The First 48 Review
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All parent reviews for The First 48

Age
16
Average rating based on 3 parent reviews:
  • 67% say violence is an issue
  • 33% say language is an issue
Parent of 14 year old
April 20, 2011
AGE
16
 
Blood, gore, you see dead bodies... and the police that are investigating cuss a lot. Very violent show - it's NON-FICTION, not fiction.
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April 9, 2008
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Parent of 14 year old
October 1, 2009
AGE
15
 
perfect for us macabre types
Way too real for kids. Dark, nasty dead bodies followed by investigation of low life perpretrators.
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