“20/20” Current Theme
For the fall 2012 season, 20/20 was given a makeover. The darker and more dramatic look that was adopted two years earlier were replaced with a...
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“Rock Center” 2012 – 2013 Theme
This news magazine is named after the location of NBC News headquarters in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center. It’s NBC’s first new news magazine...
“20/20” 2010 – 2012 Theme
This theme is by ABC’s friends at DreamArtists Music. The package was commissioned for 20/20’s relaunch in October of 2010. The theme reflects the “darker, more...
“48 Hours Mystery” 2010 – 2015 Theme
This is the theme that has been used on 48 Hours Mystery since the fall of 2010. Like the previous themes, it is composed by Richard...
“20/20” 2009 – 2010 Theme
20/20 started using this theme in September 2009. However, the theme was originally used for ABC branding promos starting in 2008. The promo was popular and...
“Dateline NBC” 2005 – 2007 Theme
For the last few years of its classic era, Dateline used a reorchestrated version of its long-running theme. During the period in which this theme was...
“Primetime” 2004 – 2008 Theme
Primetime Live in its heyday during the 90’s was a successful hard-hitting and investigative live news magazine. When the program was known as Primetime Thursday its...
“20/20” 2004 – 2006 Theme
This theme debuted when legendary anchor Barbara Walters made her first steps into retirement. While she continued to host The View, file occasional reports and host...
“48 Hours Mystery” 2002 – 2008 Theme
In 2002 Dan Rather stepped down as anchor of 48 Hours and the show was reformatted. In a trend that almost all other news magazines would...
“20/20” 2001 – 2004 Theme
This theme, composed by VideoHelper, has an interesting story. It both started and ended its run on air as a promo for ABC’s evening newscast. While it...
“Primetime Thursday” 2000 – 2004 Theme
In 1998 Primetime Live disappeared in name but stayed around in spirit, only to make a full comeback as Primetime Thursday in 2000. All of ABC’s...
“(20/20) Downtown” Theme
Unlike most other news magazines at the time, 20/20 Downtown (or later just Downtown) was never carried by any big name anchor. An ensemble of anchors...
“20/20” 2000 – 2001 Theme
In the fall of 2000 the Barbara Walters news magazine was given a totally new theme for the first in its history. Previously they had used...
“48 Hours” 1997 – 2002 Theme
With the introduction of this theme, 48 Hours was given a makeover. The opening graphics showed us traveling at high speed through busy city streets. It...
“20/20” 1998 – 2000 Theme
This 20/20 theme is an update of the classic theme composed by Walt Levinsky for Score Productions. When it premiered, ABC decided to name its news...