Watch ‘The First 48’ Season 22 Online for Free

Watch The First 48 Season 22 Online

Another season of A&E’s popular true crime series The First 48 is ready to be served up. Season 22 will once again jump into the most crucial time following a crime: the first 48 hours after it is committed.

The Season 22 premiere date and time for The First 48 is Thursday, October 21st at 9/8c on the A&E cable TV channel.


Find out how to stream and watch The First 48 Season 22 episodes online free without cable either live or on-demand anytime after it premieres.

Watch The First 48 Season 22 with Philo

The Philo streaming service includes A&E live programming along with on-demand access to previously aired content. Since Philo has over 60 channels in its lineup you can easily watch The First 48 Season 22 episodes. There’s even a 7-day free trial period for Philo that will let you test drive this popular streaming service.

Did you miss the latest The First 48 Season 22 episode when it aired live? Don’t worry if you did as Philo keeps A&E programming ready and available to watch whenever you’re ready to watch them. Jump in with your Philo free trial, search for The First 48 by name in the Philo app and stream the episode you choose immediately.

Opt out at the end of the trial or keep the service for a mere $25 a month. There’s no contract commitment during or after the trial; cancel at any time.

Other Philo features include an unlimited size DVR that stores recordings for up to 30 days, simultaneous streaming on up to three devices, and the ability to create up to 10 profiles per account.

The First 48 Preview

The official synopsis for The First 48 for newcomers to this venerable series reads, “The First 48 takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations as it follows homicide detectives in the critical first 48 hours of murder investigations, giving viewers unprecedented access to crime scenes, interrogations and forensic processing.”

The First 48 Season 22 premiere is titled Masked in Mobile and is described by A&E as follows, “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.”

Additional new Season 22 episodes of A&E’s The First 48 will premiere in the same Thursday night time slot at 9/8c throughout the fall and into winter.

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