The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 17
Every episode of The First 48 season 17, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 17!
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
#1 - The Fighter/Final Ride
Season 17 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/24/2016
A New Orleans father and his friends are ambushed while sitting in a parked car; a feud between households in an Atlanta apartment complex leads to the killing of a promising boxer.
#2 - Chopper
Season 17 - Episode 30 - Aired 9/5/2016
An Atlanta father is gunned down and a rookie detective tries to sort through lies and alibis to uncover the truth.
#3 - Down and Out / Room for the Night
Season 17 - Episode 29 - Aired 8/4/2016
Detective Rob Barrere investigates when three men meet in a motel room in New Orleans east, and one of them ends up dead; while in Tulsa, Detective Ronnie Leatherman catches the case of a man stabbed 21 times when a night of drinking ignites a murderous rage.
#4 - Bad Tempered / The Bully
Season 17 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/28/2016
A caretaker in Atlanta gets gunned down over a grudge; a young man in Tulsa, Okla., dies when a bully goes too far.
#5 - The Invitation
Season 17 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/21/2016
After a young man gets shot to death at a motel party, Tulsa Detective Justin Ritter discovers a photo posted online that may have triggered a dangerous chain of events.
#6 - Sudden Death / Devil at the Door
Season 17 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/14/2016
In New Orleans, a man is executed in broad daylight, and Detective Ryan Vaught must battle fear and distrust on the street to identify the killer. And in Minneapolis, when a teenager is murdered at home, Sargent Christopher Gaiters' best hope for finding the killer is the victim's father, who witnessed the shooting.
#7 - 1000 Cuts / Draw
Season 17 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/7/2016
A killer viciously stabs a mother with a butcher knife in Tulsa, Okla.; a game of dominoes leads to gunfire, claiming the life of a beloved patriarch in Atlanta.
#8 - Snapshot
Season 17 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/30/2016
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a young mother of four is found shot on the side of the road. Detectives' only clue is a photograph she took just moments before her murder.
#9 - Mother of Two
Season 17 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/23/2016
When a young mother is found naked and strangled in her car, Tulsa Detective John Brown uncovers a dark obsession that may have turned deadly.
#10 - House of Cards
Season 17 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/26/2016
A Tulsa, Okla., detective pieces together fragmented accounts from five potential witnesses as he investigates a crime involving a lethal combination of guns and meth.
#11 - Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap
Season 17 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/2016
A double killing on New Orleans' Bourbon Street leaves the city on edge; Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives believe that a shooting victim may have been lured into a trap.
#12 - Dark Corners / Gundown
Season 17 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2016
In New Orleans, a transgender female is shot four times - the victim of an apparent robbery. In Atlanta, two men draw guns in an underground mall, but only one survives.
Watch Now:Apple TV#13 - Bloodline
Season 17 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/2016
A Tulsa, Okla., detective hunts a family of elusive criminals after a former Marine is fatally shot while trying to recover his stolen bicycle.
#14 - Old Wounds
Season 17 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2016
The target of a drive-by shooting in Tulsa, Okla., walks away from the attack, while his girlfriend is not so fortunate; police uncover a long-simmering feud as they hunt for the killer.
Watch Now:Apple TV#15 - The Ties That Bind
Season 17 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/31/2016
An Atlanta man is gunned down in his home by an AK-47; the victim's wife holds a dark secret that could tear the family apart.
Watch Now:Apple TV#16 - The House on Madrona Street
Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2015
In the season premiere, an Atlanta woman is strangled and the investigation unearths more potential crimes.
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - Broken Home
Season 17 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/17/2016
The case of a young New Orleans mother who was ambushed at home and fatally shot hinges on the eyewitness account of a 4-year-old girl.
#18 - In a Lonely Place
Season 17 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/10/2016
A young New Orleans mother is found shot and burned in the trunk of her car following a night out on the town.
#19 - The Case That Haunts Me 2
Season 17 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2016
Veteran homicide Lt. Rick Zimmerman recalls the case of a woman and two young boys who were tortured before being brutally murdered.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - The Case That Haunts Me 1
Season 17 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2016
A Tennessee family is attacked by a vicious home intruder; a rookie detective and his veteran partner probe the case of a severed head found in the Florida Everglades.
#21 - Bloody Valentine/Storm Warning
Season 17 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2016
A young father is killed while visiting his son in Tulsa and a home invasion kills one teenager and leaves two more wounded in Atlanta.
Watch Now:Apple TV#22 - Moonie/Dark Impulse
Season 17 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2016
A New Orleans woman is found stabbed to death and stuffed in a trash bin the day before Thanksgiving; an Atlanta man's friend and girlfriend become suspects in the case of his fatal stabbing.
Watch Now:Apple TV#23 - The Third Man/Cash Money Murder
Season 17 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2016
When a popular New Orleans hip-hop promoter is gunned down next to his limousine, the search for the killer leads Detective Clinton Givens to more than he bargained for. In Tulsa, a friendly night of drinking at a senior center apartment complex leaves one man dead and another wounded. Detective Mark Kennedy must find a third man who was there to uncover what happened.
Watch Now:Apple TV#24 - Knock Knock
Season 17 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2016
Police must wade through a web of secrets and lies when a man is found dead in his Tulsa, Okla., hotel room.
Watch Now:Apple TV#25 - M.I.A.
Season 17 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2016
A welder has vanished under very suspicious circumstances and Tulsa homicide gets the case. Detective Matt Frazier and the rest of the team suspect foul play as they dive deep into the mystery surrounding the man’s life.
Watch Now:Apple TV