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48 HOURS was Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Oct. 23. Saturday’s broadcast delivered 2.40 million viewers with 515,000 of them in the adults 25-54 demographic desired by advertisers in news. 48 HOURS was up +40,000 viewers from the previous week (2.36 million +1%).

Saturday’s broadcast featured 48 HOURS and correspondent Jim Axelrod’s report on the deadly fire at The Station, a nightclub in West Warwick, R.I. The fire killed 100 people and injured more than 200. 48 HOURS: “The Station Nightclub Fire: Who’s Responsible?” featured the first in-depth television interview with the owners of the venue, as well as first-person accounts from survivors who thought they were out for a good time only to find their lives changed forever.

48 HOURS: “The Station Nightclub Fire: Who’s Responsible?” is produced by Betsy Shuller and Chris Young Ritzen. Marc Goldbaum is the development producer. Doreen Schechter and Gary Winter are the editors. Kat Teurfs is the associate producer. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.

48 HOURS is broadcast Saturdays at 10:00 PM, ET/PT, on CBS and streams on Paramount+. Follow 48 HOURS on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Listen to podcasts at CBSAudio. Stream 48 HOURS on Paramount+.

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