‘20/20: THE AU PAIR, THE AFFAIR AND MURDER’ ABOUT A TWISTED LOVE TRIANGLE DELIVERS BEST ADULT 25-54 PERFORMANCE IN 10 MONTHS AND STRONGEST DELIVERY IN ADULTS 18-49 IN 11 MONTHS - HITTING NEW SEASON HIGHS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK IN BOTH DEMOS

ABC News’ “20/20: The Au Pair, The Affair and Murder” averaged 3.383 million Total Viewers, 553,000 Adults 25-54 and 429,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• Hitting new season highs for the second straight week, “20/20” improved on the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+2% – 553,000 vs. 541,000) and Adults 18-49 (+6% – 429,000 vs. 405,000). In fact, “20/20” delivered its best Adults 25-54 performance in 10 months and its strongest delivery in Adults 18-49 in 11 months — since 4/18/25 and 3/14/25, respectively.
• “20/20” saw double-digit gains on the corresponding year-ago telecast across the board: Total Viewers (+19% – 3.383 million vs. 2.852 million), Adults 25-54 (+26% – 553,000 vs. 438,000) and Adults 18-49 (+30% – 429,000 vs. 329,000).
• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+11%/+360,000 – 3.553 million vs. 3.193 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 (2/20/26), week ago telecast (2/13/26) and year-ago telecast (2/14/25). Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season to Date (9/22/25 – 2/22/26). 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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