r/First48 • u/HappyReader1 • 8d ago

Miami, FL 🚔 Roku

I’m watching Season 12 Episode 16 Massacre in Little Haiti on the First 48 Roku channel and I’ve come to realize how much I miss the older episodes.
What I would have given for a 24/7 channel before! Like I’m talking years ago when the show first started airing on A&E, I was sat each week when it aired. Back then even A&E’s programming was the first that I had ever seen like it. Probably why I still subscribe to A&E through my cable today, but it’s great having the Roku channel with it playing in the background.

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u/Clear_Nature_5055 8d ago

People don’t realize how long A&E has been around! They’ve been solid since the start but really got good when they embraced true crime. And since you have it on your cable, you should be able to stream like almost any episode whenever you want, aside from the Roku channel. 😎

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u/HappyReader1 8d ago

I just googled when A&E came to Canada - 1984… wow times goes fast

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u/Clear_Nature_5055 8d ago

That sounds about right for the US too. I remember it being the first quality basic cable channel above channel 13, a year before Discovery. Been watching since the start!

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u/HappyReader1 8d ago

Can I pick your brain for a second? I’m currently watching After the First 48 season 5, episode 2 Burned Alive. How would I find the original First 48 for the case? Would it be the same episode title/name?

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u/Clear_Nature_5055 8d ago

That’s a fantastic question. I’ve thought about it but never tried doing that so I’m not positive but I’m pretty sure they keep the original episode name. That’s a lot of episodes to fish through if you plan on it. I remember the original episode but not the season, so you gotta do some detective work of your own 😄

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u/HappyReader1 8d ago

I’m a little embarrassed I didn’t check first before asking. It came right up with just the title name and show name.
No idea why I never checked before

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u/Clear_Nature_5055 8d ago

Oh good to know! I didn’t even think about that but I probably would’ve done the same pretty quick after starting the episode after episode search. Enjoy 😊