48 Hours is a U.S. television program broadcast on CBS since Tuesday, January 19, 1988. 48 Hours is currently the 15th most popular show on CBS and 59th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 2,454,000 people (0.76% rating, up +6% from last week) as of the daily audience measurement on . 48 Hours is also shown on BET since February 2024.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of 48 Hours on CBS as of Saturday, January 17, 2026.
| 48 Hours Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-17 R | HH | 1,857,500 | 1.45 |
| P2+ | 2,454,000 | 0.76 | |
| P18-49 | 381,100 | 0.28 | |
| P25-54 | 502,700 | 0.40 | |
| 2026-Jan-10 | HH | 1,947,100 | 1.52 |
| P2+ | 2,318,000 | 0.72 | |
| P18-49 | 190,600 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 276,500 | 0.22 | |
| 2026-Jan-03 | HH | 1,357,900 | 1.06 |
| P2+ | 1,653,000 | 0.51 | |
| P18-49 | 149,700 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 188,500 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Dec-13 R | HH | 1,703,700 | 1.33 |
| P2+ | 2,144,000 | 0.66 | |
| P18-49 | 149,700 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 226,200 | 0.18 | |
| 2025-Dec-06 | HH | 1,537,200 | 1.20 |
| P2+ | 1,937,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 163,300 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 238,800 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Nov-15 TRACKER DAKOTA BLACK | HH | 1,640,000 | 1.28 |
| P2+ | 2,000,000 | 0.62 | |
| P18-49 | 188,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 261,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Nov-08 | HH | 1,696,000 | 1.32 |
| P2+ | 2,114,000 | 0.65 | |
| P18-49 | 186,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 287,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Oct-25 | HH | 1,458,000 | 1.14 |
| P2+ | 1,819,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 129,000 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 174,000 | 0.14 | |
| 2025-Oct-18 | HH | 1,863,000 | 1.45 |
| P2+ | 2,298,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 141,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 224,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2025-Oct-11 | HH | 1,601,500 | 1.25 |
| P2+ | 1,958,000 | 0.61 | |
| P18-49 | 149,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 251,500 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Oct-04 | HH | 1,665,500 | 1.30 |
| P2+ | 2,089,000 | 0.65 | |
| P18-49 | 190,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 239,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Sep-27 P | HH | 1,511,500 | 1.18 |
| P2+ | 1,880,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 122,500 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 213,500 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Sep-13 R | HH | 1,038,000 | 0.81 |
| P2+ | 1,205,000 | 0.38 | |
| P18-49 | 101,000 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 155,000 | 0.12 | |
| 2025-Sep-06 R | HH | 1,502,000 | 1.17 |
| P2+ | 1,805,000 | 0.57 | |
| P18-49 | 138,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 214,000 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Aug-30 R | HH | 1,434,000 | 1.14 |
| P2+ | 1,692,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 210,000 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Aug-16 R | HH | 1,292,000 | 1.03 |
| P2+ | 1,816,000 | 0.57 | |
| P18-49 | 218,000 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 285,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Aug-09 R | HH | 822,000 | 0.65 |
| P2+ | 1,011,000 | 0.32 | |
| P18-49 | 148,000 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 203,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-Aug-02 R | HH | 1,106,000 | 0.88 |
| P2+ | 1,343,000 | 0.42 | |
| P18-49 | 142,000 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 225,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2025-Jul-26 R | HH | 1,233,000 | 0.98 |
| P2+ | 1,672,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 174,500 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 234,500 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Jul-19 R | HH | 1,233,000 | 0.98 |
| P2+ | 1,484,000 | 0.47 | |
| P18-49 | 80,500 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 197,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-Jul-12 R | HH | 1,547,500 | 1.23 |
| P2+ | 1,969,000 | 0.62 | |
| P18-49 | 120,500 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 259,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Jul-05 R | HH | 1,245,500 | 0.99 |
| P2+ | 1,622,000 | 0.51 | |
| P18-49 | 134,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 210,000 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Jun-28 R | HH | 855,500 | 0.68 |
| P2+ | 1,130,000 | 0.36 | |
| P18-49 | 147,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 185,000 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Jun-21 R | HH | 1,019,000 | 0.81 |
| P2+ | 1,301,000 | 0.41 | |
| P18-49 | 187,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 198,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-Jun-14 R | HH | 1,494,000 | 1.19 |
| P2+ | 2,017,000 | 0.64 | |
| P18-49 | 261,000 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 312,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Jun-07 RP | HH | 1,308,000 | 1.04 |
| P2+ | 1,699,000 | 0.54 | |
| P18-49 | 187,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 309,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-May-31 | HH | 1,630,000 | 1.30 |
| P2+ | 2,042,000 | 0.64 | |
| P18-49 | 193,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 260,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-May-24 R | HH | 1,396,500 | 1.11 |
| P2+ | 1,731,000 | 0.55 | |
| P18-49 | 134,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 210,000 | 0.17 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Divisional Playoff | 51,284,000 | +20% |
| 2 | AFC Divisional Playoff Post Gun | 29,085,000 | -16% |
| 3 | AFC Divisional Playoff Post Game | 14,931,000 | -26% |
| 4 | Golden Globe Awards | 8,822,000 | -5% |
| 5 | Evening News with Tony Dokoupil | 4,166,000 | |
| 6 | Saturday Encore | 3,717,000 | +75% |
| 7 | Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage | 3,640,000 | +24% |
| 8 | ET: Live on the Golden Globes Red Carpet | 3,399,000 | |
| 9 | Face the Nation | 3,062,000 | +7% |
| 10 | Price Is Right | 2,929,000 | +12% |
| 11 | Young and the Restless | 2,865,000 | -1% |
| 12 | Ghosts | 2,611,000 | +35% |
| 13 | 48 Hours Presents | 2,532,000 | +53% |
| 14 | Bold and the Beautiful | 2,484,000 | -4% |
| 15 | 48 Hours | 2,454,000 | +6% |
| 16 | Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2,327,000 | -1% |
| 17 | Neighborhood | 2,282,000 | -12% |
| 18 | NCIS | 2,149,000 | -36% |
| 19 | Sheriff Country | 2,112,000 | +10% |
| 20 | Hollywood Squares | 2,091,000 | -21% |
| 21 | Boston Blue | 2,078,000 | +12% |
| 22 | Matlock | 1,954,000 | +18% |
| 23 | FBI | 1,891,000 | -17% |
| 24 | NCIS: Origins | 1,698,000 | +23% |
| 25 | CBS Mornings | 1,695,000 | +2% |
| 26 | DMV | 1,615,000 | -17% |
| 27 | Beyond the Gates | 1,533,000 | -2% |
| 28 | Harlan Coben's Final Twist | 1,375,000 | -45% |