The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 18
Every episode of The First 48 season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 18!
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
#1 - Dangerous Business
Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/6/2017
When a suburban teenager is found dead in a robbery gone bad, Minneapolis Detective Emily Dunphy must find out which of the victim’s friends may have double-crossed him.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Officer Down
Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/29/2017
When one of their own is executed in cold blood, detectives discover he may not be the killer’s first victim. Can New Orleans homicide stop a suspect who targets the law before more blood is shed?
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Fatal Showdown / Deadly Text
Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/1/2017
A Tulsa man is gunned down in broad daylight and a New Orleans man is shot eight times in his home after a text message falls into the hands of a killer.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - A Fighting Chance
Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2017
When an argument at a Tulsa, Okla., bar ends with the fatal shooting of a young social activist, police search for answers in a divided community.
#5 - Deadly Premonition
Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2016
After a young woman has a deadly premonition, the New Orleans homicide team learns her killer may have killed before.
#6 - Killer Contact
Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2016
When a young man from Tulsa., Okla., is found shot dead in his van, homicide detectives retrace his final hours and get caught up in a web of lies.
#7 - Deadly Rap
Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/8/2017
A shootout in an Atlanta rap studio leaves two men dead and an investigation reveals a vengeful motive.
#8 - Fatal Mistake
Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/2017
A night out leaves an innocent man dead; detectives follow up on solid leads that go nowhere, then discover a motive they never expected.
#9 - The Other Wife
Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2017
When a man is gunned down protecting his wife, police detectives hope his ex-wife can reveal who may have wanted him killed.
#10 - Mr. New Orleans / No Shelter
Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2016
New Orleans homicide detectives work the stabbing death of an infamous local criminal; a squabble among friends leaves a woman brutally murdered in a Minneapolis bus station.
#11 - Bullets Have No Names
Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/25/2017
A retired pre-school teacher is killed and detectives rely on a witness to crack the case.
#12 - Love Hate / A Soldier's Life
Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/27/2017
A Tulsa, Okla., woman goes on the run after the murder of her boyfriend; an Army veteran gunned down after helping a homeless man in Atlanta.
#13 - Deadly Lies / Stay Down
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/2017
A Tulsa, Okla., police detective cuts through conflicting stories in the case of a man who was shot and run over by a car; a gunman opens fire outside an Atlanta nightclub, killing one man and leaving another clinging to life.
#14 - Deadly Favor / Just Kids
Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2017
Detective Rayell Johnson investigates the shooting death of an elderly New Orleans man found dead outside his home, while Atlanta Detective Kevin Leonpacher must ID the young man and woman caught on a store camera committing a murder in broad daylight.
#15 - A Man's Game
Season 18 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/2/2017
A young Atlanta man is shot and left to die in the bushes; a police detective's main clue in the case is a mysterious white town car.
#16 - Deadly Dispute / Heart to Heart
Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/13/2017
In Tulsa, a running street battle leaves a young father dead. And in Atlanta, a man defending his mother’s honor gets shot in the back.
#17 - Out of Control / Bad Romance
Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/29/2016
The investigation into the execution of a Somali girl leads Minneapolis police to uncover a secret relationship that may have turned deadly; a shooter kills a beloved son when a house party in Tulsa, Okla., gets out of control.
#18 - Taken for a Ride
Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2016
A police investigation into a brash murder committed in front of a primary school in Atlanta turns up a familiar name.
#19 - In the Line of Fire / Over the Edge
Season 18 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/20/2017
A police detective must determine if the person who gunned down a New Orleans teenager is a friend or a foe; the employees of an executed businessman may prove a motive for the crime.
#20 - House of Horrors / Final Sacrifice
Season 18 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/27/2017
Two young men are victims of a hammer attack in Tulsa. In Atlanta, a man is murdered after a selfless act.
#21 - A Murder in Mobile
Season 18 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/3/2017
When a homeless man is gunned down on the sidewalk, Mobile detectives discover a petty motive.