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[10/24/25 - 02:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's Most-Watched Newsmagazine Across the Board
In addition, "20/20" posted its best Adults 25-54 in more than four months.

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "20/20"

For Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

'20/20' IS FRIDAY'S MOST-WATCHED NEWSMAGAZINE ACROSS THE BOARD

'20/20' Grows Year to Year in Total Viewers and Shows Week-to-Week Increases Across the Board, Hitting Season Highs in Both Key Adults Demos

Season to Date, '20/20' Leads 'Dateline' in Total Viewers

ABC News' "20/20: Driven to Death" averaged 2.658 million Total Viewers, 439,000 Adults 25-54 and 281,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data+Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

· For the second time in the three weeks, "20/20" outdelivered NBC's "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+34%/+673,000 - 2.658 million vs. 1.985 million), Adults 25-54 (+31%/+103,000 - 439,000 vs. 336,000) and Adults 18-49 (+22%/+50,000 - 281,000 vs. 231,000) to rank as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine across the board.

· "20/20" grew from its corresponding telecast last year in Total Viewers (+9% -2.658 million vs. 2.432 million on 10/11/24).

· "20/20" posted week-to-week increases in Total Viewers (+3% - 2.658 million vs. 2.580 million), Adults 25-54 (+43% - 439,000 vs. 307,000) and Adults 18-49 (+32% - 281,000 vs. 213,000), hitting season highs in both key Adults demos. In addition, "20/20" posted its best Adults 25-54 in more than 4 months - since 5/30/25.

· Season to date, "20/20" leads "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+17%/+465,000 - 3.257 million vs. 2.792 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

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 Fridays from 9-11 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for current week telecast (10/17/25), week ago telecast (10/10/25) and year-ago telecast (10/11/25). Based on Most Current Big Data Plus Panel: 2025-2026 Season to Date (9/22-10/19/25). Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 9/29/25, "World News Tonight" averages include airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings did not include OOH viewing.





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