20/20 is an American television newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. The show was created by Roone Arledge. A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Roone Arledge (July 8, 1931 – December 5, 2002) was an American sports broadcasting pioneer who was chairman of ABC News from 1977 until his death. ...

The original hosts were veteran journalists Harold Hayes and Robert Hughes, who lasted only one show. That first program was written off as a colossal failure by critics. Hayes and Hughes were replaced the following week by former game show and Today host Hugh Downs, who was later joined by co-host Barbara Walters in 1984. Downs and Walters were also previously co-hosts of NBC's Today together. Downs retired in 1999 and Walters became solo news anchor until 2002 when John Miller was hired to be permanent co-host of the series. Miller left and was replaced by John Stossel in 2003. Walters left the co-anchor position in 2004 and was replaced by Elizabeth Vargas. However, Walters still frequently contributes to the show. Robert Studley Forrest Hughes (born July 28, 1938), usually known simply as Robert Hughes, OA is an Australian art critic, writer, documentary broadcaster and republican (anti-monarchist). ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Today (commonly referred to as The Today Show) is a morning news and talk show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ... Hugh Downs, chairman of the NSS Board of Governors Photo courtesy of the National Space Society Hugh Downs (born February 14, 1921 in Akron, Ohio) is a retired American actor and television host. ... Barbara Walters was host of 20/20 and The View. Recently, Walters stepped down to focus on her Barbara Walters Specials Barbara Walters (born September 25, 19291) is an American media personality known for her many years as the first woman network news anchor, on ABC News starting in 1976. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Miller is an ABC reporter. ... John Stossel (born 1947) is an American television journalist for ABC. Stossel began his journalism career as a researcher for KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth Vargas (born September 6, 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey) - TV journalist, is the first woman of Puerto Rican heritage to be named co-anchor of ABCs nightly newscast World News Tonight and anchor of television newsmagazine 20/20. ...

The distinctive theme music to 20/20 was written by Robert Arnold Israel and based upon ABC's World News Tonight theme written by Lillian Scheinert. ABC World News Tonight is the ABC television networks flagship evening news program. ...

There is also a New Zealand version of the show which airs many current affairs stories from various sources. It has a completely different set and theme music, with a different host. It is aired on TVNZ's TV One. Current TVNZ logo Television New Zealand (TVNZ) is the main broadcaster of television in New Zealand, established in 1980 through the merger of Television One and TV2 (formerly South Pacific Television). ...

Notable past and current correspondents

• Sylvia Chase
• Charles Gibson
• Chris Wallace
• Tom Jarriel
• Cynthia McFadden
• Lisa McRee
• Perri Peltz
• Stone Phillips
• John Quiñones
• Geraldo Rivera
• Carl Sagan
• Elizabeth Vargas
• John Stossel
• Martin Bashir

Charles Gibson Charles (Charlie) Gibson (born March 9, 1943) is an American television journalist, best known as co-host of Good Morning America on ABC from January 1987 to May 1998 and from January 1999 to the present. ... Chris Wallace (b. ... Tom Jarriel joined ABC News 20/20 as a correspondent in June 1979. ... Perri Peltz on WNBC-TVs Live at Five in 2005. ... Stone Phillips (born December 2, 1954) is the lead anchor of Dateline NBC, a newsmagazine TV show. ... Geraldo Rivera on the Fox News Channel in 2004. ... A respected astronomer and dogged critic of pseudoscience, Carl Sagan is best known for his enthusiastic efforts at popularizing science. ... Elizabeth Vargas (born September 6, 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey) - TV journalist, is the first woman of Puerto Rican heritage to be named co-anchor of ABCs nightly newscast World News Tonight and anchor of television newsmagazine 20/20. ... John Stossel (born 1947) is an American television journalist for ABC. Stossel began his journalism career as a researcher for KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon. ... Martin Bashir (born January 19, 1963, in London) is an British journalist of Pakistani origin. ...

In vision

20/20 also refers to eyesight of standard visual acuity - see also Eye chart Visual acuity is the eyes ability to detect fine details and is the quantitative measure of the eyes ability to see an in-focus image at a certain distance. ... Traditional Snellen chart. ...

In computers

20/20 is an image viewer, screen capture and annotation application.

External links

• Search for 20/20 using Google Video Search.
• Official web site