A Body in the Basement (2023–present)

TV ShowOn airCrime2 seasons, 14 episodes
A Body in the Basement posterReview score: 48%

Plot

These chilling stories of murder hit terrifyingly close to home -- each a real-life tale about the last thing anyone wants to find in their basement, a dead body. Every episode will make one think twice before ever stepping foot in the basement again.

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  1. 01A Body in the Basement S01E01Killer in the New NeighborhoodS01E01 · 10.0In 1978, a shocking murder in broad daylight terrifies a small Illinois town; it goes unsolved for years, until an elite team of investigators uses cutting-edge technology to dig up new clues and lay a cunning trap to catch a killer.
  2. 02A Body in the Basement S01E02Ice Cold KillersS01E02 · 10.0In Youngstown, Ohio, in 2017, an unsuspecting married couple discovers body parts in a mysterious locked freezer that someone has put in their basement, unlocking a harrowing mystery surrounding a missing woman and a tragic love triangle.
  3. 03A Body in the Basement S01E03Murder On RepeatS01E03 · 10.0In June 2001, just outside Rockford, Illinois, a welfare check leads police to a woman brutally murdered in the basement of her once quiet suburban home; the hunt for her killer will lead detectives to a mystery that has been buried for over 14 years.

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2023Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01A Body in the Basement S01E01Season's bestKiller in the New NeighborhoodJuly 19, 2023 10.0In 1978, a shocking murder in broad daylight terrifies a small Illinois town; it goes unsolved for years, until an elite team of investigato
  2. S01E02A Body in the Basement S01E02Ice Cold KillersJuly 26, 2023 10.0In Youngstown, Ohio, in 2017, an unsuspecting married couple discovers body parts in a mysterious locked freezer that someone has put in the
  3. S01E03A Body in the Basement S01E03Murder On RepeatAugust 2, 2023 10.0In June 2001, just outside Rockford, Illinois, a welfare check leads police to a woman brutally murdered in the basement of her once quiet s
  4. S01E04A Body in the Basement S01E04Chase and LiesAugust 9, 2023 10.0When 32-year-old Adam Chase goes missing, police comb the woods and fields of Ontario County, New York, but come up with nothing; it takes a
  5. S01E05A Body in the Basement S01E05Missing Means MurderAugust 16, 2023 10.0A man vanishes from a small town, leaving behind a trail of strange clues that stumps detectives and leads his neighbours to believe that a
  6. S01E06A Body in the Basement S01E06Deadly InvitationAugust 23, 2023 10.0A killer brutally murders well-known community activist and member of the gay community, Dennis Dolinger, in the basement of his Washington,

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2025Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Season's bestTacony DungeonAugust 12, 2025 10.0Philadelphia police officers find four adults locked in a filthy basement dungeon.
  2. S02E02A Coal Miner's MurderAugust 19, 2025 10.0When friends find Brad McGarry shot to death in the basement of his Bellaire, Ohio home, evidence suggests a robbery; when detectives learn
  3. S02E03Keep Me SafeAugust 26, 2025 10.0Police unlock a missing Michigan man's cell phone to discover clues to his whereabouts and find him hanging in a basement dungeon.
  4. S02E04We Got a ***** Serial KillerSeptember 9, 2025 10.0On a hot summer night in Springfield, Massachusetts, a seemingly routine traffic stop turns into a nightmare when officers unknowingly appre
  5. S02E05Follow the MoneySeptember 16, 2025 10.0In 2021, in a Norman, Oklahoma basement, police unwrap the gruesome contents of a suspicious box.
  6. S02E06Can't Find HerSeptember 23, 2025 10.0When 31-year-old Ashley Young doesn't call her mum for days, her family and friends fear for the worst. And when a 911 call triggers a grues
  7. S02E07Disappearing ActSeptember 30, 2025 10.0In rural Pennsylvania, a young family discovers a mysterious skeleton buried in their basement. Archaeologists come in to identify the body,
  8. S02E08Aroma of DeathOctober 7, 2025 10.0In 1998, new homeowners renovating their basement, discover a body; as police investigate, they learn it belongs to teenager Christopher Den

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