The First 48
7.9
103 votes
June 3, 2004
30 seasons, 610 episodes
Documentary
Drama
Crime
Overview
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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