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The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 11

Every episode of The First 48 Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 11!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The First 48 Season 11 Episode 33 - Last Words; Nowhere to Hide
    8.9/10(12 votes)

    S11:E33

    In Birmingham, a 49-year-old man is beaten and shot in the middle of a housing complex in broad daylight. In a community where no one wants to be seen as "snitching," finding someone to come forward with information will be Detective Chris Anderson's biggest challenge. Then, in DeKalb County, lead detective Chris Franklin investigates the murder of an 18-year-old male, gunned down in an apartment complex. The case takes a turn when Franklin learns the killer's intended target was actually the victim's friend.

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  2. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 27 - Without a Trace; Street Justice
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    S11:E27

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  3. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 34 - Hit List; Hand in Hand
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    S11:E34

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  4. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 36 - Love Her Madly; Off Track
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S11:E36

    In Miami, the Homicide Unit responds to a scene to find the 911 caller covered in blood and a 35-year-old woman brutally stabbed. And in DeKalb County, Det. Joe Renaud and his team are working the shooting murder of a 22-year-old man.

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  5. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 6 - One of Ours
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    S11:E6

    In Miami, Det. Frank Sanchez responds to the murder of a retired Miami Police captain, shot in broad daylight at a marina on the Miami River. When initial leads run dry, Miami PD launches a massive investigation, tracking the alleged killer all the way to New Jersey.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 1 - Carjacked; Roll of the Dice
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    S11:E1

    In Harris County, Deputy Russell Gonzales races the clock to track down the killer of an unidentified man found dead in a desolate field on the side of the road. It's an uphill battle for the team until a couple appears on scene and breaks the case wide open. In Miami, Detective Rolando Garcia and his team investigates the murder of an innocent bystander caught in a hail of gunfire. As detectives delve deeper, they discover that the killer's motives may not be what they think.

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  7. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 15 - Terribly Wrong; Settling the Score
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S11:E15

    In Charlotte, when a store clerk and father of three young children is shot in a robbery by a masked man, lead Detective David Osorio and his team interview witnesses and find that no one knows the shooter. With little to go on, Osorio must find a way to identify his suspect before he can hope to track him down. And in Miami, lead Detective Kevin Ruggiero and his team head to Overtown to investigate the murder of a young father shot in the street. When Ruggiero learns that the victim’s friends are out to retaliate, he must race to find the shooter before there’s another killing.

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  8. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 7 - Gimme Shelter; Mishap
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    S11:E7

    In Birmingham, lead Detective Mike Allison is working the murder of a man found shot in the basement stairwell of a house. Allison and his team quickly find an eyewitness and then the suspect. The case seems closed, when suddenly it unravels after the eyewitness disappears and Allison is forced to set his suspect free. A year passes, when out of the blue, the case takes a surprising turn. And in Charlotte, Lead Detective Bo McSwain and his team are trying to find the killers of a man shot behind his girlfriend's house. On scene, McSwain gets a break when four men come forward, claiming their innocence. The team believes these men are their suspects, but when they all refuse to talk, the case hits a wall. With nothing to hold them, the suspects start to leave homicide, but then McSwain makes a discovery at the crime scene, stopping one suspect in his tracks.

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  9. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 16 - Final Call; Fatal Fury
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    S11:E16

    In Charlotte, rookie homicide Det. Brian Whitworth is assigned his first case when a woman is discovered on her bedroom floor, stabbed to death. Hampered by false leads and a lack of eyewitnesses, Whitworth must rely on the physical evidence to bring the killer to justice. Meanwhile, in Louisville, Det. Jon Lesher investigates the homicide of a 43-year-old father, gunned down in front of his house for telling a rowdy group of men next door to quiet down. The case comes to a standstill when an eyewitness steadfastly upholds the street's code of silence. Lesher must use his veteran-interview techniques to break the code and get the witness to talk.

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  10. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 8 - What Lies Beneath; Back for Blood
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    S11:E8

    When a man arrested for a domestic dispute claims his boyfriend killed someone seven months earlier and buried the body in the basement, Louisville Detectives Jon Lesher and Collin King are launched into one of the strangest cases of their career. Detectives are initially skeptical of the man's claim, but after hours of digging in a hot, humid basement, they discover the truth: buried five feet below the dirt floor is a large plastic storage box containing human remains. Detectives must now determine if the man accused of the murder is a cold-blooded killer, or if a vindictive lover is out to frame him. And in Charlotte, a 55-year-old father of three is stabbed to death and left for dead in the middle of a residential street. Det. Susan Sarvis and the homicide team initiate a citywide hunt for the last man seen with the victim to find out if he is a witness or if he's responsible for the homicide.

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  11. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 19 - Brother's Blood; Trapped
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S11:E19

    Two men are shot in a motel in Charlotte; and Miami detectives investigate an apparent suicide that they suspect is a murder.

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  12. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 29 - Snake Eyes; No Way Out
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    S11:E29

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  13. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 4 - Off the Tracks
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    S11:E4

    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". Each passing hour gives suspects more time to flee, witnesses more time to forget what they saw, and crucial evidence more time to be lost forever. Follow detectives from around the country during these critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect.

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  14. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 18 - Street Law; Standing Up
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    S11:E18

    After a year with the gang unit, Detective Kevin Ruggiero returns to Miami Homicide, investigating a drive-by shooting that left two men dead. He has little to work with until he learns that one of the victims was a founder of a local gang. Then in Louisville, Detective Kristen Downs responds to the shooting of a 17-year-old boy. When she learns that his friends witnessed the shooting, she has to convince them to overcome their fear of retaliation in order to bring him justice

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  15. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 20 - Southwick; Devil's Doorway
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S11:E20

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  16. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 22 - Bad Company
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    S11:E22

    In Las Vegas, NV, Detective Jimmy Vaccaro and his team are called out at midnight to an empty desert highway, where a man's been shot dead in the middle of the road. From the victim's cellphone, they quickly get a lead: just minutes before he was killed, he received a call from a friend with whom he worked at a local strip club. But when they track down the co-worker and bring him to the station, the case takes an outrageous turn that exposes the ruthless underside of business in Vegas.

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  17. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 23 - Night Out; One Gram
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    S11:E23

    A bystander is murdered with a brawl turns into a gunfight; a shooting victim's 911 calls may hold the answer to his killer's identity.

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  18. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 31 - Stolen Lives; Family Bonds
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    S11:E31

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  19. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 32 - Burning Rage; Fallen Soldiers
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    S11:E32

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  20. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 35 - No Return; Dangerous Game
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S11:E35

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  21. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 10 - Thicker Than Water
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    S11:E10

    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″. Each passing hour gives suspects more time to flee, witnesses more time to forget what they saw, and crucial evidence more time to be lost forever. Follow detectives from around the country during these critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect.

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  22. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 25 - Mother and Child
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    S11:E25

    In Miami, ten days before Christmas, a young corrections officer is shot dead with her two-year-old son while sleeping in their bed. Det. Kevin Ruggiero and Sgt. Ervens Ford take the case personally--not only do they consider the victim 24-year-old Ciara Lee as "on our team", but the death of her baby boy hits them emotionally. In this intense manhunt the detectives uncover the intended target, the motive, and the suspected killers, making an arrest two days before Christmas. But a surprise twist at the end leaves them frustrated and determined.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 26 - The Ring; Last Drive
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    S11:E26

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  24. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 30 - Brother’s Bread; Into the Woods
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S11:E30

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  25. The First 48 Season 11 Episode 39 - Caught in the Middle
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    S11:E39

    In Miami, two men are found beaten and shot behind an abandoned house. As Det. TC Cepero digs deeper into the case he unearths more than one reason the men could have been killed.

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Last Words; Nowhere to Hide" is the best rated episode of "The First 48" season 11. It scored 8.9/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/18/2011. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Without a Trace; Street Justice".