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[09/20/22 - 02:15 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine in Key Adult Demos During the 2021-2022 Season for the Second Year in a Row
For the 2021-2022 season, "20/20" stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC's "Dateline" in Adults 18-49 (+22,000 - 755,000 vs. 733,000) and Adults 25-54 (+11,000 - 1.041 million vs. 1.030 million).
[via press release from ABC]

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

2021-2022 Season

'20/20' IS FRIDAY'S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE IN KEY ADULT DEMOS DURING THE 2021-2022 SEASON FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

'20/20' Draws Its Largest Season Audience in 3 Years

2021-2022 Season

For the 2021-2022 season, "20/20" stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC's "Dateline" in Adults 18-49 (+22,000 - 755,000 vs. 733,000) and Adults 25-54 (+11,000 - 1.041 million vs. 1.030 million). In fact, "20/20" out delivered "Dateline" in both key adult measures for the 2nd year in a row.

"20/20" improved on the previous season in Total Viewers (+13,000 - 3.909 million vs. 3.896 million) to draw its largest overall audience in 3 years - since the 2018-2019 season.

Highlights from this season included anchor Diane Sawyer's exclusive first interview with the children from the Turpin family, "Good Morning America" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos' interview with Alec Baldwin following the deadly shooting on the set of "Rust," and an episode following Ahmaud Arbery's mother's quest for truth and justice amid the trial surrounding his murder.

ABC News' "20/20" is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Amy Robach. 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. The two-hour "20/20" events air Fridays from 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu. Janice Johnston is executive producer.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Program Ratings. "20/20" premiered on 10/8/21. Most Current: 2021 -2022 Television Season (9/20/21 - 9/19/21) and 2020 -2021 Television Season (9/21/20 - 9/19/21). 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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