The Con (TV series)

The Con is an American true crime television series that premiered on ABC on October 14, 2020.[1]

The Con
GenreTrue crime
Narrated byWhoopi Goldberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 (1 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Aaron Saidman
  • Carrie Cook
  • Colleen Halpin
  • David Sloan
  • Eli Holzman
  • Star Price
Running time41 minutes
Production companies
  • ABC News
  • The Intellectual Property Corporation
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseOctober 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) –
present
External links
Official website

Produced by ABC News and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, the series explores stories of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, revealing how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust. The series also features interviews with the people caught up in the cons, victims, eyewitnesses, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves.[2]

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date [3]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Love Con"[4]October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)1012.38[5]
2"The Heiress Con"[6]October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21)1022.72[7]
3"The Varsity Blues Con"[8]October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28)1052.58[9]
4"The Royal Con"[10]Unaired (Unaired)[lower-alpha 1]103N/A

Reception

U.S. ratings
Viewership and ratings per episode of The Con
No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Love Con" October 14, 20200.3/22.38[5]N/AN/AN/AN/A
2 "The Heiress Con" October 21, 20200.5/32.72[7]N/AN/AN/AN/A
3 "The Varsity Blues Con" October 28, 20200.4/32.58[9]0.10.630.53.18[12]

Notes
  1. This episode was scheduled to air on November 4, 2020 but was removed from the schedule in favor of a special Election coverage of ABC News.[11]

References
  1. "ABC News Debuts New Primetime Series "The Con", Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg". The Futon Critic. October 5, 2020.
  2. Cordero, Rosy (October 5, 2020). "Whoopi Goldberg unmasks grifters in ABC's true-crime series The Con: Watch the trailer". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. "CON, THE (ABC)". The Futon Critic.
  4. "(#101) "The Love Con"". The Futon Critic.
  5. Pucci, Douglas (October 20, 2020). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Amazing Race' Premieres its 32nd Season on CBS". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020.
  6. "(#102) "The Heiress Con"". The Futon Critic.
  7. Pucci, Douglas (October 23, 2020). "Wednesday Final Ratings: Fox Dominates Prime Time with MLB World Series Game Two". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
  8. "(#105) "The Varsity Blues Con"". The Futon Critic.
  9. Pucci, Douglas (October 30, 2020). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother All-Stars' Season Finale on CBS Tops 9-11 p.m. Slot Among Adults 18-49 and 25-54". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020.
  10. "(#103) "The Royal Con"". The Futon Critic.
  11. "ABC News Will Air Continuing Election 2020 Coverage Starting Tonight at 10/9c". The Futon Critic. November 4, 2020.
  12. Thorne, Will (November 10, 2020). "Live+7 Ratings for Week of Oct. 26: 'This Is Us' Premiere Grows 86% to Top Delayed Charts". Variety. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020.
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