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20/20

1978 · 29 seasons

A steady, serious newsmagazine that walks you through real human stories and scandals with a calm, investigative tone.

Created by
Roone Arledge
Genres
News, Documentary
Starring
Cynthia McFadden, Elizabeth Vargas, Lisa McRee
Overview
20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.

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Created by
Roone Arledge
Genres
News, Documentary
Starring
Cynthia McFadden, Elizabeth Vargas, Lisa McRee
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • deception
  • family
  • media
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
news, documentary
Created by
Roone Arledge
Starring
Cynthia McFadden, Elizabeth Vargas, Lisa McRee, Martin Bashir, Harold Hayes, Amy Robach, Robert Hughes, Diane Sawyer
Length
29 seasons, 768 episodes, 40 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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