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[05/29/26 - 03:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine, Leading "Dateline" in Total Viewers for the 5th Consecutive Broadcast Season
"20/20" improved on the previous season in Total Viewers (+5%/+170,000 - 3.672 million vs. 3.502 million).
[via press release from ABC]

'20/20' IS FRIDAY'S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE, LEADING 'DATELINE' IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR THE 5TH CONSECUTIVE BROADCAST SEASON

'20/20' Increased Its Lead in Total Viewers Over 'Dateline' Versus Last Broadcast Season by 1,255% and Improved on the Previous Season's Total Viewers

'20/20' Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week Across the Board and Turns in Its Strongest Performance in Both Key Adult Demos in Over Two Years

2025-2026 Broadcast Season:

For the 2025-2026 broadcast season, "20/20" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine for the 5th consecutive broadcast season, leading "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+12%/+393,000 - 3.672 million vs. 3.279 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

· "20/20" substantially increased its Total Viewer lead over "Dateline" versus its lead during the 2024-2025 broadcast season (+1,255% - 393,000 vs. 29,000).

· "20/20" improved on the previous season in Total Viewers (+5%/+170,000 - 3.672 million vs. 3.502 million).

Week of May 15, 2026:

ABC News' "20/20: Murder Next Door" averaged 3.331 million Total Viewers, 654,000 Adults 25-54 and 481,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, May 15, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC's "Dateline-Classic" (1.638 million, 355,000 and 201,000, respectively) to rank as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine in all key target demos.

· "20/20" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+22% - 3.331 million vs. 2.733 million), Adults 25-54 (+41% - 654,000 vs. 465,000) and Adults 18-49 (+52% - 481,000 vs. 317,000). In addition, "20/20" turned in its strongest performance in both key Adult demos in over two years - since 2/2/24.

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: The Nielsen Company, L+7/Most Current Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings. 2024-25 Broadcast Season (9/23/24 - 5/21/25) and 2024-25 Broadcast Season (9/23/24 - 5/21/25). Averages include pre-season premiere telecasts. Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season. Beginning 9/29/25, "20/20" includes 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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