For the Second Year in a Row, “20/20” Is Friday’s No. 1 Newsmagazine Across the Board – Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 – for the Broadcast Season

FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, ’20/20′ IS FRIDAY’S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE ACROSS THE BOARD – TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 – FOR THE BROADCAST SEASON

’20/20′ Outperforms ‘Dateline’ in Both Key Adult Demos for 4th Time in Last 5 Broadcast Seasons

For the second year in a row, “20/20” stood as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine during the 2022-23 broadcast season and beat NBC’s “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+6% – 3.842 million vs. 3.612 million), Adults 18-49 (+7% – 664,000 vs. 623,000) and Adults 25-54 (+4% – 958,000 vs. 918,000), based on Most Current Data. Further, “20/20” outperformed the NBC program in both key Adult demos for the 4th time in the last 5 broadcast seasons.

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 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 Program Ratings. “Dateline” premiered on 9/16/22 and the telecast is included in the averages. 2022-23 Broadcast Season (9/19/22 – 5/24/23) and 2021 -2022 Broadcast Season (9/20/21 – 5/25/22). Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing.