‘The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes’ midseason premiere: How to watch, where to stream free
The midseason premiere of the hit crime docuseries The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes premieres on A&E Thursday, April 10 at 8/7c.
On this week’s new episode, the series revisits three cases from The First 48 archive that exposes the dark and deadly side of love. First, love turns lethal when a Tulsa couple’s argument escalates to a double murder. Then, investigators discover jealous may be the motive behind a man’s stabbing death, and to close out the episode, investigators see a love triangle that ends in murder.
What is The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes about?
For those unfamiliar with the hit A&E docuseries, The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes looks back at some of the most unforgettable moments in the series’ history. Hosted by former First 48 detectives, each episode presents different cases previously featured on the show, all with a common them such as “The Case That Haunts Me,” “Heat of the Moment,” “Shocking Confessions,” and more.
Where can I catch The First 49 Presents Critical Minutes midseason premiere?
Those interested in seeing this week’s episode and other upcoming episodes of the series can stream the show for free through Philo or DirecTV Stream. Out of the two, Philo is the cheaper option at just $28 a month after its free trial expires.
You can also catch the upcoming episode through Sling. Currently, Sling is offering half off the first month to those who commit to a paid subscription.
What is Philo?
Philo is considered one of the cheapest traditional cable alternatives on the streaming service market at just $28 a month after its 7-day free trial. With a Philo subscription, users can enjoy more than 70 top-rated live TV channels and get access to the AMC+ library of groundbreaking originals, blockbuster movies and more.
Top channels available through Philo include A&E, CMT, Discovery, HGTV, MTV, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, Investigation Discovery, TLC and much more. Users can stream these popular channels or explore Philo’s extensive collection of movies and TV shows available for streaming on-demand.
Philo subscribers can also take advantage of useful features such as the unlimited DVR option, which makes recording favorite content easy.
What is DirecTV Stream?
DirecTV Stream offers subscribers with a plethora of live TV channels and helpful features, too. The Entertainment package, also known as DirecTV Stream’s base package, starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.
Two other DirecTV Stream packages are the Choice package (original price $114.99) and the Ultimate package (original price $129.99), both of which are part of an ongoing promotion that offers new subscribers $25 off the original price for the first three months of their subscription.
Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages can check them out here.
What is Sling?
Sling is another streaming service to consider if you want to stream live TV channels like A&E. Though no free trial is available to new subscribers, those interested in committing to a paid plan get half off the first month.
Both the Sling Orange plan and the Sling Blue plan are normally $45.99 a month, but with the current promotion, Sling users will pay just $23 a month for the first month.
For those who wish to access channels from both the Sling Blue and Sling Orange plans can do so by signing up for the Orange + Blue plan, which combines the best of both plans for just $60.99 a month ($30.50 for the first month).