The First 48
2004•TV-14•29 Seasons•601 Episodes•7.9•Returning Series
DocumentaryDramaCrime
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.
Network
A&E
Origin
US
Cast
Dion Graham
Narrator
Episodes
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