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A nighttime news program similar to 60 minutes and 20/20. Veteran newscasters Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson provide an in-depth look at the kinds of news stories that often do not receive much air time on regular news broadcasts. Frequent... See more »

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  Self - Correspondent / ... (18 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jay Schadler ...
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  Self - Host / ... (12 episodes, 1989-1996)
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  Self - Correspondent (10 episodes, 2001-2005)
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  Self - Correspondent (9 episodes, 2002-2004)
Judd Rose ...
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  Self - Daughter of Elvis (segment "Lisa Marie Presley") / ... (3 episodes, 1995-2003)
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  Self - Singer / ... (4 episodes, 1989-2003)
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  Self (3 episodes, 1995-2005)
Claire Shipman ...
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  Self (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Vaughn Lowery ...
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Mike Cerre ...
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Adrienne Gelo ...
  Accomplice / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
Terry Johnson ...
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  Self - Former NYC Chief Medical Examiner / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
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  Self - Anchor / ... (2 episodes, 1989-2005)
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  Self / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Tommy Gregory Thompson ...
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  Self (2 episodes, 1994-2005)
Claude Elliot ...
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  Self - Crime Author / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lisa Beamer ...
  Self - Wife of Todd Beamer / ... (2 episodes, 2002)
Bob Barron ...
  Self - Senior CIA Disguise Specialist (segment "Alive Again") (2 episodes, 2002)
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Mike Harmon ...
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  Self (1 episode, 2007)
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  Self - Actress & Singer (segment "J. Lo") (1 episode, 2003)
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  Self (1 episode, 2003)
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  Self - Singer, Dixie Chicks (1 episode, 2003)
Frank Birgfeld ...
  Self - Paige's Father (segment "Searching for Paige") (1 episode, 2007)
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  Self - President (1 episode, 1989)
Tom Root ...
  Self - Pilot (segment "The Plane Truth") (1 episode, 1989)
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  Self - San Francisco Chronicle (1 episode, 2002)
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  Self - Singer, Dixie Chicks (1 episode, 2003)
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  Self - District Attorney (1 episode, 2003)
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  Self - First Lady (1 episode, 1989)
Robert Cohen ...
  Self - Doctor (segment "The Plane Truth") (1 episode, 1989)
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Jason Morse ...
  Self - Firefighter (1 episode, 2003)
Craig Birgfeld ...
  Self - Paige's Brother (segment "Searching for Paige") (1 episode, 2007)

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A nighttime news program similar to 60 minutes and 20/20. Veteran newscasters Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson provide an in-depth look at the kinds of news stories that often do not receive much air time on regular news broadcasts. Frequent topics included product safety warnings, possible government or business improprieties, and human interest stories about sick children. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

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  • ABC Primetime (United States)
  • Primetime Wednesday (United States)
  • Primetime Thursday (United States)
  • Primetime (United States)
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Trivia In 1998, ABC News combined "Primetime Live" with 20/20 (1978) to compete with Dateline NBC (1992) which aired four days a week at the time. The new editions were called "20/20 Monday", "20/20 Wednesday", "20/20 Friday", "20/20 Sunday", and Downtown (1999). In 2000, ABC News returned "20/20" and "Primetime" to their original forms but kept "20/20 Downtown" as a spin-off. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Feed (1992). See more »

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