20/20 Rushes George Michael Special to Prime Time

By Chris Ariens 

20/20’s Friday night special about the notable names who died in 2016 aired about 24 hours before another celebrity death, that of George Michael who was just 53.

Now ABC News is rushing another new episode of 20/20 to air tonight, following the sudden death of the iconic singer on Christmas Day. Elizabeth Vargas anchors the hour-long special called George Michael: Faith, Freedom, and His Final Hours tonight at 10 p.m. ET. ABC correspondent Chris Connelly conducted new interviews for the special. ABC News is also pulling old interviews with the singer from their archive.

20/20’s special last Friday was watched by 4.8 million viewers, winning its timeslot in the A18-49 demo with .9 rating.

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