CBS News' 48 HOURS MYSTERY (10:25-11:25 PM) posted a 4.5/08 with 6.74m viewers, 1.9/05 in adults 25-54 and 1.5/04 in adults 18-49, on Saturday, Dec. 3, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings. The broadcast, entitled “Secrets of a Marriage,” posted 48 HOURS MYSTERY’s best households delivery since Jan. 29, 2011, best viewers and adults 25-54 performances since May 14, 2011 and best adults 18-49 ratings since March 26, 2011.  Compared to the same night last year, 48 HOURS MYSTERY was up +18% in households, +12% in adults 25-54 and +25% in adults 18-49.

A successful businesswoman who had been a star college athlete was found dead with a suicide note nearby. Correspondent Tracy Smith reported what really happened to Jocelyn Earnest in this all-new report from 48 HOURS MYSTERY. It included Wesley Earnest’s first and only on-camera interview, in which he discussed the secrets that riddled his failed marriage. Wesley Earnest to this day maintains his innocence. The report also had exclusive interviews with members of Jocelyn’s family and the woman Wesley began dating while still married to Jocelyn.

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