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48 HOURS: “Live to Tell: Murder on Prom Night” was Saturday’s #1 primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Jan. 25. The broadcast delivered 3.49 million viewers and posted the broadcast’s largest audience since Nov. 2, 2019. 48 HOURS was up +3% in viewers from the previous week.

Saturday’s broadcast was anchored by Jim Axelrod and featured the heartbreaking and inspiring story of Jessi Toronjo’s search for answers after her family was murdered when she was just 9 years old and how she has tried to cope with her terrible past. Told through Toronjo’s point of view, she tells viewers how her family was torn apart by murder in 1989 then rocked again 17 years later when her stepbrother, Jeff Pelley, was convicted for the crime. Authorities believed Jeff Pelley killed his family over an argument over the prom.

Jeff Pelley was convicted of murder in 2006. His attorneys have always maintained that he is innocent, and today a new legal team is making a new push for his release.

“Live to Tell” is a short-run series from the producers of 48 HOURS delivering first-person accounts of extraordinary people who refuse to give up when facing possible death and hardship. 48 HOURS: “Live to Tell: Murder on Prom Night” is produced by Chris O’Connell and Stephanie Slifer. Ryan Smith is the development producer. Marlon Disla and Doreen Schechter are the producer-editors. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the series creator and executive producer.

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