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Series · 2004–
The First 48
30 seasonsTV-14A&E
- Documentary
- Drama
- Crime
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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Seasons
30 seasons · 610 episodes
- Season 113 episodes · 2004
- Season 213 episodes · 2005
- Season 312 episodes · 2005
- Season 419 episodes · 2006
- Season 513 episodes · 2007
- Season 617 episodes · 2007
- Season 732 episodes · 2008
- Season 815 episodes · 2009
- Season 913 episodes · 2009
- Season 1029 episodes · 2010
- Season 1139 episodes · 2010
- Season 1232 episodes · 2011
- Season 1336 episodes · 2013
- Season 1439 episodes · 2014
- Season 1529 episodes · 2015
- Season 1622 episodes · 2016
- Season 1728 episodes · 2017
- Season 1818 episodes · 2019
- Season 1954 episodes · 2020
- Season 2023 episodes · 2021
- Season 2119 episodes · 2022
- Season 228 episodes · 2023
- Season 2310 episodes · 2024
- Season 249 episodes · 2024
- Season 259 episodes · 2025
- Season 269 episodes · 2024
- Season 2712 episodes · 2025
- Season 2812 episodes · 2025
- Season 2919 episodes · 2026
- Season 307 episodes · 2026
- Specials31 episodes · 2011
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Cast
Dion GrahamNarrator
Details
- First aired
- June 3, 2004
- Latest episode
- August 27, 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- A&E
- Episode length
- 45m
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.9 / 10 from 103 votes
Where to watch
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