The 29^th season premiere of 48 HOURS was Saturday’s #1 primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sept. 24.

     48 HOURS: “Killer App” (10:00-11:00PM) delivered 4.83 million viewers and a 1.2/04 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news. 48 HOURS was the night's #1 non-sports program in adults 25-54.

      Saturday’s broadcast featured Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the death of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell and how her killer found the vulnerable teen on the popular chat app Kik. The broadcast also focused on a Spokane, Wash., family that found their daughter was communicating with a 30-year-old man online and planning to run off that night. The broadcast investigated how parents, thanks to so-called “parent proof” chat platforms, often don’t know what their kids are doing on their phones, laptops, tablets or computers, until something goes terribly wrong.

            48 HOURS: “Killer App” is produced by Josh Yager. Emily Wichick is the field producer. Gabriella Demirdjian is the associate producer. Michael McHugh is the producer editor. Marcus Balsam and Mike Baluzy are the editors. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.

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