(L-R) Samantha Geldenhuys; Dorothy Lee Barnett and Harris Todd

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48 HOURS: “Dear Savanna” was Saturday’s #1 broadcast with viewers at 10:00 PM, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Dec. 8.

The encore broadcast delivered 3.78 million viewers and a 0.9/04 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news. Compared to the same night last year, 48 HOURS was +16% in viewers and up +13% in adults 25-54.

Saturday’s broadcast featured 48 HOURS and Maureen Maher’s report on Dorothy Lee Barnett, who eluded the FBI for two decades after she fled the United States with her infant daughter in tow. In 1994 Barnett was in the midst of a bitter divorce with her then-husband, Harris Todd. One day she and the couple’s 11-month-old daughter, Savanna, vanished. The disappearance launched an international search for Barnett and Savanna that didn’t end until she was arrested in Queensland, Australia, in 2013. Barnett and Savanna opened up to 48 HOURS about their extraordinary life before Barnett’s arrest and how their lives have unfolded since.

48 HOURS: “Dear Savanna” is produced by Liza Finley and Ryan Smith. Diana Modica, Grayce Arlotta Berner, George Baluzy and Richard Barber are the editors. Linda Martin is the update producer. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.

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