The multi-billion dollar weight loss industry in America.

Losing It: The Big Fat Money Trap

Cynthia McFadden

Deborah Roberts

Diane Sawyer

Elizabeth Vargas

John Quiñones

Lisa McRee

Martin Bashir

Medical Mysteries

Extreme Parenting

Remarkable medical conditions are showcased including children diagnosed with Williams Syndrome, families that must deal with Tourettes Syndrome and inside the mind of Daniel Tammet, one of the world's smartest people diagnosed with Asperger's.

Williams Syndrome, Tourettes, Asperger's

Former Rutgers student, Dharun Ravi, sits down for his first interview since being found guilty of spying on his college roommate, Tyler Clementi, with a webcam in the fall of 2010 because he was gay; Ravi faces up to 10 years in prison.

Rutgers - Webcam

With the Mega Millions reaching almost half a billion dollars, "20/20" looks at past winners and losers, as well as the con artists who want a piece of the winner's take; reports also on broke lottery winners, office pools, and playing the odds.

Lotto Frenzy

Children with obsessive compulsive disorder; families of children with schizophrenia shares their experiences.

OCD, Schizophrenia

Transgender beauty contestant Jenna Talackova speaks in her first interview since being disqualified from the 2012 Miss Universe Canada competition because she was not a "natural born female"; Texas wife survives three Murder-for-Hire attempts.

Transgender Beauty Contestant

Crazy captains, paranoid passengers and flight attendant freak outs.

Just Plane Crazy

Author E.L. James about how the "50 Shades" trilogy was created and how life has changed; host of Lifetime's "The Conversation," Amanda de Cadenet discusses the new talk show; open marriage with kids; gigolos.

Strange Arrangements

A farm kid becomes a gossip columnist who parties with the stars; a band on the brink of success; a young veteran who wants to act; the students of Hollywood High; the murder of a runaway beauty.

Sunset Boulevard

Shocking video reveals a server adding unappetizing toppings to a pizza; a surgeon admits to dropping a body part on the floor; salespeople reveal lies they use to manipulate potential buyers; a mother confesses that she is a porn star.

True Confessions

A couple raising their children in a nudist colony; a dwarf family living in an average size house to prepare the children for the real world; a father who posted a video of himself shooting his daughter's laptop online; excessive bribery.

A look into some of medicine's rare conditions including stories of individuals suffering from the debilitating misophonia, a disturbing and potentially fatal eating disorder known as PICA, and a rare form of epilepsy called Hypothalamic Hamartoma.

Friday

An intimate portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from those who know her best; interviews include members of the royal family as well as several members of the Queen's staff; get an inside look of Buckingham Palace.

The Jubilee Queen with Katie Couric

Attractive women lure tourists into nightclubs and rack up huge tabs on their credit cards; a teacher verbally abuses a student; a couple film themselves pranking each other and put the videos online; payback songs.

Payback

Gymnast Dominique Moceanu talks about a family secret; a grifter poses as a high school basketball player; a man impersonates his dead mother to collect her social security checks; a woman pretends to have cancer.

The Big Lie

Chris Cuomo interviews John Edwards' former mistress Rielle Hunter about their current relationship and her new book.

John Edwards' former mistress

Caught in a Bad Romance

A journey around the world to investigate the many different religious and scientific beliefs about the afterlife, what happens to the body and to find out why it is important to believe in heaven.

Heaven: Where Is It? How Do We Get There?

Insider tricks to avert vacation pitfalls. Joe Darger is a polygamist with three wives: Alina & identical twins (Vicki and Valerie). Together they are raising 24 children.

Vacation Confidential;  My Ultra Modern Family

He thought a bottle to the head would stop a robber; he was wrong. James Holmes, the suspect in a shooting at a movie theatre.

The Cammera Never Lies, Tragedy in Colorado

Chat Room Love Triangle

Four unique billionaires share how they became successful; getting free sperm from the Internet; a family with three wives and 24 kids.

What They Know That Can Change Your Life; My Ultra Modern Family

A woman who went one year without looking in a mirror; the feeding tube diet; examining professional poker player Beth Shak's obsession with designer shoes; over-indulged pets; behind-the-scenes of the dog dancing competition circuit.

I'm Obsessed With ...

Unconventional and controversial parenting methods include lavish bribes and a dad who became an Internet sensation after deciding to teach his daughter a lesson; people who work with wild animals; animal attacks; the safety of animal parks and zoos.

When Animals Strike Back

The Camera Never Lies

Shocking stories of misbehaving neighbors.

Nasty Neighbors

From celebrities and alcoholism to kids attending binge-drinking black out parties and the dangers of walking while intoxicated.

Intoxication Nation

A look at pranks, bullies and teachers pushed to the edge by students; an exclusive interview with Brittni Colleps, a teacher, wife and mother of three, serving a five-year prison term for becoming inappropriately involved with five of her students.

Classroom Confidential

The story of Lottie Spencer and Nick Smith who were cross-examined for hours by Waseem Daker, the man accused of murdering their roommate and mother. Daker was also accused of stalking Lottie Spencer.

Stalked

Penn State victim Aaron Fisher says officials at his high school stood in the way of justice.

Sandusky Case: Victim 1

Katie Couric gives viewers an exclusive all-access pass into the homes of country music's biggest stars including Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, and Miranda Lambert; Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean talk about the greatest female singers in the genre.

All Access Nashville With Katie Couric

Pets Lost and Found in Hurricane Sandy's Wake.

Heroes

Secrets From Mark Cuban, Office Romance and More

Workplace Confidential

The 10 Germiest Places in a Restaurant, Taste Test: $5 Burger vs. $295 Burger

The Real Dish

A look at Colorado City, a town home to the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, the largest polygamous community in America, with a leader who continues to rule the town of 10,000 even behind bars, destroying families as he excommunicates them.

Breaking Polygamy

Insiders & whistle blowers reveal little secrets of their respective trades.

Holiday Shopping tips from an extreme couponer.

Holidays Unplugged

In their first interview together since the re-election, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama sit down at the White House with Barbara Walters; the first lady gives Barbara Walters a tour of the White House holiday decor.

Obama's Interview

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 was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity.

The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.

Losing It: The Big Fat Money Trap

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