The First 48
The series follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
- 2004-2026
- 30 seasons
- A&E Network
- Documentary, Suspense, Reality
- TV-14
The series follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
Season 29 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2026
Episode 1
Four Shots
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 85 mins
In North Charleston, South Carolina, detectives track down the killer of a man asleep in a trailer next to an armed robbery scene where shots were fired.
Episode 2
Betrayed
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 85 mins
A woman is ambushed and shot dead on her doorstep, setting off a chain of events Tulsa Detectives could never have predicted.
Episode 3
A Lonely Place to Die
Thu, Jan 15, 2026 42 mins
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a father of six is found shot to death in a homeless encampment, and detectives have to turn to that community for help.
Episode 4
The Cool Mom
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 42 mins
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.
Episode 5
Unfriendly Fire
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 42 mins
A college student is gunned down in a doorway; Tulsa Homicide detectives explore whether a feud between friends escalated to murder.
Episode 6
R is for Random
Thu, Feb 5, 2026 42 mins
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 neighborhood or if he's the killer.
Episode 7
Murder in the Bud Room/A Mother Taken
Thu, Feb 12, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives investigate the homicide of a father of six at a marijuana dispensary. In Gwinnett County Georgia, detectives investigate the abduction of a mother, hoping to find her before it's too late.
Episode 8
Circle of Friends/Rearview Murder
Thu, Feb 19, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives investigate a homicide at a homeless encampment. Mobile detectives unravel a possible road rage homicide.
Episode 9
Blood Brothers
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives work the murder of an innocent man found inside a house after gunfire erupts from outside.
Episode 10
Birthday Party Nightmare
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives investigate the murder of a man trying to protect his daughter after a fight breaks out at a family birthday party.
Episode 11
In Blood
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 42 mins
Gwinnett County detectives pursue new leads in a case of a man stabbed in his home five years ago.
Episode 12
Mystery Man
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 42 mins
Gwinnett County detectives investigate after a man is found shot and strangled in his truck.
Episode 13
A Troubled Mind
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives investigate after a father finds his son brutally stabbed to death.
Episode 14
A House Divided
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives investigate the homicide of a man shot outside his baby mother's house.
Episode 15
The Devil's Hands/Steel Coffin
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 42 mins
In Gwinnett County, detectives investigate the murder of a woman who was brutally stabbed to death. In Mobile, detectives investigate a double homicide at a busy intersection.
Episode 16
Drive Into Darkness
Thu, Apr 16, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives investigate after an ambush shooting leaves two teens dead and two critically injured.
Episode 17
Blind Fire
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 42 mins
Tulsa detectives investigate after a teen is shot in the head by someone who blindly shot into a bedroom window.
Episode 18
Fatally Misinformed
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 42 mins
Gwinnett County detectives investigate the homicide of a man who was shot in the chest at a hotel.
Episode 19
Unforgotten: Rob
Thu, May 7, 2026 42 mins
North Charleston detectives continue investigating the unsolved homicide of a musician shot in his apartment.