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[11/26/25 - 02:31 PM]
"20/20" Is the Most-Watched in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 in Time Period vs. CBS and NBC
"20/20" posted substantial increases week to week across the board.

[via press release from ABC]

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

For Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

'20/20' IS THE MOST-WATCHED IN ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 IN TIME PERIOD VS. CBS AND NBC

'20/20' Outperforms 'Dateline' Across the Board To Rank as Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine

'20/20' Grows Double Digits Week to Week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 and Year to Year in Both Key Adult Demos

'20/20' Hits Season Highs and Posts Strongest Numbers in Both Key Adult Demos in 5 Months

ABC News' "20/20: The Final Cut" averaged 2.552 million Total Viewers, 491,000 Adults 25-54 and 319,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, 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 Adults 25-54 (491,000) and Adults 18-49 (319,000) versus CBS (362,000 and 217,000, respectively, with "Fire Country"/"Boston Blue") and NBC (284,000 and 214,000, respectively, with "Dateline").

· "20/20" outperformed NBC's "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+31%/+597,000 - 2.552 million vs. 1.955 million), Adults 25-54 (+73%/+207,000 - 491,000 vs. 284,000) and Adults 18-49 (+49%/+105,000 - 319,000 vs. 214,000) to rank as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine across the board. In addition, "20/20" scored its largest Adults 25-54 lead over the NBC program in 1 year - since 11/22/24, based on regular telecasts.

· "20/20" posted substantial increases week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+20% - 2.552 million vs. 2.132 million), Adults 25-54 (+84% - 491,000 vs. 267,000) and Adults 18-49 (+98% - 319,000 vs. 191,000), hitting season highs in both key Adult demos. In fact, "20/20" posted its strongest numbers in both key Adult demos in 5 months - since 5/30/25.

· "20/20" turned in double-digit gains versus its corresponding year-ago telecast in Adults 25-54 (+38% - 491,000 vs. 357,000) and Adults 18-49 (+32% - 319,000 vs. 242,000).

· Season to date, "20/20" leads "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+16%/+348,000 - 2.485 million vs. 2.137 million), Adults 25-54 (+4%/+14,000 - 366,000 vs. 352,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3%/+7,000 - 247,000 vs. 240,000).

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 (11/21/25), week ago telecast (11/14/25) and year-ago telecast (11/15/24). 2025-2026 Season to Date (9/22 - 11/23/25). 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 do not include OOH viewing.





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