The Con (TV series)

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The Con
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GenreTrue crime
Narrated byWhoopi Goldberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (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

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

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.Title [3]Original air date [3]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Love Con"October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)1012.38[4]
2"The Heiress Con"October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21)1022.72[5]
3"The Varsity Blues Con"October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28)1052.58[6]
4"The Fyre Festival Con"March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)1061.85[7]
5"The Royal Con"March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)1031.70[8]
6"The Psychic Con"March 17, 2021 (2021-03-17)1041.69[9]
7"The Wine Con"March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24)1071.70[10]
8"The Hollywood Con"March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)1081.63[11]

Reception[]

U.S. ratings[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Con
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Love Con" October 14, 2020 0.3/2 2.38[4] N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 "The Heiress Con" October 21, 2020 0.5/3 2.72[5] N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 "The Varsity Blues Con" October 28, 2020 0.4/3 2.58[6] 0.1 0.63 0.5 3.18[12]
4 "The Fyre Festival Con" March 3, 2021 0.3 1.85[7] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "The Royal Con" March 10, 2021 0.2 1.70[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "The Psychic Con" March 17, 2021 0.3 1.69[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD

See also[]

  • Bob Nygaard, private detective featured in episode 6, "The Psychic Con".
  • Mark Edward, mentalist featured in episode 6, "The Psychic Con", as "The Expert".

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. ^ a b "CON, THE (ABC)". The Futon Critic. March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 4, 2021). "UPDATED: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.3.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 11, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.10.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 18, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.17.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (March 25, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.24.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  11. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 1, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.31.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  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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