The BEST episodes of The First 48 season 29
Every episode of The First 48 season 29, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The First 48 season 29!
Follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
#1 - Mystery Man
Season 29 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/2026
A Gwinnett County man is found strangled and shot in his truck; detectives track the killer into a neighborhood where he seems to vanish into thin air.
#2 - R is for Random
Season 29 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2026
When a young father is executed in broad daylight, Gwinnett County detectives race against the clock to figure out if one man was passing innocently through the neighborhood or if he's the killer.
#3 - Betrayed
Season 29 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2026
A woman is ambushed and shot dead on her doorstep, setting off a chain of events Tulsa detectives could never have predicted.
#4 - Blood Brothers
Season 29 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/2026
When gunfire from an automatic weapon leaves an innocent man dead, Tulsa Homicide searches for the intended target and the truth behind the attack.
#5 - A Lonely Place to Die
Season 29 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2026
When a father of six is found shot in an urban encampment, Tulsa Homicide calls on the unhoused community to help them find the killer.
#6 - Circle of Friends/Rearview Murder
Season 29 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/2026
In Tulsa, detectives follow a trail of blood to a community where one person's accusations have consequences; in Mobile, a possible collision between two strangers escalates into a shooting.
#7 - Birthday Party Nightmare
Season 29 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/5/2026
In Tulsa, a father is killed protecting his daughter when gunfire erupts at a family birthday party.
#8 - The Cool Mom
Season 29 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2026
After a North Charleston mother of four is found beaten to death in the bushes, a rookie detective battles it out in the interview room with her suspected killer.
#9 - In Blood
Season 29 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/12/2026
A breakthrough in forensic technology breathes new life into the case of a Gwinnett County man stabbed in his home five years ago.
#10 - Four Shots
Season 29 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2026
In North Charleston, a construction worker is killed by a stray bullet during an attempted robbery inside a trailer park; as investigators follow the suspects' trail, they discover things are not what they seem.
Watch Now:Apple TV#11 - Murder in the Bud Room/A Mother Taken
Season 29 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/2026
In Tulsa, a heated argument spirals out of control, ending in the shocking murder of a father of six. And in Gwinnett County, a young boy is the only witness to the violent abduction of his mother, leaving detectives racing to find her... before it's too late.
Watch Now:Apple TV#12 - Unfriendly Fire
Season 29 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2026
A college student is gunned down in a doorway; Tulsa Homicide detectives explore whether a feud between friends escalated to murder.