The First 48

2004
4.7
432 reviews
TV-14
Rating
Eligible
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Volume 5 episodes (15)

1 20 Bucks / Family Friends
7/19/07
In Cincinnati, a teenager watching a street fight is killed by a stray bullet. With little to go on, veteran homicide Detective Bob Randolph must piece together the truth behind who pulled the trigger.
2 Bicycle Bandits / First Shot
7/26/07
In Miami, a recent high-school graduate is gunned down and left to die in his father's arms. It's up to Sgt. Eunice Cooper and her team to track down the suspects, two teens who fled the scene on bicycles.
3 Last Birthday
8/2/07
In Cincinnati, a well-loved 58 year-old man is found shot dead in a hallway, still clutching a five-dollar bill.
4 About Face / Backyard Murder
8/30/07
Season-only
On a rainy night in Detroit, Sgt. Mike Martel finds a young man shot to death in a neighborhood yard. Martel finds he must rely on a friend of the victim's to help him close the case.
5 Stepping Up / Foul Shot
9/13/07
In Dallas, a man is shot to death while trying to protect a friend outside a crowded nightclub. With little physical evidence to go on, Detective Robert Quirk must convince reluctant witnesses to tell him who pulled the trigger.
6 Double Life
9/20/07
In Miami, Detective Ricardo John discovers a man stabbed to death behind an abandoned church. With no identification, the investigation hinges on identifying the victim through his fingerprints.
7 Shooting Spree / Lady in the Fire
10/11/07
In Detroit, Officer Anthony Wright Jr. is investigating the death of a man found shot behind an abandoned house. Then Wright learns that just minutes after the homicide there had been a second shooting--and it's on tape.
8 Bad Call / Ricochet
10/18/07
In Miami, FL, Detective Freddy Ponce and Sgt. Louis Melancon unravel the mystery of a man found shot dead in his car.
9 Misled / Somebody's Daddy
11/1/07
In Miami, Detective Rolly Garcia investigates the murder of a 17-year-old boy beaten to death and dumped in the back seat of his car.
10 Motel No-Tell / Brotherly Love
11/8/07
In Dallas, Detective Phil Harding investigates a brutal shooting in a motel parking lot that killed a 22-year-old and injured two of his friends. The surviving victims are the only ones who can identify the suspects.
11 The Tender Trap / Bait and Switch
11/29/07
In Miami, a mechanic is shot to death in his shop. Detective Juan Hererra and his team focus on the victim's everyday habits to find a reason why someone would want him dead.
12 Fit of Rage / Mean Streets
12/6/07
In Cincinnati, Detectives Jenny Luke and Bob Randolph find a young woman who has been strangled in her living room. Crime scene evidence leads detectives to believe she may have known her killer.
13 Inked in Blood
1/10/08
In Memphis, Sergeant Connie Justice investigates the murder of a 32-year-old tattoo artist shot to death during a robbery.
14 Double Time
1/17/08
In Miami, Detective Ervens Ford is called to a shooting in a Little Haiti cafe. Witnesses say it was a robbery gone bad. But just as Ford and his team close in on their suspects, the team gets assigned to a second homicide investigation.
15 Dead Sleep / Tag Team
1/24/08
Cincinnati Homicide Detective Kurt Ballman investigates a brutal beating death in the close-knit East End neighborhood.

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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