48 Hours is a U.S. television program broadcast on CBS since Tuesday, January 19, 1988. 48 Hours is currently the 20th most popular show on CBS and 60th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 1,699,000 people (0.54% rating, down -17% 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, June 7, 2025.
| 48 Hours Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 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 | |
| 2025-May-17 | HH | 2,012,000 | 1.60 |
| P2+ | 2,478,000 | 0.78 | |
| P18-49 | 180,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 282,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-May-10 | HH | 1,814,000 | 1.44 |
| P2+ | 2,333,000 | 0.74 | |
| P18-49 | 222,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 350,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2025-May-03 | HH | 1,830,000 | 1.45 |
| P2+ | 2,277,000 | 0.72 | |
| P18-49 | 169,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 245,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Apr-26 R | HH | 1,824,000 | 1.45 |
| P2+ | 2,406,000 | 0.76 | |
| P18-49 | 332,000 | 0.25 | |
| P25-54 | 328,000 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Apr-19 | HH | 1,868,000 | 1.49 |
| P2+ | 2,418,000 | 0.76 | |
| P18-49 | 216,000 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 346,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2025-Apr-12 | HH | 1,814,000 | 1.44 |
| P2+ | 2,259,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 186,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 319,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Mar-29 | HH | 1,476,000 | 1.17 |
| P2+ | 1,828,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 215,000 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 316,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Mar-15 | HH | 2,063,000 | 1.64 |
| P2+ | 2,626,000 | 0.83 | |
| P18-49 | 241,500 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 358,000 | 0.29 | |
| 2025-Mar-08 | HH | 1,736,000 | 1.38 |
| P2+ | 2,162,000 | 0.68 | |
| P18-49 | 254,500 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 383,000 | 0.31 | |
| 2025-Mar-01 | HH | 1,874,500 | 1.49 |
| P2+ | 2,349,000 | 0.74 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 346,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2025-Feb-15 | HH | 1,836,500 | 1.46 |
| P2+ | 2,219,000 | 0.70 | |
| P18-49 | 244,000 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 375,000 | 0.30 | |
| 2025-Feb-08 | HH | 2,113,500 | 1.68 |
| P2+ | 2,721,000 | 0.86 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 358,000 | 0.29 | |
| 2025-Feb-01 | HH | 1,862,000 | 1.48 |
| P2+ | 2,345,000 | 0.74 | |
| P18-49 | 241,500 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Jan-25 | HH | 1,836,500 | 1.46 |
| P2+ | 2,284,000 | 0.72 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 296,500 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Jan-18 | HH | 1,572,500 | 1.25 |
| P2+ | 1,943,000 | 0.61 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 272,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Jan-11 | HH | 2,252,000 | 1.79 |
| P2+ | 2,866,000 | 0.90 | |
| P18-49 | 348,500 | 0.26 | |
| P25-54 | 494,000 | 0.40 | |
| 2025-Jan-04 | HH | 1,761,000 | 1.40 |
| P2+ | 2,217,000 | 0.70 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 383,000 | 0.31 | |
| 2024-Dec-28 R | HH | 1,082,000 | 0.86 |
| P2+ | 1,291,000 | 0.41 | |
| P18-49 | 120,500 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 197,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2024-Dec-21 R | HH | 918,500 | 0.73 |
| P2+ | 1,110,000 | 0.35 | |
| P18-49 | 67,000 | 0.05 | |
| P25-54 | 123,500 | 0.10 | |
| 2024-Dec-14 | HH | 1,572,500 | 1.25 |
| P2+ | 1,956,000 | 0.62 | |
| P18-49 | 236,000 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 324,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2024-Nov-30 R | HH | 1,384,000 | 1.10 |
| P2+ | 1,732,000 | 0.55 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 271,500 | 0.22 | |
| 2024-Nov-16 | HH | 1,836,500 | 1.46 |
| P2+ | 2,376,000 | 0.75 | |
| P18-49 | 241,500 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 358,000 | 0.29 | |
| 2024-Nov-09 | HH | 1,786,500 | 1.42 |
| P2+ | 2,162,000 | 0.68 | |
| P18-49 | 254,500 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 346,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2024-Nov-02 | HH | 1,761,000 | 1.40 |
| P2+ | 2,264,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 308,500 | 0.23 | |
| P25-54 | 420,000 | 0.34 | |
| 2024-Oct-26 | HH | 1,308,000 | 1.04 |
| P2+ | 1,629,000 | 0.51 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 295,000 | 0.22 | |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 | 48 Hours | 1,699,000 | -17% |
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