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[09/26/23 - 02:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine for the 2022-2023 Season Across Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
In fact, "20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" in Total Viewers for the first time in 13 years since the two programs aired on Fridays during a full television season since the 2009-2010 season.
[via press release from ABC]

'20/20' IS FRIDAY'S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON ACROSS TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

For the First Time in 13 Years, '20/20' Out Delivers NBC's 'Dateline' in Total Viewers

'20/20' Beats 'Dateline' in Both Key Adult Measures for the 3rd Consecutive Year

For the 2022-2023 full television season, "20/20" stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC's "Dateline" in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+214,000 - 3.780 million vs. 3.566 million), Adults 18-49 (+24,000 - 639,000 vs. 615,000), and Adults 25-54 (+21,000 - 924,000 vs. 903,000), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research.

In fact, "20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" in Total Viewers for the first time in 13 years since the two programs aired on Fridays during a full television season since the 2009-2010 season. In addition, "20/20" beat "Dateline" in both key Adult measures for the 3rd consecutive year.

ABC News' "20/20" is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir. 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 on Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live+7/Most Current National Program Ratings. Television Season 2022 -2023 (9/19/22 - 9/24/23) and 2021 -2022 (9/20/21 - 9/18/22). "Dateline" premiered on 9/16/22 and the telecast is included in the 2022-2023 averages 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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