The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes
Season 3 Premiere:
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, December 9
Forensics Don't Lie
Season 3 • Episode 1
In Tulsa, detectives rely on DNA evidence to track down the killer of a homeless woman.
Monday, December 9
The Case That Haunts Me, Part 6
Season 2 • Episode 20
For detectives, there are some cases that stay with them for their entire careers.
Monday, December 9
Unfinished Business 2
Season 2 • Episode 15
In Harris County, a teenage girl is lured to her death by someone she considered a friend.
Thursday, December 12
Fatal Feuds New
Season 3 •
Revisiting three cases where disputes escalated to violence and ultimately ended in homicides.
Friday, December 13
Fatal Feuds
Season 3 •
Revisiting three cases where disputes escalated to violence and ultimately ended in homicides.
Monday, December 16
Shocking Motives
Season 2 • Episode 12
In Dallas, a barber is gunned down by someone who greets him as a friend.
Monday, December 16
Deadly Plans
Season 2 • Episode 7
Three stories where a plan proves deadly for unwitting victims.
Monday, December 16
Brave Witnesses
Season 3 • Episode 2
In Dallas, a young woman found executed in a field is tied to another recent murder.
Thursday, December 19
Miraculous Survivors New
Season 3 •
A shooting on Bourbon Street leaves only one survivor; a young man and his girlfriend are shot.
Friday, December 20
Miraculous Survivors
Season 3 •
A shooting on Bourbon Street leaves only one survivor; a young man and his girlfriend are shot.
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