20/20
20/20: Season 43

Air Date

September 27, 2019

Episodes

36 episodes

20/20

Season 43

Overview

The hourlong broadcast returns for its 43rd annual installment complete with all-new insightful interviews with notable figures from the worlds of news, politics and entertainment. Hosted by David Muir and Amy Robach, a revolving team of journalists from ABC News also contribute investigative stories. Airs weekly on Friday evenings for two hours at 9|8c on ABC.

Episodes

1. Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic

September 27, 2019

How Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn rose to fame, survived the tiger accident and changed Las Vegas forever.

2. Sole Survivor

October 4, 2019

Daughter of Kansas woman who went missing found alive 15 years later; John Robinson, the conman; John Robinson goes to trial for three murders in Kansas

3. Over My Dead Body

October 11, 2019

Dan Markel and Wendi Adelson's marriage falls apart in Florida; FBI tries to get more information on Markel's murder; Where Dan Markel murder case stands today

4. The Death of a Playmate

October 18, 2019

Dorothy Stratten's life and promising career are cut short when her estranged husband kills her.

5. The Wicked

October 25, 2019

Payton Leutner speaks out for the first time after two friends stabbed her and left her for dead in the woods of Waukesha, Wis., to prove themselves to a fictitious character known as "Slender Man."

6. Texas Love Triangle

November 1, 2019

A man is convicted of killing his 8-month-pregnant wife; a tip points to another suspect.

7. Growing Up Buttafuoco

7.0
November 8, 2019

Mary Jo Buttafuoco, Joey Buttafuoco and their daughter Jessie reflect on their lives following Mary Jo's shooting in 1992.

8. Undercover Girlfriend

November 15, 2019

When a University of Illinois scholar goes missing, a suspect's girlfriend works with the FBI to go under cover and secretly record a conversation that ultimately cracks the case.

9. Manhunter

November 22, 2019
60 min

Beth Holloway takes her first extensive trip back to Aruba in nearly ten years after her daughter, Natalee Holloway, disappeared while on vacation there almost 15 years ago.

10. Switched at Birth or Stolen?

9.0
November 29, 2019
60 min

Thirty years after she had learned that she was switched at birth, Kimberly Mays reveals the details about her tough childhood and her struggle with her identity; interviews with Kimberly's biological siblings, and her mother, Regina Twigg;

11. The Hitman From Pop to Prison

December 13, 2019

The life of disgraced mogul Lou Pearlman, including his role in one of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, his blimp business, how he got involved in the boy band scene and how he led authorities on an international manhunt, which ended with his final destination to prison.

12. Trapped

January 3, 2020

Interviews with Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight, who made headlines when they escaped their Cleveland kidnapper's home, after a decade of captivity.

13. Broken Vows

January 10, 2020

Pamela Smart talks about the murder of her husband, for which she was sentenced to life in prison.

14. Overboard

January 17, 2020

A couple preparing to sell their yacht to move closer to family – when they vanished forever. Investigators found that complete strangers to the couple were responsible.

15. Cutthroat Inc.

January 24, 2020

A man kills his business partner and hatches an elaborate plan to cover it up.

16. Life with Bundy

January 31, 2020

Ted Bundy's longtime girlfriend and her daughter open up about their lives with him.

17. Gone in a Flash

February 14, 2020

Details surrounding the Jodi Arias murder case, including excerpts from Arias' personal journal and victim Travis Alexander's blog, and new interviews with Alexander's friends and family.

18. Shark Tank: Greatest of All Time

February 26, 2020
60 min

The stars of the hit show look back at the best pitches, the biggest fights, and of course, the greatest money makers and those making the greatest impact with their businesses.

19. Last Seen Walking

February 28, 2020

After spending almost 10 years behind bars for his former girlfriend's death death -- a crime he says he did not commit -- Nicholas McGuffin opens up after his conviction is overturned.

20. Outbreak: What You Need to Know

March 6, 2020

The extraordinary chain of events that led to a COVID-19 global health crisis.

21. Catch Me If You Can

March 13, 2020

The night a marijuana dispensary owner was kidnapped, tortured and maimed; Cortney Shegerian is the bait in a police plan to arrest Hossein Nayeri; Hossein Nayeri appeals to the jury in his own trial

22. Pandemic: What You Need to Know

March 16, 2020

Communities across US take drastic measures to slow spread of coronavirus; How prepared are we to test for the novel coronavirus; The 'new normal' of the coronavirus.

23. The Chameleon

March 20, 2020
60 min

Decades after four bodies were discovered in New Hampshire's Bear Brook State Park, a podcast renews interest in the cold case and helps lead to authorities solving it.

24. America Rising: Fighting the Pandemic

March 30, 2020

Healthcare workers and medical professionals' extraordinary work on the frontlines, the latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic and how hard the crisis is hitting the U.S.'s gig economy.

25. Murder and Scandal in Chicagoland

May 8, 2020
60 min

The chilling true crime story of a '85 Chicago Bears legend and the murder of his pregnant girlfriend.

26. Down Payment on Death

May 15, 2020

The sting operation to catch a woman in a murder-for-hire plot is filmed for a reality-TV series.

27. The Sins of the Father

June 6, 2020

Interviews with daughters of Karl Karlsen, who nearly got away with murdering his wife and son.

28. Jeffrey Epstein

July 10, 2020
82 min

New details regarding the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime companion of the disgraced financier, and hear from the women who survived his crimes.

29. The Last Defense: Julius Jones – A Special Edition of 20/20

July 15, 2020
84 min

Julius Jones, who was convicted in the shooting death of an Oklahoma businessman at 19 years old, tells his version of events, claiming he is innocent, from death row.

30. In the Cold Dark Night

July 17, 2020
82 min

In 2017, authorities reopen the investigation into the 1983 murder of a young Black man in Georgia.

31. Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro - A special edition of '20/20'

July 29, 2020
40 min

Remembering the television pioneer, his life and his legacy as the legendary host of the "Live" morning franchise for 28 years.

32. American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here?

July 29, 2020
44 min

An investigation into why the United States was unprepared for COVID-19, how government and administration officials failed and missed the warning signs, and what the country needs to do to reopen.

33. March on Washington

August 28, 2020
81 min

Exploring how the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom began.

34. I Am Vanessa

September 11, 2020
81 min

A 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Vanessa Guillen, is murdered inside a Fort Hood, Texas, armory by another enlisted soldier.

35. Mystery in Memphis

September 18, 2020
80 min

The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleads guilty to facilitating his murder.

36. The Secret in the Suitcase

September 25, 2020
81 min

Melanie McGuire insists she's innocent in husband's 2004 killing. Her trial captured the nation's attention after fishermen found her husband's legs in a suitcase.