"20/20" (1978) TV series 1978-????

Creator:

Roone Arledge

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

6 June 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | News

Plot:

ABC's original hour-long news magazine.

Plot Keywords:

Newsmagazine | Reenactment | Number In Title

Awards:

22 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13	10:00 PM	ABC
Fri. Nov. 20	10:00 PM	ABC

Cast

Elizabeth Vargas	...	Herself - Host / ... (6 episodes, 2004-2009)
Matthew T. Johnston	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2007)
Barbara Walters	...	Herself - Anchor / ... (3 episodes, 1984-2009)
Diane Sawyer	...	Herself - Contributing Anchor (2 episodes, 1998-2009)
Hugh Downs	...	Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1999)
Geraldo Rivera	...	Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1985)
Sylvia Chase	...	Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1980-1999)
Patty Duke	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1989-2004)
Christopher Chacon		(2 episodes, 1991-1993)
Mariah Carey	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
John Stossel	...	Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2009)
Fantasia Barrino	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jim Avila	...	Himself - correspondent (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
JuJu Chang	...	Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2006-2009)

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:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Neve Campbell/David Bowie (#22.12)" (1997)

20/20 needs glasses

Back in the days of Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs, 20/20 was the best news magazine show on TV. I especially liked their undercover investigations, busting scams and criminals. They were the best! And I never missed a show. But ever since Hugh Downs left, the show just hasn't been the same. And now that Barbara Walters has left too, the show has become much of a joke. 20/20 used to be all about protecting the consumer and busting scams and criminals. But now, all they do on 20/20 (besides covering stories that are already all over the news) is bust myths. This is sadly, the exact same concept that has also brought down the Discovery Channel. The Discovery Channel used to be all about shows investigating both science and law, but now all they do is bust myths. I just don't get it, obviously the people in control of these TV networks today are just some really stupid people.