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‘20/20’ IS THE MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT — SCORING LARGEST VIEWERSHIP IN OVER 7 MONTHS

ABC News’ “20/20: Badass Detective” averaged 3.032 million Total Viewers, 380,000 Adults 25-54 and 252,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, Jan. 9, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, ranking as the No. 1 program of the night in Total Viewers (excluding sports). “20/20” scored its most-watched telecast in over 7 months — since 5/30/25. For the second week in a row, “20/20” posted Total Viewers increases versus the previous week (+18% – 3.032 million vs. 2.561 million) and the corresponding year-ago telecast (+3% – 3.032 million vs. 2.945 million). “20/20” ranked No. 1 in its two-hour time period in Total Viewers (3.032 million) versus CBS (1.884 million with encores of “Sheriff Country”/“Boston Blue”) and NBC (2.409 million with “U.S. Figure Skating Championships”). Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+3%/+83,000 – 3.198 million vs. 3.115 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. ABC News’ “20/20” is the

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January 16, 2026

‘THE VIEW’ RANKS NO. 1 IN HOUSEHOLDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS AMONG ALL DAYTIME NETWORK TALK SHOWS

For the week of Jan. 5, 2026, “The View” ranked No. 1 in Households (1.73 rtg.) and Total Viewers (2.610 million) among the daytime network talk shows, leading NBC’s “TODAY Third Hour” (1.31 rtg. and 1.954 million, respectively), “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” (0.90 rtg. and 1.355 million, respectively) and “NBC News Daily” (0.91 rating and 1.325 million, respectively). In addition, “The View” averaged 209,000 Women 25-54 and 166,000 Women 18-49, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “The View” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+59% – 2.610 million vs. 1.638 million), Women 25-54 (+35% – 209,000 vs. 155,000) and Women 18-49 (+43% – 166,000 vs. 116,000), drawing its largest overall audience in over 9 months — since w/o 3/31/25. On Wednesday (1/7/26), “The View,” with exclusive guest Marjorie Taylor Greene, scored its most-watched telecast (2.754 million) in 9 months — since 4/7/25. In addition, the airing also increased in

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January 16, 2026

GUEST LINEUP ON AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED DAYTIME TALK SHOW, ‘THE VIEW,’ JAN. 19-23

“The View,” now in Season 29, is America’s most-watched daytime talk show. Called “the most important political TV show in America” by The New York Times, the Daytime Emmy® Award-winning talk show is a priority destination for up-to-the-minute Hot Topics, invaluable conversations, celebrities, newsmakers and politicians and must-see viewing for our loyal fans. “The View” is executive produced by Brian Teta and is directed by Sarah de la O. For breaking news and updated videos, visit theview.tv and follow “The View” (@theviewabc) and Whoopi Goldberg (@whoopigoldberg), Joy Behar (@joyvbehar), Sunny Hostin (@sunny), Sara Haines (@sarahaines), Alyssa Farah Griffin (@alyssafarah) and Ana Navarro (@ananavarrofl) on Instagram. Scheduled guests for the week of Jan. 19-23 are as follows (subject to change): Monday, Jan. 19 — “The View” honors Martin King Jr. Day; Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) (author, “The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation”);

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January 16, 2026

HIGHLIGHTS FOR ‘ABC NEWS LIVE PRIME WITH LINSEY DAVIS,’ JAN. 19-23

Check out the “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis” highlights below for the week of Jan. 19-23 The Emmy® Award-nominated newscast streams weeknights starting at 7 p.m. ET on ABC News Live, America’s No. 1 streaming news channel. ABC News Live is available on Disney+, Hulu, The Roku Channel, YouTube, YouTube TV, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon, Pluto TV, TikTok, ABCNews.com, the ABC News and ABC News Live apps, and more. Highlights of the week include the following (subject to change): Monday, Jan. 19 — Break down the NFL weekend and “Monday Night Football” with Herm Edwards (“Hangin’ with Herm”); “All Access with Linsey Davis” sits down with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to talk about their lives, careers and new movie “The Rip” Tuesday, Jan. 20 — Actress and author Jennette McCurdy (“Half His Age”); cardiologist and author Dr. Tara Narula (“The Healing Power of Resilience: A New Prescription for Health and Well-Being”); Prime Focus, featuring Jay O’Brien, takes a look back at the pardons f

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January 16, 2026

PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ AND ‘GMA3,’ JAN. 19-24

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s Emmy® Award-winning “Good Morning America” and Emmy Award-nominated “GMA3” during the week of Jan. 19-24. “Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program airing Monday-Friday (7:00-9:00 a.m. EST) and Saturday–Sunday mornings (check local listings) on ABC. “GMA3” is a one-hour program airing weekdays at 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST on ABC. Simone Swink is the senior executive producer for both programs. Highlights of the week include the following (subject to change): “Good Morning America” Monday, Jan. 19 — Director Rory Kennedy and chess grandmaster Judit Polgár (“Queen of Chess”); actor Sir Ben Kingsley (“Wonder Man”); ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Tara Narula (“The Healing Power of Resilience”); managing your healthcare in the new year with Dr. Tanvi Patel Tuesday, Jan. 20 — Actor Chris Pratt (“Mercy”); actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Wonder Man”); author Jennette McCurdy (“Half His Age”); ABC News chief medical

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January 15, 2026

‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ SEES WEEK-TO-WEEK GROWTH IN TOTAL VIEWERS

“Good Morning America” averages 2.755 million Total Viewers, 442,000 Adults 25-54 and 293,000 Adults 18-49 for the week of Jan. 5, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” was up week to week in Total Viewers (+2% – 2.755 million vs. 2.688 million). “GMA” decreased its margins week to week with “Today” in Adults 25-54 (-10% – 85,000 vs. 94,000) and Adults 18-49 (-29% – 60,000 vs. 85,000), posting its closest performance in 5 weeks — since w/o 12/1/25. “GMA” narrowed its year-to-year gaps with “Today” in Adults 25-54 (-65% – 85,000 vs. 243,000) and Adults 18-49 (-66% – 60,000 vs. 174,000). “GMA” (2.755 million, 442,000 and 293,000, respectively) beat “CBS Mornings” (1.695 million, 268,000 and 181,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+1.060 million), Adults 25-54 (+174,000) and Adults 18-49 (+112,000). “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,408 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99. MORNING NEWS

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January 15, 2026

PERRY RUSSOM NAMED ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT AND WABC-TV WEEKEND MORNING CO-ANCHOR

ABC News Group announced today that Perry Russom will transition into an expanded role, serving as a correspondent for ABC News based in New York while also joining ABC7/WABC-TV New York as the morning co-anchor of “Eyewitness News” on Saturday and Sunday alongside Michelle Charlesworth. WABC-TV is the leading source for local news in New York and the most-watched station in the country. “We’re excited to welcome Perry to Eyewitness News Weekend in this new role. His on-air presence, collaborative approach and dedication to covering the communities he’s called home, make him a tremendous addition to the team,” said WABC-TV president and general manager Marilu Galvez. Russom, most recently a multiplatform reporter for ABC News based in Washington, D.C., has played a key role in the network’s coverage of major national and international stories, including the midair crash at Reagan National Airport, the 2024 Republican National Convention and Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse. Prior to jo

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January 14, 2026

‘IMPACT X NIGHTLINE’ COVERS STUNNING BREAK IN 34-YEAR-OLD MURDER CASE CRACKED BY COLLEGE SLEUTHS, STREAMING JAN. 15 ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

THURSDAY, JAN. 15 IMPACT x Nightline: “Never See You Again” (413) — Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu Logline: A young Texas mother was brutally murdered, and her case went cold for 34 years, until a bunch of college students blew it wide open. Extended Logline: In 1991, 25-year-old mother Cynthia Gonzalez was found brutally murdered on a desolate roadside outside of Dallas-Fort Worth. For 34 years, the case went cold, with no suspects and no arrests. Then, in a stunning twist, a group of college students at the University of Texas at Arlington helped crack the case wide open. As part of an innovative criminology course, these students partnered with police to uncover what investigators describe as an alleged love triangle — one that may have led to Cynthia’s murder, with the other woman now at the center of the investigation. The Inside Scoop: “IMPACT x Nightline: Never See You Again” begins streaming on Thursday, Jan. 15, on Disney+ and Hulu. This new episode, led by ABC News correspond

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January 14, 2026

FROM MR. RIGHT TO MOST WANTED: AN ALL-NEW ‘20/20’ UNCOVERS THE DOUBLE LIFE OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUGITIVE

When 52-year-old American University accounting professor Sue Marcum was found dead at the bottom of the stairs inside her upscale Bethesda, Maryland, home in 2010, her murder made headlines. Medical examiners ruled her death a homicide caused by blunt-force trauma and asphyxiation. DNA evidence found underneath her fingernails signaled a possible struggle with an attacker. But what initially appeared to be a burglary gone wrong soon took a darker turn when authorities focused on former boyfriend Jorge Rueda Landeros, a self-described financial guru who had lost large sums of money Marcum invested with him and who also stood to collect a $500,000 life insurance policy in her name. Landeros disappeared to Juarez, Mexico, and eventually to Guadalajara, where he assumed a new identity, living as a yoga teacher and poet until he was captured and extradited to the United States. Last October, Landeros stood trial for Marcum’s murder, and a jury verdict sealed his fate. Correspondent John Q

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January 13, 2026

WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ BEATS NBC BY MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.9 MILLION — ABC WITH 8.3 MILLION VIEWERS ON MONDAY, 8.1 MILLION ON TUESDAY, 8.2 MILLION ON WEDNESDAY AND 8.2 MILLION ON THURSDAY — ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ IS THE #1 NEWSCAST ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.078 million) and Adults 18-49 (748,000) during the week of Jan. 5, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.725 million and 707,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+20%/+1.353 million) and Adults 18-49 (+6%/+41,000). “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+5%/+348,000 – 8.078 million vs. 7.730 million), Adults 25-54 (+12%/+106,000 – 989,000 vs. 883,000) and Adults 18-49 (+21%/+132,000 – 748,000 vs. 616,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 5 weeks — since w/o 12/1/25. “World News Tonight” (8.078 million, 989,000 and 748,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (4.166 million, 533,000 and 423,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+94%/+3.912 million), Adults 25-54 (+86%/+456,000) and Adults 18-49 (+77%/+325,000). Season to

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‘20/20’ IS THE MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT — SCORING LARGEST VIEWERSHIP IN OVER 7 MONTHS

‘THE VIEW’ RANKS NO. 1 IN HOUSEHOLDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS AMONG ALL DAYTIME NETWORK TALK SHOWS

GUEST LINEUP ON AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED DAYTIME TALK SHOW, ‘THE VIEW,’ JAN. 19-23

HIGHLIGHTS FOR ‘ABC NEWS LIVE PRIME WITH LINSEY DAVIS,’ JAN. 19-23

PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ AND ‘GMA3,’ JAN. 19-24

‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ SEES WEEK-TO-WEEK GROWTH IN TOTAL VIEWERS

PERRY RUSSOM NAMED ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT AND WABC-TV WEEKEND MORNING CO-ANCHOR

‘IMPACT X NIGHTLINE’ COVERS STUNNING BREAK IN 34-YEAR-OLD MURDER CASE CRACKED BY COLLEGE SLEUTHS, STREAMING JAN. 15 ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

FROM MR. RIGHT TO MOST WANTED: AN ALL-NEW ‘20/20’ UNCOVERS THE DOUBLE LIFE OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUGITIVE

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