The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 16

Every episode of The First 48 season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 16!

Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: A&EStatus: Continuing
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7.74
320 votes

#1 - Lying in Wait/With This Ring

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2015

A mother is found stabbed to death on the side of the road, but a wedding ring dropped at the scene could break the case.

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7.65
361 votes

#2 - Ringside Seat

Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2015

Tulsa homicide delves into a dark world of drugs and prostitution to solve the murder of a man executed in his car in a motel parking lot.

Watch Now:Apple TV
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7.64
221 votes

#3 - Night Run

Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2015

When a young father is attacked by a pack of brazen shooters, Atlanta Detective Summer Benton uncovers the shocking reason for his murder.

Watch Now:Apple TV
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7.55
238 votes

#4 - Stray Shot

Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/26/2015

Detectives discover a neighborhood under siege after a man is killed in his home by a stray gunshot.

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7.51
211 votes

#5 - Soldier Down/Blood Vendetta

Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/9/2015

A young father killed at an abandoned Atlanta car wash may have been the victim of gang violence; a Gulf War veteran is shot dead in a park.

Watch Now:Apple TV
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7.49
432 votes

#6 - Dead Wrong

Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2015

In New Orleans, when a young father is abducted and shot in the street, detective Rayell Johnson hopes shocking surveillance footage can help him crack his first homicide case.

Watch Now:Apple TV
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7.48
277 votes

#7 - Fast Friends/The Thin Line

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2015

A young Cleveland father is murdered in his car, and the police suspect his friend has information on the killer's identity; homicide detectives hunt for a shotgun-toting killer.

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7.45
231 votes

#8 - Cranked

Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2015

When an innocent father is brutally stabbed, Tulsa detective Justin Ritter delves into the dark and dangerous world of methamphetamine addiction in order to stop a killer on the edge.

Watch Now:Apple TV
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7.43
220 votes

#9 - Closing Time/Family Matters

Season 16 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/2015

The killing of a foreign exchange student is captured on video; family members are involved in a shooting at a New Orleans carwash.

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7.39
238 votes

#10 - Eye in the Sky/Neighborhood Watch

Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/16/2015

New Orleans homicide detectives investigate the case of a man who was gunned down in the street and a coldblooded killing in a convenience store.

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7.38
118 votes

#11 - Last Run/Mean Mugging

Season 16 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/21/2015

A late-night pizza delivery in New Orleans leads to a fatal outcome; a young Atlanta man is murdered during a cigarette run.

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7.38
297 votes

#12 - The Passenger/The Death Call

Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2015

An Oklahoma man is gunned down behind the wheel of his car; a New Orleans woman receives a warning that her son is about to be murdered.

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7.37
272 votes

#13 - Rocky Road/Something She Said

Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2015

An Atlanta man ends up being shot at an illegal establishment whilst an Oklahoma detective takes a look at a double murder.

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7.30
248 votes

#14 - Bad Love

Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/2/2015

A young Oklahoma woman is shot in broad daylight; police Detective Justin Ritter believes witnesses to the crime are withholding information.

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7.28
127 votes

#15 - Murder in the Bluff

Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/5/2017

When a turf war leaves an elderly woman dead, Atlanta homicide detectives turn up the heat to prevent more bloodshed.

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