8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The First 48 (2004)
The First 48 (2004)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Neutral
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series subtly leans right by consistently portraying law enforcement as the primary and effective solution to violent crime, emphasizing individual accountability and the necessity of police work without exploring broader systemic critiques.
The reality series 'The First 48' naturally showcases a diverse array of individuals, including detectives, victims, and suspects, reflecting the demographics of the real-world locations it documents. However, as a non-fictional program, it does not employ intentional casting strategies or narrative framing to explicitly advance DEI themes or critique traditional identities; its primary focus is on the factual process of criminal investigation.
Secondary
The First 48 is a true-crime documentary series where LGBTQ+ individuals may appear as victims, suspects, or witnesses. Their queer identity is typically presented factually as part of their background, but it is not central to the narrative. The show's focus remains on the crime investigation, resulting in an incidental portrayal that neither explicitly affirms nor denigrates LGBTQ+ themes.
The First 48, a reality crime series, has featured transgender individuals, typically as victims of homicide. Their transsexual identity is presented factually as part of their background, relevant to the crime investigation. The show's objective, documentary style avoids taking a strong narrative stance to either affirm or denigrate their identity, focusing instead on the procedural aspects of solving the crime.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The First 48 is a documentary series following real-life homicide investigations. It does not feature fictional characters, adaptations, or historical figures whose gender could be altered from established canon or history. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
The First 48 is a documentary-style reality show featuring real people (detectives, victims, suspects), not fictional characters with established canonical races from source material or historical figures being adapted. Therefore, the concept of a race swap does not apply.
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