When did The First 48 Season 29 Episode 1 air?
The First 48 Season 29 Episode 1 aired on January 1, 2026 at 8 PM ET.


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 fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
In North Charleston, a construction worker is killed by a stray bullet during an attempted robbery inside a trailer park; as investigators follow the suspects' trail, they discover things are not what they seem.
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The First 48 Season 29 Episode 1 aired on January 1, 2026 at 8 PM ET.
This episode runs for approximately 86 minutes.
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