The Con (TV series)

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The Con
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Genre True crime
Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15 (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
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) –
September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)

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

Contents

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]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 8October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)
2 7July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)

Season 1 (2020–21)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [4] Original air date  [4] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The Love Con"October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)1012.38 [5]
22"The Heiress Con"October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21)1022.72 [6]
33"The Varsity Blues Con"October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28)1052.58 [7]
44"The Fyre Festival Con"March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)1061.85 [8]
55"The Royal Con"March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)1031.70 [9]
66"The Psychic Con"March 17, 2021 (2021-03-17)1041.69 [10]
77"The Wine Con"March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24)1071.70 [11]
88"The Hollywood Con"March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)1081.63 [12]

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [4] Original air date  [4] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
91"The Faithful Investor Con"July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)2012.08 [13]
102"The Hollywood Mogul Con"August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)2052.05 [14]
113"The Sweetheart Swindler Con"August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)2042.15 [15]
124"The Billion Dollar Con"August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)2061.91 [16]
135"The Coupon Con"August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25)2072.17 [17]
146"The Comeback"September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)2022.27 [18]
157"The Imposter Doctor Con"September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)2082.49 [19]

Ratings

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Con
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)
1"The Love Con"October 14, 20200.3/22.38 [5]
2"The Heiress Con"October 21, 20200.5/32.72 [6]
3"The Varsity Blues Con"October 28, 20200.4/32.58 [7]
4"The Fyre Festival Con"March 3, 20210.31.85 [8]
5"The Royal Con"March 10, 20210.21.70 [9]
6"The Psychic Con"March 17, 20210.31.69 [10]
7"The Wine Con"March 24, 20210.31.70 [11]
8"The Hollywood Con"March 31, 20210.31.63 [12]

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Con
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)
1"The Faithful Investor Con"July 28, 20220.22.08 [13]
2"The Hollywood Mogul Con"August 4, 20220.32.05 [14]
3"The Sweetheart Swindler Con"August 11, 20220.32.15 [15]
4"The Billion Dollar Con"August 18, 20220.31.91 [16]
5"The Coupon Con"August 25, 20220.32.17 [17]
6"The Comeback"September 1, 20220.22.27 [18]
7"The Imposter Doctor Con"September 9, 20220.22.49 [19]

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