa and Raymond Diaz on the hunt for an elusive killer. Then in Dallas, a 72-year-old grandmother is found beaten to death inside her home.
11 Best Laid Plans / Burned Alive
5/30/13
In Cleveland, when a teenager is shot down in the street, detectives discover his best friends may have something to do with the murder. In Harris County, a young woman set on fire clings to life as deputies race to find who left her for dead.
12 New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends
6/6/13
Season-only
In Cleveland a man is gunned down defending his home on New Year's Eve. With no eyewitnesses, Det. Melvin Smith must rely on DNA evidence to track down the killers.
13 Blood Feud
8/8/13
When two men in Miami are gunned down in a bloody turf war, Det. Jermaine Douglas must race to catch the killers before the deadly feud claims another life.
14 Bad Reputation / Deadly Party
8/15/13
In Cleveland, when a young mother of three is gunned down in front of her home, a neighborhood is paralyzed with fear by a suspect who has a reputation for killing at the slightest provocation. Det. Lem Griffin launches a cross-country hunt.
15 Last Stop : Paradise / Bad Blood
9/12/13
In Broward County, when a migrant worker is robbed and beaten to death, Dets. Valerian Perez and Kevin Forsberg must track down a vicious predator before he strikes again. Then, in Cleveland, a man is shot dead in broad daylight at a carwash.
16 When A Stranger Calls / Sweet 16
10/3/13
In Dallas, an elderly woman is beaten and strangled in her home. When the victim's missing bank card starts being used detectives follow the trail hoping it will lead to her killer.

About this show

The First 48® offers viewers unprecedented access to every step of the judicial process from crime scene to courtroom.

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4.7
432 reviews
Cheryl Murphy
November 19, 2020
I couldnt have said it any better than Michael Mcleod. Even though i have nerver been dven close to being a victim of such heartless meningless crimes. How can somebody BE so heartless. Dont they care about where their soul will end up being tormented forever doing the same thing over and overr yet to the.selves or however they done what they done the one or ones doing that to them except they NEVER DIE. Forgive me Michael fo not getting your last name right. Peace and much love and good luck to
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Kristie Clevenger
December 29, 2017
Very interesting show and very sad one too. Been watching this show for many years hope to watch for many more just hate seeing all the homicides that take place to have this show have watch all reruns woyld bot mind it that was all i had to watch if noone eles would get killed but we all know that will not happen someone is going to do it. love watching them get catch and paying for what they have done that is satisfying for me
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A Google user
April 16, 2018
I have been a watcher of this show since it had been on. It is always good when crimes get solved and the really bad people are taken off the streets. And then families get closure most of the time. I personally understand. My nephew was murdered in 1999.
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