TV series
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.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
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.
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 1
In North Charleston, a construction worker is killed by a stray bullet during an attempted robbery inside a trailer park; as investigators follow the suspects' trail, they discover things are not what they seem.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 2
In Tulsa, the murder of two women sends detectives on a desperate search for a missing third who may also be a victim of homicide.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 3
When a father of six is found shot in an urban encampment, Tulsa Homicide calls on the unhoused community to help them find the killer.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 4
After a North Charleston mother of four is found beaten to death in the bushes, a rookie detective battles it out in the interview room with her suspected killer.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 5
A college student is gunned down in a doorway; Tulsa Homicide detectives explore whether a feud between friends escalated to murder.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 6
When a young father is executed in broad daylight, Gwinnett County detectives race against the clock to figure out if one man was passing innocently through the neighbourhood or if he's the killer.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 7
In Tulsa, a heated argument spirals out of control, ending in the murder of a father of six. In Gwinnett County, a young boy is the only witness to the violent abduction of his mother, leaving detectives racing to find her before it's too late.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 8
In Tulsa, detectives follow a trail of blood to a community where one person's accusations have consequences. In Mobile, a possible collision between two strangers escalates into a shooting.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 9
When gunfire from an automatic weapon leaves an innocent man dead, Tulsa Homicide searches for the intended target and the truth behind the attack.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 10
In Tulsa, a father is killed protecting his daughter when gunfire erupts at a family birthday party.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 11
A breakthrough in forensic technology breathes new life into the case of a Gwinnett County man stabbed in his home five years ago.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 12
A Gwinnett County man is found strangled and shot in his truck. Detectives track the killer into a neighborhood where he seems to vanish into thin air.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 13
A father discovers his son stabbed multiple times in his own home, leading Tulsa Homicide on a cross-country search for his killer.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 14
After a Tulsa man returns home from jail to find another man with the mother of his children, he is shot and killed in the middle of the street.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 15
In Gwinnett County, a 20-year-old woman is found in her apartment a day after being brutally stabbed over 40 times. In Mobile, dozens of bullets are fired at a busy intersection leaving two men dead in a crashed car.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 16
In Tulsa, when a deadly ambush leaves two teens dead and two others critically injured, Det. Jason White follows leads from Tulsa to Mexico in his pursuit for justice.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 17
Tulsa Detective Vernon McNeal confronts a group of childhood friends to find a killer who blindly shot into a bedroom window.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 18
When a young father is gunned down at a hotel in Gwinnett County, detectives must sort through rumors and hours of surveillance video to track down his killers.
Where to watch The First 48Episode 19
In North Charleston, Detective Corey Shaffer catches the toughest case of his career when musician and father-of-two Robert 'Rob' Cobain Brown is found brutally murdered in his home.
Where to watch The First 48Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026
Dion GrahamNarrator
A&EUnited States
ITV EntertainmentUnited States
