Episode 1
Final Word
43m
In Mobile, a man is gunned down in front of his family, and it’s up to Det. Jermaine Rogers to sift through differing accounts of the incident to find the truth.
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The First 48
2004TV-1430 seasons7.9 / 10
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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
The First 48 is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Philo, Prime Video, Spectrum On Demand, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV, and Tubi in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play, Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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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.
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Episode 2
Cut Short
43m
After a 14-year-old boy is shot to death outside of a friend’s house, detectives wonder if he was caught in the middle of a sinister plot.
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Episode 3
I Killed
43m
When a man is found inside of a truck, stabbed 45 times, a bilingual Tulsa community comes together to help Detective Mark Kennedy identify the victim and track down his killer.
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Episode 4
Unforgotten: Ben
43m
A young man is murdered while defending his friends during a home invasion. Retired Detective Ronnie Leatherman hands off the case to Detective Lacy Lansdown, who must now seek justice for the man’s family.
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Episode 5
Little Girl Lost
Detective Angela Carter takes over the case of a missing teenage girl and wonders if the key to her disappearance could lie shockingly close to home.
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Episode 6
Cold Fury
In Tulsa, detectives scour the city for a man on the run while trying to uncover the truth behind a woman's mysterious injuries.
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Episode 7
Lost and Found
When a woman's body is discovered in her car on an overgrown lot outside of Mobile, Det. Glenn Barton traces her final steps to find out who or what is ultimately responsible for her mysterious death.
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Episode 8
Innocents Lost
When a house fire turns out to be a triple murder involving a 7-year-old girl, Tulsa Homicide takes it personally.
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More about The First 48
Cast
Dion GrahamNarratorProduction details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 610
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
A&EUnited States
ITV EntertainmentUnited States
Themes
murder investigationtrue crime
