The BEST episodes of 20/20 season 43
Every episode of 20/20 season 43, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 20/20 season 43!
20/20 brings you hard-hitting investigative reports, news-maker interviews and compelling human interest and feature stories.
#1 - The Last Defense: Julius Jones
Season 43 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/14/2020
Julius Jones, who was convicted in the shooting death of an Oklahoma businessman at 19 years old, tells his version of events, claiming he is innocent, from death row.
#2 - Outbreak: What You Need to Know
Season 43 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/2020
The extraordinary chain of events that led to a COVID-19 global health crisis; video diaries from inside China's quarantined cities and from passengers trapped on the Diamond Princess cruise ship; reports from around the world.
#3 - The Chameleon
Season 43 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/2020
Unraveling a long trail of missing and murdered women and children all leading back, police say, to a serial killer known as "The Chameleon."
#4 - Shark Tank: Greatest of All Time
Season 43 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/2020
The stars of the hit show look back at the best pitches, the biggest fights, and of course, the greatest money makers and those making the greatest impact with their businesses.
#5 - Catch Me If You Can
Season 43 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/2020
The night a marijuana dispensary owner was kidnapped, tortured and maimed; Cortney Shegerian is the bait in a police plan to arrest Hossein Nayeri; Hossein Nayeri appeals to the jury in his own trial
#6 - Murder & Scandal in Chicagoland
Season 43 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/8/2020
The chilling true crime story of a ’85 Chicago Bears legend & the murder of his pregnant girlfriend. | Juju Chang interviews Marni Yang, who is serving life in prison for the murder of Chicago Bears star Shaun Gayle's pregnant girlfriend. Watch the all-new 20/20 2-hour event - Friday at 9/8c on ABC.
#7 - Down Payment on Death
Season 43 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/15/2020
The sting operation to catch a woman in a murder-for-hire plot is filmed for a reality-TV series.
#8 - The Sins of the Father
Season 43 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/7/2020
Interviews with daughters of Karl Karlsen, who nearly got away with murdering his wife and son.
#9 - Truth and Lies - Jeffrey Epstein
Season 43 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/10/2020
A look at Jeffrey Epstein's life and background, including details about how he made his money; his relationships with many notable individuals; his decades of alleged sexual abuse; and the federal sex trafficking charges he faced before he died.
#10 - Last Seen Walking
Season 43 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/2020
After spending almost 10 years behind bars for his former girlfriend's death -- a crime he says he did not commit -- Nicholas McGuffin opens up after his conviction is overturned.
#11 - In the Cold Dark Night
Season 43 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/17/2020
In 2017, authorities reopen the investigation into the 1983 murder of a young Black man in Georgia, eventually charging two men, despite having no new DNA evidence to prompt the reopening.
#12 - March on Washington
Season 43 - Episode 31 - Aired 8/28/2020
Exploring how the historic 1963 March on Washington for jobs and freedom began.
#13 - Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro
Season 43 - Episode 29 - Aired 7/28/2020
A look back at the life and legacy of TV pioneer Regis Philbin; Jimmy Kimmel's final television interview with Philbin from March 2020; interviews with Kelly Ripa, Kathie Lee Gifford, Mary Hart and childhood friends.
#14 - American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here?
Season 43 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/28/2020
Why the United States was unprepared for COVID-19, how officials failed and missed the warning signs, and what the country needs to do next to return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on families, communities and the economy.
#15 - I Am Vanessa
Season 43 - Episode 32 - Aired 9/11/2020
A 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Vanessa Guillen, is murdered inside a Fort Hood, Texas, armory by another enlisted soldier.
#16 - Mystery in Memphis
Season 43 - Episode 33 - Aired 9/18/2020
The family of murdered former NBA player Lorenzen Wright gets one step closer to justice when his ex-wife pleads guilty to facilitating his murder -- nearly a decade after authorities find his body in the woods.
#17 - The Secret in the Suitcase
Season 43 - Episode 34 - Aired 9/25/2020
Melanie McGuire insists she's innocent in husband's 2004 killing. Her trial captured the nation's attention after fishermen found her husband's legs in a suitcase
#18 - Switched at Birth, or Stolen?
Season 43 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2019
Thirty years after she learned she was switched at birth, Kimberly Mays reveals details about her tough childhood and her struggle with her identity.
#19 - Sole Survivor
Season 43 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2019
Daughter of Kansas woman who went missing found alive 15 years later; John Robinson, the conman; John Robinson goes to trial for three murders in Kansas.
#20 - Over My Dead Body
Season 43 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2019
Dan Markel and Wendi Adelson's marriage falls apart in Florida; FBI tries to get more information on Markel's murder; Where Dan Markel murder case stands today.
#21 - The Death of a Playmate
Season 43 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2019
Dorothy Stratten's life and promising career are cut short when her estranged husband kills her.
#22 - The Wicked
Season 43 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2019
Payton Leutner speaks out for the first time after two friends stabbed her and left her for dead in the woods of Waukesha, Wis., to prove themselves to a fictitious character known as "Slender Man."
#23 - Shattered Love (Texas Love Triangle)
Season 43 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2019
A man is convicted of killing his 8-month-pregnant wife; a tip points to another suspect.
#24 - Growing Up Buttafuoco
Season 43 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2019
Mary Jo Buttafuoco, Joey Buttafuoco and their daughter Jessie reflect on their lives following Mary Jo's shooting in 1992.
#25 - Undercover Girlfriend
Season 43 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2019
When a University of Illinois scholar goes missing, a suspect's girlfriend works with the FBI to go under cover and secretly record a conversation that ultimately cracks the case.