CBS's 48 HOURS is Saturday's No. 1 Program with Adults 25-54

By: Caryn Robbins Jun. 30, 2015

48 HOURS: "Dangerous Beauty" was Saturday's #1 broadcast with adults 25-54 and was the night's #1 program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for June 27.

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48 HOURS (R) (10:00-11:00 PM) delivered 4.46 million viewers and a 1.0/03 with adults 25-54 (tied for first with NBC), the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news. Compared to the previous week, 48 HOURS was even in adults 25-54 and added +500,000 viewers (from 3.96m, +13%). Compared to the same night last year, 48 HOURS was up +3% in viewers and even in adults 25-54.

Saturday's broadcast featured Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS's updated look into the death Russel Douglas, and the trail that led police to Peggy Sue Thomas, a one-time Ms. Washington. In 2003, Douglas was found shot dead in his car on Whidbey Island, just north of Seattle, Wash. The investigation into the murder exposed a web of romantic relationships and a twisted tale of revenge. The case went cold until a tipster called police from Punta Gorda, Fla., more than 3,000 miles away from the crime scene. The man told police his friend, a guitar player named Jim Huden, admitted to him that he had killed Douglas. The tipster said that Huden's then-girlfriend, Thomas, was also involved.

Thomas has always maintained she was innocent of the murder of Russel Douglas.

48 HOURS: "Dangerous Beauty" is produced by Chris O'Connell and Greg Fisher. Linda Martin and Kate Harrington are the update producers. David Spungen is the producer-editor. Marcus Balsam and David Franklin are the editors. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.
Chat with members of the 48 HOURS team during the broadcast on Twitter and Facebook. Follow 48 HOURS on Instagram. Listen to 48HOURS podcasts at Play.it.