For the First Time in 13 Years, ‘20/20’ Out Delivers NBC’s ‘Dateline’ in Total Viewers
‘20/20’ Beats ‘Dateline’ in Both Key Adult Measures for the 3rd Consecutive Year
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For the 2022-2023 full television season, “20/20” stood as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC’s “Dateline” in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+214,000 – 3.780 million vs. 3.566 million), Adults 18-49 (+24,000 – 639,000 vs. 615,000), and Adults 25-54 (+21,000 – 924,000 vs. 903,000), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research.
In fact, “20/20” out delivered “Dateline” in Total Viewers for the first time in 13 years since the two programs aired on Fridays during a full television season since the 2009-2010 season. In addition, “20/20” beat “Dateline” in both key Adult measures for the 3rd consecutive year.
ABC News’ “20/20” is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir. 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 on Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.
Source: The Nielsen Company, Live+7/Most Current National Program Ratings. Television Season 2022 -2023 (9/19/22 – 9/24/23) and 2021 -2022 (9/20/21 – 9/18/22). “Dateline” premiered on 9/16/22 and the telecast is included in the 2022-2023 averages 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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