The First 48: Season 26
Season 26 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The First 48 Season 25.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 26 Progress Shield
Murder at The Uptown
May 30, 2024 · 45 min
In a crowded Tulsa bar, surveillance video captures the owner being gunned down as he tries to break up a fight between two dancers.
Complex Terror
Jun 6, 2024 · 45 min
A deadly home invasion sparks a manhunt for a stranger terrorizing a Tulsa housing complex.
Sudden Impact
Jun 13, 2024 · 45 min
In Tulsa, a late-night meeting spins out of control, leaving a young father dead, his friend critically injured, and their SUV crashed through a child's bedroom.
Hunted on the Highway
Jun 20, 2024 · 45 min
In Mobile, two men are killed after their car is sprayed with bullets on the highway, leading detectives across the country in search of answers.
Bad Business
Jun 27, 2024 · 45 min
When a young father from Atlanta is shot dead on a Mobile street, detectives discover that his talent for computers may have gotten him in over his head.
Below The Surface
Jul 11, 2024 · 45 min
After a 69-year-old woman is found dead in her bathtub, a suspect leads Tulsa detectives on a high-speed chase that ends tragically.
Death by Username
Jul 18, 2024 · 45 min
Mobile homicide follows a trail of social media messages to track down the killers of a 17-year-old.
Inside The Tape Special #15
Aug 22, 2024 · 45 min
When a home invasion leaves a father-to-be shot dead, Detective Dianna Baumann's only hope for answers is a suspect fighting for his own life. In Atlanta, two brothers are found s
Inside The Tape Special #16
Aug 29, 2024 · 45 min
Season Finale A surveillance camera on a Minneapolis bus captures a shooting outside a church. The footage leaves detectives wondering if the shooter acted in self-defense. Surve