Feb 22, 2012 11:48am

Barbara Walters Reports: “The Cutting Edge”

The Latest and Most Innovative Procedures in Looking Younger Airs on “20/20,” Friday, February 24, 10 pm on ABC  Americans are being cut, stretched, tucked, smoothed, tapered, injected and filled to enhance their appearance in record numbers: almost 14 million cosmetic plastic surgeries were performed… Read More »

Feb 22, 2012 11:43am

On “Primetime: What Would You Do?” Airing Friday, February 24, 9 PM

When People See a Situation that Cries Out for Action, Do They Step in, Back Away or Just Walk on by?  Using hidden cameras, “What Would You Do?” establishes everyday scenarios and then captures people’s reactions. Whether people are compelled to act or mind their… Read More »

By David Ford

Feb 22, 2012 10:17am

Ratings: “ABC World News” Increases Total Viewing Audience Both Week-to-Week and Year-to-Year

“World News” Cuts Total Viewing Gap with “NBC Nightly News” by 8% Week-to-Week  Season-to-Date, “ABC World News” Narrows Total Viewing and Demo Gaps with “NBC Nightly News” By Double-Digits – Marking Smallest Margins in 3 Years For the week of February 13, 2012, “ABC World News… Read More »

By Michelle Levi

Feb 21, 2012 1:09pm

ABC News and Hyperion Partner to Launch Original Digital Video Series

 New Series Features the New York Times Bestselling Author of Don’t Know Much About ® History Kenneth C. Davis Did you know that only 1% of the population voted for George Washington in 1789? And that some Founding Fathers adamantly opposed the formation of political parties?… Read More »

By Michelle Levi

Feb 19, 2012 11:53am

20/20 Draws Biggest Audience in Over Two Years and Scores 17-Week Highs in Both Adult Key Measures

 20/20 Dominates 2-Hour Time Period in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54  20/20 is Night’s #1 Newsmagazine, Beating out NBC’s Dateline at 10 pm in Head-to-Head Competition by 4.2 Million Viewers and More than Doubles in Adults 25-54 (+113%) and Adults 18-49 (+109%) From 9-11pm on… Read More »

Feb 16, 2012 1:37pm

Season-to-Date, “GMA” is Posting its Smallest Total Viewer Margin with NBC’s “Today” in 16 Years

“GMA” Only Morning Program to Grow in Demo and Total Viewers Season-to-Date ABC News’ “Good Morning America” attracted 4.919 million Total Viewers and 1.7/12/2.022 million Adults 25-54 for the week of February 6, 2012.  The ABC morning newscast improved on the year-ago week in the… Read More »

Feb 16, 2012 11:44am

“Before They Were Famous,” A Special Oscars-Themed Edition of “20/20,” Features Interviews with This Year’s Nominees, Including George Clooney, Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Gary Oldman, and Many Others

Anchored By Robin Roberts with Reporting From Deborah Roberts, Chris Connelly and Lara Spencer, the Special Airs Wednesday, February 22 at 10 pm ET on ABC In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination… Read More »

By Michelle Levi

Feb 15, 2012 12:27pm

ABC News and Bluefin Labs will Collaborate for Social TV Analysis of Major Events in the 2012 Campaign

ABC News and Bluefin Labs announce a collaboration for coverage of key nights in the 2012 presidential campaign including on-air use of social media insights, analytics and data visualizations during ABC News broadcasts of Super Tuesday, the presidential and vice presidential debates, the Republican and… Read More »

Feb 14, 2012 10:55am

One Moment In Time: The Life of Whitney Houston

Special Two Hour Edition of “20/20″ to Air Friday, February 17, 9 – 11 pm on ABC   A Special Edition of “20/20,” “One Moment in Time: The Life of Whitney Houston,” will take an in-depth look at the voice of the century — from her… Read More »

By David Ford

Feb 14, 2012 10:39am

Season-to-Date, “ABC World News” Narrows Viewing Gaps with NBC by Double Digits – Marking Smallest Margins in 3 Years

For the week of February 6, 2012, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 7.97 million Total Viewers and a 1.8 rating/6 share/2.12 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.   “World News” grew its news demo audience week-to-week by +2% (2.09 million on w/o… Read More »