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20/20
| 20/20 | |
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| Premiere | June 6, 1978 |
| Airs | Fridays at 9:01PM |
| Creator | Roone Arledge |
| Network/Provider | ABC |
| Style | 60-minute news magazine |
| Company | ABC News |
| Seasons | 47 |
| Episodes | 2,267 |
| Status | Currently airing season 47 |
| Origin | USA |
20/20 is an American television news magazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. The show was created by Roone Arledge.
The original news anchors were veteran journalists Harold Hayes and Robert Hughes, who lasted only one show. They were replaced by former game show and Today host Hugh Downs, who was later joined by co-host Barbara Walters in 1984. Downs and Walters were also previously co-hosts of NBC's Today together. Downs retired in 1999 and Walters became solo news anchor until 2002 when John Miller was hired to be permanent co-host of the series. Miller left and was replaced by John Stossel in 2003. Walters' left the co-anchor position in 2004 and was replaced by Elizabeth Vargas. However, Walters still frequently contributes to the show.
The disctinctive theme music to 20/20 was written by Robert Arnold Israel and based upon ABC's World News Tonight theme written by Lillian Scheinert.
Contents |
Journalists
| Journalist | Duration |
|---|---|
| Host | |
| Hugh Downs | 1978-1999 |
| Barbara Walters | 1984-2004 |
| John Miller | 2003 |
| John Stossel | 2004-2009 |
| Elizabeth Vargas | 2004– |
| Christopher Cuomo | 2010 |
| David Muir | 2013– |
| Host - Contributing | |
| Diane Sawyer | 1999-2000 |
| Sam Donaldson | 1999-2000 |
| Charles Gibson | 1999-2000 |
| Connie Chung | 1999-2002 |
| Jack Ford | 2001 |
| Barbara Walters | 2009-2015 |
| Correspondent | |
| Barbara Walters | 1979-1984 |
| John Stossel | 1978-2003 |
| Elizabeth Vargas | 1999-2003 |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ||||||
| Season One | June 6, 1978 | — | — | |||
| Season Two | 1979 | — | — | |||
| Season Three | 1980 | — | — | |||
| Season Four | 1981 | — | — | |||
| Season Five | 1982 | — | — | |||
| Season Six | 1983 | — | — | |||
| Season Seven | 1984 | — | — | |||
| Season Eight | 1985 | — | — | |||
| Season Nine | 1986 | — | — | |||
| Season Ten | 1987 | — | — | |||
| Season Eleven | 1988 | — | — | |||
| Season Twelve | 1989 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirteen | 1990 | — | — | |||
| Season Fourteen | 1991 | — | — | |||
| Season Fifteen | 1992 | — | — | |||
| Season Sixteen | 1993 | — | — | |||
| Season Seventeen | 1994 | — | — | |||
| Season Eighteen | 1995 | — | — | |||
| Season Nineteen | 1996 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty | 1997 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-One | 1998 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Two | 1999 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Three | 2000 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Four | 2001 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Five | 2002 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Six | 2003 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Seven | 2004 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Eight | 2005 | — | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Nine | 2006 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty | 2007 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty-One | 2008 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Two | 2009 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Three | 2010 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Four | 2011 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Five | 2012 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Six | 2013 | — | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Seven | September 26, 2014 | September 4, 2015 | 51 + 2 | |||
| Season Thirty-Eight | September 11, 2015 | August 26, 2016 | 53 + 2 | |||
| Season Thirty-Nine | September 16, 2016 | September 13, 2017 | 54 + 2 | |||
| Season Forty | September 15, 2017 | September 2, 2018 | 51 + 2 | |||
| Season Forty-One | September 7, 2018 | September 20, 2019 | 44 + 1 | |||
| Season Forty-Two | September 27, 2019 | September 31, 2020 | 31 + 2 | |||
| Season Forty-Three | October 16, 2020 | October 1, 2021 | 36 | |||
| Season Forty-Four | October 8, 2021 | September 16, 2022 | 26 | |||
| Season Forty-Five | September 23, 2022 | September 22, 2023 | 37 | |||
| Season Forty-Six | September 29, 2023 | September 13, 2024 | 33 | |||
| Season Forty-Seven | September 20, 2024 | — | — | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
There are no DVD releases for this show.
