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Diane Sawyer's Election Night performance left some viewers asking if she had begun celebrating Tuesday's election a bit early. Co-anchoring ABC News' coverage, the veteran journalist struck a different manner from her practiced, straight-news-delivering style.

Ten months after a bullet shattered her skull in a sniper attack, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords appeared smiling and joking in a preview of an interview with Diane Sawyer to air Monday night on ABC. On Monday morning on “Good Morning America,” host Sawyer told viewers what to expect from her interview with Giffords and husband Mark Kelly, which will air on the network’s “20/20” news show.

There was more laughter than tears on Friday as "Good Morning America" bid farewell to the anchor who has helmed the morning news show's desk for the past ten years.

Diane Sawyer's interview of Rihanna on Friday's "20/20" was a ratings hit and enough to lift ABC to first in the Adults 18-49 demographic for the night.

"20/20" averaged 8.2 million total viewers — its biggest audience in over 7 months — and garnered a 2.7 A18-49 rating (9 share). Also, its 2.7 A14-34 rating was the show's best since December 2006. The show also added 3.4 million total viewers from its lead-in.