After the First 48

After the First 48
Opening title card
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	73
Production
Executive producer(s)	David McKillop John Kim Laura Fleury Peter Tarshis
Running time	40 to 44 minutes
Production company(s)	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	A&E
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	October 7, 2008 – present
Chronology
Related shows	The First 48
External links
Website

After the First 48 is an American documentary television series on A&E. It is the companion series to The First 48. While the original series deals with the steps taken to discover, locate, and apprehend the person or persons involved in a homicide, After the First 48 continues by shedding light on the judicial aspects of the case including the verdict and sentencing from the trial along with behind the scenes interviews with detectives, prosecutors, defense attorneys and family members of the victim.^[1]

Featured cities

• Birmingham, Alabama
• Dallas, Texas
• Detroit, Michigan
• Harris County, Texas
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Louisville, Kentucky
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Miami, Florida
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Phoenix, Arizona
• San Antonio, Texas
• Tucson, Arizona

Episodes

Season 1 (2008–10)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	1	"At Close Range / Murder on the Interstate"	October 7, 2008
2	2	"Fool for Love / Crash"	November 27, 2008
3	3	"Blindsided / Killing Spree"	February 13, 2009
4	4	"Silenced / Downstream Drifter"	February 26, 2009
5	5	"Blackout"	July 14, 2009
6	6	"Ashes and Snow / Backyard Murder"	August 18, 2009
7	7	"Bait and Switch"	February 18, 2010
8	8	"Burden of Proof / Last Ride"	April 29, 2010
9	9	"Disappeared / Red Handed"	June 3, 2010

Season 2 (2010–12)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
10	1	"The Boogie Man"	July 15, 2010
11	2	"Bail Out"	August 26, 2010
12	3	"Letters of Intent / Family Friend"	October 7, 2010
13	4	"The Good Book"	October 14, 2010
14	5	"Last Fare"	October 21, 2010
15	6	"Innocent Lost"	October 28, 2010
16	7	"Gun Play / No-Tell Motel"	November 4, 2010
17	8	"Drama at The Classic / 50G Murder"	November 10, 2010
18	9	"Return to Sender / Left Behind"	November 18, 2010
19	10	"Signs of Violence"	April 14, 2011
20	11	"Last Yard"	June 23, 2011
21	12	"Lester Street"	August 11, 2011
22	13	"Torn"	November 3, 2011
23	14	"Final Investment"	November 10, 2011
24	15	"Hale Storm"	December 11, 2011
25	16	"Bad Company"	December 29, 2011
26	17	"Loose Ends"	January 12, 2012
27	18	"Fifteen"	January 26, 2012
28	19	"Shattered Dreams"	April 12, 2012
29	20	"Better Days / Inked in Blood"	April 19, 2012
30	21	"In Harm's Way"	April 26, 2012
31	22	"Cold as Ice"	May 2, 2012
32	23	"Torched / Girl Fight"	May 10, 2012
33	24	"Tag Team / Heart of Gold"	May 17, 2012
34	25	"Rules of the Game"	July 5, 2012
35	26	"Last Call / Road Hazard"	July 26, 2012
36	27	"Cold and Callous / Wrong Man"	August 2, 2012
37	28	"Stolen Lives / Crimson Trail"	August 9, 2012
38	29	"Devil Inside / Flight Risk"	September 27, 2012
39	30	"Bad Attitude"	October 18, 2012
40	31	"Caught Up / Chasing Shadows"	October 25, 2012
41	32	"No Return"	November 1, 2012

Season 3 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
42	1	"Into the Woods"	February 14, 2013	1.43[2]
43	2	"John Doe"	February 21, 2013	1.37[3]
44	3	"The Witness"	February 28, 2013	1.44[4]
45	4	"Brother's Blood"	March 7, 2013	1.42[5]
46	5	"Friends for Life"	March 14, 2013	1.50[6]
47	6	"Cold Light of Day"	March 21, 2013	1.64[7]
48	7	"Dumped"	March 28, 2013	1.47[8]
49	8	"Missing/Deadly Ride"	August 22, 2013
50	9	"House of Rage"	August 29, 2013
51	10	"The Ring/House of Pain"	September 5, 2013
52	11	"Prince of Darkness/Last Words"	October 31, 2013
53	12	"Wild Ride/Jacked Up"	November 7, 2013
54	13	"Good Man Down"	November 21, 2013
55	14	"What Lies Beneath"	December 6, 2013

Season 4 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
56	1	"A Simple Plan"	January 3, 2014
57	2	"Brutal Business"	January 10, 2014
58	3	"Uncommon Valor"	January 17, 2014
59	4	"Trail of Evidence"	March 14, 2014
60	5	"Burned Alive"	March 27, 2014
61	6	"Into the Night"	April 3, 2014
62	7	"Burning Rage"	May 15, 2014
63	8	"Birthday Girl / Nightmare"	May 22, 2014
64	9	"Love Thy Neighbor"	July 24, 2014
65	10	"Easy Money"	July 31, 2014

Season 5 (2014–15)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
66	1	"A Hot Ride"	October 30, 2014
67	2	"Cold Justice"	February 19, 2015
68	3	"Kiss of Death"	March 5, 2015
69	4	"Deadly Dance"	March 12, 2015
70	5	"Date Night"	March 19, 2015
71	6	"Murder Rap / New Year's Terror"	April 16, 2015
72	7	"Twice Told Tale"	April 23, 2015
73	8	"The Rookie"	May 7, 2015

References

1. "After the First 48". A&E Shows. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
2. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Returns on Top for History". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
3. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: History's "Swamp People," FX's "Archer" Lead Demo Race". the Futon Critic.
4. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Tops Third Consecutive Week". the Futon Critic.
5. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping "Swamp People" on History". The Futon Critic.
6. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Continues Its Reign for History". The Futon Critic.
7. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Holds Off NCAA Onslaught". The Futon Critic. March 22, 2013.
8. Kondolojy, Amanda (March 29, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night + 'Swamp People', 'Archer', 'Big Rig Bounty Hunters' & More". TV by the Numbers.

See also

• The First 48: Missing Persons
• The Killer Speaks