The BEST episodes of 20/20 season 40

Every episode of 20/20 season 40, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 20/20 season 40!

20/20 brings you hard-hitting investigative reports, news-maker interviews and compelling human interest and feature stories.

Last Updated: 12/8/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Continuing
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#1 - From Classroom to Captive

Season 40 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/5/2017

Police finally track down Tennessee teacher and teen Elizabeth Thomas.

Watch Now:Amazon
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9.00
3 votes

#2 - 27 Days Later: Mystery in Las Vegas

Season 40 - Episode 60 - Aired 10/27/2017

Vegas gunman's motivation remains a mystery weeks after deadly attack; Conspiracy theories emerge in Las Vegas shooting; Vegas shooting survivors say they still have nightmares, trouble sleeping

Watch Now:Amazon
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#3 - Wonder Boy

Season 40 - Episode 63 - Aired 11/17/2017

20/20 airs a very special episode that features Nathaniel Newman, a boy with the very rare cranio-facial condition Treacher Collins syndrome.

Watch Now:Amazon
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#4 - Las Vegas: Heartbreak & Heroes

Season 40 - Episode 57 - Aired 10/6/2017

Victims, eyewitnesses and first responders share their accounts of what happened during the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival.

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10 votes

#5 - Shark Tank on 20/20

Season 40 - Episode 28 - Aired 2/24/2017

'Shark Tank' sharks reveal their biggest deals made in the tank; The stories of 'Shark Tank' products made in America; Where these 'Shark Tank' companies are today.

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1 votes

#6 - ABC News Tracks Down the High Priests of Modern-Day Snake Oil

Season 40 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/2016

The 'Miracle Cure' That Experts Say Is Dangerous Sham; Equestrian World Duped by Woman Claiming to Be French Nobility; Workers Faking Injuries Collected Thousands of Dollars in Disability Payments.

Watch Now:Apple TV
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#7 - Gretchen Carlson's Sexual Harassment Claims Against Roger Ailes

Season 40 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/2016

Former Fox Booker Says Ailes Sexually Harassed Her for Years; HR Expert's Advice for Handling Sexual Harassment at Work.

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1 votes

#8 - Stranded

Season 40 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/31/2017

What happened before woman was stranded in desert near Grand Canyon; Stranded student near Grand Canyon builds fire, sign to signal for help; Student stranded near Grand Canyon reunites with her rescuers.

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#9 - The Rise, Fall and Rise of John McAfee

Season 40 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/12/2017

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee has been a person of interest in a murder and a presidential candidate.

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8.00
1 votes

#10 - Truth and Lies: Watergate

Season 40 - Episode 43 - Aired 6/16/2017

Exclusive interviews, photos and footage related to the Nixon Watergate scandal.

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8.00
1 votes

#11 - Diane Sawyer Investigates: ISIS in America

Season 40 - Episode 61 - Aired 11/3/2017

When former Marine discovered teen son talking to ISIS recruiters; How ISIS uses the internet to target young Americans for recruitment; The fight against ISIS's reach on America's youth

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2 votes

#12 - A Killing on the Cape

Season 40 - Episode 65 - Aired 11/24/2017

Accomplished fashion writer found stabbed to death at her home; Police ask men in Truro, Massachusetts for DNA samples in murder investigation; Chris McCowen shares his side of the Christa Worthington case

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#13 - Love At First Sting

Season 40 - Episode 55 - Aired 9/22/2017

Successful veterinarian finds love again with younger doctor; Woman, her boyfriend were involved in alleged murder-for-hire plot; Man awaits trial for allegedly hiring hit man to kill ex-girlfriend

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#14 - Justice For Holly

Season 40 - Episode 56 - Aired 9/29/2017

Brother recalls the last day he saw his sister Holly Bobo alive; Missing nursing student Holly Bobo's remains are found by ginseng hunters; Jury returns with verdict in man's trial for Holly Bobo's murder

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2 votes

#15 - A Chance Encounter

Season 40 - Episode 53 - Aired 9/8/2017

Arizona college party ends with a deadly shooting; Police body cameras capture aftermath of college party shooting; What college student says happened night he killed fellow NAU student; Shooting victims take stand at fellow student's trial; College student on trial for killing fellow student testifies; Jury deadlocked in trial for shooting death of Arizona college student.

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2 votes

#16 - Scandal & Shame in Hollywood

Season 40 - Episode 58 - Aired 10/13/2017

Interviews with women who have come out with sexual harassment claims against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein; exploring whether recent allegations against powerful men will end the system of demanding sexual favors for career advancement.

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7.50
2 votes

#17 - The Clown Killer?

Season 40 - Episode 59 - Aired 10/20/2017

Twenty-seven years after a Florida woman was fatally shot on the doorstep of her home by an assailant in a clown costume, police arrest her husband's new wife.

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#18 - Scientology: A War Without Guns

Season 40 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/6/2017

Actress Leah Remini sits down with Dan Harris to discuss her fight against the Church of Scientology during a report that includes other former members who are crusading against it, as well as those who still practice outside of the official Church.

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#19 - Caitlyn Jenner - The Secrets of My Life

Season 40 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/21/2017

A Diane Sawyer Special

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7 votes

#20 - Leanna Taylor, The Ex-Wife of the Man Convicted In Son's Hot Car Death, Speaks Out

Season 40 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/17/2017

The horrific day Leanna Taylor found out her son was dead; Police start to suspect Justin Ross Harris after son's death; Why Leanna Taylor took the stand in ex-husband's defense.

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9 votes

#21 - Her Last Chance

Season 40 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2016

Woman Says She Found Boyfriend's Body Covered in Blood; After 2 Trials, Woman Found Guilty of Murdering Her Boyfriend.

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7.00
2 votes

#22 - A Hostile Act

Season 40 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/23/2017

An international investigation into Otto Warmbier's 17-month imprisonment in North Korea, and his death, which occurred less than a week after he was brought back to the United State in a state of unresponsive wakefulness.

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#23 - Dying To Be Famous: The Versace Murders

Season 40 - Episode 46 - Aired 7/7/2017

Who was Gianni Versace's killer, Andrew Cunanan; Gianni Versace is murdered in front of his Miami Beach mansion; Gianni Versace's death is mourned across the world.

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1 votes

#24 - Can Words Kill?

Season 40 - Episode 49 - Aired 8/4/2017

Texting suicide victim Conrad Roy's relationship with Michelle Carter; Police find Michelle Carter's text; Michelle Carter free pending appeal

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2 votes

#25 - Life and Limb

Season 40 - Episode 52 - Aired 8/25/2017