"20/20" (1978)TV series 1978-????

Creator:

Roone Arledge
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Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

6 June 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | News

Plot:

ABC's original hour-long news magazine.

Plot Keywords:

Reenactment | Newsmagazine | Non Fiction | Number In Title

Awards:

22 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 1

10:00 PM

ABC

Cast

Elizabeth Vargas	...	Herself - Anchor / ... (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Matthew T. Johnston	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2007)
Geraldo Rivera	...	Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1985)
Sylvia Chase	...	Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1980-1999)
Barbara Walters	...	Herself - Anchor (2 episodes, 1984-2004)
Mariah Carey	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1998-2002)
Fantasia Barrino	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jim Avila	...	Himself - correspondent (2 episodes, 2005-2007)

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Series Directed by
George Paul		(2 episodes, 1991-2007)
Roger Goodman		(unknown episodes)
Eric Siegel		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Martin Smith		(1 episode, 2006)
Joy Clarcia-Levy		(1 episode, 2007)
Frank Mastropolo		(1 episode, 2007)
John Stossel		(1 episode, 2007)
RobRoy Wallace		(1 episode, 2007)
Bill Weir		(1 episode, 2007)
Roone Arledge		(unknown episodes)
Edward Tivnan		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Kathleen Pearce	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Peter Lance	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1978-1982)
Brian Neff	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 2002-2003)
Roone Arledge	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Steve Brand	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Kayce Freed	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Daniel Goldfarb	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Al Ittleson	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Lange	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Craig Rivera	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Ira Rosen	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Shelley Roth	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Shanks	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Paul Stojanovich	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
David Tabacoff	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
RobRoy Wallace	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Meredith White	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Askold Buk		(1 episode, 2006)
Billy Goldenberg		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Mike Nolan		(2 episodes, 2005)
Anthony Forma		(unknown episodes)
Herb Forsberg		(unknown episodes)
Kenny Gronningsater		(unknown episodes)
Mark Gunning		(unknown episodes)
Richard Hull		(unknown episodes)
Rick Malkames		(unknown episodes)
Max J. Miller		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Cassano		(1 episode, 2006)
Pagan Harleman		(1 episode, 2006)
Sally Benson		(1 episode, 2008)
Hugh Elliott		(1 episode, 2008)
Joel Herson		(unknown episodes)
Colin Hill		(unknown episodes)
Sharon Kaufman		(unknown episodes)
John Proctor		(unknown episodes)
David Ward		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Katherine Henry		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Michelle Crane	....	makeup artist: Seattle (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Michael Keenan	....	location sound mixer (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rob Whitehurst	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes, 1995)
David D'Ardenne	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Dennis Dougherty	....	location sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Glenn Fisk	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Daniel E. Hagan	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Erik Llauger-Meiselman	....	sound: A2 (unknown episodes)
Zubin Sarosh	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Andrew Tills	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Wolfeil	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 1997)
John M. Roche	....	gaffer (unknown episodes, 1999)
Erik Llauger-Meiselman	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Andrew Speller	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Adam Troeger	....	camera operator / jimmy jib operator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Robert Reale	....	composer: stock music (29 episodes, 2004-2008)
Donn Wilkerson	....	composer: music background cues (unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Robert Israel	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)
Lillian Scheinert	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)
Transcenders	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Mark LaBonte	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Rich Bokides	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Brian Hale	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Rachel Marsden	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
M.J. Witt	....	investigative assignment reporter (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• ABC News

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Other Companies

• Black Dog Jib Productions  jimmy jib equipment
• Score Productions Inc.  music

Also Known As:

ABC News 20/20 (USA) (informal title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

ABC News

Trivia:

In 1998, ABC News combined "20/20" with "Primetime Live" (1989) to compete with "Dateline NBC" (1992) which aired four days a week at the time. The new editions were called "20/20 Monday", "20/20 Wednesday", "20/20 Friday", "20/20 Sunday", and _"20/20 Downtown" (2000)_ . In 2000, ABC News returned "20/20" and "Primetime" to their original forms but kept "20/20 Downtown" as a spin-off.

Quotes:

Himself - Co-Anchor: I'm Hugh Downs
Herself - Correspondent: And I'm Barbra Walters and this is 20/20.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV)

Moreover Dateline NBC

The articles on this show are all extraordinarily well done, and even some articles I wouldn't have ever found interesting (e.g. - a man who wrestles snakes) I find myself clung to. Also, Barbara Walters has passed anything above average in the world of news anchors.