The First 48: Season 20
Season 20 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The First 48 Season 19.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 20 Progress Shield
Masked in Mobile
Oct 21, 2021 · 45 min
The cold-blooded shooting of a man outside his apartment is caught on video, but detectives must work through the night to identify his masked attacker.
Along Came a Killer
Oct 21, 2021 · 45 min
When three people are gunned down in a quiet neighborhood, Gwinnette County police struggle to find a connection between the victims.
A Beautiful Life
Oct 28, 2021 · 45 min
In Tulsa, a young father is shot several times in his driveway after putting his one-year-old daughter to sleep. Detective Jason White hopes a pill bottle found on the scene will h
Unforgotten: Darrin
Nov 4, 2021 · 45 min
In Tulsa, when a teenager is found murdered and dumped in a field, the leads run dry and detectives need your help to get justice for his family.
Old Habits
Nov 11, 2021 · 45 min
Old habits die hard when a young father gets out of prison and is drawn back into his old life. After he's shot dead, Tulsa homicide must sort through a web of lies to find out who
Through Death's Door
Nov 18, 2021 · 45 min
Gwinnett County detectives chase down a bullet-ridden Toyota Camry to find who may have killed a beloved young man.
Unforgotten: Ray and Blu
Dec 2, 2021 · 45 min
In Mobile, when two beloved men from the Mobile Terrace neighborhood are gunned down, detectives need the community's help to get justice for their families
The Break
Dec 9, 2021 · 45 min
In a crowded Mobile bar, surveillance video captures the shocking murder of a man after a game of pool.
The Dark Trail
Dec 16, 2021 · 45 min
In Tulsa, a homeless man is ambushed by two men on a dark trail, and his wife may hold the key to finding the killers.
Friends and Enemies
Jan 6, 2022 · 45 min
In Tulsa, three people are executed in their ransacked home, and the woman who found them may hold the key to finding the killer.
Final Celebration
Jan 13, 2022 · 45 min
In Mobile, a father of four is gunned down in a strip club when a chance encounter turns deadly.
One Good Deed
Jan 20, 2022 · 45 min
When a hard-working construction worker is brutally murdered on payday, Tulsa detectives chase an unlikely suspect: the victim's best friend.
Chat Trap
Jan 27, 2022 · 45 min
When a 15-year-old boy is murdered after getting in over his head, detectives hope a Snapchat message can lead them to his killer.
Killed by Command
Mar 10, 2022 · 45 min
When a love triangle turns deadly, a killer enlists an unusual murder weapon.
Friends With Guns; All in the Family
Mar 17, 2022 · 45 min
In Tulsa, a friendly gathering takes a fatal turn when three people are shot and a teenager is killed; in Mobile, a plan to settle a dispute backfires when a man is gunned down at
Green-Eyed Monster
May 19, 2022 · 45 min
In Gwinnett County, two brothers are murdered in their sleep; detectives suspect they were betrayed by someone they knew.
Freestyling
Jul 7, 2022 · 45 min
When a man is found shot and dumped in the road, detectives learn how his struggle to overcome obstacles left him headed for a collision with someone on the edge.
Lips Are Sealed
Aug 11, 2022 · 45 min
When a young father goes out partying and ends up murdered at a club, everyone knows what happened...but no one is talking.
Street Life
Aug 18, 2022 · 45 min
A fateful choice tragically ends the life of an up-and-coming rapper.
Walk in the Park
Aug 20, 2022 · 45 min
When a man is gunned down while walking his dogs in a quiet park, surveillance video leads detectives to an unlikely suspect.
A Day Like This
Aug 25, 2022 · 45 min
In Mobile, one teenager is killed, and another's life is forever changed when a single decision turns fatal.
Raw Deal
Sep 1, 2022 · 45 min
When hip hop artist Chucky Trill is gunned down on a highway after leaving a nightclub, Gwinnett County Homicide must retrace his steps to find the killer.
Backslide
Sep 8, 2022 · 45 min
When a father of two is shot dead while driving, detectives must retrace his steps to figure out who killed him.