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On the 57th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, “20/20” will present “The March,” a film narrated by actor Denzel Washington that tells the story about how this crucial moment in the civil rights movement began.

On the evening of April 19, 1989, 28-year-old Trisha Meili was viciously beaten, raped and left to die inside New York City's Central Park. The series of events that followed triggered a media frenzy and forever changed the lives of all involved, including the five African American and Hispanic teenagers – Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson and Korey Wise – who were convicted in connection with the attack due to their confessions, which they said were coerced by police.

ABC News today announced special coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, through Thursday, Aug. 20, and the Republican National Convention on Monday, Aug. 24, through Thursday, Aug. 27, from 7:00 a?" 11:00 p.m. EDT.

ABC News announced today a prime-time investigation into why the United States was unprepared for COVID-19, how government and administration officials failed and missed the warning signs, and what the country needs to do next to reopen and return to normalcy after the pandemic has wreaked havoc on American families, communities and the economy

For the first time, ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” was the No. 1 program on all broadcast and cable television in America in Total Viewers (8.965 million), Adults 25-54 (1.724 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.154 million) for the week of July 6, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. 

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No 1. program in America for the 5th week in a row in all of broadcast and cable television for the week of June 29, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. 

'20/20” ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine (tied with NBC with the combined averages of “Dateline” and “Dateline-Classic”) in all key target demos: Total Viewers (3.4 million), Adults 18-49 (0.5/3) and Adults 25-54 (0.8/4).

Having just solidified its position as the No. 1 network in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, ABC is announcing its 2020 premiere schedule. The network's previously announced programming slate includes renewals for 20 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots

ABC News presents a live prime-time special, “America in Pain: What Comes Next?,” on the protests and outrage across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd and police brutality and systemic racism against black Americans.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” was the No. 1 program in America on all of broadcast and cable television for the week of May 18, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. 

Having just solidified its position as the No. 1 network in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, ABC is announcing its 2020-2021 programming slate, which includes renewals for 19 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots

The No. 1 program in the U.S. for a month straight is ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” – capturing the top spot across broadcast and cable again for the week of May 11, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. 

ABC News announced today it will present special coverage for three days across ABC News to examine the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” was the most-watched program in America on all of broadcast and cable television for the week of April 27, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

New Paradigm Theatre has announced the postponement of its production of Footloose this summer until summer 2021.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” was the No. 1 program in America across all of broadcast and cable television in Total Viewers for the week of April 20, 2020, with its Monday (11.146 million) newscast.

ABC News Live, America's No. 1 streaming news channel, launches today on YouTube TV, will roll out on Amazon's news app on all Fire TV devices in the U.S. over the coming weeks, and is available on compatible Fire tablets.

As COVID-19 lockdowns sweep the globe, ABC News announced today that “20/20” will air its third live special in prime time anchored by David Muir on the outbreak. “America Rising: Fighting the Pandemic – A Special Edition of '20/20'” will highlight the extraordinary work by health care workers on the front lines, as well as communities, volunteers and celebrities who are all stepping up to help fight COVID-19.

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to unfold, ABC News' “20/20” will air a live one-hour special on the latest news, developments and people affected by the virus and widespread changes sweeping the nation.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the evening's No. 1 newscast in all key targets: Total Viewers (9.135 million), Adults 25-54 (1.819 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.234 million) for the week of March 2, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (8.044 million, 1.753 million and 1.216 million, respectively) by 1.091 million Total Viewers, 66,000 Adults 25-54 and 18,000 Adults 18-49.