48 Hours Presents is a U.S. television program broadcast on CBS since Saturday, February 14, 2009. 48 Hours Presents is currently the 13th most popular show on CBS and 57th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 2,532,000 people (0.78% rating, up +53% from December 27, 2025) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of 48 Hours Presents on CBS as of Saturday, January 17, 2026.
| 48 Hours Presents Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-17 | HH | 1,972,700 | 1.54 |
| P2+ | 2,532,000 | 0.78 | |
| P18-49 | 285,900 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 402,200 | 0.32 | |
| 2025-Dec-27 R | HH | 1,293,800 | 1.01 |
| P2+ | 1,660,000 | 0.51 | |
| P18-49 | 149,700 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 188,500 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Dec-20 R | HH | 1,216,900 | 0.95 |
| P2+ | 1,473,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 122,500 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 188,500 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Nov-29 | HH | 1,678,100 | 1.31 |
| P2+ | 2,020,000 | 0.63 | |
| P18-49 | 149,700 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 213,700 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Nov-22 R | HH | 782,000 | 0.61 |
| P2+ | 1,008,000 | 0.31 | |
| P18-49 | 89,000 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 187,000 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Sep-27 P | HH | 1,191,500 | 0.93 |
| P2+ | 1,499,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 95,500 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 151,000 | 0.12 | |
| 2025-May-31 | HH | 1,781,000 | 1.42 |
| P2+ | 2,220,000 | 0.70 | |
| P18-49 | 224,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 306,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-May-24 R | HH | 1,295,500 | 1.03 |
| P2+ | 1,604,000 | 0.51 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 235,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2024-Dec-28 R | HH | 1,534,500 | 1.22 |
| P2+ | 1,905,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 296,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2024-Dec-21 | HH | 1,384,000 | 1.10 |
| P2+ | 1,761,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 201,500 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 259,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2024-Nov-30 | HH | 1,912,000 | 1.52 |
| P2+ | 2,337,000 | 0.74 | |
| P18-49 | 308,500 | 0.23 | |
| P25-54 | 395,000 | 0.32 | |
| 2024-Nov-23 R | HH | 767,500 | 0.61 |
| P2+ | 985,000 | 0.31 | |
| P18-49 | 134,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 173,000 | 0.14 | |
| 2024-Sep-21 P | HH | 1,585,000 | 1.26 |
| P2+ | 1,952,000 | 0.62 | |
| P18-49 | 254,500 | 0.19 | |
| 2024-Sep-07 | HH | 1,874,500 | 1.49 |
| P2+ | 2,332,000 | 0.74 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| 2024-Mar-16 R | HH | 1,569,000 | 1.26 |
| P2+ | 1,912,000 | 0.61 | |
| P18-49 | 210,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2023-Dec-30 R | HH | 1,152,000 | 0.92 |
| P2+ | 1,460,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 136,000 | 0.10 | |
| 2023-Dec-16 | HH | 1,476,000 | 1.18 |
| P2+ | 1,897,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 287,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2023-Nov-25 P | HH | 1,346,000 | 1.08 |
| P2+ | 1,655,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 239,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2023-Mar-18 P | HH | 2,275,000 | 1.80 |
| P2+ | 2,962,000 | 0.95 | |
| P18-49 | 635,000 | 0.49 | |
| P25-54 | 826,700 | 0.68 | |
| 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% |