20/20: In an Instant

20/20: In An Instant
Genre Documentary
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 21
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Maria Awes
  • Andy Awes
Running time 80-83 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Committee Films
  • Lincoln Square Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Original release March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) – present
External links
Website

20/20: In An Instant is an American documentary series on ABC. The show premiered on Friday, March 6, 2015, before moving to its regular timeslot on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 9:00 pm.[1] The show follows people who have gone through life changing events as they come to terms and relive the moments.

On May 24, 2016, the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 18, 2016, and ran for six consecutive weeks.[2] The season finale aired on July 23, 2016. On May 19, 2017, the show was renewed for a third season, which premiered on June 3, 2017.[3]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 7 March 6, 2015 April 11, 2015
2 6 June 18, 2016 July 23, 2016
3 8 June 3, 2017 December 29, 2017

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Flying Blind"March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)4.39[4]
A family survives a plane crash that killed two in the Alaskan wilderness.
22"Rush Hour Disaster"March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07)4.36[5]
In 2007, an interstate bridge holding hundreds of people in Minneapolis gives way.
33"Grizzly Bear Attack"March 14, 2015 (2015-03-14)3.62[6]
A man protects his daughter when a grizzly bear attacks the two during a celebratory hike.
44"Left for Dead"March 21, 2015 (2015-03-21)4.41[7]
A woman is beaten unconscious and left in a garbage bin by her abusive ex-husband.
55"Bad Guys at the Good Guys"March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)3.38[8]
A group of gunmen holds employees and shoppers hostage at an electronics store.
66"Buried Alive"April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)4.05[9]
A man is trapped when a shelf in a silo collapses, burying him beneath several feet of rotten corn.
77"The Shootout"April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)2.89[10]
Florida police officer Pete Soulis had no way of knowing that the suspicious guy in the parking lot was likely a killer on the run. When the ex-con took aim at him, Pete found himself in one of the most epic gun battles a cop has ever survived.

Season 2 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
81"Tragedy in Tornado Alley"[11]June 18, 2016 (2016-06-18)N/A
A catastrophic tornado hits the town of Moore, Oklahoma.
92"Murder in the Maternity Ward"[12]June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)N/A
A gunman holds a maternity ward hostage, seeking the doctor who performed a tubal ligation surgery on his wife two years earlier.
103"Desert Dog Rescue"July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)3.16[13]
When a woman falls 60 feet off a canyon wall while running with her dog and shatters her pelvis, she must fight to stay alive as temperatures drop.
114"He Picked the Wrong Girl"[12]July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09)N/A
Ashley Ware bravely fights against an attacker after being abducted from her home.
125"Hanging in the Balance"[12]July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)N/A
A woman and her two daughters become trapped in their crushed car, dangling over the edge of a ravine, when a high truck driver crashes into them on the highway, his own vehicle exploding and going over the edge.
136"Buried By Bonfire"[12]July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)N/A
College students get trapped when stacks of logs collapse during the construction of a massive bonfire at Texas A&M University.

Season 3 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Whiteout"June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)2.52[14]
While traveling to Idaho, a couple gets stranded in white out conditions with their infant child after their pickup truck gets stuck in the snow.
152"Deliver Us from Evil"June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)2.27[15]
163"Lost in Snow"June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)2.75[16]
174"Terror in the Library"June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)2.73[17]
A US Veteran holds 10 people hostage in the Salt Lake City library, one of which is a Salt Lake City police officer.
185"Match Made in Hell"July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)2.61[18]
196"Frozen on the Mountain"July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)2.66[19]
207"Home Invasion Horror"July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)2.81[20]
218"The Woman Who Refused to Die"December 29, 2017 (2017-12-29)3.75[21]
A young woman is violently stabbed to the death by her contumelious boyfriend, who at first was kind and gentle.

References

  1. "In An Instant – About the show". ABC. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. ""20/20: In an Instant" - Two-Hour Docudrama Series Returns for Second Season, Premieres June 18 on ABC". The Futon Critic. May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  3. "Gripping Stories of Survival and Triumph on the Season Premiere of ABC News' "In an Instant," June 3". The Futon Critic. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  4. Baron, Steve (March 9, 2015). "Friday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'Glee', 'Hawaii Five-0' or 'Shark Tank'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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  20. Metcalf, Mitch (July 18, 2017). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 7.15.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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