TV series / 2004-

The First 48

The First 48 is a TV series from 2004-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 28 seasons and 498 rated episodes.

28 seasons 498 rated episodes 7.7 average 10,731 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

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1 7.8 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.5 7.7 8.5 8.8 8.2 8.1 8.3 7.3 7.8 9.8 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.8 8.7 7.1 7.7 7.1 6.5 7.5 7.1 8.0
2 7.5 8.5 8.1 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.9 7.3 7.9 7.1 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.6 6.4 6.6 6.9
3 7.7 7.5 8.0 8.2 7.7 7.5 8.2 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.4 7.6 8.6 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.2 7.1 6.6 6.8 6.4
4 7.7 7.9 7.8 8.1 7.9 7.7 8.5 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.1 7.5 7.3 7.8 7.9 7.8 8.0 7.2 7.3 6.9 5.6 6.6 6.8 6.3
5 7.6 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.2 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.4 9.0 7.9 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.9 6.5 6.4 6.7
6 7.6 8.2 7.9 8.0 8.5 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.4 7.8 7.9 8.1 7.7 7.9 8.8 8.3 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.2 6.4
7 7.7 8.2 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.0 7.6 8.2 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.3 7.2 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.4 6.3 6.6 7.1 6.6
8 7.6 7.8 8.0 9.0 7.6 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.4 8.2 8.8 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.6 7.5 6.9 7.4 7.1 7.7 6.8 7.5
9 7.6 7.7 8.1 8.3 7.8 7.7 8.2 8.6 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.5 8.6 7.0
10 7.5 7.3 7.9 8.5 7.9 7.6 8.2 8.2 7.3 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.2 7.2
11 8.0 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.4 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.1 8.5 7.7 7.1 7.4 7.7 7.4 8.3 7.5 8.0 8.0 7.2
12 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.3 7.8 7.4 8.3 8.2 3.2 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.8 7.8 8.8 7.5 7.0
13 7.9 8.0 8.7 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.9 7.3 7.1 7.6 7.6 8.1 6.8 7.7 7.7 8.2 8.0 7.3
14 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.8 8.1 7.3 7.4 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.7 7.2 7.7 7.9 8.0
15 8.2 7.8 8.0 7.8 6.4 8.3 7.9 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.7 7.1 7.6
16 8.2 7.8 8.2 8.2 7.8 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.3 8.1 7.7 8.2 7.8 7.8 7.8
17 8.3 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.5 8.2 7.2 7.8 7.8 7.8 8.1 7.6 8.0
18 8.3 7.6 8.5 7.9 7.6 8.9 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.4
19 8.4 8.0 7.9 8.2 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2
20 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.2 6.8 7.2 7.4 7.8
21 8.2 7.5 7.9 7.8 8.3 7.7 8.0
22 7.4 7.9 7.4 8.3 7.5 8.8 8.1 7.6 8.5
23 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.8 7.3 7.6
24 8.3 7.4 8.2 7.7 8.2 8.0 7.2
25 7.8 7.8 8.0 7.8 7.1
26 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.5 7.2 8.4
27 8.6 7.8 7.4 7.5
28 7.4 8.3 7.8 7.8 9.4 7.2 7.2
29 8.4 7.8 7.6 7.9 7.8
30 7.7 7.5 7.9 7.7 7.2
31 7.8 8.0 7.9 8.1
32 7.8 8.4
33 8.9 7.9 7.5 7.7 7.2
34 8.6 8.5 7.9 7.2
35 7.8 7.2
36 8.5 9.0 8.3 7.4
37 8.2 7.1
38 7.8 7.2
39 7.6 7.8 8.4 7.4
40 7.7 6.9
41 8.2 7.2
42 7.1
43 9.2 7.1
44 7.1
45 7.0 7.7
46 7.6
47 7.5
48 8.8 7.8
49 7.3
50 8.1
51 7.1
52 6.9
53 7.3
54 7.9 8.2
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99 7.6
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231 7.8
232
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236 7.2

Series summary

About The First 48

The rated episodes of The First 48 have an average IMDb rating of 7.7 based on 10,731 episode votes. Season 4 has the highest average rating at 8.2 across 19 rated episodes. Season 28 has the lowest average rating at 6.7.

Genre
Crime, Mystery, and Reality-TV
Runtime
60 minute episodes
Principal cast
Dion Graham, Nathan Schilling, and Jason White
Writers
Mike Sheridan, Erica Soehngen, and Elena Sorre
Directors
Peter Tarshis and William Kamp III
Also known as
48 heures pour un crime, Las primeras 48 horas, and Po 48 godzinach

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S14E1: Safe House The best episode of The First 48 is S14E1: Safe House with a 9.8 rating / 14 votes
  2. S17E28: Unspeakable 9.4 rating / 47 votes
  3. S12E43: Less Than Zero/Friends for Life 9.2 rating / 11 votes
  4. S4E8: Crossfire/School Ties 9.0 rating / 17 votes
  5. S13E36: Dangerous Attraction/Candy Lady 9.0 rating / 15 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S11E12: Off the Tracks The worse episode of The First 48 is S11E12: Off the Tracks with a 3.2 rating / 34 votes
  2. S24E4: Unforgotten: Ben 5.6 rating / 6 votes
  3. S28E6: One Night in Mobile 6.2 rating / 7 votes
  4. S24E3: I Killed 6.2 rating / 6 votes
  5. S23E7: Into Thin Air; Love and Lies 6.3 rating / 11 votes