First 48 TV Guide: Today's Schedule, What Is On Now and Past Listings

ScheduleFirst 48 schedule

All times America/New_York. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=America/New_York

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Time	Programme	Episode	Length
00:00	The First 48In Mobile, the homicide team takes on a missing persons case when new evidence points to foul play.	The First 48	51m
00:50	The First 48A homeless woman and her boyfriend must choose between saving themselves and doing the right thing.	The First 48	51m
01:42	The First 48A man comes home and is killed by a thief; a feud between gang members leads to a fateful encounter.	The First 48	51m
02:33	The First 48Detectives question whether a woman's death was a mistake or murder.	The First 48	51m
03:24	The First 48A professor is found killed outside his bedroom door when he doesn't show up for class.	The First 48	51m
04:16	The First 48A father of two is gunned down when his attempt to stand up for his cousin backfires.	The First 48	51m
05:07	The First 48Mobile Homicide tracks a killer who shot a man in his home, but not everything is what it seems.	The First 48	53m
06:00	The First 48In Mobile, the homicide team takes on a missing persons case when new evidence points to foul play.	The First 48	51m
06:50	The First 48A homeless woman and her boyfriend must choose between saving themselves and doing the right thing.	The First 48	51m
07:42	The First 48A man comes home and is killed by a thief; a feud between gang members leads to a fateful encounter.	The First 48	51m
08:33	The First 48Detectives question whether a woman's death was a mistake or murder.	The First 48	51m
09:24	The First 48A professor is found killed outside his bedroom door when he doesn't show up for class.	The First 48	51m
10:16	The First 48A father of two is gunned down when his attempt to stand up for his cousin backfires.	The First 48	51m
11:07	The First 48Mobile Homicide tracks a killer who shot a man in his home, but not everything is what it seems.	The First 48	53m
12:00	The First 48In Mobile, the homicide team takes on a missing persons case when new evidence points to foul play.	The First 48	51m
12:50	The First 48A homeless woman and her boyfriend must choose between saving themselves and doing the right thing.	The First 48	51m
13:42	The First 48A man comes home and is killed by a thief; a feud between gang members leads to a fateful encounter.	The First 48	51m
14:33	The First 48Detectives question whether a woman's death was a mistake or murder.	The First 48	51m
15:24	The First 48A professor is found killed outside his bedroom door when he doesn't show up for class.	The First 48	51m
16:16	The First 48A father of two is gunned down when his attempt to stand up for his cousin backfires.	The First 48	51m
17:07	The First 48Mobile Homicide tracks a killer who shot a man in his home, but not everything is what it seems.	The First 48	53m
18:00	The First 48In Tulsa, Okla, a beloved grandfather is gunned down in his home.	The First 48	51m
18:50	The First 48Homicide of a man and his wife; blood is found in the trunk of a missing woman's car.	S4 E3, The Witness / The Trunk	51m
19:42	The First 48An unarmed man is gunned down outside a bar; a woman is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment.	S12 E9, Cold Light of Day	49m

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=America/New_York"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/history?from=2026-10-06T00:00:00Z&to=2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"

$ch = curl_init("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=America/New_York");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("TVG_KEY")],
]);
foreach (json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true)["data"] as $slot) {
  echo $slot["start"], " ", $slot["title"], "\n";
}

const r = await fetch("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=America/New_York", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.TVG_KEY}` },
});
const { data } = await r.json();
data.forEach(s => console.log(s.start, s.title, s.flags.live ? "LIVE" : ""));

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/schedule",
    params={"date": "2026-10-15", "tz": "America/New_York"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['TVG_KEY']}"},
)
for slot in r.json()["data"]:
    print(slot["start"], slot["title"])

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// GET /v1/channels/ch_w1wxqcn4/schedule?date=2026-10-15, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_wx3qqrh8",
            "channel": "ch_w1wxqcn4",
            "start": "2026-10-15T04:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-15T04:50:58Z",
            "title": "The First 48",
            "sub_title": "The First 48",
            "description": "In Mobile, the homicide team takes on a missing persons case when new evidenc...",
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 24,
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "tz": "America/New_York"
    }
}