
The First 48
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.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Jun 03, 2004
- Popularity: 50.0909
- 95 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
ITV Entertainment (US)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
25 seaons till Feb 20, 2025
Last episode: Home Ground and In the Shadows
Seasons & episodes
Total 25 seasons, 551 episodes

Specials
Aired
Episode 20The Killer Speaks45 min
In one of the most-watched episodes of A&E's long-running hit series "The First 48," a psychopathic serial killer phones the Kansas City Police Department with the location of his victims' bodies. Now, convicted serial killer Terry Blair is serving a life sentence at Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri for six counts of first-degree murder. In a candid jailhouse interview, Blair discusses the horrific case that terrorized a community. A chilling confession reveals the stunning truth about his past and sheds new light on the brutal serial killings.
Episode 21After The First 48: 21 - Last Yard45 min
University of Memphis football star Taylor Bradford was killed in his beloved Lincoln Town Car. At first police thought the motive was robbery. Then as they investigated, a love triangle emerged. Finally four men were charged with Bradford's murder. The first to go on trial wasn't even at the crime scene. Could prosecutors convince a jury to find him guilty of murder?
Episode 22After The First 48: Lester Street45 min
An update on a past case in Memphis involving the murder of four adults and two children.
Episode 23After The First 48: Final Investment45 min
In Miami, two men are found beaten and shot behind an abandoned house. As Det. TC Cepero digs deeper into the case he unearths more than one reason the men could have been killed.
Episode 24After The First 48: Loose Ends45 min
Detectives link Martin Seay to several killings--but he only goes on trial for one. The state's key witness is his former girlfriend, Kandi Hawkins. Hawkins was paralyzed from the neck down when Seay ordered a hit on her. Will her testimony be enough to convict the ruthless killer?