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Finding your next obsession

20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.
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A real-world series choice where the subject and the perspective behind it are the main reason to keep going.
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Best suited to viewers who want a longer-form story built around real people, events, or ideas.
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Long-form commitment · 29 seasons
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13 episodes
1978
20 episodes
1979
1 episode
1985
13 episodes
2000
3 episodes
2003
5 episodes
2003
1 episode
56 episodes
2006
59 episodes
2007
55 episodes
2008
31 episodes
2009
0 episodes
62 episodes
2010
40 episodes
2012
58 episodes
2013
1 episode
3 episodes
3 episodes

13 episodes
49 episodes
2017

44 episodes
2018

36 episodes
2019
35 episodes
2020
26 episodes
2021

33 episodes
2022

33 episodes
2023

35 episodes
2024
33 episodes
2025
2 episodes
2026