A&E’s critically acclaimed Real-Life series The First 48 is launching it’s seventh season on January 10th at 10:00/9:00c, and it looks better than ever:

This winter, A&E is bringing back the critically acclaimed Real-Life series, THE FIRST 48 for more action-packed drama. Season Seven of THE FIRST 48 premieres on Thursday, January 10th at 10:00PM/9C.

THE FIRST 48, the highest rated non-fiction justice series in cable, comes back strong promising to bring viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, forensic processing and interrogations. The series, which follows homicide detectives in real time during the first critical 48 Hours of a murder investigation, adds Minneapolis and Tucson this season to its already impressive roster of the nation’s top police departments, including Miami, Memphis, Dallas, Kansas City, Cincinnati and Detroit.

If the first episode is any indication, this will be the best season yet:

In Memphis, Sergeant Connie Justice investigates the murder of a 32-year-old tattoo artist shot to death during a robbery. The victim’s husband, who survived the robbery, only knows the suspects’ nicknames.

Armed with stencils of tattoos the customers received before the robbery, Sergeant Justice must identify and track down the multiple suspects.

The First 48 is one of the best true crime shows on the air, and if you’re like me you can barely wait for Jan 10th to arrive. Luckily, there are some video clips up on YouTube to tide us over before the big premiere. This one’s my favorite because it’s the most poignant:

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