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The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 15

Every episode of The First 48 Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 15!

The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 15

The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and...
  1. Background image for The House on Madrona Street
    8.2/10(41 votes)

    #1 - The House on Madrona Street

    S15:E1

    In the season premiere, an Atlanta woman is strangled and the investigation unearths more potential crimes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Blood on Bourbon
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Blood on Bourbon

    S15:E2

    Investigating a mass shooting in New Orleans.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Blood Lust
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #3 - Blood Lust

    S15:E3

    A killer terrorizes Atlanta and investigators try to track him down.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Secrets and Lies
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Secrets and Lies

    S15:E4

    When a young woman is executed on a street corner in Tulsa, investigator Nathan Schilling discovers her friends may be hiding information about the murder.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Murder on Maiden Lane
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Murder on Maiden Lane

    S15:E5

    In Atlanta, a young father is gunned down by a brutal robbing crew and Detective Tracy Lewis discovers on her first case that she may be chasing the wrong suspect.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Last Shift
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Last Shift

    S15:E6

    A violent attack in a Tulsa, Okla., barbershop leaves an employee dead and numerous people wounded; the hunt begins for a killer with an AK-47 assault rifle.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for M.I.A.
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #7 - M.I.A.

    S15:E7

    A welder has vanished under very suspicious circumstances and Tulsa homicide gets the case. Detective Matt Frazier and the rest of the team suspect foul play as they dive

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Knock Knock
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Knock Knock

    S15:E8

    Police must wade through a web of secrets and lies when a man is found dead in his Tulsa, Okla., hotel room.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Third Man / Cash Money Murder
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #9 - The Third Man / Cash Money Murder

    S15:E9

    When a popular New Orleans hip-hop promoter is gunned down next to his limousine, the search for the killer leads Detective Clinton Givens to more than he bargained for. In Tulsa, a friendly night of drinking at a senior center apartment complex leaves one man dead and another wounded. Detective Mark Kennedy must find a third man who was there to uncover what happened.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Moonie / Dark Impulse
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Moonie / Dark Impulse

    S15:E10

    A New Orleans woman is found stabbed to death and stuffed in a trash bin the day before Thanksgiving; an Atlanta man's friend and girlfriend become suspects in the case of his fatal stabbing.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Bloody Valentine / Storm Warning
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Bloody Valentine / Storm Warning

    S15:E11

    A young father is killed while visiting his son in Tulsa and a home invasion kills one teenager and leaves two more wounded in Atlanta.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict

    S15:E12

    In every murder trial, the prosecution and the defense present two radically different stories of what happened. We get to sit in the jury box and decide which story to believe and reach our own verdict. In this episode, a shooting on a Florida beach leaves a beautiful young woman dead and her husband wounded with four gunshots. In a twist, the authorities arrest the most unlikely suspect--the surviving husband.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for In a Lonely Place
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #13 - In a Lonely Place

    S15:E13

    A young New Orleans mother is found shot and burned in the trunk of her car following a night out on the town.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Broken Home
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Broken Home

    S15:E14

    The case of a young New Orleans mother who was ambushed at home and fatally shot hinges on the eyewitness account of a 4-year-old girl.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Fighter / Final Ride
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #15 - The Fighter / Final Ride

    S15:E15

    A New Orleans father and his friends are ambushed while sitting in a parked car; a feud between households in an Atlanta apartment complex leads to the killing of a promising boxer.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Ties That Bind
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #16 - The Ties That Bind

    S15:E16

    An Atlanta man is gunned down in his home by an AK-47; the victim's wife holds a dark secret that could tear the family apart.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Old Wounds
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Old Wounds

    S15:E17

    The target of a drive-by shooting in Tulsa, Okla., walks away from the attack, while his girlfriend is not so fortunate; police uncover a long-simmering feud as they hunt for the killer.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Bloodline
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #18 - Bloodline

    S15:E18

    A Tulsa, Okla., detective hunts a family of elusive criminals after a former Marine is fatally shot while trying to recover his stolen bicycle.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Dark Corners / Gundown
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #19 - Dark Corners / Gundown

    S15:E19

    In New Orleans, a transgender female is shot four times - the victim of an apparent robbery. In Atlanta, two men draw guns in an underground mall, but only one survives.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap

    S15:E20

    A double killing on New Orleans' Bourbon Street leaves the city on edge; Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives believe that a shooting victim may have been lured into a trap.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for House of Cards
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #21 - House of Cards

    S15:E21

    A Tulsa, Okla., detective pieces together fragmented accounts from five potential witnesses as he investigates a crime involving a lethal combination of guns and meth.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Mother of Two
    9.0/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Mother of Two

    S15:E22

    When a young mother is found naked and strangled in her car, Tulsa Detective John Brown uncovers a dark obsession that may have turned deadly.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Snapshot
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #23 - Snapshot

    S15:E23

    In Tulsa, a young mother of four is found shot on the side of the road. Detectives' only clue is a photograph she took just moments before her murder.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for 1000 Cuts / Draw
    8.5/10(25 votes)

    #24 - 1000 Cuts / Draw

    S15:E24

    In Tulsa, an innocent mother is viciously murdered with a butcher knife. While in Atlanta, a beloved patriarch is gunned down when a game of dominoes turns deadly.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Sudden Death / Devil at the Door
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Sudden Death / Devil at the Door

    S15:E25

    In New Orleans, a man is executed in broad daylight, and Detective Ryan Vaught must battle fear and distrust on the street to identify the killer. And in Minneapolis, when a teenager is murdered at home, Sargent Christopher Gaiters' best hope for finding the killer is the victim's father, who witnessed the shooting.

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"The House on Madrona Street" is the best rated episode of "The First 48" season 15. It scored 8.2/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/5/2015. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Blood on Bourbon".