"20/20" (1978) TV series 1978-????

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creator:

Roone Arledge

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

6 June 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | News

Plot:

ABC's original hour-long news magazine.

Plot Keywords:

Reenactment | Newsmagazine | Non Fiction | Number In Title

Awards:

22 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Oct. 10	10:00 PM	ABC
Fri. Oct. 17	10:00 PM	ABC

Cast

Elizabeth Vargas	...	Herself - Anchor / ... (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Matthew T. Johnston	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2007)
Geraldo Rivera	...	Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1985)
Sylvia Chase	...	Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1980-1999)
Barbara Walters	...	Herself - Anchor (2 episodes, 1984-2004)
Mariah Carey	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
Fantasia Barrino	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jim Avila	...	Himself - correspondent (2 episodes, 2005-2007)

Also Known As:

ABC News 20/20 (USA) (informal title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

ABC News

Trivia:

In 1998, ABC News combined "20/20" with "Primetime Live" (1989) to compete with "Dateline NBC" (1992) which aired four days a week at the time. The new editions were called "20/20 Monday", "20/20 Wednesday", "20/20 Friday", "20/20 Sunday", and _"20/20 Downtown" (2000)_. In 2000, ABC News returned "20/20" and "Primetime" to their original forms but kept "20/20 Downtown" as a spin-off.

Quotes:

Himself - Co-Anchor: I'm Hugh Downs
Herself - Correspondent: And I'm Barbra Walters and this is 20/20.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)

The best one hour TV news program in TV history!

Over the years, when I can it has always been a tradition to watch "20/20" on ABC Friday nights at 10PM. This one hour news program has always been the most informative, and it features stories that touch your life, and the segments are often about the average American citizen just like you or me. Many of the stories aired are often controversial involving the law and crime, plus many reports are educational about your health and sex life and even sometimes they have celebrity reporting, but overall this program sticks to everyday common reporting. Plus the hosts, and reporting have always made this show A+ material, it was always great with legends Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs, now the torch has rightfully been passed to the fact finder John Stossel and the flashy Elizabeth Vargas. The myths, lies, and stupidity segments of Stossel's are just great, I love the way he proves the media powers and so-called experts wrong by his research and common wisdom. Overall "20/20" is a TV news legend that should continue to last many years more with great reporting like it always has.