The First 48

The First 48

The series follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.

Genre: CrimeMysteryReality-TV

Cast:Dion GrahamNathan SchillingJason WhiteDave WalkerJohn BrownRonnie LeathermanMark KennedyJustin RitterMike ZenoniDianna BaumannMatt FrazierMax RydenJulius NettlesNick CrepeauFernando BoschCaroline MasonJermaine RogersKenneth Gillespie


1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Inked in Blood

Thu, Jan 10, 2008

In Memphis, Sergeant Connie Justice investigates the murder of a 32-year-old tattoo artist shot to death during a robbery. The victim's husband, who survived the robbery, only knows the suspects' nicknames. Armed with stencils of tattoos the customers received before the robbery, Justice must identify and track down the multiple suspects.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Double Time

Thu, Jan 17, 2008

In Miami, Detective Ervens Ford is called to a shooting in a Little Haiti café. Witnesses say it was a robbery gone bad. But just as Ford and his team close in on their suspects, the team gets assigned a second homicide investigation. The team has to race against the clock to solve both cases.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Dead Sleep/Tag Team

Thu, Jan 24, 2008

Cincinnati Homicide Detective Kurt Ballman investigates a brutal beating death in the close-knit East End neighborhood. In Memphis, Lieutenant Toney Armstrong and Sergeant Mason use surveillance footage to track down the killer of local teenager.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Unnecessary Roughness/Stolen Life

Thu, Jan 31, 2008

In Cincinnati, Ohio a children's Peace Bowl football tournament is interrupted by gunfire, leaving a teenager dead. With no leads, Detectives Greg Gehring and Kurt Ballman hope a witness will come forward to lead them to a suspect. And in Dallas, Texas Detectives Robert Quirk and PE Jones must find who robbed and shot a popular high school basketball coach.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Burden of Proof/Backfire

Thu, Feb 7, 2008

In Detroit, Lead Detective Lance Sullivan investigates the murder of a woman shot in her home. Police catch their suspect driving the victim's car, but don't have enough to charge him. Now Sullivan must race to collect evidence for a murder warrant before his suspect can post bail.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ American Dream/Easter Sunday

Thu, Mar 6, 2008

In Memphis, a man who fled the war in Bosnia is found shot dead in his truck. A surveillance video could lead Sgt. Joe Stark and his team to their suspects. In Detroit, a young father striving to escape life on the street turns up dead in the back of a car. Tips from his family could lead Sgt. Constance Slappey to the killer.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Better Days/Wildflower

Thu, Mar 13, 2008

In Memphis, Sgt. Terry Max takes on the murder case of a 78-year-old man shot outside his home. The outraged community quickly helps apprehends the two young suspects, but getting them to talk proves more difficult. In Dallas, Det. Bob Ermatinger investigates the difficult case of a woman found shot to death while collecting wildflowers. Each new lead just deepens the mystery.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Last Ride/Trailer Trap

Thu, Mar 20, 2008

In Dallas, homicide Detectives Rick Duggan and Ken Penrod investigate the shooting of young man left in the trunk of an abandoned car. In Memphis Sergeants Terry Max and Caroline Mason work the murder of a man brutally murdered in a trailer park.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Lured In/Disaster

Thu, Mar 27, 2008

In Miami, Detective Carlos Castellanos is working the homicide case of a man found dead in a motel bathroom, the victim of an apparent robbery. With little evidence to go on, Castellanos must track down the victim's missing belongings in the hopes that what the killer stole will lead to his capture. In Memphis, Sergeant Caroline Mason is investigating the homicide of a man shot on a quiet residential street in the middle of the afternoon. A witness comes forward who says she saw a man from the neighborhood running from the scene. Mason needs to find the suspect before he becomes a victim of retaliation.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Dropped Call/Derailed

Thu, Apr 3, 2008

In Tucson, a young man is found shot to death on the street. Detectives Bill Hanson and Mike Carroll follow two clues that could lead to a suspect -- a dropped cell phone and a pawnshop slip tucked in the victim's pocket. In Memphis, Sergeant Debo Carson investigates the brutal murder of a woman whose body was found dumped on the railroad tracks. The case takes a dramatic turn when a tip comes in about a man who may know details about the murder that were never released to the media.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Shell Shocked/Cradle to Grave

Thu, Apr 10, 2008

In Memphis, Sergeants Mundy Quinn and Kevin Lundy set up a sting to catch the victim's killer. And in Miami, Detective Manny Castillo and Sgt. Juan Herrera are called to a brazen execution in the middle of a bustling neighborhood in Coconut Grove.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ Ashes and Snow

Thu, May 15, 2008

In Minneapolis, just days before Christmas, Sgt. Rick Zimmerman and Sgt. Tammy Diedrich are called to the murder of a young woman, found strangled in a partially burned car. As they fight against the clock and a snowstorm, the team soon realizes that the killer may be closer than they think.

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ Deal Breaker/Gun Play

Thu, May 22, 2008

In Memphis, Sgt. Bart Ragland must find out who shot and robbed a family man. In Tucson, Detective Jim Hanson hunts two suspects who allegedly gunned down a local high school student as he and his friends walked home from the mall.

14Season 7

S7.E14 ∙ Frenzy/Hard Truth

Thu, May 29, 2008

In Miami, Sgt. Louis Melancon and Det. Carlos Castellanos investigate the murder of two men savagely gunned down in the middle of a residential street. Detectives learn that a roommate of the two victim's is missing. Now they need to track him down to find out what he knows about the murders.

15Season 7

S7.E15 ∙ Last Fare

Tue, Jul 1, 2008

In Tucson, Detectives Jennifer Whitfield and Mike Carroll are called to investigate the robbery/homicide of 27-year-old cab driver and father-to-be Timothy Royce. In what appears to be a brutal and random crime with no leads, the case takes a turn when detectives get a surprise tip to the whereabouts of their suspects. Now they must hunt them down before they flee the country.

17Season 7

S7.E17 ∙ Breaking the Silence/Letters of Intent

Thu, Aug 7, 2008

In Cincinnati, Detectives Keith Witherell and Bill Hilbert attempt to crack the 'no snitch' silence surrounding the death of a 28-year-old 'father of 7' - gunned down on Main Street. In Dallas, Detectives Mark Ahearn and Robert Quirk work quickly to solve the murder of a 24yo, who held 2 jobs to become a social worker who risked her life by reaching out to help a two-time convicted killer.

24Season 7

S7.E24 ∙ Collateral/Driven to Kill

Tue, Aug 26, 2008

In Detroit, Sgt. Gary Diaz and Officer Kelly Mullins investigate a triple shooting that left a young mother and her friend dead. The third victim, a critically injured 18-year-old girl, is the only one who can tell them what happened. And in Dallas, a man is intentionally run down and killed by someone in a car.

26Season 7

S7.E26 ∙ River's Edge

Tue, Sep 9, 2008

In Minneapolis, Sergeants Bruce Folkens and Chris Karakostas work against the clock to solve the murder of an unknown homeless man, bludgeoned to death on the edge of the Mississippi Riverbank.

29Season 7

S7.E29 ∙ Coma/Disappeared

Tue, Dec 9, 2008

In Dallas, two teenaged boys are shot outside a nightclub--one is critically wounded, the other is left in a coma. As Det. Eddie Ibarra puts the pieces of the case together, he is temporarily pulled away to assist in the search of woman who has been missing for six days.