About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Pilot
Aired 6 June 1978 • 60 min
Greyhound Racing Showcased, Flip Wilson Interviewed, California Primary, Nuclear Bomb Report, 10th Anniversary of Robert Kennedy Assassination
2. The Disco Phenomenon
Aired 18 July 1978 • 60 min
Thomas Hoving examines the disco craze and visits Xenon in New York City; Jubilation in Las Vegas; Ones, a disco for children in New York City; the Empire Rollerdrome in Brooklyn; and a retirement/rehabilitation home in Los Angeles, where disco dancing is used as a form of therapy.
3. Episode 3
Aired 20 June 1978 • 60 min
4. Diana Nyad Interviewed
Aired 8 August 1978 • 60 min
After having failed three times to swim the English Channel, Diana Nyad talks about why it isn't such a big deal and about how it's really just a matter of luck.
5. Episode 5
Aired 4 July 1978 • 60 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 11 July 1978 • 60 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 18 July 1978 • 60 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 25 July 1978 • 60 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 1 August 1978 • 60 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 8 August 1978 • 60 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 15 August 1978 • 60 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 22 August 1978 • 60 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 29 August 1978 • 60 min