The First 48 Presents: Critical Minutes is a U.S. television program broadcast on A&E since Thursday, November 5, 2020. First 48 Presents: Critical Minutes is currently the sixth most popular show on A&E and 239th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 261,000 people (0.08% rating) as of the daily audience measurement on . First 48 Presents: Critical Minutes is also shown on Lifetime since August 2022.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of The First 48 Presents: Critical Minutes on A&E as of Thursday, May 15, 2025.
| First 48 Presents: Critical Minutes Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-May-15 | HH | 201,000 | 0.16 |
| P2+ | 261,000 | 0.08 | |
| P18-49 | 53,500 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 74,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-May-08 | HH | 201,000 | 0.16 |
| P2+ | 262,000 | 0.08 | |
| P18-49 | 53,500 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 86,000 | 0.07 | |
| 2025-May-01 | HH | 226,500 | 0.18 |
| P2+ | 276,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 80,500 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 111,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Apr-24 311: HEAT OF THE MOMENT 4 | HH | 251,500 | 0.20 |
| P2+ | 348,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 53,000 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 78,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-Apr-17 310: CLOSE TO HOME | HH | 251,500 | 0.20 |
| P2+ | 318,000 | 0.10 | |
| P18-49 | 89,000 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 136,000 | 0.11 | |
| 2025-Apr-10 309: IN THE NAME OF LOVE 2 (P) | HH | 226,500 | 0.18 |
| P2+ | 284,000 | 0.09 | |
| P18-49 | 59,000 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 76,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2024-Dec-26 | HH | 239,000 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 357,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 93,500 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 123,500 | 0.10 | |
| 2024-Dec-19 | HH | 239,000 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 352,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 93,500 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 136,000 | 0.11 | |
| 2024-Dec-12 | HH | 264,000 | 0.21 |
| P2+ | 362,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 80,500 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 111,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2024-Aug-15 | HH | 337,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 420,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 92,500 | 0.07 | |
| 2024-Aug-08 | HH | 212,500 | 0.17 |
| P2+ | 264,000 | 0.08 | |
| P18-49 | 52,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-May-02 303 BEWARE OF STRANGERS | HH | 350,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 502,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 158,500 | 0.12 | |
| 2024-Apr-25 302 BRAVE WITNESSES | HH | 200,000 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 428,000 | 0.14 | |
| P18-49 | 105,500 | 0.08 | |
| 2024-Apr-18 301 FORENSICS DONT LIE | HH | 194,000 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 428,000 | 0.14 | |
| P18-49 | 118,500 | 0.09 | |
| 2024-Mar-28 220 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME 6 | HH | 300,000 | 0.24 |
| P2+ | 361,000 | 0.11 | |
| P18-49 | 92,500 | 0.07 | |
| 2024-Mar-21 219 ON THE RUN | HH | 181,000 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 421,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 79,500 | 0.06 | |
| 2024-Mar-14 218 ALL FOR MONEY | HH | 181,500 | 0.26 |
| P2+ | 393,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 52,500 | 0.04 | |
| 2024-Mar-07 217 WOMEN WHO KILL | HH | 206,500 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 460,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 105,500 | 0.08 | |
| 2024-Feb-29 216 UNDER THE INFLUENCE | HH | 237,500 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 524,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 145,000 | 0.11 | |
| 2023-Sep-20 | P2+ | 425,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 135,700 | 0.10 | |
| 2023-Sep-14 215 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2 | P2+ | 419,000 | 0.13 |
| P18-49 | 117,500 | 0.09 | |
| 2023-Sep-07 214 IN THE NAME OF LOVE | P2+ | 386,000 | 0.12 |
| P18-49 | 114,800 | 0.09 | |
| 2023-Aug-31 213 PROS, THE | HH | 350,000 | 0.28 |
| P2+ | 466,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 144,500 | 0.11 | |
| 2023-Aug-24 212 SHOCKING MOTIVES | HH | 384,000 | 0.31 |
| P2+ | 496,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 117,500 | 0.09 | |
| 2023-May-18 | P2+ | 461,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 117,500 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 158,000 | 0.13 | |
| 2023-May-11 | P2+ | 468,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 104,400 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 145,900 | 0.12 | |
| 2023-Jan-05 | P2+ | 530,000 | 0.17 |
| P18-49 | 130,500 | 0.10 | |
| 2022-Dec-29 | P2+ | 620,000 | 0.20 |
| P18-49 | 182,700 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 255,300 | 0.21 | |
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| 6 | First 48 Presents: Critical Minutes | 261,000 | |
| 7 | Stadium Lockup | 224,000 | -23% |
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