20/20 Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

June 6, 1978

Genre

Newsmagazine

Network

ABC

Cast

Chris Cuomo, John Quiñones, Barbara Walters, David Muir, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Juju Chang, Hugh Downs, Amy Robach, Elizabeth Vargas, John Stossel, Charles Gibson, Sam Donaldson, Deborah Roberts

Chris Cuomo

John Quiñones

Barbara Walters

David Muir

Diane Sawyer

Connie Chung

Juju Chang

1921-2020

Hugh Downs

Amy Robach

Elizabeth Vargas

John Stossel

Charles Gibson

Sam Donaldson

Deborah Roberts

About 20/20

About

Created by ABC News, the news series features in-depth story package focusing primarily on human interest stories rather than international and political subjects.

Trivia

The series was created by Roone Arledge. The anchors on the premiere telecast were Esquire magazine editor Harold Hayes and Time art critic Robert Hughes.