Returning · A&E · Premiered 2004 · 29 seasons so far · 584 episodes
The First 48 is listed as a returning series and has not been cancelled, but no new season has been dated yet.
The First 48 is still active on A&E and has not been cancelled, but the next season does not have a release date yet. It has aired 29 seasons and 584 episodes since 2004. We check production data daily and will flag the moment a date or a cancellation is confirmed.
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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