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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    20/20 Season 31 Episode 25 - 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. 20/20 Season 45 Episode 11 - Fall of the House of Murdaugh
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Fall of the House of Murdaugh

    S45:E11

    A new “20/20” documents the latest details in the developing story on the Murdaugh family murders, the alleged financial crimes of Alex Murdaugh and other unusual events surrounding the family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 20/20 Season 46 Episode 22 - Murdaugh Family Murders
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Murdaugh Family Murders

    S46:E22

    Breaking coverage and exclusive analysis after a jury found former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 20/20 Season 46 Episode 36 - Long Island Serial Killer
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. 20/20 Season 47 Episode 2 - Catch Us If You Can
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Catch Us If You Can

    S47:E2

    When an inmate and corrections officer vanish, authorities question whether it's a kidnapping or a forbidden romance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 20/20 Season 48 Episode 2 - The Girl Who Looked Like Me
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Girl Who Looked Like Me

    S48:E2

    When a young nursing student disappears, her family, police and a woman with a prophetic vision launch an urgent search, but it's a set of keys that unlocks the answers. The episode highlights the lack of media coverage given to missing cases involving Black women, a disparity that Tameka's story aimed to address.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. 20/20 Season 48 Episode 25 - Unlucky Numbers
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Unlucky Numbers

    S48:E25

    When Abraham Shakespeare wins $30 million in the Florida lottery in 2006, he is generous with his winnings, helping friends, family, and strangers. But three years after his windfall, Shakespeare mysteriously vanishes. Police begin an investigation, and there is no shortage of possible suspects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 20/20 Season 48 Episode 31 - Karen Read: The Verdict
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Karen Read: The Verdict

    S48:E31

    The girlfriend of a beloved Boston police officer learns her fate in the murder case that captivated the country across two high-profile trials.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 10 - Switched at Birth or Stolen?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. 20/20 Season 41 Episode 26 - Secret Siblings
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Secret Siblings

    S41:E26

    Sharon Morello and Howard Burack were both adopted as babies, and they each later learned they had an identical sibling from whom they were separated as infants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 20/20 Season 45 Episode 1 - Chippendales Murder
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Chippendales Murder

    S45:E1

    Uncovering the dark past of greed and murder-for-hire in the male exotic dance troupe Chippendales.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 20/20 Season 45 Episode 2 - The Principal's Wife
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Principal's Wife

    S45:E2

    Joe Bryan, a former principal in Clifton, Texas, was convicted of murdering his wife Mickey Bryan in 1985, a crime he maintains he didn't commit. Was it connected to another murder in the small town?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 7 - Growing Up Buttafuoco
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Growing Up Buttafuoco

    S43:E7

    Mary Jo Buttafuoco, Joey Buttafuoco and their daughter Jessie reflect on their lives following Mary Jo's shooting in 1992.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 20/20 Season 39 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Episode 11

    S39:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Greyhound Racing Showcased, Flip Wilson Interviewed, California Primary, Nuclear Bomb Report, 10th Anniversary of Robert Kennedy Assassination

    Director:Unknown
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  16. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 2 - The Disco Phenomenon
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - The Disco Phenomenon

    S1:E2

    Thomas Hoving examines the disco craze and visits Xenon in New York City; Jubilation in Las Vegas; Ones, a disco for children in New York City; the Empire Rollerdrome in Brooklyn; and a retirement/rehabilitation home in Los Angeles, where disco dancing is used as a form of therapy.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 4 - Diana Nyad Interviewed
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Diana Nyad Interviewed

    S1:E4

    After having failed three times to swim the English Channel, Diana Nyad talks about why it isn't such a big deal and about how it's really just a matter of luck.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 20/20 Season 1 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Episode 11

    S1:E11

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    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 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fall of the House of Murdaugh".