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March 5, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Switched Before Birth (3/6)

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 IMPACT x Nightline: “Switched Before Birth” (321) – Streaming Only on HuluLogline: “IMPACT x Nightline” reports on rare cases of IVF gone wrong, including a woman suing a fertility clinic after delivering a baby that wasn’t biologically hers and a family swapping babies with a nearby couple after an embryo mix-up. The Inside Scoop: ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Switched Before Birth” begins streaming on Thursday, March 6, only on Hulu. The episode, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang, features new interviews with the families directly affected by fertility clinics’ life-altering mistakes, including Alexander and Daphna Cardinale and Krystena Murray, plus their lawyer Adam Wolf. Additional new interviews include the following: Dov Fox, director, Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics Lucky Sekhon, ob-gyn and reproductive endocrinologist, RMA of New York Jessica Macdonald, chief cryobiologist and tissue bank director, Boston IVF

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February 26, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Surviving Slender Man (2/27)

THURSDAY, FEB. 27 IMPACT x Nightline: “Surviving Slender Man” (320) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: An astonishing attack and an unbelievable motive: How did a sleepover end in attempted murder to please the fictional character Slender Man? “IMPACT x Nightline” unpacks the case after a new court ruling changes everything for one of the assailants. Extended Logline: In 2014, a sleepover between 12-year-olds Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier and Payton Leutner ended in attempted murder to please the fictional character Slender Man. Geyser and her co-assailant, Weier, stabbed Leutner 19 times. Leutner survived her life-threatening injuries while Geyser and Weier were charged in adult court with first-degree attempted intentional homicide. Geyser pleaded guilty to the charge, and Weier pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of attempted second-degree intentional homicide. After their convictions, they were sentenced to 40 and 25 years, respectively, in a psychiatric institution after they were bot

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February 19, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Little Miss Innocent Freed (2/20)

THURSDAY, FEB. 20 IMPACT x Nightline: “Little Miss Innocent Freed” (319) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: Kaitlyn Conley was previously convicted of poisoning her ex-boyfriend’s mother to death, but in a shocking twist, a New York court overturned her conviction, allowing her to walk free and leaving some to question whether she was wrongfully convicted. Extended Logline: This week, “IMPACT x Nightline” reports on Kaitlyn Conley. The 31-year-old former receptionist was convicted of manslaughter — but maintained her innocence — in the 2015 killing of Mary Yoder, her former boss and the mother of her ex-boyfriend. Earlier this month, a New York court overturned the conviction, allowing her to walk free. It is currently unknown if she will be retried. “IMPACT x Nightline” breaks down Conley’s case in new interviews and reporting, as well as footage from ABC News Studios’ 2024 docuseries “Little Miss Innocent: Passion. Poison. Prison.” The Inside Scoop: ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightl

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February 12, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: What’s Happening with Wendy Williams? (2/13)

THURSDAY, FEB. 13 IMPACT x Nightline: “What’s Happening with Wendy Williams?” (318) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: Wendy Williams has broken her silence on her guardianship, challenging her dementia diagnosis and pleading for her independence. “IMPACT x Nightline” speaks with Williams and dives deep into her case as her guardian calls for her to be reevaluated. The Inside Scoop: ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: What’s Happening with Wendy Williams?” begins streaming on Thursday, Feb. 13, only on Hulu. The episode, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts, features a new audio interview with Wendy Williams, where she discusses her court-appointed guardianship, her dementia diagnosis and living in the memory unit of a healthcare facility. The episode also features new interviews with those close to her, including her brother, Tommy Williams, and her friends Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor and co-host of “The View,” and Jason Lee, CEO of Hollywood Unlocked. Additional

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February 5, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Kendrick v. Drake: The Feud (2/6)

THURSDAY, Feb. 6 IMPACT x Nightline: “Kendrick v. Drake: The Feud” (317) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: “IMPACT x Nightline” speaks to industry insiders about the ongoing feud between A-list rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, which triggered damning diss tracks and now a lawsuit. Who will reign supreme in this hip-hop battle for the ages? The Inside Scoop: ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Kendrick v. Drake: The Feud” begins streaming on Thursday, Feb. 6, only on Hulu. The episode, led by ABC News correspondent Megan Ryte, features new interviews with music industry insiders, including hip-hop pioneer and rapper Too $hort and radio personality DJ Enuff. Additionally, Kendrick Lamar’s childhood English teacher Regis Inge shares his experience teaching Kendrick as a boy and sparking his poetic prowess. Additional new interviews include the following: Josie Dye, broadcaster, CHUM 104.5 Radio Jamar Mcneil, broadcaster, CHUM 104.5 Radio Carl Lamarre, deputy director of R&B and Hip H

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January 29, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Blake vs. Justin (1/30)

THURSDAY, Jan. 30 IMPACT x Nightline: “Blake vs. Justin” (316) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: With all the drama surrounding the blockbuster movie “It Ends with Us,” “IMPACT x Nightline” takes a deep dive into the ongoing legal battle between co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni and their fight in the court of public opinion. The Inside Scoop: ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Blake vs. Justin” begins streaming on Thursday, Jan. 30, only on Hulu. The episode, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang, features new interviews with entertainment and legal experts, including Kjersti Flaa, a journalist whose video is mentioned in Blake Lively’s lawsuit, and Bryan Freedman, Justin Baldoni’s lawyer. Additional new interviews include the following: Molly McPherson, crisis management practitioner Claire Warden, intimacy coordinator Mary Jane Morley, attorney, MJ Morley Law Emily D. Baker, host of the podcast “The Emily Show” and former Los Angeles deputy district attorney Emily Hank

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January 22, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Facelift: After Fillers? (1/23)

THURSDAY, Jan. 23 IMPACT x Nightline: “Facelift: After Fillers?” (315) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: Celebrities are dissolving their face fillers, and some young people are also following suit. Some in their 20s are going from needles to knives, seeking facelifts or other surgeries over Botox and fillers to tap into the fountain of youth. The Inside Scoop: ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Facelift: After Fillers?” begins streaming on Thursday, Jan. 23, only on Hulu. The episode, led by ABC News national correspondent Stephanie Ramos, features new interviews with Dilip Madnani, a facial plastic surgeon, and Ashley Stobart, a beauty influencer and podcaster. Additional new interviews include the following: Ryan Joers, social media influencer and plastic surgery patient Tara Well, associate professor of psychology at Barnard College Darien Sutton, ABC News medical correspondent and emergency room physician

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January 15, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Gilgo Beach Murders: A Serial Killer’s Secrets? (1/16)

THURSDAY, Jan. 16 IMPACT x Nightline: “Gilgo Beach Murders: A Serial Killer’s Secrets?” (314) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: For over a decade, a suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings remained at large until authorities arrested family man Rex Heuermann, who they say lived a double life. Go inside the investigation of the man charged with murdering seven women. Extended Logline: This week, “IMPACT x Nightline” delves into the chilling case of Rex Heuermann, a Long Island man charged with murdering seven women, many of them sex workers, and scattering their remains along a half-mile stretch of coastline on Gilgo Beach in Long Island, New York, and in the woods further east. The episode investigates Heuermann’s alleged crimes through new interviews with true crime experts, law enforcement and those who have encountered the suspect himself, including a woman who says she went on a date with Heuermann before his arrest. The episode takes viewers through key evidence, including an alleged

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December 11, 2024

IMPACT x Nightline: Elton John: Still Standing (12/12)

THURSDAY, DEC. 12 IMPACT x Nightline: “Elton John: Still Standing” (313) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: Robin Roberts sits down with music legend Elton John to look back at his life and career. Lady Gaga, Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and other artists Elton has mentored and collaborated with share what it is like working with the legendary musician. Extended Logline: Two years after taking his final bow on the tour stage and 55 years since his debut in Los Angeles, “IMPACT x Nightline” looks back at the career and life of Elton John. “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts sits down exclusively with the iconic singer to talk about the start of his career, as well as some of the highest moments and greatest challenges he faced along the way, including his battle with addiction, abusive childhood and struggles with loneliness. Additionally, David Furnish joins the conversation with his husband, Elton, to discuss their marriage and their lives as fathers to their two children

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December 4, 2024

IMPACT x Nightline: What Happened to Karen Silkwood? The Lost Tapes (12/5)

THURSDAY, DEC. 5 IMPACT x Nightline: “What Happened to Karen Silkwood? The Lost Tapes” (312) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: Lost tapes and new discoveries in a mysterious car crash that killed Karen Silkwood, a young mother. Silkwood’s story fascinated generations, inspiring an Oscar®-nominated film starring Meryl Streep. Was it an accident or something more sinister? Extended Logline: This week, “IMPACT x Nightline” goes inside a renewed investigation into the 1974 death of Karen Silkwood, a young mother and chemical technician who was outspoken about health and safety at a nuclear fuel plant owned by her employer, Kerr-McGee. Silkwood died in a single-car crash while on her way to meet The New York Times reporter David Burnham when authorities say she fell asleep at the wheel just miles from a union meeting she had just attended. She’d agreed to deliver sensitive documents that were never found after the crash. The mysterious circumstances surrounding Silkwood’s death captured na

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Impact X Nightline

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IMPACT x Nightline: Switched Before Birth (3/6)

IMPACT x Nightline: Surviving Slender Man (2/27)

IMPACT x Nightline: Little Miss Innocent Freed (2/20)

IMPACT x Nightline: What’s Happening with Wendy Williams? (2/13)

IMPACT x Nightline: Kendrick v. Drake: The Feud (2/6)

IMPACT x Nightline: Blake vs. Justin (1/30)

IMPACT x Nightline: Facelift: After Fillers? (1/23)

IMPACT x Nightline: Gilgo Beach Murders: A Serial Killer’s Secrets? (1/16)

IMPACT x Nightline: Elton John: Still Standing (12/12)

IMPACT x Nightline: What Happened to Karen Silkwood? The Lost Tapes (12/5)

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