20/20 — Season 30

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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 (59)

1. Whose Body is It Anyway?! Health Care in America

Aired 14 September 2007

2. The Toughest Call

Aired 21 September 2007 • 60 min

Topic: drugs in Hollywood. Interviewees include Jack and Kelly Osbourne. Also: Cynthia McFadden updates a 2007 profile of Daniel Baldwin.

3. Episode 3

Aired 28 September 2007

4. Episode 4

Aired 28 September 2007 • 60 min

Part 1 of 2. A report on prostitution in the U.S. surveys the world's oldest profession, from legal Nevada brothels and high-end Manhattan call-girl rings to streetwalking in Philadelphia. Interviewees include New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Diane Sawyer is the correspondent.

5. Episode 5

Aired 5 October 2007

6. How Young is Too Young?

Aired 12 October 2007

7. Episode 7

Aired 19 October 2007

8. California Burning

Aired 23 October 2007 • 60 min

Included: a report on the August 2006 shooting of a white teenager following a misunderstanding with a black classmate in the New York City suburb of Miller Place, Long Island. The father of the black teen was charged in the killing. Also: John Stossel on the rights of smokers and nonsmokers.

9. Episode 9

Aired 2 November 2007 • 60 min

Included: consumer advice. Also: a preview of the April National Geographic Channel documentary "Human Footprint," which explores how much of the world's resources an average American consumes in a lifetime.

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