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The first 48
Network: A&E TV-14
Run time: 2004 – present
Starring: Dion Graham, Narrator, various detectives and witnesses
Genre: Reality TV
BRA Rating: Y-Why.
SUMMARY: The series follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide. The series focuses on the investigation of the victim, canvassing for witnesses, and interrogations.
WHAT WE SEE: White victims are almost always said to be “at the wrong place at the wrong time” whereas black victims are often described as career criminals. Detectives are from different locales and different backgrounds. Black detective cases often go unsolved. Also, interactions of white detectives and their families are shown in a positive light, where black detective’s families remain faceless. Portray stereotypical crimes of blacks.
• Total Black Characters: (N/A) Each episode features different detectives, cities, victims, suspects, and witnesses.
• Stereotypical Black Characters: (N/A) All black witness, suspect, and victim characters fit the stereotype of criminal or ‘ghetto’. Never show innocent black victims. Many black detectives are portrayed as weak or incompetent.
• Stereotypes Scenes Most scenes are recorded inside prisons or crime scenes. Crime scenes are almost always in areas that show signs of urban decay.
• Positive Black Role Models (N/A) Most correction officers are portrayed as role models Majority of black characters are criminal or display other negative stereotypes.
• Positive Black Messages This show has very few and sparsely distributed positive black messages.
Popularity: 2% [?]
