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The Best Episodes of 20/20

Every episode of 20/20 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 20/20!

The Best Episodes of 20/20

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...
  1. Background image for A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains

    S31:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Dying to Meet You
    9.2/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Dying to Meet You

    S46:E33

    After a popular local musician is found dead, covert police surveillance uncovers horrific murders in Colorado and exposes a killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Slender Man
    9.0/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Slender Man

    S40:E19

    Interviews with key people connected to the case in which two 12-year-olds stabbed their friend 19 times and left her for dead in an effort to appease the mysterious fictional character known as Slender Man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Trapped
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Trapped

    S43:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Escape From A House Of Horror
    8.6/10(117 votes)

    #5 - Escape From A House Of Horror

    S45:E7

    13 children were held captive by their parents in a survival story like you’ve never seen. Now, hear from the family for the first time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Chippendales Murder
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Chippendales Murder

    S46:E13

    Behind the glitz and glam of one of the sexiest shows in entertainment, an FBI investigation revealed Chippendales founder Steve Banerjee was the mastermind behind multiple murder-for-hire plots.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Unholy Matrimony
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Unholy Matrimony

    S46:E26

    An open marriage, a secret affair, and a sinister plot for murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for 6/6/1978
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #8 - 6/6/1978

    S1:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Final Act
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    #9 - The Final Act

    S42:E38

    Daniel Wozniak was a community theater actor in California when he was arrested for the murders of Sam Herr, a war veteran, and Julie Kibuishi, a college student and dancer, in May 2010.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for If I Can't Have You...
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #10 - If I Can't Have You...

    S44:E26

    New details are revealed in the case of a missing Colorado mom who secretly ran an expensive escort business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Gone at Dawn
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Gone at Dawn

    S45:E13

    For over 26 years, authorities tried to locate Jodi Huisentruit, a 27-year-old anchorwoman who vanished in Mason City, Iowa. Now “20/20” explores surprising new leads in the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Last Seen in Lakeland
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Last Seen in Lakeland

    S46:E1

    For three decades, Leo Schofield has been serving life in prison since his wife’s brutal stabbing. The “20/20” season 45 premiere poses the question: is Leo in prison for the crime of another man?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Cold to the Touch
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Cold to the Touch

    S46:E10

    A mysterious drug overdose kills new mom Christina Harris. Would she leave behind a crucial clue that actually points to a killer?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Long Island Serial Killer
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Long Island Serial Killer

    S46:E36

    The investigation of the Gilgo Beach murders, featuring interviews with family members of the victims and key players in the case - including Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison and Suffolk County Defense Attorney Ray Tierney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Switched at Birth or Stolen?
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Switched at Birth or Stolen?

    S43:E10

    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 Kimberly's biological siblings, and her mother, Regina Twigg;

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Murder in Atlanta
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Murder in Atlanta

    S44:E18

    A special edition of "20/20" looks into the shootings in Georgia and the rise in hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander community.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for You've Got Jail
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #17 - You've Got Jail

    S45:E14

    Michigan mother of three Sharee Miller sat in the center of a complicated love triangle. She used sex, deception and the internet to pit her lover, Jerry Cassaday against her husband Bruce Miller.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for The Darkest Night
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #18 - The Darkest Night

    S46:E4

    New details about the case of 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel, whose disappearance while on spring break stumped police for years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for A Captive Student
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #19 - A Captive Student

    S46:E11

    Police launch a 38-day nationwide manhunt to find a 15-year-old Tennessee student taken by her teacher.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Doctor Deceit
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Doctor Deceit

    S46:E12

    An exclusive interview with a ‘fake doctor’ who hid a deadly secret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for The Hitman From Pop to Prison
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #21 - The Hitman From Pop to Prison

    S43:E11

    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 authorities on an international manhunt, which ended with his final destination to prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Goodnight, Mother
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Goodnight, Mother

    S45:E6

    Julie Rea was in prison for her 10-year-old son's murder until a "20/20" viewer helped crack open the case, leading to a serial killer confessing to the crime. One of his attack survivors speaks out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Lock the Door Behind You
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Lock the Door Behind You

    S45:E23

    Never-before-broadcast video gives insight into the mind of serial killer Henry Louis Wallace, who confessed to 11 murders from 1990-1994, and his only surviving victim speaks in his first interview.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Kill Or Be Killed?
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Kill Or Be Killed?

    S46:E18

    Was it a case of self-defense or murder after a mom of two shot and killed her partner?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for A Killing on the Cape
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #25 - A Killing on the Cape

    S40:E12

    An investigation on Christa Worthington's murder in 2002 and the man accused. Christa was stabbed to death with her daughter at her side, and new details on the crime raise questions as to whether the right person was convicted for the murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains" is the best rated episode of "20/20". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/13/2009. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dying to Meet You".