The Con (TV series)

American true crime television series

The Con

Genre| True crime
Narrated by| Whoopi Goldberg
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 15
Production
Executive producers|

* Aaron Saidman
* Carrie Cook
* Colleen Halpin
* David Sloan
* Eli Holzman
* Star Price

Running time| 41 minutes
Production companies|

* ABC News
* The Intellectual Property Corporation

Original release
Network| ABC
Release| October 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]

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

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### Series overview

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Season| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
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)

### Season 1 (2020–21)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title [4]| Original release date [4]| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)

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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]

### Season 2 (2022)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title [4]| Original release 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]

## Ratings

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### Season 1

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Viewership and ratings per episode of The Con No. | Title  | Air date | Rating/share
(18–49) | Viewers
(millions)

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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]

### Season 2

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Viewership and ratings per episode of The Con No. | Title  | Air date | Rating
(18–49) | Viewers
(millions)

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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]

## See also

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* Bob Nygaard, private detective featured in episode 6, "The Psychic Con".
* Mark Edward, mentalist featured in episode 6, "The Psychic Con", as "The Expert".

## References

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1. ^ "ABC News Debuts New Primetime Series "The Con", Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg". The Futon Critic. October 5, 2020.
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## External links

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* Official website
* The Con at IMDb

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