Press release - Ratings
October 3, 2025
‘20/20’ IS FRIDAY’S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 18-49
‘20/20’ Opens Its New Season With Its Strongest Performance in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 in Over Three Months
On its 2025-2026 season premiere, ABC News’ “20/20: He’s Right Behind You” averaged 2.752 million Total Viewers, 386,000 Adults 25-54 and 277,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
- “20/20” outdelivered the season premiere of “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+20%/+451,000 – 2.752 million vs. 2.301 million) and Adults 18-49 (+7%/+17,000 – 277,000 vs. 260,000).
- “20/20” opened its new season with its strongest performance in Total Viewers (2.752 million) and Adults 25-54 (386,000) in over 3 months — since 5/30/25 and 6/6/25, respectively.
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 9/26/25. Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. 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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