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The Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 44

Every episode of 20/20 Season 44 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 44!

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Season 44 Ratings Summary

"John Lennon: His Life - Legacy - Last Days" is the best rated episode of "20/20" season 44. It scored 7.1/10 based on 77 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/16/2020. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Perfect Liar".

  • John Lennon: His Life - Legacy - Last Days
    7.1/1077 votes

    #1 - John Lennon: His Life - Legacy - Last Days

    Season 44 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2020

    John Lennon's close friends and colleagues provide insight into his life and lasting legacy; radio reporters talk about the last interview John Lennon did with them the day he died.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Perfect Liar
    7.7/1010 votes

    #2 - The Perfect Liar

    Season 44 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2020

    James Dailey, who is on death row for the 1985 murder of Shelly Boggio, said Paul Skalnik's lies helped convict him. One of the prosecutors in the case says Dailey received "an appropriate sentence."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Monster Among Us
    7.4/1016 votes

    #3 - The Monster Among Us

    Season 44 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2020

    A killer terrorizes idyllic California neighborhoods in the 1970s and 1980s, evading authorities as he lives among his victims for over four decades.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • If Something Happens To Me...
    8.0/1022 votes

    #4 - If Something Happens To Me...

    Season 44 Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2020

    A deep dive into the disappearance of wife and mother Susan Powell and the stunning twist involving her two young sons at the hands of her husband Josh Powell.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor
    7.1/1014 votes

    #5 - Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor

    Season 44 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2020

    An investigative "20/20" by ABC News and Louisville's Courier Journal takes a deep dive into the evidence in the Breonna Taylor case and searches for answers from the night that claimed her life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Falling from the Sky
    7.9/1016 votes

    #6 - Falling from the Sky

    Season 44 Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2020

    On the heels of Boeing 737 MAX's recent clearance to fly again, Bob Woodruff reports on the aircraft's controversial flight control software and how it mistakenly sent planes into deadly nosedives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Tangled Web
    8.2/1020 votes

    #7 - A Tangled Web

    Season 44 Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2020

    A woman's seemingly obsessive and threatening messages to an ex precede a stunning twist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stacey Stites: The Girl in the Pines
    7.3/108 votes

    #8 - Stacey Stites: The Girl in the Pines

    Season 44 Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2020

    Rodney Reed attempts to clear his name and overturn his conviction for a 1996 murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dating Game Killer
    NaN/100 votes

    #9 - The Dating Game Killer

    Season 44 Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/2021

    In the 1970s, a notorious serial killer makes a winning appearance as a contestant on a popular dating show in the midst of his killing spree.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The List: Who Killed JonBenet?
    7.2/1039 votes

    #10 - The List: Who Killed JonBenet?

    Season 44 Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/2021

    New insight into the murder of JonBenét Ramsey; the video diaries of legendary detective Lou Smit, who was brought out of retirement to investigate the murder of the child beauty queen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • While He Was Sleeping
    6.0/1032 votes

    #11 - While He Was Sleeping

    Season 44 Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2021

    In a new interview with "20/20," Scott Falater, whose sleepwalking defense made national headlines in the '90s, says he still doesn't know what happened the night he murdered his wife.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tragic Beauty: Anna Nicole Smith
    7.1/1018 votes

    #12 - Tragic Beauty: Anna Nicole Smith

    Season 44 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2021

    On the anniversary of Anna Nicole Smith's death, her daughter visits the most influential places in her mother's life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • True Lies
    7.6/1025 votes

    #13 - True Lies

    Season 44 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2021

    A world-renowned surgeon is caught in a web of lies and deceit by his fiancée.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Five Weddings and a Murder
    7.4/1019 votes

    #14 - Five Weddings and a Murder

    Season 44 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2021

    Margaret Rudin discusses her desire to prove her innocence in the murder of her husband.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gravedigger's Wife
    7.2/1012 votes

    #15 - The Gravedigger's Wife

    Season 44 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/2021

    Investigation into the past of Lori Vallow, whose two missing children were later found dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Devil's Triangle
    8.0/1015 votes

    #16 - The Devil's Triangle

    Season 44 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2021

    A true crime love triangle mystery. Now for the first time, an exclusive interview with the accused wife, the day before she was to take the stand.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stranger Than Fiction: The Murder of Angie Dodge
    7.4/1016 votes

    #17 - Stranger Than Fiction: The Murder of Angie Dodge

    Season 44 Episode 17 - Aired 3/6/2021

    Angie Dodge was murdered in 1996 and the wrong man served 20 years in prison for the crime. Her mother never stopped investigating and helped catch the true killer in 2019.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder in Atlanta
    8.3/1016 votes

    #18 - Murder in Atlanta

    Season 44 Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/2021

    A special edition of "20/20" looks into the shootings in Georgia and the rise in hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander community.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Finding Kelsie
    NaN/100 votes

    #19 - Finding Kelsie

    Season 44 Episode 19 - Aired 3/26/2021

    A young woman goes missing. There's no body, no murder weapon, no crime scene. Now, follow one mother's crusade for justice in this true crime investigation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Inside the Menendez Movement
    7.6/1017 votes

    #20 - Inside the Menendez Movement

    Season 44 Episode 20 - Aired 4/2/2021

    In a new interview, convicted murderer Lyle Menendez speaks out from prison following Menendez Brothers’ newfound TikTok fame.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Devil in Gainesville
    5.3/1011 votes

    #21 - The Devil in Gainesville

    Season 44 Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/2021

    The search for a killer whose reign of terror left five Florida college students dead over four days.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Perfect Lie
    8.1/1020 votes

    #22 - The Perfect Lie

    Season 44 Episode 22 - Aired 4/16/2021

    A family exclusively discusses their seemingly perfect husband and father's deadly secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • George Floyd: A Man, A Moment, America Changed
    7.4/1018 votes

    #23 - George Floyd: A Man, A Moment, America Changed

    Season 44 Episode 23 - Aired 4/23/2021

    An intimate portrait of George Floyd’s life on the heels of Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Accused
    4.3/1023 votes

    #24 - The Accused

    Season 44 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/2021

    David Muir reports: New interviews reveal shocking info on a botched murder investigation into who killed Riley Fox.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One Last Chance: The Trial of Scott Peterson
    NaN/100 votes

    #25 - One Last Chance: The Trial of Scott Peterson

    Season 44 Episode 25 - Aired 5/14/2021

    Eighteen years after his pregnant wife's murder, could Scott Peterson receive a new trial?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A