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[09/09/25 - 01:43 PM]
"20/20" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board for Friday, Sept. 5
Airing against NFL competition on YouTube and U.S. Open Tennis on ESPN, "20/20" turned in its strongest Adults 25-54 performance since June and best Total Viewer and Adults 18-49 numbers since July.
[via press release from ABC]

'20/20' RANKS NO. 1 ACROSS THE BOARD FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 5

'20/20' Outdelivers 'Dateline' by Double Digits in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 in First New Head-to-Head Match-Up Since May

'20/20' Turns in Its Strongest Adults 25-54 Performance Since June, and Best Total Viewer and Adults 18-49 Numbers Since July, Airing Against the Starting Week of the NFL and U.S. Open Tennis

ABC News' "20/20: Idaho Justice" averaged 2.107 million Total Viewers, 356,000 Adults 25-54 and 233,000 Adults 18-49, on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

· "20/20" (9:00-11:00 p.m.) outdelivered "Dateline" (10:00-11:00 p.m.) across the board: Total Viewers (+26%/+441,000 - 2.107 million vs. 1.666 million), Adults 25-54 (+3%/+10,000 - 356,000 vs. 346,000) and Adults 18-49 (+29%/+53,000 - 233,000 vs. 180,000).

· Airing against NFL competition on YouTube and U.S. Open Tennis on ESPN, "20/20" turned in its strongest Adults 25-54 performance since June and best Total Viewer and Adults 18-49 numbers since July - since 6/20/25, 7/11/25, and 7/25/25, respectively.

· "20/20" ranked No. 1 in its two-hour time period in Total Viewers (2.107 million), Adults 25-54 (356,000) and Adults 18-49 (233,000) versus its network competition on CBS (1.123 million, 189,000 and 154,000 respectively, with encores of "Fire Country"/"Blue Bloods") and NBC (1.535 million, 299,000 and 174,000, respectively, with special repeat of "America's Got Talent"/"Dateline").

ABC News' "20/20" is an 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 Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, Live+Same Day Program Ratings for 9/5/25 or as dated. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing.





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