Episode guide
20/20: Season 43
36 episodes · premiered Sep 27, 2019
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.
- Episode 1: Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic Sep 27, 2019 How Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn rose to fame, survived the tiger accident and changed Las Vegas forever.
- Episode 2: Sole Survivor Oct 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
- Episode 3: Over My Dead Body Oct 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
- Episode 4: The Death of a Playmate Oct 18, 2019 Dorothy Stratten's life and promising career are cut short when her estranged husband kills her.
- Episode 5: The Wicked Oct 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…
- Episode 6: Texas Love Triangle Nov 1, 2019 A man is convicted of killing his 8-month-pregnant wife; a tip points to another suspect.
- Episode 7: Growing Up Buttafuoco Nov 8, 2019 Mary Jo Buttafuoco, Joey Buttafuoco and their daughter Jessie reflect on their lives following Mary Jo's shooting in 1992.
- Episode 8: Undercover Girlfriend Nov 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.
- Episode 9: Manhunter Nov 22, 2019 · 1h 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.
- Episode 10: Switched at Birth or Stolen? Nov 29, 2019 · 1h 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…
- Episode 11: The Hitman From Pop to Prison Dec 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…
- Episode 12: Trapped Jan 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.
- Episode 13: Broken Vows Jan 10, 2020 Pamela Smart talks about the murder of her husband, for which she was sentenced to life in prison.
- Episode 14: Overboard Jan 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.
- Episode 15: Cutthroat Inc. Jan 24, 2020 A man kills his business partner and hatches an elaborate plan to cover it up.
- Episode 16: Life with Bundy Jan 31, 2020 Ted Bundy's longtime girlfriend and her daughter open up about their lives with him.
- Episode 17: Gone in a Flash Feb 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.
- Episode 18: Shark Tank: Greatest of All Time Feb 26, 2020 · 1h 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.
- Episode 19: Last Seen Walking Feb 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.
- Episode 20: Outbreak: What You Need to Know Mar 6, 2020 The extraordinary chain of events that led to a COVID-19 global health crisis.
- Episode 21: Catch Me If You Can Mar 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…
- Episode 22: Pandemic: What You Need to Know Mar 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.
- Episode 23: The Chameleon Mar 20, 2020 · 1h 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.
- Episode 24: America Rising: Fighting the Pandemic Mar 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…
- Episode 25: Murder and Scandal in Chicagoland May 8, 2020 · 1h The chilling true crime story of a '85 Chicago Bears legend and the murder of his pregnant girlfriend.
- Episode 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.
- Episode 27: The Sins of the Father Jun 6, 2020 Interviews with daughters of Karl Karlsen, who nearly got away with murdering his wife and son.
- Episode 28: Jeffrey Epstein Jul 10, 2020 · 1h 22m New details regarding the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime companion of the disgraced financier, and hear from the women who survived his crimes.
- Episode 29: The Last Defense: Julius Jones – A Special Edition of 20/20 Jul 15, 2020 · 1h 24m 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.
- Episode 30: In the Cold Dark Night Jul 17, 2020 · 1h 22m In 2017, authorities reopen the investigation into the 1983 murder of a young Black man in Georgia.
- Episode 31: Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro - A special edition of '20/20' Jul 29, 2020 · 40m Remembering the television pioneer, his life and his legacy as the legendary host of the "Live" morning franchise for 28 years.
- Episode 32: American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here? Jul 29, 2020 · 44m 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…
- Episode 33: March on Washington Aug 28, 2020 · 1h 21m Exploring how the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom began.
- Episode 34: I Am Vanessa Sep 11, 2020 · 1h 21m A 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Vanessa Guillen, is murdered inside a Fort Hood, Texas, armory by another enlisted soldier.
- Episode 35: Mystery in Memphis Sep 18, 2020 · 1h 20m The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleads guilty to facilitating his murder.
- Episode 36: The Secret in the Suitcase Sep 25, 2020 · 1h 21m 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.