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.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: A&EStatus: Continuing
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7.87
115 votes

#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.

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7.84
98 votes

#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?

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7.70
66 votes

#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.

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7.61
114 votes

#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.

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7.58
140 votes

#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.

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7.47
96 votes

#6 - 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.

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7.47
107 votes

#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.

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7.46
85 votes

#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.

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7.45
110 votes

#9 - 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.

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7.42
74 votes

#10 - 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.

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7.40
102 votes

#11 - 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.

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7.40
116 votes

#12 - 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.

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7.38
94 votes

#13 - 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.

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7.34
105 votes

#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.

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7.33
79 votes

#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.

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7.25
20 votes

#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.

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7.24
131 votes

#17 - 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.

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7.22
91 votes

#18 - 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.

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0.00
0 votes

#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.

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0.00
0 votes

#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.

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0.00
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#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.