The First 48
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| The First 48 | |
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| Genre | Drama - Action |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 42 minutes (without commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | A&E |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | 2004 – present |
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| TV.com summary | |
The First 48 is an American reality television show based on homicide detective units in various cities across America, ranging from Memphis to Miami to San Francisco.
It is said that for homicide detectives, the clock starts ticking the moment they are called. Their chance of solving a case is cut in half if they don't get a lead in The First 48. This is the theme of the TV show, even going so far as to occasionally showing a timer that gives the amount of time left in the first 48 hours after a homicide is reported.
Each episode picks two homicides and covers each simultaneously, showing how the detectives follow leads, use the media, investigate evidence forensically, and use their wits to catch the suspect.
The First 48 is notable because it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations, offering a view of homicide detective work that is not obscured by the veil of fiction.
The show offers a realistic, uncompromising, gritty view of homicide detectives in America, and the methods they use to do their job effectively. Template:Reality TV Show
