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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 First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and...
Genres:DocumentaryDramaCrime
Network:A&E

Season 15 Ratings Summary

"The House on Madrona Street" is the best rated episode of "The First 48" season 15. It scored 8.3/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/5/2015. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Blood on Bourbon".

  • The House on Madrona Street
    8.3/1039 votes

    #1 - The House on Madrona Street

    Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2015

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood on Bourbon
    7.2/1023 votes

    #2 - Blood on Bourbon

    Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2015

    Investigating a mass shooting in New Orleans.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood Lust
    7.7/1033 votes

    #3 - Blood Lust

    Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2015

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Secrets and Lies
    7.7/1030 votes

    #4 - Secrets and Lies

    Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2015

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder on Maiden Lane
    7.5/1026 votes

    #5 - Murder on Maiden Lane

    Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/2015

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Last Shift
    8.1/1031 votes

    #6 - Last Shift

    Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2015

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • M.I.A.
    7.2/1026 votes

    #7 - M.I.A.

    Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2016

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Knock Knock
    7.7/1023 votes

    #8 - Knock Knock

    Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Third Man / Cash Money Murder
    7.9/1028 votes

    #9 - The Third Man / Cash Money Murder

    Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Moonie / Dark Impulse
    7.1/1013 votes

    #10 - Moonie / Dark Impulse

    Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bloody Valentine / Storm Warning
    7.7/1024 votes

    #11 - Bloody Valentine / Storm Warning

    Season 15 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict
    NaN/100 votes

    #12 - The First 48 Presents: Killer Verdict

    Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 2/18/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In a Lonely Place
    7.7/109 votes

    #13 - In a Lonely Place

    Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 3/10/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Broken Home
    7.8/1025 votes

    #14 - Broken Home

    Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 3/17/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fighter / Final Ride
    8.1/1022 votes

    #15 - The Fighter / Final Ride

    Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 3/24/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ties That Bind
    7.3/1022 votes

    #16 - The Ties That Bind

    Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 3/31/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Old Wounds
    7.1/1025 votes

    #17 - Old Wounds

    Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 4/7/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bloodline
    7.9/1026 votes

    #18 - Bloodline

    Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dark Corners / Gundown
    8.2/1027 votes

    #19 - Dark Corners / Gundown

    Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap
    8.2/108 votes

    #20 - Down on Bourbon / Deadly Trap

    Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 5/19/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • House of Cards
    7.9/1024 votes

    #21 - House of Cards

    Season 15 Episode 21 - Aired 5/26/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother of Two
    9.0/1023 votes

    #22 - Mother of Two

    Season 15 Episode 22 - Aired 6/23/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Snapshot
    7.9/1023 votes

    #23 - Snapshot

    Season 15 Episode 23 - Aired 6/30/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 1000 Cuts / Draw
    8.5/1024 votes

    #24 - 1000 Cuts / Draw

    Season 15 Episode 24 - Aired 7/7/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sudden Death / Devil at the Door
    8.0/1026 votes

    #25 - Sudden Death / Devil at the Door

    Season 15 Episode 25 - Aired 7/14/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A