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[01/30/26 - 10:11 AM]
"20/20" Ranks No. 1 in the Two-Hour Time Period Across the Board Versus CBS and NBC
"20/20" posted across-the-board gains week to week: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, hitting 9-week highs in both key Adult demos.

[via press release from ABC]

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

For Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

'20/20' RANKS NO. 1 IN THE TWO-HOUR TIME PERIOD ACROSS THE BOARD VERSUS CBS AND NBC

'20/20' Posts Across-the-Board Gains Week to Week, Hitting 9-Week Highs in Both Key Adult Demos

'20/20' Delivers Its 2nd Best Numbers of the Season in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49

ABC News' "20/20: Her Last Note" averaged 2.905 million Total Viewers, 477,000 Adults 25-54 and 313,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, Jan. 23, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

· "20/20" ranked No. 1 in its two-hour time period in Total Viewers (2.905 million), Adults 25-54 (477,000) and Adults 18-49 (313,000) versus CBS dramas (2.203 million, 236,000 and 172,000, respectively) and NBC's "Dateline" (2.318 million, 390,000 and 236,000, respectively).

· "20/20" posted across-the-board gains week to week: Total Viewers (+11% - 2.905 million vs. 2.618 million), Adults 25-54 (+9% - 477,000 vs. 437,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19% - 313,000 vs. 262,000), hitting 9-week highs in both key Adult demos - since 11/21/25. In fact, "20/20" delivered its 2nd-best numbers of the season in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

· Season to date, "20/20" leads "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+6%/+196,000 - 3.291 million vs. 3.095 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 (1/23/26), week ago telecast (1/16/26) and year-ago telecast (1/17/25). Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season to Date (9/22/25 - 1/25/26). 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 do not include OOH viewing.





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