• Air date: 01 Jan '20 54 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (54)
    • 1. Chain of Death

      01 Jan '20
      A young mother and her best friend gunned down in broad daylight sets off a chain of events that Tulsa Homicide never could have imagined.
    • 2. Taken

      02 Jan '20
      When a young man and his pregnant fiancee are executed after a failed ransom attempt, Atlanta Homicide will stop at nothing to identify the elusive suspect.
    • 3. Down a Dark Hallway

      02 Jan '20
      In Tulsa, detectives struggle to find a lead when a beloved grandfather is gunned down in his own home.
    • 4. Tricked / Rogue Gun

      09 Jan '20
      In Mobile, a 21-year-old woman is shot dead in her hotel room by a mysterious visitor. When a 42-year-old music producer is found riddled with bullets in his Gwinnett County apartment, clues point toward a madman on a shooting spree.
    • 5. Dead Stop / Uninvited

      16 Jan '20
      In Atlanta, when a young father is found dead in his home by his girlfriend, detectives track down the killer and find things are not as they appear. In Tulsa, a teenager is fatally shot, sending the Tulsa team on a desperate search for the motive.
    • 6. The Invader

      23 Jan '20
      In Tulsa, a father of three is gunned down in front of his family during a deadly crime spree. Detectives race to track down his killer before anyone else gets hurt.
    • 7. Bridge of Lies

      30 Jan '20
      In Tulsa, OK, a homeless man is beaten and stabbed to death, leading detectives to witnesses that live under a bridge where he was discovered.
    • 8. Devil's Trail

      06 Feb '20
      In Tulsa, detectives have little to go on when they find the naked body of an unknown homeless woman who was raped, strangled to death, and thrown into a dumpster.
    • 9. The Break Up / No Good Deed

      13 Feb '20
      A young woman is found dead behind an abandoned building in Mobile, AL and detectives need her boyfriend to help solve the case; A young father's murder case sends Atlanta detectives to the Pocono Mountains in search of his killers.
    • 10. Jealous Heart / The Jump

      20 Feb '20
      In Mobile, a beloved mother of four is killed when she can’t escape her past. And in Atlanta, a detective on his first crime scene must find out why two young friends were gunned down in broad daylight.
    • 11. Fateful Date

      20 Feb '20
      A shy mechanic is found shot dead far from home, outside a notorious apartment complex. Detective Max Ryden needs to discover what brought him there.
    • 12. Triggered

      27 Feb '20
      Detective Ronnie Leatherman returns to Tulsa homicide to investigate the death of a man who crashed his car in a shopping center.
    • 13. Brothers Down

      05 Mar '20
      In Tulsa, Okla., two brothers are shot down after checking on their night cleaning crew; detectives struggle to find a motive before the killer strikes again.
    • 14. Carnage in the Streets

      12 Mar '20
      In Mobile, two young men are gunned down within the space of 12 hours, and clues point to a feud between rival cliques.
    • 15. Late Night Ambush / Fire & Fury

      19 Mar '20
      In Tulsa, a father is gunned down in a parking lot by a killer lying in wait. In Mobile, an elderly man dies from a suspicious fire in his apartment.
    • 16. Life Interrupted / Lucifer

      26 Mar '20
      In Atlanta, a young man comes home for lunch and winds up murdered when he catches a brazen thief in the act. Then, in Tulsa, an ongoing feud between two gang members leads to a fateful encounter.
    • 17. Jackpot

      02 Apr '20
      When a man is found shot dead in his driveway, an abandoned truck leads Tulsa Homicide to several potential suspects, but not everything is as it seems.
    • 18. Cruel Intentions

      09 Apr '20
      Mobile detectives investigate the murder of a young mother of two and unravel the deadly plot that took her life.
    • 19. Gangland

      16 Apr '20
      A young man is gunned down at a troubled apartment complex that comes under federal investigation after a rap video goes viral.
    • 20. Deadly Triangle

      21 Apr '20
      In Gwinnett County, GA, a man is gunned down in the early hours of the morning on his front lawn, the engine of his truck still running behind him. Rookie Detective, James Lawson has to unravel a tangled web of jealousy and betrayal in order to find his killer.
    • 21. The Standoff

      23 Apr '20
      Tulsa Homicide responds when a father of three is gunned down at his job by suspects who end up in a standoff with police.
    • 22. Snatched

      28 Apr '20
      In Tulsa, when a homeless man is killed after getting run over in a parking lot, detectives work to track down the elusive driver.
    • 23. Child's Play / Bad Intentions

      30 Apr '20
      In Tulsa, a teenager is shot dead, and detectives must uncover the truth among his roommates’ stories. In Mobile, a young man’s murder sets off a retaliatory shooting.
    • 24. Among Friends

      16 Jul '20
      A young man is shot dead in front of his mother's house. Mobile detectives look to his friends and family to find his killer.
    • 25. Shooting Blind / Brothers in Arms

      23 Jul '20
      In Tulsa, detectives question whether a young woman's death was a tragic mistake or murder. In Mobile, the murder of a young father tests a bond between brothers.