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[04/21/15 - 11:16 AM]
"48 Hours: To Catch a Genius" Is Saturday's Most-Watched Primetime Program in Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, April 18.
[via press release from CBS]

"48 HOURS: TO CATCH A GENIUS" IS SATURDAY'S MOST-WATCHED PRIMETIME PROGRAM IN VIEWERS

48 HOURS: "To Catch a Genius" was Saturday's most-watched primetime program in viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for April 18.

The broadcast was also #1 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT, and delivered 6.27 million viewers with a 1.4/04 in adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news.

Compared to the previous week, 48 HOURS added +1.13 million viewers and was up +8% in adults 25-54 (from 1.3/04). 48 HOURS posted its largest audience since Feb. 7, 2015 and its second largest audience for the season. Compared to the same night last year, 48 HOURS was up +12% in viewers and up +8% in adults 25-54.

Saturday's broadcast featured Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS' investigation into the 1994 death of Linda Curry and the 16-year search for her killer. Thanks to some shrewd police work, Curry's husband, Paul Curry, was arrested in 2010 for delivering a fatal dose of nicotine to his wife. He was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to life in prison for her murder. 48 HOURS: "To Catch A Genius" is produced by Paul LaRosa, Gayane Keshishyan, Cindy Cesare, Doreen Schechter and Joan Adelman. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.

Follow 48 HOURS on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Listen to 48HOURS podcasts at Play.it.





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