Press release - Ratings
March 29, 2022
‘20/20’ Is Friday’s No. 1 Newsmagazine During the 1st Quarter, Leading ‘Dateline’ in All Key Demos – Total Viewers, Adults 18–49 and Adults 25–54 – With Largest Margins in 3 Years
‘20/20’ Beats ‘Dateline’ Across the Board for Second Consecutive Quarter and Second Year in a Row During a 1st Quarter
‘20/20’ Improves on Previous Quarter Across the Board, Drawing Largest Overall Quarter Audience in 2 Years and Grows Year-to-Year In Total Viewers
Season to Date, ‘20/20’ Delivers Largest Margins Across the Board Over ‘Dateline’ in 13 Years
ABC News*
“20/20” ranked as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine during the 1st quarter of 2022, leading NBC’s “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+507,000 – 4.384 million vs. 3.887 million), Adults 18-49 (+189,000 – 907,000 vs. 718,000) and Adults 25-54 (+252,000 – 1.241 million vs. 989,000) with its largest quarter margins in 3 years – since 1Q19.
“20/20” beat “Dateline” in all key target demos for the second consecutive quarter and the second year in a row during a 1st quarter. In fact, “20/20” outperformed the NBC program across the board for the fourth time in the last five quarters.
“20/20” improved on the previous quarter (4Q21) in Total Viewers (+52,000 – 4.384 million vs. 4.332 million), Adults 18-49 (+11,000 – 907,000 vs. 896,000) and Adults 25-54 (+8,000 – 1.241 million vs. 1.233 million), drawing its largest overall quarter audience in 2 years – since 1Q20.
“20/20” was up over the year-ago quarter (4Q21) in Total Viewers (+51,000 – 4.384 million vs. 4.333 million).
Season to date, “20/20” is delivering its largest margins across the board over NBC’s “Dateline” in 13 years – since the 2008-09 season. “20/20” is leading “Dateline” by double digits in Total Viewers (+13% – 4.361 million vs. 3.870 million), Adults 18-49 (+24% – 902,000 vs. 726,000) and Adults 25-54 (+21% – 1.238 million vs. 1.019 million).
ABC News’ “20/20” is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Amy Robach. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 40 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. The two-hour “20/20” events air Fridays from 9:01–11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu. David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Janice Johnston is executive producer.
Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + 7/Most Current Program Ratings. “20/20” premiered on 10/8/21. 1Q22: 12/27/21 – 3/27/22, 1Q21: 12/28/20 – 3/28/21 and 4Q21: 9/20/21 – 12/26/21. 20/20 premiered on 10/8/21. 2021 -2022 Season (9/20/21 – 3/27/22). 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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Elizabeth Russo
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