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The ABC News primetime news magazine 20/20 has distinguished itself as one of the most esteemed programs in broadcast journalism. Celebrating its 36th anniversary this season, 20/20 continues to combine hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews and compelling human interest and feature stories. The program is anchored by award-winning journalists Elizabeth Vargas and David Muir. For over three decades 20/20 has offered viewers reports and stories that have changes lives.

RATINGS: 20/20 Improves By Double Digits Week to Week Across the Board Photo RATINGS: 20/20 Improves By Double Digits Week to Week Across the Board
by Abigail Charpentier - September 25, 2019

“20/20” stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine, beating NBC's “Dateline” (10:00-11:00 p.m.) in Total Viewers (+48% - 3.7 million vs. 2.5 million), Adults 18-49 (+25% - 0.5/3 vs. 0.4/3) and Adults 25-54 (+14% - 0.8/4 vs. 0.7/3).   ...


ABC News' 20/20 Interviews Mothers Of Teenage Girls Who Stabbed 12 Year Old Friend 19 Photo ABC News' 20/20 Interviews Mothers Of Teenage Girls Who Stabbed 12 Year Old Friend 19 Times 2/17
by Tori Hartshorn - February 16, 2018

It is every parent's nightmare. After 12-year-old Payton Leutner was invited to a sleepover, her two 12-year-old friends stabbed her 19 times leaving her for dead in the Wisconsin woods. The defendants Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier claim they committed the horrendous attack to appease a mysterious ...


ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Daughter's Fight for Justice After Mother Was Allegedly Photo ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Daughter's Fight for Justice After Mother Was Allegedly Killed in Husband's Murder-For-Hire Plot, Airing Today
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2018

“20/20” reports on Kim Pack's five-year-long fight for justice after her mother, New Jersey radio host April Kauffman, was allegedly murdered by a hit man hired by her husband, Dr. James “Jim” Kauffman. Jim was charged with the murder of April and with allegedly running an illegal drug distribution ...


BWW Review: Three Cheers for the Talented Kids in SCHOOL OF ROCK Photo BWW Review: Three Cheers for the Talented Kids in SCHOOL OF ROCK
by Ellen Dostal - May 05, 2018

As kid musicals go, SCHOOL OF ROCK isn't half bad. It falls somewhere between ANNIE and MATILDA on the Richter scale of stories about downtrodden kids overcoming obstacles to win in the end. It's got enough emotional oomph to tug on your heartstrings and it gives you plenty of reasons to happily che...


ABC News' '20/20' Features New Footage of Trial and Last Week's Sentencing Hearing of Photo ABC News' '20/20' Features New Footage of Trial and Last Week's Sentencing Hearing of Doctor Sentenced to Life in Prison, Today
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018

What caused a doctor and veterinarian couple to hire a hit man to kill their exes? today night, “20/20” investigates this double murder-for-hire plot and the elaborate sting operation authorities say they set up to catch Houston-area veterinarian, Valerie McDaniel, and her boyfriend, Leon Jacob, bef...


Special Edition Of 20/20 Looks Back On The Legendary Life And Career Of John McCain Photo Special Edition Of 20/20 Looks Back On The Legendary Life And Career Of John McCain
by Tori Hartshorn - August 29, 2018

Following the death of Senator John McCain who had been battling aggressive brain cancer since last year, a special edition of “20/20” gives an in-depth look at his legendary public, professional and personal life. The special features footage from the ABC News archives including a 1967 interview wi...


20/20 Reports on a Woman Found Guilty of Killing Her Husband Photo 20/20 Reports on a Woman Found Guilty of Killing Her Husband
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 07, 2019

“20/20” reports on the controversial 2012 murder of Jaime Melgar who was stabbed inside his bedroom during what initially appeared to be a home invasion. His wife, Sandra, claims she blacked out during the incident, possibly due to a seizure, and did not see or hear her husband being brutally attack...


RATINGS: 20/20 Is Friday's Most-Watched Newsmagazine In Total Viewers, Adults 18-49, Photo RATINGS: 20/20 Is Friday's Most-Watched Newsmagazine In Total Viewers, Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 29, 2019

ABC's “20/20” outperformed NBC's “Dateline” by double digits in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+23% - 3.7 million vs. 3.1 million), Adults 18-49 (+50% - 0.6/3 vs. 0.4/2) and Adults 25-54 (+43% - 1.0/4 vs. 0.7/3). In fact, “20/20” beat “Dateline” in all three measures for the first time this se...


ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Man Still Awaiting Sentencing After Two Juries Found Him Photo ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Man Still Awaiting Sentencing After Two Juries Found Him Guilty of Murdering Pregnant Wife
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 28, 2019

In 1999, David Temple claimed he discovered his eight-month-pregnant wife, Belinda Temple, shot dead inside their home. Despite two murder trials and two juries finding David guilty of Belinda's murder, he's once again awaiting sentencing, 20 years after her death. With his bail set at $1 million, B...


ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Daughter's Fight for Justice After Mother Was Allegedly Photo ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Daughter's Fight for Justice After Mother Was Allegedly Killed in Husband's Murder-For-Hire Plot, Airing 11/23
by Tori Hartshorn - November 20, 2018

“20/20” reports on Kim Pack's five-year-long fight for justice after her mother, New Jersey radio host April Kauffman, was allegedly murdered by a hit man hired by her husband, Dr. James “Jim” Kauffman. Jim was charged with the murder of April and with allegedly running an illegal drug distribution ...


TAINTED LOVE, MURDER, & PAMELA SMART Airs on ABC News' 20/20, Friday, Jan. 10 Photo TAINTED LOVE, MURDER, & PAMELA SMART Airs on ABC News' 20/20, Friday, Jan. 10
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 07, 2020

Pamela and Gregg Smart appeared to be a loving couple with an idyllic life in the small, peaceful town of Derry, New Hampshire. But one year after getting married, Pamela found Gregg dead in the home they shared. “20/20” reports on the love story that took a sharp, dark turn into a tale of betrayal,...


ABC to Air THAILAND MIRACLE BOYS - A 20/20 SPECIAL on September 2nd Photo ABC to Air THAILAND MIRACLE BOYS - A 20/20 SPECIAL on September 2nd
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 30, 2018

This summer the world watched in awe as a treacherous mission was staged to save 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand. Now that the team is safe, a special edition of “20/20” features ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman's exclusive interview with the boys and the c...


Full Cast & Creative Team Announced For ROUND WENT THE WHEEL Photo Full Cast & Creative Team Announced For ROUND WENT THE WHEEL
by Julie Musbach - July 09, 2019

ROUND WENT THE WHEEL, a new play written by Frank Ceruzzi and directed by Janet Bentley, will have its world premiere this summer as an Official Selection the 2019 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036). The performances are Tues...


20/20 Reports On Olympic Hopeful Who Claims She Was Coerced Into Sexual Relationship Photo 20/20 Reports On Olympic Hopeful Who Claims She Was Coerced Into Sexual Relationship With Coach 2/10
by Tori Hartshorn - February 08, 2018

20/20 Reports On Olympic Hopeful Who Claims She Was Coerced Into Sexual Relationship With Coach...


RATINGS: ABC Is Sunday's Number One Entertainment Network for the Second Straight Wee Photo RATINGS: ABC Is Sunday's Number One Entertainment Network for the Second Straight Week
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 17, 2019

ABC Sunday Prime Time (7:00–11:00 p.m. – 3.6 million and 0.6/3 in AD18-49): Opposite Fox's coverage of the U.S. Open, ABC earned 2nd place on Sunday and ranked as the night's No. 1 entertainment network for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49 (0.6/3)....


ABC News' '20/20' Examines Mysterious Death of a Woman in the Midst of the Wrongful D Photo ABC News' '20/20' Examines Mysterious Death of a Woman in the Midst of the Wrongful Death Civil Trial Against Her Boyfriend's Brother, Airing 3/2
by Tori Hartshorn - March 01, 2018

ABC News' '20/20' Examines Mysterious Death of a Woman in the Midst of the Wrongful Death Civil Trial Against Her Boyfriend's Brother, Airing 3/2...


ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Two Women Undergoing DNA Testing After Claiming They May Photo ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Two Women Undergoing DNA Testing After Claiming They May Be the 5-Month-Old Infant Who Disappeared From Her Crib 20 Years Ago, Airing 3/16
by Tori Hartshorn - March 14, 2018

ABC News' '20/20' Reports on Two Women Undergoing DNA Testing After Claiming They May Be the 5-Month-Old Infant Who Disappeared From Her Crib 20 Years Ago, Airing 3/16...


DATELINE NBC Kicks Off 27th Season as Friday's Number One Newsmagazine Photo DATELINE NBC Kicks Off 27th Season as Friday's Number One Newsmagazine
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 26, 2018

NBC's longest-running primetime series, Dateline NBC, begins its 27th season on Friday, September 28, with an all-new broadcast at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Leading up to the series premiere, Oxygen will run an all-day Dateline: Secrets Uncovered marathon....


20/20 to Present Documentary on BTK Serial Killer Photo 20/20 to Present Documentary on BTK Serial Killer
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019

One of America's most notorious serial killers, Dennis Rader, known as The BTK Killer, spent decades tormenting Wichita, Kansas. He brutally tortured and murdered 10 people while also taunting the tight-knit community, local media and police with letters detailing his horrific crimes. Now, 14 years ...


ABC News Announces Two-Hour Documentary on the Black Widow Killer Photo ABC News Announces Two-Hour Documentary on the Black Widow Killer
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 04, 2019

With two husbands dying within five years of each other, Stacey Castor appeared to be a victim of terrible misfortune and circumstance. In a bizarre twist, the mother of two from upstate New York became the prime suspect in the sensational case of secrets and lies that made national headlines for th...


Jimmy Tingle Returns To New England Stages This Summer Photo Jimmy Tingle Returns To New England Stages This Summer
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2019

Jimmy Tingle is a comedian, commentator, 2018 candidate for LT Governor of Massachusett and the founder of Humor for Humanity. He will return to New England area stages with his newest theatrical show Jimmy Tingle's 2020 Vision, a funny, thought-provoking, and hopeful look at contemporary life and p...


WICKED's Jessica Vosk to Be Featured on THE REAL ROOKIES: A SPECIAL EDITION OF 20/20 Photo WICKED's Jessica Vosk to Be Featured on THE REAL ROOKIES: A SPECIAL EDITION OF 20/20
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 24, 2018

Stories of late bloomers are not unheard of: Andrea Bocelli began his professional opera career at 34, Julia Child published her first cookbook at 49 and Vera Wang didn't become a designer until 40. A special edition of '20/20,' anchored by Amy Robach, showcases the inspiring real-life stories of Am...


Exclusive Interview with 12 Boys and Soccer Coach Who Were Trapped in Thailand Cave W Photo Exclusive Interview with 12 Boys and Soccer Coach Who Were Trapped in Thailand Cave Will Air on 20/20
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2018

This summer the world watched in awe as a treacherous mission was staged to save 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand. Now that the team is safe, a special edition of “20/20” features ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman's exclusive interview with the boys and the c...


VIDEO: BeBe Winans Reflects On The Bakkers On Tonight's 20/20 Photo VIDEO: BeBe Winans Reflects On The Bakkers On Tonight's 20/20
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2019

Televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, hosts of the popular religious talk show 'PTL (Praise The Lord) Club' and founders of the Christian-themed park Heritage USA, became notorious after Jim was found at the center of outrageous sex and financial fraud scandals. Now, over 30 years after the demi...


20/20 Features Interview With Mother of John Giuca, Convicted of Murdering College St Photo 20/20 Features Interview With Mother of John Giuca, Convicted of Murdering College Student on 4/6
by Tori Hartshorn - April 05, 2018

When 19-year-old college student Mark Fisher was murdered in an alleged gang-crime, the public outcry was deafening. John Giuca and Antonio Russo were both convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for Mark's murder. In February, John's conviction was overturned by an appeals court which...






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