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The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 20

Every episode of The First 48 Season 20 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 20!

The Best Episodes of The First 48 Season 20

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...

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    #1 - The Dark Trail

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    S20:E9

    In Tulsa, a homeless man is ambushed by two men on a dark trail, and his wife may hold the key to finding the killers.

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    #2 - Masked in Mobile

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    S20:E1

    The cold-blooded shooting of a man outside his apartment is caught on video, but detectives must work through the night to identify his masked attacker.

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    #3 - Along Came a Killer

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    S20:E2

    When three people are gunned down in a quiet neighborhood, Gwinnette County police struggle to find a connection between the victims.

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    #4 - A Beautiful Life

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    S20:E3

    In Tulsa, a young father is shot several times in his driveway after putting his one-year-old daughter to sleep. Detective Jason White hopes a pill bottle found on the scene will help lead to the killer.

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    #5 - Unforgotten: Darrin

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    S20:E4

    In Tulsa, when a teenager is found murdered and dumped in a field, the leads run dry and detectives need your help to get justice for his family.

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    #6 - Old Habits

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    S20:E5

    Old habits die hard when a young father gets out of prison and is drawn back into his old life. After he's shot dead, Tulsa homicide must sort through a web of lies to find out who killed him.

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    #7 - Through Death's Door

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    S20:E6

    Gwinnett County detectives chase down a bullet-ridden Toyota Camry to find who may have killed a beloved young man.

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    #8 - Unforgotten: Ray and Blu

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    S20:E7

    In Mobile, when two beloved men from the Mobile Terrace neighborhood are gunned down, detectives need the community's help to get justice for their families

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    #9 - The Break

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    S20:E8

    In a crowded Mobile bar, surveillance video captures the shocking murder of a man after a game of pool.

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    #10 - Friends and Enemies

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    S20:E10

    In Tulsa, three people are executed in their ransacked home, and the woman who found them may hold the key to finding the killer.

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    #11 - Final Celebration

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    S20:E11

    In Mobile, a father of four is gunned down in a strip club when a chance encounter turns deadly.

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    #12 - One Good Deed

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    S20:E12

    When a hard-working construction worker is brutally murdered on payday, Tulsa detectives chase an unlikely suspect: the victim's best friend.

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    #13 - Chat Trap

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    S20:E13

    When a 15-year-old boy is murdered after getting in over his head, detectives hope a Snapchat message can lead them to his killer.

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    #14 - Killed by Command

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    S20:E14

    When a love triangle turns deadly, a killer enlists an unusual murder weapon.

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    #15 - Friends With Guns; All in the Family

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    S20:E15

    In Tulsa, a friendly gathering takes a fatal turn when three people are shot and a teenager is killed; in Mobile, a plan to settle a dispute backfires when a man is gunned down at a family member's house.

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    #16 - Green-Eyed Monster

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    S20:E16

    In Gwinnett County, two brothers are murdered in their sleep; detectives suspect they were betrayed by someone they knew.

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    #17 - Freestyling

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    S20:E17

    When a man is found shot and dumped in the road, detectives learn how his struggle to overcome obstacles left him headed for a collision with someone on the edge.

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    #18 - Lips Are Sealed

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    S20:E18

    When a young father goes out partying and ends up murdered at a club, everyone knows what happened...but no one is talking.

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    #19 - Street Life

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    S20:E19

    A fateful choice tragically ends the life of an up-and-coming rapper.

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    #20 - Walk in the Park

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    S20:E20

    When a man is gunned down while walking his dogs in a quiet park, surveillance video leads detectives to an unlikely suspect.

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    #21 - A Day Like This

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    S20:E21

    In Mobile, one teenager is killed, and another's life is forever changed when a single decision turns fatal.

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    #22 - Raw Deal

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    S20:E22

    When hip hop artist Chucky Trill is gunned down on a highway after leaving a nightclub, Gwinnett County Homicide must retrace his steps to find the killer.

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    #23 - Backslide

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    S20:E23

    When a father of two is shot dead while driving, detectives must retrace his steps to figure out who killed him.

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Season 20 Ratings Summary

"The Dark Trail" is the best rated episode of "The First 48" season 20. It scored 1/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/16/2021. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Masked in Mobile".