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20/20 Season 40 Episodes
Season 40 Episode Guide
54 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
Episode #40.1
Fri, Sep 9, 201657 mins
Elizabeth Vargas is interviewed by Diane Sawyer, in the Season 40 premiere, about her secret struggle with alcohol and anxiety, as revealed in her memoir, "Between Breaths".
Episode 2
In-Laws and Outlaws
Fri, Sep 16, 201657 mins
Detectives suspect that the 2014 murder of a Florida State University criminal law professor may be the result of a family feud.
Episode 3
Love, Hope, Faith
Fri, Sep 23, 201657 mins
Police provide correspondent Ryan Smith access to their investigation into the brutal murder of a University of North Carolina sophomore in September 2012, Included: a DNA generated composite of what the alleged killer may look like; interviews with the victim's parents and her siblings.
Episode 4
Rear Window
Fri, Sep 30, 201657 mins
The murder of a 12-year-old child in October 2011 is investigated, after the man accused of strangling the boy to death, was acquitted of the crime.
Episode 5
Her Last Chance
Fri, Oct 7, 201657 mins
Kimberly Long serves seven years in prison for the murder of her boyfriend, Ozzy Conde.
Episode 6
What Happened to Jackie?
Fri, Oct 14, 201657 mins
University of Virginia's former Associate Dean of Students Nicole Eramo talks about the Rolling Stone article, detailing the alleged gang rape of a University of Virginia student at a frat party.
Episode 7
How to Get Away with Murder
Fri, Oct 21, 201657 mins
Christopher Waide is convicted of the 2014 murder of 19-year-old Lea Porter.
Episode 8
Shameless
Fri, Oct 28, 201657 mins
U.S. authorities scrutinize a supposed miracle cure for autism that a fringe church is promoting; employees faking injuries to receive disability; an American woman convinces people that she is a descendant of French nobility.
Episode 9
Chandra Levy: Mystery in the Park
Fri, Nov 4, 201657 mins
Information leads to the dismissal of charges against a man convicted of the murder of Chandra Levy.
Episode 10
Donald Trump: The Making of a President
Fri, Nov 11, 201657 mins
A look at the life of Donald Trump and how he captured the presidency, featuring interviews with his family, longtime friends and campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway.
Episode 11
Crossing Lines: Women and Men at Work
Fri, Nov 18, 201657 mins
Journalist Gretchen Carlson speaks out about the sexual harassment she's experienced throughout her life; a former Wall Street trader talks about the sexist atmosphere he observed at work; the lengths that people will go to prove harassment claims.
Episode 12
The Real Designated Survivor
Wed, Nov 23, 201657 mins
Emergency plans, in the event that the presidential line of succession is threatened; real-life designated survivors Dan Glickman and Gale Norton; actors Kiefer Sutherland and Kal Penn (Designated Survivor (2016)); the Smolensk air disaster; the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt.
Episode 13
Finding Owen: A Boy's Story
Fri, Nov 25, 201657 mins
A profile of Owen Suskind, an autistic young man who learned to communicate with the help of animated movies and was the focus of the documentary Life, Animated (2016).
Episode 14
Episode #40.14
Fri, Dec 2, 201657 mins
A conservation with Keith Papini, husband of Sherri, the California mom who disappeared on Nov. 2, 2016, and was later found bound and injured 150 miles from her home.
Episode 15
The Mark Carver Case
Fri, Dec 9, 201657 mins
Mark Carver, serving a life sentence for the 2008 murder of University of North Carolina student Ira Yarmolerko, speaks out.
Episode 16
Jonbenet: Grand Juror Speaks
Fri, Dec 16, 201657 mins
A man who served on the grand jury that voted to indict John Ramsey and Patsy Ramsey in the 1996 murder of their daughter, JonBenét Ramsey, believes he knows who committed the crime.
Episode 17
Home for the Holidays
Sat, Dec 17, 2016120 mins
Investigative genealogist Pamela Slaton; three siblings, who were abandoned as infants, are reunited.
Episode 18
Legends We Lost
Fri, Dec 23, 201657 mins
Entertainers and legends, who passed away in 2016, are profiled, including Prince, Muhammad Ali, Florence Henderson, Fidel Castro, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard, Pat Summitt, Arnold Palmer, Craig Sager, Gene Wilder, Doris Roberts and others.
Episode 19
Debbie and Carrie: A Hollywood Love Story
Fri, Dec 30, 201657 mins
A look back at the lives and careers of actresses -- and mother and daughter -- Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.
Episode 20
Scientology: A War Without Guns
Fri, Jan 6, 201757 mins
Ex-members of the Church of Scientology who crusade against it; actress Leah Remini discusses her fight against the Church of Scientology and her goal of making it lose its tax exemption status.
Episode 21
My Reality: A Hidden America
Fri, Jan 13, 201757 mins
Profiles of working individuals and families across America, who are struggling to stay in the middle class; issues of dwindling job opportunities, income inequality and community solutions are explained.
Episode 22
America's First Family: The Trumps Go to Washington
Thu, Jan 19, 201757 mins
Interviews with President-elect Donald Trump's family, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and his wife Lara Trump, and Ivanka Trump; a look back at the road to the White House.
Episode 23
The Inauguration of Donald J. Trump
Fri, Jan 20, 201757 mins
Highlights of Inauguration Day; coverage of the inaugural balls.
Episode 24
Mary Tyler Moore: After All
Fri, Jan 27, 201757 mins
The life of actress Mary Tyler Moore, from her childhood to her groundbreaking career.
Episode 25
Lost at Sea
Fri, Feb 3, 201757 mins
A man, found adrift at sea in a life raft, claims his mother disappeared when their boat sank during an ill-fated fishing trip the two had embarked on.
Episode 26
Anna Nicole Smith: Tenth Anniversary
Fri, Feb 10, 201757 mins
Playboy model and reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith is remembered, 10 years after her sudden death; new information about her glamorous and mysterious life is revealed through conversations with Larry Birkhead and others who were close to her.
Episode 27
Shark Tank: The Road to $100 Million
Fri, Feb 17, 201757 mins
The ex-wife of Justin Ross Harris -- who is currently serving a life sentence for leaving their son in a hot car, resulting in the child's death -- talks about the incident.
Episode 29
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
Fri, Mar 17, 2017120 mins
On two consecutive nights in 1968, followers of cult leader Charles Manson kill seven people, including eight-month pregnant actress Sharon Tate; interviews with Charles Manson and former cult members Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel,
Episode 30
A Boy Named Lucas
Fri, Mar 10, 201757 mins
A 16-year-old gay teen, whose mother sent him to a series of Christian-run youth camps that practice so-called "gay-conversion therapy", talks about his experience.
Episode 31
Soccer Mom by Day...
Sat, Mar 11, 201757 mins
The investigation into a soccer mom's disappearance reveals she has been running an escort business.
Episode 32
Episode #40.32
Fri, Mar 24, 201757 mins
After spending 11 years in prison for allegedly murdering her mother, Noura Jackson is released and a new trial is ordered.
Episode 33
Episode #40.33
Fri, Mar 31, 201757 mins
After running out of gas while driving alone in the desert, a young woman survives five days with limited food and water, before being found by a rescue team.
Episode 34
Episode #40.34
Fri, Apr 7, 201757 mins
Two mothers hire a private investigator to search for answers concerning the mysterious deaths of their children, Lauren Agee and Jonathan Crews.
Episode 35
Episode #40.35
Fri, Apr 14, 201757 mins
A Canadian woman, who served time for cat-fishing professional basketball player Chris Anderson and a 17-year-old girl who had a social media presence, discusses the reasons behind her scheme.
Episode 36
Episode #40.36
Fri, Apr 21, 201757 mins
Two years after the interview, during which she announced she was transitioning to female, Caitlyn Jenner reconvenes with Diane Sawyer to talk about the realities of her life.
Episode 37
From Classroom to Captive
Fri, May 5, 201757 mins
A Tennessee high school teacher, accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student, causes a 38-day manhunt that ends with the two being found in northern California; interviews with people close to the case.
Episode 38
Episode #40.38
Fri, May 12, 201757 mins
Computer programmer and businessman John McAfee discusses being named a person of interest in the murder of his neighbor and the resulting tumult. He also discusses what his life is like today.
Episode 39
Episode #40.39
Fri, May 19, 201757 mins
Tracking families that have been affected by severe attachment to digital devices, from the height of unmanageability to the journey toward recovery.
Episode 40
Help! I Need Love
Sat, May 27, 201757 mins
A world renowned matchmaker helps a Bronx school teacher find love and complete her family.
Episode 41
Behind the Closed Door
Fri, Jun 2, 201757 mins
When a 16-year-old girl accuses a classmate of raping her at a party, the investigation divides the small Alabama town.
Episode 42
Watergate - Truth & Lies
Fri, Jun 16, 2017120 mins
A look back on the highlight events surrounding the Watergate scandal which led to the first resignation of an American president, in this case Richard Nixon. 45 years after the break-in by five men who had connections with the White House, many personalities who covered the scandal in the media, or were insiders in the loop and the corridors of power, share their detailed views on the affair in this special report.
Episode 43
A Hostile Act
Fri, Jun 23, 201757 mins
An international investigation into Otto Warmbier's 17-month imprisonment in North Korea, and his death, which occurred less than a week after he was brought back to the United State in a state of unresponsive wakefulness.
Episode 44
Freeway Fury
Fri, Jun 30, 201757 mins
An exploration of the nationwide crisis of road rage and how incidents can quickly become dangerous; traveling across the country with the Colorado State Patrol.
Episode 45
Dying to Be Famous: The Versace Murders
Fri, Jul 7, 201757 mins
Investigation into the questions that still remain surrounding the 1997 murder of designer Gianni Versace.
Episode 46
OJ: His Last Play
Fri, Jul 14, 201757 mins
Friends of O.J. Simpson discuss the former professional football player and the armed robbery on memorabilia dealers that landed him in jail.
Episode 47
Life & Death at the Border
Fri, Jul 28, 201757 mins
Footage of U.S. border officers accused of encouraging a 16-year-old to drink a dangerous liquid to prove he's not a smuggler; cases of border agents and officers being accused of abusing those crossing the border.
Episode 48
Death by Text
Fri, Aug 4, 201757 mins
A jury finds a young woman, whose boyfriend committed suicide with her encouragement, guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
Episode 49
Episode #40.49
Fri, Aug 11, 201757 mins
A jury convicts a former FBI agent and his daughter of second-degree murder in the death of the daughter's husband; pretrial interviews with the defendants, crime-scene evidence and audio documentation of marital trouble.
Episode 50
Fractured America: Extremism in the Streets
Fri, Aug 18, 201757 mins
Looking at the increased activity of white nationalists and white supremacist groups, and the anarchism and anti-fascist groups that have formed on the far left to combat them.
Episode 51
Episode #40.51
Fri, Aug 25, 201757 mins
A reality-TV executive receives a rare hand transplant, after losing limbs due to gangrene, related to the uncommon and aggressive autoimmune disease that almost killed him.
Episode 52
City Under Water: Catastrophe in Houston
Wed, Aug 30, 201757 mins
Flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Texas city.
Episode 53
A Chance Encounter
Fri, Sep 8, 201757 mins
A Northern Arizona University freshman, who shot four outside a party -- killing one -- claims self-defense, leaving the local community divided; interviews with the survivors and the parents of the young man who died.
Episode 54
The Good Doctors: Brillance and Bravery
Wed, Sep 13, 201757 mins
Doctors with disabilities and others share stories of resilience and survival, in spite of tragedy.
Episode 55
Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson
Thu, Sep 14, 201781 mins
Todays theme is Truth and Lies: The Murder of Laci Peterson.