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48 HOURS: “The Case Against Ezra McCandless” was Saturday’s #1 primetime program with viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Saturday, Feb. 8. The broadcast delivered 3.39 million viewers and a 0.7/03 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news.

Saturday’s broadcast featured Jamie Yuccas and 48 HOURS’ investigation into the case against Ezra McCandless, a young Wisconsin woman who told police a harrowing story of how her ex-boyfriend carved the word “boy” into her arm and then attacked her. She said she then stabbed him 16 times in self-defense. McCandless was only 22 years old when she took the stand in her own defense at her trial. She appeared meek and timid and wore pink, and the small-statured woman seemed an unlikely killer. Prosecutors knew that the case boiled down to whether jurors would believe McCandless was a brave victim fighting off her attacker or a desperate liar playing a master con.

Yuccas and 48 HOURS took viewers inside the investigation and into the courtroom where McCandless faced a life sentence for murder. No one quite knew what to expect from a woman described by friends as someone who sought attention.

48 HOURS: “The Case Against Ezra McCandless” is produced by Jonathan Leach and Paul LaRosa. Emma Steele is the associate producer. Julie Kramer is the development producer. Mike Vele, Karen Brenner, Michelle Harris and Joan Adelman are the editors. Gail Zimmerman is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.

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