ABC News launches 20/20 True Crime channel on TuneIn worldwide

ABC News is betting that true-crime fans do not want to wait for a weekly slot or hunt across apps. On May 7, 2026, Stingray announced the launch of a 20/20 True Crime channel on TuneIn, giving the long-running 20/20 brand a dedicated streaming home built for nonstop listening.

The channel packages ABC News and 20/20 into a single destination focused on serialized investigations, deeper case dives and full episodes from the franchise’s library. The lineup includes Devil in the Desert, Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska, What Happened to Holly Bobo?, 20/20: The After Show and 20/20 True Crime Vault. TuneIn says the destination is a nonstop feed for “gripping true crime storytelling,” and that it includes the official 20/20 After Show, the True Crime Vault and ABC News original podcasts.

The move matters because it is more than a channel launch. It is ABC News testing how far a legacy TV newsmagazine can stretch when true crime is treated as an always-on audio product instead of a show with a fixed broadcast window. ABC describes 20/20 as its prime-time news magazine program featuring David Muir, built on newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports, exclusives, compelling features and medical mysteries. On TuneIn, those assets now become a continuous stream designed to keep listeners inside the same branded world from one case to the next.

Distribution is the other big part of the bet. TuneIn says the channel is available on phones, smart speakers, cars and more than 200 connected devices, which puts 20/20 in front of listeners wherever they already consume audio. That is the kind of reach true-crime audiences have rewarded across podcasting, streaming radio and app-based listening, especially when a familiar name can deliver a steady pipeline of investigations without forcing users to switch ecosystems.

Stingray’s press-release page places the ABC News launch alongside other 2026 TuneIn partnerships and channel rollouts, signaling a broader push to build curated branded destinations on the platform. For ABC News, the opportunity is clear: turn a deep archive into a living channel, keep listeners moving through the 20/20 library, and claim a bigger share of a genre that still draws some of the most habitual audiences in audio.