The anchors on the premiere telecast of 20/20 were renowned Esquire magazine editor Harold Hayes, who also served as the program's senior producer, and famed Time art critic Robert Hughes. Starting in the fall of 2018, the show dramatically shifted formats to a weekly two hour host-less documentary series of former famous scandals, with no formal announcement of the change. Eastern Time, though sometimes extended one hour earlier, particularly during the summer months) for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings (currently airing at 10:00 p.m. The program's name derives from the '20/20' measurement of visual acuity. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the program was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes in that it features in-depth story packages, although it focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. 20/20Ģ0/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. For other uses, see 2020 (disambiguation).

This article is about the American television newsmagazine program.