The First 48 2004
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What is The First 48?
The television series "The First 48" is a documentary that follows detectives in various cities across the United States. The show provides an insider's look at real-life investigations, offering access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2004
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 603
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- First aired
- Jun 3, 2004
- Last aired
- May 7, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- A&E
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Crime
- Updated
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The television series "The First 48" is a documentary that follows detectives in various cities across the United States. The show provides an insider's look at real-life investigations, offering access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations. The series focuses on the critical hours immediately following a crime, as detectives work to find the suspect. The program is known for its gritty and fast-paced portrayal of law enforcement's efforts to solve crimes.
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Should you watch it?
“Detectives race against time during the critical opening hours of real-life homicide investigations.”
Reasons to watch
- unprecedented access to crime scenes
- authentic look at police procedures
Keep in mind
- depicts graphic crime scenes
- intense subject matter
Watch it if you are interested in the reality of homicide investigations and forensic processing.
The series is rated TV-14 and features realistic depictions of crime scenes and investigations.
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Gangs of Little Havana/Execution in Coconut Grove Mytharc Jun 3, 2004
- E2 Overkill/Left for Dead Core Jun 10, 2004
- E3 Blood in the Snow/Swope Park Killing Core Jun 17, 2004
- E4 Double Shooting on Haskell; Back Alley Revenge Core Jun 24, 2004
- E5 Body in the Park / Ruby Street Shooting Core Jul 1, 2004
- E6 Killing Spree Core Jul 29, 2004
- E7 On Ice/Body in the Canal Core Aug 5, 2004
- E8 Fire in the Rain/Family Feud Core Aug 12, 2004
- E9 Desert Bones/Party's Over Mytharc Aug 19, 2004
- E10 Wrong Side of the Tracks / At Death's Door Core Aug 26, 2004
- E11 Stripper's Revenge/Dead on Arrival Core Sep 2, 2004
- E12 At Close Range/Murder in Motor City Mytharc Sep 16, 2004
- E13 Silent Witness/Halley Street Slayings Mytharc Nov 18, 2004
Season 2 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Serial Killer Calls Mytharc Jan 6, 2005
- E2 Murder on the Interstate/House of Santeria Core Jan 13, 2005
- E3 Hostile Takeover/Shot in the Back Core Jan 20, 2005
- E4 Hunt for Teeth/Coyote Blue Core Feb 3, 2005
- E5 Downstream Drifter/Murder in Room 162 Core Feb 17, 2005
- E6 Deadly Betrayal Mytharc Mar 3, 2005
- E7 Roadside Burning / Blood Ties Core Mar 17, 2005
- E8 Silence in the Grove/Show Stopper Core Apr 7, 2005
- E9 Twisted Honor / Vultures Core Apr 14, 2005
- E10 Devil's Candy Core May 12, 2005
- E11 Fallen / Texas Burning Core Jun 9, 2005
- E12 Murder in the Driveway / Double Shooting in the Beans Mytharc Jul 21, 2005
- E13 Deadly Attraction Mytharc Aug 11, 2005
Season 3 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 House of Blood / Last Man Standing Mytharc Oct 6, 2005
- E2 Duct Tape Murder / Custody of the Devil Core Oct 13, 2005
- E3 Fish out of Water / Good Samaritan Core Oct 20, 2005
- E4 Evil Streak / .50 Caliber Mytharc Nov 3, 2005
- E5 Foolproof Alibi / Left behind Core Dec 1, 2005
- E6 Fifty Dollar Murder / Murder in Liberty City Core Dec 15, 2005
- E7 Torched Core Dec 22, 2005
- E8 Point Blank / Shoot Out Core Dec 29, 2005
- E9 Last Exit / Out Cold Core Jan 5, 2006
- E10 Dead Man Running / Crash Core Jan 12, 2006
- E11 Close Ties / Last Call Mytharc Feb 9, 2006
- E12 Pack of Lies Mytharc Mar 2, 2006
Season 4 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Loved to Death / Unmasked Mytharc Jun 15, 2006
- E2 Inner Demons / Kids with Guns Mytharc Jun 22, 2006
- E3 The Witness / The Trunk Core Jul 6, 2006
- E4 Pre-emptive Strike / Unlucky Core Jul 20, 2006
- E5 Memphis Blues / Knife to the Heart Core Jul 27, 2006
- E6 Boogie Man / Murder on Flowering Peach Core Jul 27, 2006
- E7 The Run Around / Night Cap Core Aug 24, 2006
- E8 Crossfire / School Ties Mytharc Aug 31, 2006
- E9 Fool for Love / Dumped Core Sep 14, 2006
- E10 The Wrong Man / Five Points Payback Core Sep 21, 2006
- E11 Candy Lady / Best of Friends Core Sep 28, 2006
- E12 Family Affair / The Hustler Core Oct 5, 2006
- E13 Motel Massacre / Pure Innocent Core Oct 12, 2006
- E14 Broken Alibis / A Good Woman Mytharc Nov 16, 2006
- E15 Houdini / Innocence Lost Mytharc Nov 30, 2006
- E16 Wrong Turn / Deadly Dance Core Dec 7, 2006
- E17 Moment of Truth / Cat and Mouse Core Dec 14, 2006
- E18 Get that Money / Senseless Mytharc Dec 21, 2006
- E19 Easy Prey / Widowmaker Mytharc Dec 28, 2006
Season 5 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Fatal Pickup / Bad Neighbor Mytharc Jan 18, 2007
- E2 Up in Smoke / Shot in the Dark Core Jan 25, 2007
- E3 Blood Trail / 50G Murder Core Feb 1, 2007
- E4 Live to Tell / Field of Lies Mytharc Feb 21, 2007
- E5 Stray Bullet / Payback Core Mar 1, 2007
- E6 The Good Book / Nightmare Core Mar 8, 2007
- E7 To Die For / Highway Revenge Core Mar 15, 2007
- E8 Final Investment / Writing on the Wall Core Apr 5, 2007
- E9 Silenced Core Apr 12, 2007
- E10 Last Dance / Deadly Deal Core Apr 19, 2007
- E11 Hard Fall Mytharc May 24, 2007
- E12 Reversal of Fortune / Running Scared Mytharc May 31, 2007
- E13 Missing Witness / Who's Knocking Mytharc Jun 21, 2007
Season 6 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Blindsided Mytharc Jul 12, 2007
- E2 20 Bucks / Family Friends Core Jul 19, 2007
- E3 Bicycle Bandits / First Sho Core Jul 26, 2007
- E4 Last Birthday Mytharc Aug 2, 2007
- E5 Floated Away / Tagged Core Aug 9, 2007
- E6 Friend or Foe / Code of Silence Core Aug 16, 2007
- E7 Thrown Away / Crimson Trail Core Aug 23, 2007
- E8 About Face / Backyard Murder Core Aug 30, 2007
- E9 Stepping Up / Foul Shot Core Sep 13, 2007
- E10 Double Life Core Sep 20, 2007
- E11 Shooting Spree / Lady in the Fire Core Oct 11, 2007
- E12 Bad Call / Ricochet Core Oct 18, 2007
- E13 Neighborhood Sweetheart / Hail of Gunfire Mytharc Oct 25, 2007
- E14 Mislead / Somebody's Daddy Core Nov 1, 2007
- E15 Motel No-Tell / Brotherly Love Core Nov 8, 2007
- E16 The Tender Trap / Bait and Switch Mytharc Nov 29, 2007
- E17 Fit of Rage / Mean Streets Mytharc Dec 6, 2007
Season 7 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Inked in Blood Mytharc Jan 10, 2008
- E2 Double Time Core Jan 17, 2008
- E3 Dead Sleep / Tag Team Core Jan 24, 2008
- E4 Unnecessary Roughness / Stolen Life Core Jan 31, 2008
- E5 Burden of Proof / Backfire Core Feb 7, 2008
- E6 American Dream / Easter Sunday Core Mar 6, 2008
- E7 Better Days / Wildflower Core Mar 13, 2008
- E8 Last Ride / Trailer Trap Core Mar 20, 2008
- E9 Lured In / Disaster Core Mar 27, 2008
- E10 Dropped Call / Derailed Core Apr 3, 2008
- E11 Shell Shocked / Cradle to Grave Core Apr 10, 2008
- E12 Deal Breaker / Gunplay Core Apr 17, 2008
- E13 Ashes and Snow Core May 15, 2008
- E14 Frenzy / Hard Truth Core May 29, 2008
- E15 Last Fare Core Jul 1, 2008
- E16 Last Night Out /Death Do Us Part Core Jul 8, 2008
- E17 Lester Street Core Jul 15, 2008
- E18 Breaking the Silence / Letters of Intent Mytharc Jul 15, 2008
- E19 Bail Out / Seeing Red Core Jul 22, 2008
- E20 Blackout Core Jul 22, 2008
- E21 The Last Yard / Root of All Evil Core Jul 29, 2008
- E22 Moving Out / Among Thieves Core Aug 5, 2008
- E23 Unwelcome Guest / Wrecked Core Aug 19, 2008
- E24 Collateral / Driven to Kill Core Aug 26, 2008
- E25 In Cold Blood / Red Handed Core Sep 2, 2008
- E26 River's Edge Core Sep 9, 2008
- E27 Snapped / Fallen Angel Core Sep 16, 2008
- E28 Smoke / Touch of Evil Core Sep 23, 2008
- E29 After the First 48: Murder on the Interstate / At Close Range Core Oct 7, 2008
- E30 After the First 48: Fool For Love / Crash Core Oct 14, 2008
- E31 Coma / Disappeared Mytharc Dec 9, 2008
- E32 Obstruction / Flight Risk Mytharc Jan 15, 2009
Season 8 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Gone Mytharc Jan 1, 2009
- E2 Return to Sender; Death Camp Core Jan 8, 2009
- E3 Obstruction; Flight Risk Core Jan 15, 2009
- E4 Crashing the Gate; 6000 Motives Core Jan 15, 2009
- E5 Blood Money; Fifteen Core Jan 22, 2009
- E6 Out of the Past; Fued Core Jan 29, 2009
- E7 Devil Inside; Rattlesnake Mytharc Feb 5, 2009
- E8 After the First 48 - Blindsided; Killing Spree Core Feb 12, 2009
- E9 Blame Game; Chasing Shadows Core Feb 19, 2009
- E10 After the First 48 - Silenced; Downstream Drifter Core Feb 26, 2009
- E11 Live Bait; Drama at the Classic Mytharc Mar 5, 2009
- E12 Out of Sight; Missing Piece Core Mar 19, 2009
- E13 Shattered Dreams; Left to Die Mytharc Mar 26, 2009
- E14 Up in Flames; Drive-By Mytharc Feb 26, 2009
- E15 One Heart Mytharc Apr 23, 2009
Season 9 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Last Wish Mytharc Jun 16, 2009
- E2 Signs of Violence; Live By the Gun Core Jun 23, 2009
- E3 Cold as Ice Core Jun 23, 2009
- E4 Road Hazard; Cold Core Jun 30, 2009
- E5 In Broad Daylight; Fight Club Mytharc Jul 7, 2009
- E6 After the First 48 - Blackout Core Jul 14, 2009
- E7 Ditched Core Jul 21, 2009
- E8 Caught Up Core Jul 28, 2009
- E9 Torn; Gun Crazy Core Aug 11, 2009
- E10 After The First 48 - Ashes and Snow; Backyard Murder Core Aug 18, 2009
- E11 Johnny Black; Stranger Than Fiction Core Sep 1, 2009
- E12 Heart of Gold; Last Breath Mytharc Sep 8, 2009
- E13 Blind Rage; Those Closest To Us Mytharc Sep 15, 2009
Season 10 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Twist of Fate Mytharc Jan 14, 2010
- E2 Body of Evidence Core Jan 21, 2010
- E3 Lost Highway; Out for Murda Core Jan 28, 2010
- E4 10 Pounds Core Feb 4, 2010
- E5 Cut Down; 911 Core Feb 11, 2010
- E6 Update Special: Bait and Switch Core Feb 18, 2010
- E7 Smoke Screen; The Last Goodbye Core Mar 4, 2010
- E8 Straight Menace Core Mar 11, 2010
- E9 Forensic Evidence: Overkill; Deadly Rendezvous Core Mar 18, 2010
- E10 Alias; Duel Core Mar 25, 2010
- E11 Eye for an Eye; Dead End Core Apr 1, 2010
- E12 Hale Storm Core Apr 8, 2010
- E13 In Harm's Way; Jealous Rage Core Apr 15, 2010
- E14 The Stranger; Prince of Darkness Core Apr 22, 2010
- E15 Update Special: Burden of Proof; Last Ride Core Apr 29, 2010
- E16 Mixed Up; Blind Alley Core May 6, 2010
- E17 Division; Loose Ends Core May 13, 2010
- E18 Schoolyard Revenge Core May 27, 2010
- E19 Update Special: Disappeared; Red Handed Core Jun 3, 2010
- E20 Girl Fight; Blink of an Eye Core Jul 6, 2010
- E21 John Doe; Night of the Dead Core Jul 8, 2010
- E22 Deadly Gamble; Inside Job Core Jul 16, 2010
- E23 No Escape; Trail of Evidence Core Jul 25, 2010
- E24 Critical Condition; Love Thy Neighbor Core Jul 31, 2010
- E25 Bad Connection; Heartbreak Core Aug 5, 2010
- E26 Life Snatched Core Aug 5, 2010
- E27 The Good Son; Jacked Up Mytharc Aug 12, 2010
- E28 Silent Rage; Tainted Love Mytharc Aug 19, 2010
- E29 After the First 48: 12 - Bail Out Mytharc Aug 26, 2010
Season 11 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Carjacked; Roll of the Dice Mytharc Sep 30, 2010
- E2 Marked for Death Core Oct 7, 2010
- E3 Winter Games Core Oct 14, 2010
- E4 Off the Tracks Core Oct 21, 2010
- E5 Underworld Core Oct 28, 2010
- E6 One of Ours Core Nov 4, 2010
- E7 Gimme Shelter; Mishap Core Nov 11, 2010
- E8 What Lies Beneath; Back for Blood Core Nov 18, 2010
- E9 Left to Burn; Trigger Happy Core Dec 2, 2010
- E10 Thicker Than Water Core Dec 9, 2010
- E11 Rules of the Game; Outgunned Mytharc Dec 16, 2010
- E12 Insider; Paradise Lost; Bad Debt Core Jan 6, 2011
- E13 Waterworld Core Jan 13, 2011
- E14 The Slip; Pure Victim Mytharc Jan 20, 2011
- E15 Terribly Wrong; Settling the Score Core Jan 27, 2011
- E16 Final Call; Fatal Fury Core Feb 3, 2011
- E17 Dying Declaration; One Last Score Core Feb 10, 2011
- E18 Street Law; Standing Up Core Feb 17, 2011
- E19 Brother's Blood; Trapped Core Mar 3, 2011
- E20 Southwick; Devil's Doorway Core Mar 17, 2011
- E21 Beatdown; Pistol Whipped Core Mar 24, 2011
- E22 Bad Company Core Mar 31, 2011
- E23 Night Out; One Gram Mytharc Apr 7, 2011
- E24 Fear Factor; Fall Guy Mytharc May 12, 2011
- E25 Mother and Child Core May 19, 2011
- E26 The Ring; Last Drive Core May 26, 2011
- E27 Without a Trace; Street Justice Core Jun 2, 2011
- E28 Cold and Callous Core Jun 9, 2011
- E29 Snake Eyes; No Way Out Core Jun 16, 2011
- E30 Brother’s Bread; Into the Woods Core Jun 30, 2011
- E31 Stolen Lives; Family Bonds Core Jul 7, 2011
- E32 Burning Rage; Fallen Soldiers Core Jul 14, 2011
- E33 Last Words; Nowhere to Hide Core Aug 18, 2011
- E34 Hit List; Hand in Hand Core Aug 25, 2011
- E35 No Return; Dangerous Game Core Sep 1, 2011
- E36 Love Her Madly; Off Track Core Sep 8, 2011
- E37 Blood Alley; Bad Deal Core Oct 13, 2011
- E38 The Chase; One Shot Mytharc Oct 20, 2011
- E39 Caught in the Middle Mytharc Oct 27, 2011
Season 12 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pointless/Set Up Mytharc Dec 8, 2011
- E2 Love Kills/Justified Core Dec 15, 2011
- E3 Ultimate Price Core Jan 5, 2012
- E4 Hot Lot/Blind Faith Core Jan 19, 2012
- E5 Missing Core Mar 8, 2012
- E6 The Killer Speaks Core Mar 8, 2012
- E7 Deadly Encounter/Car Trouble Core Mar 15, 2012
- E8 Down in Overtown/Breaking Point Core Mar 22, 2012
- E9 Tiny Dancers/Right Hand Man Core Mar 29, 2012
- E10 Under One Roof/Off Target Core Apr 5, 2012
- E11 Bad Attitude/Collateral Damage Core Apr 12, 2012
- E12 Cold Light of Day Core Apr 19, 2012
- E13 Far From Home/Object of Desire Core Apr 26, 2012
- E14 Unarmed/Bad Feeling Core May 3, 2012
- E15 Brutal Business Mytharc May 10, 2012
- E16 A Simple Plan/The Rip-Off Core Jun 7, 2012
- E17 Less Than Zero/Friends for Life Core Jun 14, 2012
- E18 House of Pain/Into the Night Core Jun 28, 2012
- E19 Shattered Core Jul 12, 2012
- E20 Massacre in Little Haiti/Exposed Core Jul 19, 2012
- E21 Deadly Ride/Wrong Place, Wrong Time Core Aug 16, 2012
- E22 Father and Son / Dangerous Attraction Core Aug 30, 2012
- E23 Murder in Pleasant Grove Core Sep 6, 2012
- E24 Innocent Bystander/Partners in Crime Core Sep 13, 2012
- E25 Blood Red/Deadly Moves Core Sep 20, 2012
- E26 Blood on the Streets Core Oct 5, 2012
- E27 School Girls/Out of the Shadows Core Oct 12, 2012
- E28 Fatal Call Core Nov 15, 2012
- E29 Killer Debt/House of Rage Core Nov 29, 2012
- E30 Nightmare in Greedy Grove/Good Man Down Core Dec 6, 2012
- E31 The House Next Door/The Showdown Mytharc Dec 13, 2012
- E32 Strapped/The Killer Next Door Mytharc Dec 20, 2012
Season 13 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Birthday Girl Mytharc Mar 7, 2013
- E2 Deadly Obsession/The Killer You Know Core Mar 14, 2013
- E3 Hot Ride/Debt Collector Core Mar 21, 2013
- E4 Desperate Moves Core Mar 28, 2013
- E5 Wild Ride Core Apr 4, 2013
- E6 Easy Money/Ambushed Core Apr 11, 2013
- E7 Uncommon Valor Core Apr 18, 2013
- E8 Into the Graveyard Core Apr 25, 2013
- E9 The Girl Who Knew Too Much/The Guardian Core May 2, 2013
- E10 The Cover Up/Bad Seed Core May 9, 2013
- E11 Best Laid Plans/Burned Alive Core May 30, 2013
- E12 New Year's Terror/Deadly Friends Core Jun 6, 2013
- E13 Blood Feud Core Aug 8, 2013
- E14 Bad Reputation/Deadly Party Core Aug 15, 2013
- E15 Update Special: Missing/Deadly Ride Core Aug 22, 2013
- E16 When a Stranger Calls; Sweet 16 Core Oct 3, 2013
- E17 Deadly Morning Mytharc Oct 10, 2013
- E18 Brother's Keeper; Fighting Words Mytharc Oct 17, 2013
- E19 A Date With Death; Paid in Blood Core Oct 24, 2013
- E20 Kiss of Death Core Nov 14, 2013
- E21 Dead End Drive; The Fixer Core Nov 29, 2013
- E22 Bound and Burned Core Nov 29, 2013
- E23 Game Over; Long Walk Home Core Dec 13, 2013
- E24 For a Quick Buck; Bloody Sunday Core Dec 13, 2013
- E25 Teardrops; Almost Home Core Dec 20, 2013
- E26 Jacked; Fallen Idol Core Dec 20, 2013
- E27 Calling for a Killer; Boiling Point Core Dec 27, 2013
- E28 Murder Rap Core Dec 27, 2013
- E29 Heartless Core Feb 28, 2014
- E30 Run and Gun; Lonesome Highway Core Mar 7, 2014
- E31 The Rookie; Cornered Core Apr 10, 2014
- E32 The Graveyard Shift Core Apr 17, 2014
- E33 Abandoned in the Bayou Core Apr 24, 2014
- E34 Killer Connection; Bloody Birthday Mytharc May 1, 2014
- E35 Murder Rap Mytharc
- E36 Jacked/Fallen Idol Mytharc
Season 14 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Safe House Mytharc Jun 19, 2014
- E2 Deadly Secret/Behind Closed Doors Core Jun 26, 2014
- E3 Cold Embrace Mytharc Jul 3, 2014
- E4 Cold Betrayal Core Jul 10, 2014
- E5 Graveyard Love Core Jul 17, 2014
- E6 After the First 48: Love Thy Neighbor Core Jul 24, 2014
- E7 After the First 48: Easy Money Core Jul 31, 2014
- E8 Crossing the Line/The Landlord Core Aug 7, 2014
- E9 Bad Medicine Core Aug 14, 2014
- E10 The Case That Haunts Me - A 10th Anniversary Special Core Aug 21, 2014
- E11 Senior Year Core Sep 18, 2014
- E12 Shattered Glass Core Sep 25, 2014
- E13 Broad Daylight Core Oct 2, 2014
- E14 Family Ties/A Good Neighbor Core Oct 9, 2014
- E15 Murder in Treme Core Oct 16, 2014
- E16 Red Brick/Last Kiss Mytharc Oct 23, 2014
- E17 After the First 48: Hot Ride Core Oct 30, 2014
- E18 Dark Waters Core Nov 17, 2014
- E19 Dead Wrong Core Jan 5, 2015
- E20 Ringside Seat Core Jan 8, 2015
- E21 Lying in Wait/With This Ring Core Jan 22, 2015
- E22 The Passenger/Death Call Core Jan 29, 2015
- E23 Rocky Road/Something She Said Mytharc Feb 5, 2015
- E24 Fast Friends/The Thin Line Mytharc Feb 12, 2015
- E25 After the First 48: Cold Justice Mytharc Feb 19, 2015
- E26 Stray Shot Core Feb 26, 2015
- E27 After the First 48: Kiss of Death Core Mar 5, 2015
- E28 Cranked Core Mar 9, 2015
- E29 After the First 48: Deadly Dance Core Mar 12, 2015
- E30 Neighborhood Watch/Eye in the Skye Core Mar 16, 2015
- E31 After the First 48: Date Night Core Mar 19, 2015
- E32 Bad Love Core Apr 2, 2015
- E33 Soldier Down/Blood Vendetta Core Apr 9, 2015
- E34 After the First 48: Murder Rap/New Year's Terror Core Apr 16, 2015
- E35 After the First 48: Twice Told Tale Core Apr 23, 2015
- E36 Night Run Core Apr 30, 2015
- E37 After the First 48: The Rookie Core May 7, 2015
- E38 Closing Time/Family Matters Mytharc May 14, 2015
- E39 Last Run/Mean Mugging Mytharc May 21, 2015
Season 15 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 The House on Madrona Street Mytharc Nov 5, 2015
- E2 Blood on Bourbon Core Nov 12, 2015
- E3 Blood Lust Core Nov 19, 2015
- E4 Secrets and Lies Core Dec 3, 2015
- E5 Murder on Maiden Lane Core Dec 10, 2015
- E6 Last Shift Core Dec 17, 2015
- E7 M.I.A. Core Jan 7, 2016
- E8 Knock Knock Core Jan 14, 2016
- E9 The Third Man / Cash Money Murder Core Jan 21, 2016
- E10 Moonie / Dark Impulse Core Jan 28, 2016
- E11 Bloody Valentine / Storm Warning Core Feb 4, 2016
- E12 The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict Core Feb 18, 2016
- E13 In a Lonely Place Core Mar 10, 2016
- E14 Broken Home Core Mar 17, 2016
- E15 The Fighter / Final Ride Core Mar 24, 2016
- E16 The Ties That Bind Core Mar 31, 2016
- E17 Old Wounds Core Apr 7, 2016
- E18 Bloodline Core Apr 14, 2016
- E19 Dark Corners / Gundown Core Apr 21, 2016
- E20 Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap Core May 19, 2016
- E21 House of Cards Core May 26, 2016
- E22 Mother of Two Core Jun 23, 2016
- E23 Snapshot Core Jun 30, 2016
- E24 1000 Cuts / Draw Mytharc Jul 7, 2016
- E25 Sudden Death / Devil at the Door Mytharc Jul 14, 2016
- E26 The Invitation Core Jul 21, 2016
- E27 Bad Tempered / The Bully Core Jul 28, 2016
- E28 Room for the Night / Down and Out Mytharc Aug 4, 2016
- E29 Chopper Mytharc Sep 5, 2016
Season 16 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Deadly Premonition Mytharc Dec 1, 2016
- E2 Taken for a Ride Core Dec 8, 2016
- E3 Killer Contact Core Dec 15, 2016
- E4 Mr. New Orleans / No Shelter Mytharc Dec 22, 2016
- E5 Bad Romance / Out of Control Core Dec 29, 2016
- E6 Murder on the Bluff Core Jan 5, 2017
- E7 A Fighting Chance Core Jan 12, 2017
- E8 Deadly Favor / Just Kids Core Jan 19, 2017
- E9 Deadly Lies / Stay Down Core Jan 26, 2017
- E10 The Other Wife Core Feb 2, 2017
- E11 Love Hate / A Soldier's Life Mytharc Feb 27, 2017
- E12 A Man's Game Core Mar 2, 2017
- E13 Fatal Mistake Core Mar 9, 2017
- E14 Bullets Have No Names Core May 25, 2017
- E15 Fatal Showdown / Deadly Text Core Jun 1, 2017
- E16 Deadly Rap Core Jun 8, 2017
- E17 Officer Down Core Jun 29, 2017
- E18 Dangerous Business Core Jul 6, 2017
- E19 Deadly Dispute / Heart to Heart Core Jul 13, 2017
- E20 In the Line of Fire / Over the Edge Core Jul 20, 2017
- E21 House of Horrors / Final Sacrifice Mytharc Jul 27, 2017
- E22 A Murder in Mobile Mytharc Aug 3, 2017
Season 17 · 28 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Honor Code Mytharc Oct 19, 2017
- E2 Runner Runner Core Oct 26, 2017
- E3 Monster Mytharc Nov 30, 2017
- E4 Dangerous Company Core Dec 7, 2017
- E5 Endless Love & Out of Time Core Dec 14, 2017
- E6 Trap House Mytharc Dec 21, 2017
- E7 Devil in Me & Trail of Blood Core Jan 1, 2018
- E8 Cruel Summer Core Jan 4, 2018
- E9 Rearview Killer & Point Blank Core Jan 11, 2018
- E10 Score to Settle & In Her Arms Core Jan 18, 2018
- E11 The Girl Next Door Core Mar 29, 2018
- E12 Fallen Hero / The Last Deal Core Apr 5, 2018
- E13 Inside the Tape Special #4 Core Apr 12, 2018
- E14 Inside the Tape Special #5 Core Apr 19, 2018
- E15 Inside the Tape Special #6 Core Apr 26, 2018
- E16 Inside the Tape Special #7 Mytharc May 22, 2018
- E17 Stolen Innocence Mytharc Aug 23, 2018
- E18 Deadly Secrets & True Lies Core Aug 23, 2018
- E19 Bad Lick & Red Dawn Mytharc Aug 30, 2018
- E20 Last Hope & Truth and Consequences Mytharc Aug 30, 2018
- E21 Standing Ground Core Sep 6, 2018
- E22 End of the Road Core Sep 13, 2018
- E23 Lost Boys Core Sep 13, 2018
- E24 Predator Core Oct 4, 2018
- E25 For a Friend & The Last Gamble Core Oct 11, 2018
- E26 Knock at the Door & The Brave One Mytharc Oct 18, 2018
- E27 Unspeakable Mytharc Oct 25, 2018
- E28 Unspeakable Part 2 Mytharc Nov 26, 2018
Season 18 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Spree Killer Mytharc Jan 10, 2019
- E2 The Grudge Core Jan 17, 2019
- E3 A Bad Run-In / Inferno Core Jan 24, 2019
- E4 Last Rap Core Jan 31, 2019
- E5 Flashing Colors Core Feb 7, 2019
- E6 Buried Secrets Core Feb 14, 2019
- E7 The Visitor Core Feb 21, 2019
- E8 Rise Up / Somebody's Friend Mytharc Feb 21, 2019
- E9 Family First Core Feb 28, 2019
- E10 After Hours / The Cutting Edge Core Feb 28, 2019
- E11 The Deadliest Sin / Bloodlines Core Mar 7, 2019
- E12 A Killer Fight / Do the Right Thing Core Mar 7, 2019
- E13 The Fallen Angel Core Apr 4, 2019
- E14 The Brotherhood & Lit Up Mytharc Apr 11, 2019
- E15 Young Guns Core Apr 18, 2019
- E16 Tracked Core Apr 25, 2019
- E17 Random Acts & Blunt Force Mytharc May 9, 2019
- E18 Crossroads Mytharc May 16, 2019
Season 19 · 54 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chain of Death Mytharc Jan 1, 2020
- E2 Taken Core Jan 2, 2020
- E3 Down a Dark Hallway Core Jan 2, 2020
- E4 Tricked / Rogue Gun Core Jan 9, 2020
- E5 Dead Stop / Uninvited Core Jan 16, 2020
- E6 The Invader Core Jan 23, 2020
- E7 Bridge of Lies Core Jan 30, 2020
- E8 Devil's Trail Core Feb 6, 2020
- E9 The Break Up / No Good Deed Core Feb 13, 2020
- E10 Jealous Heart / The Jump Core Feb 20, 2020
- E11 Fateful Date Core Feb 20, 2020
- E12 Triggered Core Feb 27, 2020
- E13 Brothers Down Core Mar 5, 2020
- E14 Carnage in the Streets Core Mar 12, 2020
- E15 Late Night Ambush / Fire & Fury Mytharc Mar 19, 2020
- E16 Life Interrupted / Lucifer Mytharc Mar 26, 2020
- E17 Jackpot Core Apr 2, 2020
- E18 Cruel Intentions Core Apr 9, 2020
- E19 Gangland Core Apr 16, 2020
- E20 Deadly Triangle Mytharc Apr 21, 2020
- E21 The Standoff Core Apr 23, 2020
- E22 Snatched Core Apr 28, 2020
- E23 Child's Play / Bad Intentions Core Apr 30, 2020
- E24 Among Friends Core Jul 16, 2020
- E25 Shooting Blind / Brothers in Arms Core Jul 23, 2020
- E26 Night of Lies Core Jul 30, 2020
- E27 Point of No Return Core Aug 6, 2020
- E28 Old Flame / Bad Behavior Core Aug 13, 2020
- E29 Escape Plan / Path of Terror Core Aug 20, 2020
- E30 Skipping School / Gamer Core Aug 27, 2020
- E31 Cover Story Core Nov 5, 2020
- E32 Death in Desire Core Nov 12, 2020
- E33 Tell No Tales / Unfair Fight Core Nov 19, 2020
- E34 Truly Lost Core Jan 7, 2021
- E35 The Code Core Jan 14, 2021
- E36 What About Me / Last Round Mytharc Jan 21, 2021
- E37 Death in the Family / Love Lost Core Feb 4, 2021
- E38 Easy Mark Core Feb 11, 2021
- E39 For Love and Honor / The Dark Side of Love Core Feb 18, 2021
- E40 Inside the Tape Special #9 Core Feb 25, 2021
- E41 Vengeance / Paid in Full Core Mar 11, 2021
- E42 Close to Home Core Mar 18, 2021
- E43 The Devil You Know Core Mar 25, 2021
- E44 Thick as Thieves Core Apr 1, 2021
- E45 End Game Core Apr 8, 2021
- E46 Bad Cinderella Core Apr 15, 2021
- E47 The Abnormals Core Apr 22, 2021
- E48 Spellbound Core Apr 29, 2021
- E49 School's Out Core May 6, 2021
- E50 Crossfire Hurricane Core May 13, 2021
- E51 Road Rage Core May 27, 2021
- E52 Bleeding Heart Core Aug 15, 2021
- E53 Unforgotten: Crystal Mytharc Aug 19, 2021
- E54 Out of the Darkness Mytharc Aug 26, 2021
Season 20 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 Masked in Mobile Mytharc Oct 21, 2021
- E2 Along Came a Killer Core Oct 21, 2021
- E3 A Beautiful Life Core Oct 28, 2021
- E4 Unforgotten: Darrin Mytharc Nov 4, 2021
- E5 Old Habits Core Nov 11, 2021
- E6 Through Death's Door Core Nov 18, 2021
- E7 Unforgotten: Ray and Blu Core Dec 2, 2021
- E8 The Break Core Dec 9, 2021
- E9 The Dark Trail Core Dec 16, 2021
- E10 Friends and Enemies Core Jan 6, 2022
- E11 Final Celebration Core Jan 13, 2022
- E12 One Good Deed Mytharc Jan 20, 2022
- E13 Chat Trap Mytharc Jan 27, 2022
- E14 Killed by Command Core Mar 10, 2022
- E15 Friends With Guns; All in the Family Core Mar 17, 2022
- E16 Green-Eyed Monster Mytharc May 19, 2022
- E17 Freestyling Core Jul 7, 2022
- E18 Lips Are Sealed Mytharc Aug 11, 2022
- E19 Street Life Core Aug 18, 2022
- E20 Walk in the Park Core Aug 20, 2022
- E21 A Day Like This Core Aug 25, 2022
- E22 Raw Deal Mytharc Sep 1, 2022
- E23 Backslide Mytharc Sep 8, 2022
Season 21 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Unforgotten: Mothers and Sons Mytharc Nov 3, 2022
- E2 Money Move Core Nov 10, 2022
- E3 Deadly Bluff Core Nov 17, 2022
- E4 Tripped Out Core Dec 1, 2022
- E5 House Party Core Dec 8, 2022
- E6 Deadly Pickup Core Jan 12, 2023
- E7 Into Thin Air / Love And Lies Core Jan 19, 2023
- E8 Murder Strikes at Midnight Core Mar 9, 2023
- E9 Out of Options & the Reunion Core Mar 16, 2023
- E10 The Woman in the Dark Core Mar 23, 2023
- E11 Dark Places Core Mar 30, 2023
- E12 Bad Influence & Vicious Circle Mytharc Apr 27, 2023
- E13 Back Street Core Jun 8, 2023
- E14 Sliders Core Jun 15, 2023
- E15 One Wrong Move Core Jun 22, 2023
- E16 Killer of a Kind Heart & Dead Man's Hand Core Jun 29, 2023
- E17 Inside the Tape Special #10 Mytharc Aug 17, 2023
- E18 Inside The Tape Special #11 Mytharc Sep 6, 2023
- E19 Inside the Tape Special #12 Mytharc Sep 14, 2023
Season 22 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 Final Word Mytharc Sep 21, 2023
- E2 Cut Short Core Sep 28, 2023
- E3 I Killed Core Oct 5, 2023
- E4 Unforgotten: Ben Mytharc Oct 12, 2023
- E5 Little Girl Lost Core Oct 19, 2023
- E6 Cold Fury Core Nov 30, 2023
- E7 Lost and Found Mytharc Dec 7, 2023
- E8 Innocents Lost Mytharc Dec 28, 2023
Season 23 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Killer Rage / A Killer at the Door Mytharc Jan 4, 2024
- E2 Meet Up for Murder Core Jan 11, 2024
- E3 No Way Home Core Jan 18, 2024
- E4 Think Twice Core Jan 25, 2024
- E5 On Camera & No Road Home Core Feb 1, 2024
- E6 Shot Caller Core Feb 8, 2024
- E7 Inside The Tape Special #13 Core Feb 15, 2024
- E8 Inside The Tape Special #14 Core Feb 22, 2024
- E9 Death at the Door Mytharc Apr 4, 2024
- E10 Can't Let Go Mytharc Apr 11, 2024
Season 24 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Murder at The Uptown Mytharc May 30, 2024
- E2 Complex Terror Core Jun 6, 2024
- E3 Sudden Impact Core Jun 13, 2024
- E4 Hunted on the Highway Core Jun 20, 2024
- E5 Bad Business Core Jun 27, 2024
- E6 Below the Surface Core Jul 11, 2024
- E7 Death by Username Core Jul 18, 2024
- E8 Inside the Tape Special #15 Mytharc Aug 22, 2024
- E9 Inside the Tape Special #16 Mytharc Aug 29, 2024
Season 25 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 Streets of Pain Mytharc Jan 1, 2025
- E2 Gun Runner and In a Flash Core Jan 2, 2025
- E3 Seeking Justice Mytharc Jan 9, 2025
- E4 Deadly Spree Core Jan 16, 2025
- E5 Tangled Web Core Jan 23, 2025
- E6 Minibike Murder Core Jan 30, 2025
- E7 Chain Reaction Core Feb 6, 2025
- E8 Silent Parties Mytharc Feb 13, 2025
- E9 Home Ground and In the Shadows Mytharc Feb 20, 2025
Season 26 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 Murder at The Uptown Mytharc May 30, 2024
- E2 Complex Terror Core Jun 6, 2024
- E3 Sudden Impact Core Jun 13, 2024
- E4 Hunted on the Highway Core Jun 20, 2024
- E5 Bad Business Core Jun 27, 2024
- E6 Below The Surface Core Jul 11, 2024
- E7 Death by Username Core Jul 18, 2024
- E8 Inside The Tape Special #15 Mytharc Aug 22, 2024
- E9 Inside The Tape Special #16 Mytharc Aug 29, 2024
Season 27 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 Streets of Pain Mytharc Jan 1, 2025
- E2 Gun Runner/In a Flash Core Jan 2, 2025
- E3 Seeking Justice Mytharc Jan 9, 2025
- E4 Deadly Spree Mytharc Jan 16, 2025
- E5 Tangled Web Core Jan 23, 2025
- E6 Minibike Murder Core Jan 30, 2025
- E7 Chain Reaction Core Feb 6, 2025
- E8 Silent Parties Core Feb 13, 2025
- E9 Home Ground / In the Shadows Core Feb 20, 2025
- E10 It's Not Over Core Mar 20, 2025
- E11 Armed to Party Mytharc Mar 27, 2025
- E12 A Killer Among Us Mytharc Apr 3, 2025
Season 28 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 Friends No More Mytharc Jun 12, 2025
- E2 Death Comes Knocking Core Jun 19, 2025
- E3 Broken Youth Core Jun 26, 2025
- E4 Cassidy's Keys Core Jul 10, 2025
- E5 The Wrong Girl Core Jul 17, 2025
- E6 One Night in Mobile Core Jul 24, 2025
- E7 The Man in the Mask Core Jul 31, 2025
- E8 Deadly Connection Core Sep 4, 2025
- E9 Inside the Tape Special #17 Core Sep 11, 2025
- E10 Inside the Tape Special #18 Core Sep 18, 2025
- E11 Inside the Tape Special #19 Mytharc Oct 9, 2025
- E12 Inside the Tape Special #20 Mytharc Oct 16, 2025
Season 29 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 Four Shots Mytharc Jan 1, 2026
- E2 Betrayal Core Jan 8, 2026
- E3 A Lonely Place to Die Core Jan 15, 2026
- E4 The Cool Mum Core Jan 22, 2026
- E5 Unfriendly Fire Core Jan 29, 2026
- E6 R Is for Random Core Feb 5, 2026
- E7 Murder in the Bud Room & A Mother Taken Core Feb 12, 2026
- E8 Circle of Friends & Rearview Murder Core Feb 19, 2026
- E9 Blood Brothers Core Feb 26, 2026
- E10 Birthday Party Nightmare Core Mar 5, 2026
- E11 In Blood Core Mar 12, 2026
- E12 Mystery Man Core Mar 19, 2026
- E13 A Troubled Mind Core Mar 26, 2026
- E14 A House Divided Core Apr 2, 2026
- E15 The Devil's Hands Core Apr 9, 2026
- E16 Drive into Darkness Core Apr 16, 2026
- E17 Blind Fire Core Apr 23, 2026
- E18 Fatally Misinformed Mytharc Apr 30, 2026
- E19 Unforgotten: Rob Mytharc May 7, 2026
Season 30 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E1 Wrong End of the Gun Mytharc Jul 17, 2026
- E2 Shared Blood Mytharc Jul 24, 2026
- E3 Rumors Kill Core Jul 31, 2026
- E4 No Exit Core Aug 7, 2026
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 13, 2026
- E6 Episode 6 Mytharc Aug 20, 2026
- E7 Episode 7 Mytharc Aug 27, 2026
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The series follows homicide detectives across the United States as they work to solve cases during the first 48 hours.
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