Summary
The contestants entered the studio, where seats were arranged in a pyramid numbered from 1 to 96. Each contestant was introduced according to their company or group, with their self-predicted rankings shown on a monitor above the stage. After all 96 girls were seated, Jeon Somi and Kang Daniel, the first place winners of the past two seasons, entered as special MC's to explain the rules of the competition. They revealed that top producers Han Sungsoo and Yasushi Akimoto would be involved in producing the debut album of the final group, which would be composed of 12 members this year instead of 11. The contestants then performed in front of the mentors for evaluation. Each individual was given a letter grade from A to F based on their overall talents, organizing them into temporary classes for training. At the end, the popularity ranking was shown with HKT48's Miyawaki Sakura taking 1st place.
Performances
note: the following two sections are just of the featured performances of the episode, and will not include all of the girls. For a list of all performances, see Produce 48 Company Evaluation.
Grades
| Name | Company | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Sihyun | Yuehua Entertainment | B |
| Wang Yiren | Yuehua Entertainment | B |
| Choi Yena | Yuehua Entertainment | A |
| Kwon Eunbi | Woollim Entertainment | A |
| Kim Sohee | Woollim Entertainment | C |
| Kim Suyun | Woollim Entertainment | C |
| Kim Chaewon | Woollim Entertainment | B |
| Lee Seunghyeon | WM Entertainment | B |
| Lee Chaeyeon | WM Entertainment | A |
| Cho Yeongin | WM Entertainment | B |
| Kang Hyewon | 8D Creative | F |
| Kim Minju | Urban Works | D |
| Shin Suhyun | FAVE Entertainment | D |
| Han Chowon | CUBE Entertainment | D |
| Oda Erina | AKB48 | C |
| Nakano Ikumi | AKB48 | D |
| Ichikawa Manami | AKB48 | F |
| Shinozaki Ayana | AKB48 | F |
| Nakanishi Chiyori | AKB48 | F |
| Miyazaki Miho | AKB48 | D |
| Mogi Shinobu | AKB48 | F |
| Asai Yuka | SKE48 | F |
| Umeyama Cocona | NMB48 | F |
| Motomura Aoi | HKT48 | D |
| Imada Mina | HKT48 | D |
| Murakawa Vivian | HKT48 | F |
| Kurihara Sae | HKT48 | F |
| Tsukiashi Amane | HKT48 | F |
| Matsuoka Natsumi | HKT48 | F |
| Aramaki Misaki | HKT48 | F |
| Yamada Noe | NGT48 | C |
| Hasegawa Rena | NGT48 | D |
| Na Goeun | RBW Entertainment | A |
| Park Jieun | RBW Entertainment | C |
| Park Haeyoon | FNC Entertainment | A |
| Cho Ahyeong | FNC Entertainment | C |
| An Yujin | Starship Entertainment | B |
| Jang Wonyoung | Starship Entertainment | B |
| Cho Kahyeon | Starship Entertainment | B |
| Kim Minseo | HOW Entertainment | C |
| Wang Ke | HOW Entertainment | B |
| Yu Minyoung | HOW Entertainment | A |
| Lee Kaeun | PLEDIS Entertainment | A |
| Huh Yunjin | PLEDIS Entertainment | C |
Rank
*This is only the top 12 of the episode.
| Girl | Company | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Miyawaki Sakura | HKT48 | 1 |
| An Yujin | Starship | 2 |
| Jang Wonyoung | Starship | 3 |
| Matsui Jurina | SKE48 | 4 |
| Lee Kaeun | Pledis | 5 |
| Jang Gyuri | Stone Music | 6 |
| Choi Yena | Yuehua | 7 |
| Lee Sian | Stone Music | 8 |
| Shiroma Miru | NMB48 | 9 |
| Jo Yuri | Stone Music | 10 |
| Wang Yiren | Yuehua | 11 |
| Kojima Mako | AKB48 | 12 |