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The Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 42

Every episode of 20/20 Season 42 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 42!

The Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 42

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 Abby Hernandez
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #1 - Abby Hernandez

    S42:E1

    14-year-old girl reported missing after she doesn't come home from school; Kidnapping survivor recalls life in captivity and how she kept hope alive.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Shot in the Dark
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #2 - Shot in the Dark

    S42:E2

    A high school cheerleader and football player's tumultuous relationship; Teen found dead in her bed from a gunshot to her head; Today, convicted killer apologizes for shooting ex-girlfriend

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for From Classroom to Captive
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #3 - From Classroom to Captive

    S42:E3

    Interview with Elizabeth Thomas, who was taken at age 15 by her Tennessee high school teacher, resulting in a 38-day nationwide manhunt.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Real Rookies
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #4 - The Real Rookies

    S42:E4

    Stories of Americans who followed their dreams and started new careers later in life, including a woman who quit her finance job to pursue acting, and a woman who became the oldest person to graduate the from the Houston Police Academy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for What Really Killed Prince
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #5 - What Really Killed Prince

    S42:E5

    Audio detailing the night Prince nearly died from overdose on plane; Prince suddenly dies at Paisley Park from fentanyl overdose.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The DNA Detective
    6.4/10(12 votes)

    #6 - The DNA Detective

    S42:E6

    Teacher's gruesome 1992 death launches decades-long mystery; Pennsylvania teacher's 1992 death grows cold

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Being Melania: The First Lady
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Being Melania: The First Lady

    S42:E7

    An exclusive sit-down interview with first lady Melania Trump.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for My Son Is Not a Monster
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #8 - My Son Is Not a Monster

    S42:E8

    11-year-old arrested for his pregnant soon-to-be stepmother's murder: Why police believe ex-boyfriend was not connected to woman's murder; What it's like to be 11 years old and accused of murder

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Murder in the Mansion
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Murder in the Mansion

    S42:E9

    A $3.5 million mansion, a beautiful family's future up in flames; Closing in on the brutal killer in DC mansion murders; Friends, family testify against suspect at trial for DC mansion murders

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Man Behind The Mask
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #10 - The Man Behind The Mask

    S42:E10

    Former hockey star's young family shattered by wife's murder at home; Manhunt begins for brutal killer of mother of two; 7-year-old daughter becomes key eyewitness in attack on mom.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Becoming Michelle: A First Lady's Journey with Robin Roberts
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Becoming Michelle: A First Lady's Journey with Robin Roberts

    S42:E11

    From Michelle Obama's humble Chicago upbringing to the White House; Michelle Obama opens up about miscarriage, IVF and marriage counseling

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Brave New Face
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Brave New Face

    S42:E12

    26-year-old face transplant recipient: 'I see me'; Face transplant recipient's mom learns about renowned reconstructive surgeon

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic

    S42:E13

    How the idea for 'Mary Poppins Returns' was born; 'Mary Poppins Returns' star Emily Blunt on making the role her own

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Family Secrets
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Family Secrets

    S42:E14

    A daughter fights for justice after her mother was allegedly killed in husband's murder-for-hire plot.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Til Death Do Us Part
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Til Death Do Us Part

    S42:E15

    Texas couple's wedding anniversary celebration ends in tragedy; Woman discovered tied up in a closet, husband stabbed, beaten to death; Woman's family believes husband's killer is still out there

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Remembering George H. W. Bush
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Remembering George H. W. Bush

    S42:E16

    Looking back at the legacy of a president.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Devil in Disguise
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #17 - The Devil in Disguise

    S42:E17

    Chris and Shanann Watts' seemed to be in love, say friends, family; In a shocking statement, Chris Watts describes how he killed his wife; Shanann Watts and her two daughters are found dead.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Gypsy's Truth and Lies
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Gypsy's Truth and Lies

    S42:E18

    Gypsy Rose Blanchard opens up about why she plotted to kill her mother and explains what life was like with her; Nicholas Godejohn, Gypsy's ex-boyfriend, alleges that Gypsy was the mastermind behind the murder and he was a hired hit man.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Bobbitts: Love Hurts
    6.4/10(13 votes)

    #19 - The Bobbitts: Love Hurts

    S42:E19

    A look back at the notorious Bobbitt case from 1993 with an exclusive new interview with John Wayne Bobbitt.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Robert Blake
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Robert Blake

    S42:E20

    In a case that remains shrouded in mystery, actor Robert Blake speaks to "20/20" thirteen years after he was acquitted in his wife's murder.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Unfaithfully Yours
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Unfaithfully Yours

    S42:E21

    Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were among the most famous televangelists in America when their religious empire came crashing down amid sex and financial fraud scandals.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Evil in Eden
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #22 - Evil in Eden

    S42:E22

    Steven and Cary Stayner: The tale of two brothers' horror and heroism.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for My Father BTK
    6.6/10(39 votes)

    #23 - My Father BTK

    S42:E23

    After "BTK" serial killer Dennis Rader's shocking confession, his daughter had to find ways to cope with her new, shattered reality.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Black Widow
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Black Widow

    S42:E24

    When Stacey Castor's second husband dies suddenly, investigators learn her first husband is also dead. Castor is suspected of murdering her second husband and poisoning her own daughter.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Bundy
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #25 - Bundy

    S42:E25

    During the 1970s, the notorious serial killer had murdered dozens of women on a rampage that took him across the Pacific Northwest and eventually to Florida.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 42 Ratings Summary

"Abby Hernandez" is the best rated episode of "20/20" season 42. It scored 8.1/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/7/2018. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Shot in the Dark".