‘20/20’ IMPROVES ON THE PREVIOUS WEEK IN ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, HITTING AN 8-WEEK HIGH IN THE KEY ADULT NEWS DEMO

ABC News’ “20/20: The Hunt for Mr. Right” averaged 2.618 million Total Viewers, 437,000 Adults 25-54 and 262,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, Jan. 16, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “20/20” improved on the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+15% – 437,000 vs. 380,000) and Adults 18-49 (+4% – 262,000 vs. 252,000), hitting an 8-week high in the key Adult news demo — since 11/21/25.
• “20/20” turned in double-digit gains year to year across the board: Total Viewers (+28% – 2.618 million vs. 2.044 million), Adults 25-54 (+43% – 437,000 vs. 306,000) and Adults 18-49 (+39% – 262,000 vs. 189,000).
• “20/20” ranked No. 1 in its two-hour time period in Adults 25-54 (437,000) versus CBS (232,000 with encores of “Sheriff Country”/”Boston Blue”) and NBC (384,000 million with “Dateline”).
• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+5%/+155,000 – 3.302 million vs. 3.147 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

ABC News’ “20/20” is the No. 1 award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. 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 9-11 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for current week telecast (1/16/26), week ago telecast (1/9/26) and year-ago telecast (1/10/25). Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season to Date (9/22/25 – 1/18/26). Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 9/29/25, “World News Tonight” averages include airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing.

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