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[09/27/24 - 02:02 PM]
For the 2nd Year, "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine for the Broadcast Season Across the Board
"20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" for the 2nd season in a row in Total Viewers and for the 4th consecutive season in both key Adult demos.
[via press release from ABC]

FOR THE 2ND YEAR, '20/20' IS FRIDAY'S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE FOR THE BROADCAST SEASON ACROSS THE BOARD

Program Grows Its Overall Audience Versus the Previous Season

2023-2024 Broadcast Season

For the 2023-2024 full television season, "20/20" stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC's "Dateline-Friday" in all key target demos for the 2nd season in a row, based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research.

· "20/20" led "Dateline-Friday" in Total Viewers (+182,000; 3.837 million vs. 3.655 million), Adults 18-49 (+10,000 - 594,000 vs. 584,000), and Adults 25-54 (+15,000; 843,000 vs. 824,000).

· "20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" for the 2nd season in a row in Total Viewers and for the 4th consecutive season in both key Adult demos.

· "20/20" improved on the previous season in Total Viewers (+30,000; 3.837 million vs. 3.807 million).

ABC News' "20/20" is the No. 1 award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 45 years, "20/20" features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour "20/20" events air on Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live+7/Most Current Program Ratings. 2023-24 Television Season for "20/20" (9/25/23 - 9/15/24), for "Dateline" (9/25/23 - 9/22/24) and 2022-23 Broadcast Season (9/19/22 - 9/24/23). Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing.





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