The WORST episodes of 20/20
Every episode of 20/20 ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of 20/20!
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#1 - Young Guns
Season 37 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/31/2014
Diane Sawyer and David Muir take a sharp look at kids and guns in a special report.
#2 - All in the Family
Season 36 - Episode 56 - Aired 12/13/2013
#3 - Shopping Confidential
Season 36 - Episode 57 - Aired 12/20/2013
Mall security guard tasers mom and more.
#4 - Mirror Mirror
Season 36 - Episode 58 - Aired 12/27/2013
Cecilia Vega reports on a plastic surgeon that advocates a controversial diet that sews a patch to a patients tongue so that they can only consume liquids; Robin Roberts talks with the woman that stopped looking into mirrors for a year.
#5 - The Big Lie
Season 37 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2014
#6 - Underage and Under the Influence
Season 37 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2014
"20/20" follows LASD's E-COMM Unit, devoted to searching social media for tips on the next rager.
#9 - Catch Me If You Can: The Anthony Curcio Bank Heist
Season 37 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/25/2014
A bank robber misses a critical detail and ends up in prison; a man impersonates his dead mother to collect her Social Security payments; a man lies to police about his father drowning.
#11 - My Starnge Affliction
Season 37 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/7/2014
Deborah Roberts reports on a new condition being called Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, interviewing one such afflicted person; Elizabeth Vargas talks to two people who are pained by noise; Jay Schadler reports on odd twins.
#12 - Crossing the Line
Season 37 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/14/2014
A Texas teacher, who was found guilty of inciting a slap attack on one of her students but the conviction was thrown out, is wondering "when my storm will be over." She is awaiting a new trial and continues to deny any criminal wrongdoing.
#14 - True Confessions
Season 37 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/7/2014
Interviewing professionals about what goes on behind closed doors where customers can not see including admissions from dry cleaner employees, nail salon technicians, movie theater employees, baggage handlers and movers.
#15 - Murder for Hire
Season 37 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/14/2014
Anchor David Muir rides with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms that are undercover, posing as assassins for hire, learning about the dark world of contract killings and presenting footage of how these agents prevent these crimes.
#17 - Sleeping with the Enemy
Season 37 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/21/2014
John Quinones reports on Raven Abaroa's decision to take a plea deal concerning the case of his murdered wife, Janet Arbaroa, claiming that he does not want to risk spending the rest of his life in jail for something he didn't do.
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Season 36 - Episode 46 - Aired 10/4/2013
Jailhouse interview with the high school cheerleader who engaged in a same-sex underage relationship that made national headlines
#19 - Got Luck?
Season 36 - Episode 38 - Aired 8/9/2013
#20 - Ride Along with Paparazzi
Season 36 - Episode 39 - Aired 8/16/2013
Nick Watt travels with a paparazzo to see how they track and photograph celebrities, including young actors; Dan Abrams interviews Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond about her struggle for full custody of her son; Chris Connelly reports on kid tweeting.
#21 - Highways From Hell
Season 36 - Episode 40 - Aired 8/23/2013
The LAPD's Hit and Run Investigation Unit and how they track down offenders; surviving road hazards; the story of a GPS that got three women lost.
#22 - The Imposter
Season 36 - Episode 41 - Aired 8/30/2013
David Muir sits down with Jeffrey Marsalis, a man accused of date rape on dozens of counts from using an online profile on Match.com to attract women; he's been acquitted of the charges twice, but a new case may reveal crucial information.
#23 - Michael Wohlschlaeger & His 6 Wives
Season 36 - Episode 42 - Aired 9/6/2013
A chiropractor that has gone through six marriages and been convicted of arson is also reportedly under investigation by the Alabama Attorney General concerning the death of his sixth wife, given a record of incidents in his marriages.
#24 - Blurred Lines
Season 36 - Episode 43 - Aired 9/13/2013
Small Town Sex Scandal Embroils Ex-Mayor.
#25 - Nasty Neighbors
Season 36 - Episode 44 - Aired 9/20/2013
Neighbors terrorized by a bully in a bulldozer; a tiff over trees that became a deadly turf war; a high-tech neighborhood watch system… “20/20″ pulls the blinds back on the nastiest neighbors around.