The Con is an American true crime television series that premiered on ABC on October 14, 2020.[1]
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| Genre | True crime |
| Narrated by | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15(list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 41 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) – September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) |
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]
On July 25, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on July 28, 2022.[3]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) | March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) | |
| 2 | 7 | July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28) | September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) | |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title [4] | Original air date [4] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Love Con" | October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) | 101 | 2.38[5] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Heiress Con" | October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21) | 102 | 2.72[6] |
| 3 | 3 | "The Varsity Blues Con" | October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28) | 105 | 2.58[7] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Fyre Festival Con" | March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03) | 106 | 1.85[8] |
| 5 | 5 | "The Royal Con" | March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10) | 103 | 1.70[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Psychic Con" | March 17, 2021 (2021-03-17) | 104 | 1.69[10] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Wine Con" | March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24) | 107 | 1.70[11] |
| 8 | 8 | "The Hollywood Con" | March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) | 108 | 1.63[12] |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title [4] | Original air date [4] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 9 | 1 | "The Faithful Investor Con" | July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28) | 201 | 2.08[13] |
| 10 | 2 | "The Hollywood Mogul Con" | August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) | 205 | 2.05[14] |
| 11 | 3 | "The Sweetheart Swindler Con" | August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11) | 204 | 2.15[15] |
| 12 | 4 | "The Billion Dollar Con" | August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18) | 206 | 1.91[16] |
| 13 | 5 | "The Coupon Con" | August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25) | 207 | 2.17[17] |
| 14 | 6 | "The Comeback" | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | 202 | 2.27[18] |
| 15 | 7 | "The Imposter Doctor Con" | September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) | 208 | 2.49[19] |
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Love Con" | October 14, 2020 | 0.3/2 | 2.38[5] |
| 2 | "The Heiress Con" | October 21, 2020 | 0.5/3 | 2.72[6] |
| 3 | "The Varsity Blues Con" | October 28, 2020 | 0.4/3 | 2.58[7] |
| 4 | "The Fyre Festival Con" | March 3, 2021 | 0.3 | 1.85[8] |
| 5 | "The Royal Con" | March 10, 2021 | 0.2 | 1.70[9] |
| 6 | "The Psychic Con" | March 17, 2021 | 0.3 | 1.69[10] |
| 7 | "The Wine Con" | March 24, 2021 | 0.3 | 1.70[11] |
| 8 | "The Hollywood Con" | March 31, 2021 | 0.3 | 1.63[12] |
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Faithful Investor Con" | July 28, 2022 | 0.2 | 2.08[13] |
| 2 | "The Hollywood Mogul Con" | August 4, 2022 | 0.3 | 2.05[14] |
| 3 | "The Sweetheart Swindler Con" | August 11, 2022 | 0.3 | 2.15[15] |
| 4 | "The Billion Dollar Con" | August 18, 2022 | 0.3 | 1.91[16] |
| 5 | "The Coupon Con" | August 25, 2022 | 0.3 | 2.17[17] |
| 6 | "The Comeback" | September 1, 2022 | 0.2 | 2.27[18] |
| 7 | "The Imposter Doctor Con" | September 9, 2022 | 0.2 | 2.49[19] |
