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The Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 43

Every episode of 20/20 Season 43 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 43!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    20/20 Season 43 Episode 1 - Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 2 - Sole Survivor
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Sole Survivor

    S43:E2

    Daughter of Kansas woman who went missing found alive 15 years later; John Robinson, the conman; John Robinson goes to trial for three murders in Kansas

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 3 - Over My Dead Body
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Over My Dead Body

    S43:E3

    Dan Markel and Wendi Adelson's marriage falls apart in Florida; FBI tries to get more information on Markel's murder; Where Dan Markel murder case stands today

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 4 - The Death of a Playmate
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #4 - The Death of a Playmate

    S43:E4

    Dorothy Stratten's life and promising career are cut short when her estranged husband kills her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 5 - The Wicked
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Wicked

    S43:E5

    Payton Leutner speaks out for the first time after two friends stabbed her and left her for dead in the woods of Waukesha, Wis., to prove themselves to a fictitious character known as "Slender Man."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 6 - Texas Love Triangle
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Texas Love Triangle

    S43:E6

    A man is convicted of killing his 8-month-pregnant wife; a tip points to another suspect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 7 - Growing Up Buttafuoco
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 8 - Undercover Girlfriend
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 9 - Manhunter
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Manhunter

    S43:E9

    Beth Holloway takes her first extensive trip back to Aruba in nearly ten years after her daughter, Natalee Holloway, disappeared while on vacation there almost 15 years ago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 10 - Switched at Birth or Stolen?
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 11 - The Hitman From Pop to Prison
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 12 - Trapped
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 13 - Broken Vows
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Broken Vows

    S43:E13

    Pamela Smart talks about the murder of her husband, for which she was sentenced to life in prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 14 - Overboard
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Overboard

    S43:E14

    A couple preparing to sell their yacht to move closer to family – when they vanished forever. Investigators found that complete strangers to the couple were responsible.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 15 - Cutthroat Inc.
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Cutthroat Inc.

    S43:E15

    A man kills his business partner and hatches an elaborate plan to cover it up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 16 - Life with Bundy
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Life with Bundy

    S43:E16

    Ted Bundy's longtime girlfriend and her daughter open up about their lives with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 17 - Gone in a Flash
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Gone in a Flash

    S43:E17

    Details surrounding the Jodi Arias murder case, including excerpts from Arias' personal journal and victim Travis Alexander's blog, and new interviews with Alexander's friends and family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 18 - Shark Tank: Greatest of All Time
    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Shark Tank: Greatest of All Time

    S43:E18

    The stars of the hit show look back at the best pitches, the biggest fights, and of course, the greatest money makers and those making the greatest impact with their businesses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 19 - Last Seen Walking
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Last Seen Walking

    S43:E19

    After spending almost 10 years behind bars for his former girlfriend's death death -- a crime he says he did not commit -- Nicholas McGuffin opens up after his conviction is overturned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 20 - Outbreak: What You Need to Know
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Outbreak: What You Need to Know

    S43:E20

    The extraordinary chain of events that led to a COVID-19 global health crisis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 21 - Catch Me If You Can
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Catch Me If You Can

    S43:E21

    The night a marijuana dispensary owner was kidnapped, tortured and maimed; Cortney Shegerian is the bait in a police plan to arrest Hossein Nayeri; Hossein Nayeri appeals to the jury in his own trial

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 22 - Pandemic: What You Need to Know
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Pandemic: What You Need to Know

    S43:E22

    Communities across US take drastic measures to slow spread of coronavirus; How prepared are we to test for the novel coronavirus; The 'new normal' of the coronavirus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 23 - The Chameleon
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #23 - The Chameleon

    S43:E23

    Decades after four bodies were discovered in New Hampshire's Bear Brook State Park, a podcast renews interest in the cold case and helps lead to authorities solving it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 24 - America Rising: Fighting the Pandemic
    5.8/10(10 votes)

    #24 - America Rising: Fighting the Pandemic

    S43:E24

    Healthcare workers and medical professionals' extraordinary work on the frontlines, the latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic and how hard the crisis is hitting the U.S.'s gig economy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 20/20 Season 43 Episode 25 - Murder and Scandal in Chicagoland
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Murder and Scandal in Chicagoland

    S43:E25

    The chilling true crime story of a '85 Chicago Bears legend and the murder of his pregnant girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 43 Ratings Summary

"Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic" is the best rated episode of "20/20" season 43. It scored 8.2/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/2019. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "Sole Survivor".