Roone Arledge
Director
20/20 (1978)
Season 42
20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.
Released June 6, 1978
Episode 73 min
14+
Genres: Documentary, News
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Watch Providers: Hulu, fuboTV, Disney Plus, Spectrum On Demand
Production Companies: ABC News
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S42E1 - Abby Hernandez
14-year-old girl reported missing after she doesn't come home from school; Kidnapping survivor recalls life in captivity and how she kept hope alive.
Sept. 7, 2018, midnight
S42E2 - Shot in the Dark
A high school cheerleader and football player's tumultuous relationship; Teen found dead in her bed from a gunshot to her head; Today, convicted killer apologizes for shooting ex-girlfriend
Sept. 14, 2018, midnight
S42E3 - From Classroom to Captive
Interview with Elizabeth Thomas, who was taken at age 15 by her Tennessee high school teacher, resulting in a 38-day nationwide manhunt.
Sept. 21, 2018, midnight
S42E4 - The Real Rookies
Stories of Americans who followed their dreams and started new careers later in life, including a woman who quit her finance job to pursue acting, and a woman who became the oldest person to graduate the from the Houston Police Academy.
Sept. 25, 2018, midnight
S42E5 - What Really Killed Prince
Audio detailing the night Prince nearly died from overdose on plane; Prince suddenly dies at Paisley Park from fentanyl overdose.
Sept. 28, 2018, midnight
S42E6 - The DNA Detective
Teacher's gruesome 1992 death launches decades-long mystery; Pennsylvania teacher's 1992 death grows cold
Oct. 5, 2018, midnight
S42E7 - Being Melania: The First Lady
An exclusive sit-down interview with first lady Melania Trump.
Oct. 12, 2018, midnight
S42E8 - My Son Is Not a Monster
11-year-old arrested for his pregnant soon-to-be stepmother's murder: Why police believe ex-boyfriend was not connected to woman's murder; What it's like to be 11 years old and accused of murder
Oct. 19, 2018, midnight
S42E9 - Murder in the Mansion
A $3.5 million mansion, a beautiful family's future up in flames; Closing in on the brutal killer in DC mansion murders; Friends, family testify against suspect at trial for DC mansion murders
Oct. 26, 2018, midnight
S42E10 - The Man Behind The Mask
Former hockey star's young family shattered by wife's murder at home; Manhunt begins for brutal killer of mother of two; 7-year-old daughter becomes key eyewitness in attack on mom.
Nov. 9, 2018, midnight
S42E11 - Becoming Michelle: A First Lady's Journey with Robin Roberts
From Michelle Obama's humble Chicago upbringing to the White House; Michelle Obama opens up about miscarriage, IVF and marriage counseling
Nov. 11, 2018, midnight
S42E12 - Brave New Face
26-year-old face transplant recipient: 'I see me'; Face transplant recipient's mom learns about renowned reconstructive surgeon
Nov. 16, 2018, midnight
S42E13 - Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
How the idea for 'Mary Poppins Returns' was born; 'Mary Poppins Returns' star Emily Blunt on making the role her own
Nov. 22, 2018, midnight
S42E14 - Family Secrets
A daughter fights for justice after her mother was allegedly killed in husband's murder-for-hire plot.
Nov. 23, 2018, midnight
S42E15 - Til Death Do Us Part
Texas couple's wedding anniversary celebration ends in tragedy; Woman discovered tied up in a closet, husband stabbed, beaten to death; Woman's family believes husband's killer is still out there
Nov. 30, 2018, midnight
S42E16 - Remembering George H. W. Bush
Looking back at the legacy of a president.
Dec. 1, 2018, midnight
S42E17 - The Devil in Disguise
Chris and Shanann Watts' seemed to be in love, say friends, family; In a shocking statement, Chris Watts describes how he killed his wife; Shanann Watts and her two daughters are found dead.
Dec. 7, 2018, midnight
S42E18 - Gypsy's Truth and Lies
Gypsy Rose Blanchard opens up about why she plotted to kill her mother and explains what life was like with her; Nicholas Godejohn, Gypsy's ex-boyfriend, alleges that Gypsy was the mastermind behind the murder and he was a hired hit man.
Dec. 14, 2018, midnight
S42E19 - The Bobbitts: Love Hurts
A look back at the notorious Bobbitt case from 1993 with an exclusive new interview with John Wayne Bobbitt.
Jan. 4, 2019, midnight
S42E20 - Robert Blake
In a case that remains shrouded in mystery, actor Robert Blake speaks to "20/20" thirteen years after he was acquitted in his wife's murder.
Jan. 11, 2019, midnight
S42E21 - Unfaithfully Yours
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were among the most famous televangelists in America when their religious empire came crashing down amid sex and financial fraud scandals.
Jan. 18, 2019, midnight
S42E22 - Evil in Eden
Steven and Cary Stayner: The tale of two brothers' horror and heroism.
Jan. 25, 2019, midnight
S42E23 - My Father BTK
After "BTK" serial killer Dennis Rader's shocking confession, his daughter had to find ways to cope with her new, shattered reality.
Feb. 1, 2019, midnight
S42E24 - Black Widow
When Stacey Castor's second husband dies suddenly, investigators learn her first husband is also dead. Castor is suspected of murdering her second husband and poisoning her own daughter.
Feb. 8, 2019, midnight
S42E25 - Bundy
During the 1970s, the notorious serial killer had murdered dozens of women on a rampage that took him across the Pacific Northwest and eventually to Florida.
Feb. 15, 2019, midnight
S42E26 - The Deadly Ride
A former Uber driver terrorizes the city of Kalamazoo, Mich., on Feb. 20, 2016, killing six people and seriously injuring two others.
Feb. 23, 2019, midnight
S42E27 - With Friends Like These
When 19-year-old Sarah Stern's car is mysteriously found on a New Jersey bridge, a former classmate comes forward with information that helps authorities discover what happened.
March 1, 2019, midnight
S42E28 - Deadly Dance in Texas
Dr. Joseph Sonnier met his girlfriend Richelle Shetina at a dance class, and the two traveled to Paris together, just weeks before the unthinkable happened.
March 8, 2019, midnight
S42E29 - The Dropout
The Dropout The story of Elizabeth Holmes and the fall of her start-up Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong.
March 15, 2019, midnight
S42E30 - My Mother's Sins
A woman shoots her three young children, seriously injuring two and killing one.
March 22, 2019, midnight
S42E31 - The Secret in Her Eyes
The two beautiful young Mormon athletes seemed to have a perfect marriage, but Janet's sisters say that changed dramatically when Abaroa revealed he cheated
March 29, 2019, midnight
S42E32 - The Woman in the Suitcase
a 21-year-old Miami hotel guest has no memory of being attacked, raped and left for dead.
April 5, 2019, midnight
S42E33 - Your Biggest Fan
Actress Rebecca Schaeffer is shot point blank at the door of her Los Angeles home by her longtime stalker;
April 12, 2019, midnight
S42E34 - Seed of Doubt
A woman who believed she was conceived by an anonymous sperm donor discovers her biological father is actually her mother's former fertility doctor.
May 3, 2019, midnight
S42E35 - Last Defense
A mother on death row for the unthinkable. Now the court orders testing on crucial crime scene evidence.
May 10, 2019, midnight
S42E36 - Undercover Mother
A man convicted of murder has his conviction overturned by an appeals court and waits to see if a higher court agrees it should be overturned.
May 17, 2019, midnight
S42E37 - One Night in Central Park
Revisiting the 1989 case of a female jogger who was brutally raped and beaten in New York City.
May 24, 2019, midnight
S42E38 - The Final Act
Daniel Wozniak was a community theater actor in California when he was arrested for the murders of Sam Herr, a war veteran, and Julie Kibuishi, a college student and dancer, in May 2010.
May 31, 2019, midnight
S42E39 - The Perfect Nanny
When a woman is found unresponsive in her bathtub, two of her daughters suspect their father is responsible.
June 14, 2019, midnight
S42E40 - President Trump: 30 Hours
Trump on polls showing Biden ahead: 'I don't believe those polls; Trump on Mueller, immigration and putting his personal touch on Oval Office.
June 17, 2019, midnight
S42E41 - A Family Affair
How did an ordinary-looking American family turn into pistol-wielding bank robbers?
June 28, 2019, midnight
S42E42 - The Affair
When a woman secretly records her husband's affair, she snaps and kills his girlfriend and herself.
Sept. 6, 2019, midnight
S42E43 - The Hustlers
A lifelong hustler discovers the strip club scene; Strip club workers' new hustle takes a dark turn; Doctor almost swindled out of $100,000 after three dates with woman.
Sept. 13, 2019, midnight
S42E44 - 30 Years Searching
Detectives use DNA evidence to solve a cold case involving the murder of an 18-year-old woman.
Sept. 20, 2019, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 73 min.
Season Runtime: 52998 min.
Released: June 6, 1978
Last Air Date: Dec. 17, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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