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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
  2. Background image for Dying to Meet You
    8.8/10(22 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Trapped
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Escape From A House Of Horror
    8.6/10(116 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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

    #5 - 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.

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

    #6 - 6/6/1978

    S1:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Gone at Dawn
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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

    #8 - 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?

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

    #9 - 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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Unholy Matrimony
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Unholy Matrimony

    S46:E26

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

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

    #11 - A Captive Student

    S46:E11

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Switched at Birth or Stolen?
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #12 - 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;

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for You've Got Jail
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Darkest Night
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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

    #15 - 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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Long Island Serial Killer
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic

    S43:E1

    How Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn rose to fame, survived the tiger accident and changed Las Vegas forever.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Undercover Girlfriend
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Undercover Girlfriend

    S43:E8

    When a University of Illinois scholar goes missing, a suspect's girlfriend works with the FBI to go under cover and secretly record a conversation that ultimately cracks the case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Lock the Door Behind You
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Red Handed
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Red Handed

    S46:E6

    Video evidence leads police to learn the shocking identity of a former Arkansas senator’s killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Doctor Deceit
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Doctor Deceit

    S46:E12

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Horror in Idaho: The Student Murders
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Horror in Idaho: The Student Murders

    S46:E15

    The latest reporting on the investigation, exclusive interviews and chilling new details in the Idaho case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for 'Til Death Do Us Part
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #23 - 'Til Death Do Us Part

    S47:E25

    After a small-town minister is killed at home, police uncover the dark truth of his marriage.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Hungryland Homicide
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #24 - The Hungryland Homicide

    S47:E26

    When a young mom goes missing, police question a pastor, the ex-husband, and even a local ventriloquist. But authorities are left wondering – who would want to harm Tricia Todd?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for 27 Days Later: Mystery in Las Vegas
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #25 - 27 Days Later: Mystery in Las Vegas

    S41:E7

    Vegas gunman's motivation remains a mystery weeks after deadly attack; Conspiracy theories emerge in Las Vegas shooting; Vegas shooting survivors say they still have nightmares, trouble sleeping.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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 1.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dying to Meet You".