Dateline NBC

1992-2026
34 seasons
NBC
Documentary, Suspense, News
TV-PG

Hosted by noted reporters Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, and now Lester Holt, this program presents in-depth coverage of news stories in the tradition of 60 Minutes and 20/20. Rather than just reading news reports, as most news shows do, the reporters for this show research their subjects and interview the people closely involved to create an informative work of investigative journalism.

1992-2026
34 seasons
NBC
Documentary, Suspense, News
TV-PG

The Thing About Pam Review: Renée Zellweger Is Entertainingly Evil in Uneven True Crime Limited Series

NBC's darkly comic drama tries a tricky tone that doesn't always land

Mon, Mar 7, 2022

The Thing About Pam Review: Renée Zellweger Is Entertainingly Evil in Uneven True Crime Limited Series

Here's When This Is Us, Will & Grace and More NBC Shows Premiere

Get ready for LOTS of The Voice in Week 1

Mon, Jun 19, 2017

Here's When This Is Us, Will & Grace and More NBC Shows Premiere

Bill Cosby's Accusers to Speak Together in Dateline Special

Find out when to watch the sit-down interview

Tue, Oct 6, 2015

Bill Cosby's Accusers to Speak Together in Dateline Special

NBC Pulls Allegiance from Schedule — What's Replacing It?

Get the new Thursday night lineup

Fri, Mar 6, 2015

NBC Pulls Allegiance from Schedule — What's Replacing It?

Upfronts: NBC's 2014-15 Fall Schedule

Below you can find NBC's new fall schedule, along with a list of pilots the network has picked up to series for the 2014-15 season. Click here for ABC, CBS, Fox and The CW.

Tue, May 6, 2014

Ratings: Resurrection Opens Big; True Detective Finale Scores Series High

ABC sees dead people big ratings.After terrible launches for Mind Games and Mixology, the network saw huge numbers Sunday for the series premiere of Resurrection, which drew 13.3 million viewers and a 3.6 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, making it the best midseason drama debut since Smash. It also posted ABC's biggest audience in the slot since January 2010 and the ...

Mon, Mar 10, 2014

Ratings: Resurrection Opens Big; True Detective Finale Scores Series High

Ratings: Simpsons Dominates; Good Wife, Mentalist Down

The Simpsons topped Sunday with a huge boost from football.Coming off the final wild card game between the 49ers and Packers, The Simpsons drew 12 million viewers and a 5.2 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, surging...

Mon, Jan 6, 2014

Ratings: Simpsons Dominates; Good Wife, Mentalist Down

Ratings: Criminal Minds, CSI Match Season Highs; Modern Family Hits Low

CBS topped Wednesday, led by Criminal Minds and CSI, both of which matched season highs.Minds drew 12.3 million viewers and a 2.8 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up a tenth, while CSI followed with 11 million and a 2.1, growing two tenths. Survivor: Blood vs. Water (10.1 million, 2.4) was down ...

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Ratings: Criminal Minds, CSI Match Season Highs; Modern Family Hits Low

Ratings: Criminal Minds, SVU, X Factor Rise; Modern Family Down

CBS topped Wednesday, led by a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/criminal-minds/192244" target="blank">Criminal Minds.The drama drew 11.6 million viewers and a 2.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up 17 percent from last week. Survivor: Blood vs. Water (9.8 million, 2.4) dropped ...

Thu, Nov 14, 2013

Ratings: Criminal Minds, SVU, X Factor Rise; Modern Family Down

Ratings: CMA Awards Surges; X Factor Takes a Fall

The 47th Annual Country Music Awards hit a four-year viewership high and topped the night Wednesday.The three-hour broadcast drew 16.6 million viewers and a 4.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up 24 percent from last year. Fall TV: Which new show is TVGuide.com users' favorite?CBS was well behind in second ...

Thu, Nov 7, 2013

Ratings: CMA Awards Surges; X Factor Takes a Fall

Ratings: Dracula Has Solid Debut, Carrie Diairies Slips

Dracula's ratings didn't suck! The new NBC drama debuted to 5.3 million viewers and a 1.8 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, making it the network's highest rating in the timeslot since Jan. 4 (excluding breaking news).

Sat, Oct 26, 2013

Ratings: Dracula Has Solid Debut, Carrie Diairies Slips

The Biz: Chris Hansen Preps New Syndicated Talk Show

Former NBC News correspondent and predator-catcher Chris Hansen could be back on TV soon with a new daily syndicated talk show with a true crime focus.Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution has shot a pilot with Hansen, according to sources familiar with the project. WBDTD had no comment, but ...

Fri, Oct 4, 2013

The Biz: Chris Hansen Preps New Syndicated Talk Show

The Biz Exclusive: Chris Hansen to Leave NBC

Chris Hansen, the veteran Dateline NBC correspondent whose "To Catch a Predator" investigations became a TV news sensation, is parting ways with the network.

Fri, Aug 2, 2013

The Biz Exclusive: Chris Hansen to Leave NBC

NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for SVU, The Blacklist and More

NBC has announced premiere dates for its fall schedule, including long-running drama Law & Order: SVU and anticipated new series The Blacklist and The Michael J. Fox Show. SVU fans will have to wait until ...

Fri, Jun 21, 2013

NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for SVU, The Blacklist and More

NBC's Fall 2013 Schedule: Revolution Moves to Wednesdays, Parenthood to Thursdays

NBC announced its new fall schedule Sunday, and major changes include moving Revolution to Wednesday nights and Parenthood to Thursdays.

Sun, May 12, 2013

NBC's Fall 2013 Schedule: Revolution Moves to Wednesdays, Parenthood to Thursdays

Ratings: Idol Wins; SVU, Arrow, Supernatural Grow

Fox topped a repeat-heavy Wednesday with American Idol.The two-hour show averaged 12.2 million viewers and a 3.2 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down two-tenths from last week. Get the scoop on 39 must-watch finalesSurvivor, CBS' only new show of the night, was second with 9.8 million and a 2.7, flat with last week.Sandwiched by repeats, ABC's How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) (4.8 million, 1.5) was down ...

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Ratings: Idol Wins; SVU, Arrow, Supernatural Grow

NBC Axes Ready for Love; Moves Grimm to Tuesdays

NBC has canceled Ready for Love after just two episodes. The freshman reality dating show, executive-produced by Eva Longoria and hosted by Bill and Giuliana Rancic, had averaged...

Fri, Apr 19, 2013

NBC Axes Ready for Love; Moves Grimm to Tuesdays

Ratings: Idol Rises; How to Live with Your Parents Falls

American Idol topped Wednesday, growing for the first time in more than a month.The two-hour performance show averaged 12 million viewers and a 3.2 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up a tenth from last week.25 Bubble Shows: Which will survive?After a solid start last week, ABC's How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) (7.3 million, 2.5) fell ...

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Ratings: Idol Rises; How to Live with Your Parents Falls

Ratings: Once Hits New Low; Red Widow Rises

CBS topped Sunday with NCAA basketball coverage, while Once Upon a Time hit a series low.CBS averaged 10.1 million viewers and a 2.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic for the night, thanks to March Madness overrun that delayed prime time by 45 minutes.Spring TV: Must-see new showsOnce (6.8 million, 2.1) dropped two-tenths to a new all-time low ...

Mon, Mar 25, 2013

Ratings: Once Hits New Low; Red Widow Rises

Ratings: CBS, Family Guy on Top

CBS topped a slow Sunday that did not see a single show grow.The Amazing Race led the way for CBS, drawing 8.7 million viewers and a 2.2 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down two-tenths from last week. The Good Wife (9.02 million, 1.5) was flat and The Mentalist (9.8 million, 1.6) dipped ...

Mon, Mar 18, 2013

Ratings: Red Widow Debuts Weak; Celebrity Apprentice Premiere Hits Low

Red Widow showed little life in its much-publicized two-hour premiere.The ABC drama bowed to a soft 6.8 million viewers and a 1.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic Sunday, down 36 percent from both GCB's and 666 Park Avenue's debuts in the slot last spring and in the fall, respectively. Red Widow ties Zero Hour as ABC's lowest-rated scripted series premiere ever. And we all know how that turned out.Red Widow's lead-in ...

Mon, Mar 4, 2013

Ratings: Red Widow Debuts Weak; Celebrity Apprentice Premiere Hits Low

Ratings: CBS Dominates, NBC Comedies Fall to Series Lows

CBS topped Tuesday with another big NCIS showing, while NBC's sitcoms slid to new lows.NCIS returned to 21.8 million viewers and a 3.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down two-tenths from its last new episode. NCIS: Los Angeles (17.2 million, 3.1) and Vegas (11.1 million, 1.9) were both up.Photos: 16 bad guys we root forA week after ...

Wed, Jan 30, 2013

Ratings: CBS Dominates, NBC Comedies Fall to Series Lows

Al Roker: I Pooped in My Pants at the White House

You think you have an embarrassing moment? We're pretty sure Today's Al Roker can top it. Check out celebrities' dramatic weight loss On Sunday's episode of Dateline, Roker admitted to...

Tue, Jan 8, 2013

Al Roker: I Pooped in My Pants at the White House

Ratings: ABC Sitcoms Hit Lows; Biggest Loser Makes a Big Gain

There was no happy ending for Happy Endings or Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 on Sunday.Airing their first episodes in ...

Mon, Jan 7, 2013

Ratings: ABC Sitcoms Hit Lows; Biggest Loser Makes a Big Gain

Ratings: Fringe Slips, But How Did Mockingbird Lane Do?

NBC's Mockingbird Lane enjoyed a respectable premiere Friday night. The expensive pilot-turned-Halloween special was watched by 5.44 million viewers and earned a 1.5 in the key adults 18-to-49 demographic. Unfortunately, Kitchen Nightmares' premiere only earned a 0.9, down from last season's premiere (1.6).

Sat, Oct 27, 2012

Ratings: Fringe Slips, But How Did Mockingbird Lane Do?

Ratings: Nikita's Premiere Fails to Engage

Nikita returned Friday night on The CW, but the premiere wasn't nearly as engaging for viewers as it was for its characters.

Sat, Oct 20, 2012

Ratings: Nikita's Premiere Fails to Engage

Ratings: Did Dropping Made in Jersey Help or Hurt CBS?

After pulling Made in Jersey, CBS still lead Friday night in terms of overall viewers. Now in Jersey's former 9/8c timeslot, CSI: NY saw a bump up to 9.4 million viewers and a 1.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic.

Sat, Oct 13, 2012

Ratings: Did Dropping Made in Jersey Help or Hurt CBS?

Ratings: Tony Awards Hits Low

The Tony Awards hit an all-time low Sunday despite little competition elsewhere.The 66th annual show, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris for the third time, drew 6 million viewers and a 1.0 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. That rating ...

Mon, Jun 11, 2012

Ratings: Glee Improves; Idol, Dancing Finales Drop

The musical one-two punch of American Idol and Glee led Fox to a Tuesday win in the demo.Boosted by Idol as a lead-in, Glee's season finale pulled ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Ratings: Glee Improves; Idol, Dancing Finales Drop

The Biz: Dateline NBC Celebrates 20 Years

Twenty years ago, the hottest genre in network television wasn't sitcoms, dramas or reality shows — it was newsmagazines. CBS's 60 Minutes was the number-one show. ABC had Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs scoring big ratings on 20/20 and signed Diane Sawyer for Primetime. NBC had the most difficult time getting a newsmagazine off the ground until it launched Dateline NBC on March 31, 1992 after trying and failing with 17 other shows. Over the next 20 years...

Tue, May 22, 2012

The Biz: Dateline NBC Celebrates 20 Years

Ratings: Fringe and Supernatural Fall, CBS Wins with March Madness

Fringe couldn't compete with CBS' March Madness coverage, hitting a season low in its spring return. The sci-fi series grabbed 2.88 million viewers and a season-low 0.9 rating in the adults ages 18-49 demographic for its first of eight new episodes.  Supernatural also fell to 1.57 million viewers, but Nikita rose to..

Sun, Mar 25, 2012

Ratings: Fringe and Supernatural Fall, CBS Wins with March Madness

Ratings: Grammys Soar to Second-Biggest Audience Ever; The Walking Dead Sets Records

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards scored its second-highest ratings ever Sunday as the music industry paid tribute to Whitney Houston, while the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead scared up big numbers as well.Check out the Grammys fashion hits and missesThe three-and-a-half-hour broadcast nearly doubled last year's viewership with a staggering 39 million viewers ...

Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Ratings: Grammys Soar to Second-Biggest Audience Ever; The Walking Dead Sets Records

The Biz: NBC's Luke Russert Does Time on Dateline

As the son of the late Tim Russert, the longtime moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, Luke Russert grew up in Washington politics. So it was natural for him to cover Capitol Hill when he joined NBC News in 2008. His coverage of the scandal involving sexting House member Anthony Weiner helped nudge the Congressman into resigning.

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

The Biz: NBC's Luke Russert Does Time on Dateline

Ricky Gervais on Hosting the Globes: "I Do It My Way"

Ricky Gervais says when he returns as host of the Golden Globes on Jan. 15, he's doing it his way — again. "I do it my way, I get finality on everything ... and they won't know what I'm going to say until I say it," Gervais told Matt Lauer. Gervais took a lot of heat for his jokes at last year's ceremony, and although he said he would never host the show again, he later changed his mind. "What tipped the balance was all the people that said I'd never be back," he says. Who will he offend this year? Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes again But the comedian stands by his jokes. "What did I say that was untrue? I said that Robert Downey Jr. spent some time in clinics and he did. I'm not judging him by that; it's a joke," he says. "The controversy is irrelevant to me." He also says he becomes another person in front of audiences. "The guy on stage is lot brasher, more arrogant, more confident than me. I take a deep breath and go out with swagger."

Fri, Jan 6, 2012

Ricky Gervais on Hosting the Globes: "I Do It My Way"

Ratings: Chuck Hits New Low; Fringe Rises

Maybe baseball isn't to blame.A week after kicking off its fifth and final season against Game 7 of the World Series, Chuck spied a series low in the 18-to-49 demographic Friday, sliding 20 percent to a 0.8 rating. It was also down 10 percent in viewership with only ...

Sat, Nov 5, 2011

Ratings: Chuck Hits New Low; Fringe Rises

Lester Holt Replacing Ann Curry on Dateline NBC

Lester Holt has been named the new anchor of Dateline NBC, the network announced Monday. Holt, who was previously a Dateline correspondent, will replace Ann Curry, who has...

Mon, Sep 19, 2011

Lester Holt Replacing Ann Curry on Dateline NBC

Maria Menounos Joins Extra, Signs Deal with Telepictures

Maria Menounos is joining Extra as Mario Lopez's co-host and has signed a development deal with Telepictures, the production company behind the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Thu, Aug 4, 2011

Maria Menounos Joins Extra, Signs Deal with Telepictures

Ratings: NBA Championship Dunks the Competition; Tonys About Even With Last Year

  Game 6 of the National Basketball Association finals emerged as a slam-dunk winner in the ratings, averaging 21.07 million viewers on ABC, according to preliminary Nielsen figures.

Mon, Jun 13, 2011

Ratings: NBA Championship Dunks the Competition; Tonys About Even With Last Year

Ratings: Tom Selleck Shellacks Celebrity Apprentice

What Seth Meyers said about Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live over the weekend is no joke: He can't even win his time slot let alone the presidency. Sunday night's two-hour finale of The Celebrity Apprentice got shellacked by Tom Selleck's seventh installment of the popular Jesse Stone franchise, Innocents Lost.

Mon, May 23, 2011

Ratings: Tom Selleck Shellacks Celebrity Apprentice

NBC Chief Robert Greenblatt Explains His New Fall Schedule

TV Guide Magazine: You resisted temptation to rush The Voice back for fall, but surprised us by turning The Sing-Off into a weekly series. How did that come about?Robert Greenblatt: The whole goal here is the long-term rebuilding of this network, as opposed to just taking the assets...

Sun, May 15, 2011

NBC Chief Robert Greenblatt Explains His New Fall Schedule

Ratings: Shameless, Army Wives Hit Series Highs

Shameless' Season 1 conclusion attracted 1.51 million people over two airings, hitting a series high. The record numbers also gave Showtime its largest viewership for a freshman show's finale in a decade. (Queer as Folk got 1.49 million in 2001). Army Wives on Lifetime also posted a series high in its fifth season — 4.8 million viewers. The ensemble drama, starring Kim Delaney and Catherine Bell, is the No. 1 drama on...

Mon, Mar 28, 2011

Ratings: Shameless, Army Wives Hit Series Highs

Ratings: Secret Millionaire, Next Great Restaurant See Declines in Week 3

CBS' Amazing Race outpaced ABC's Secret Millionaire, which has seen its audience shrink since its debut two weeks ago.

Mon, Mar 21, 2011

Ratings: Secret Millionaire, Next Great Restaurant See Declines in Week 3

Ratings: Secret Millionaire Gets a Little Poorer

Secret Millionaire got a little poorer. After last week's premiere on ABC attracted some 12.6 million viewers, the program had almost 11.3 million coming back for more at 8/7c Sunday. It fell 21 percent among 18-to-49-year-olds to a 2.7 rating.

Mon, Mar 14, 2011

Ratings: Secret Millionaire Gets a Little Poorer

Charlie Sheen Special to Air on TLC

TLC has ordered a new hour-long documentary about the unraveling of Charlie Sheen's career and public persona, Entertainment Weekly reports. Charlie Sheen: On the Brink will include news footage and original interviews, and will cover as far back as the actor's childhood. NBC's Jeff Rosen, who interviewed Sheen for the...

Sat, Mar 12, 2011

Ratings: Betty White Kicks Football’s Pigskin

The indomitable, irrepressible Betty White is just gaining momentum. While she was winning a Screen Actors Guild award for her work on Hot in Cleveland, her Hallmark Hall of Fame movie was putting up the anthology movie series' best numbers in four years.

Mon, Jan 31, 2011

Ratings: Betty White Kicks Football’s Pigskin

AFC Title Game Gets Highest Ratings in 24 Years

The AFC Championship game on CBS drew the strongest ratings for the conference's title game in 24 years. Overnight Nielsen figures showed the game had the highest percentage of households (31.3 percent in the 56 top TV markets) since NBC's 1987 broadcast of the Denver Broncos defeating the Cleveland Browns in the AFC title tilt (31.9 percent). Brian McCarthy, the National Football League's vice president of communications,  tweeted that Sunday night's 24-19 victory by the Pittsburgh Steelers over the New York Jets attracted ...

Mon, Jan 24, 2011

Ratings: Fringe Fares Well on Friday; Medium Ends on High Note

What death slot? Fringe's Friday debut proved to be a ratings success, helping Fox top the night in the coveted adults-18-to-49 demographic.Check out photos from FringeFringe delivered 4.9 million viewers and a 1.9 in the demo, slightly above its fall average of 1.8 and up 12 percent from ...

Sat, Jan 22, 2011

Ratings: Fringe Fares Well on Friday; Medium Ends on High Note

Showtime's Californication Hits High, Shameless Is Biggest Drama Premiere in 7 Years

The fourth season debut of Californication on Sunday brought in 848,000 viewers — the show's biggest audience for a season premiere. Between the first and encore airings, the episode drew 1.12 million viewers. At 10, the premiere of Shameless drew 982,000 viewers, making it Showtime's biggest drama series debut in seven years. The Matt LeBlanc comedy Episodes premiered to...

Mon, Jan 10, 2011

Showtime's Californication Hits High, Shameless Is Biggest Drama Premiere in 7 Years

NBC Universal TV Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin Leaving NBC

Jeff Gaspin, chairman of NBC Universal TV Entertainment, announced Monday that he is leaving the company after it merges with Comcast, Variety reports. In a memo to NBC Universal employees, the 49-year-old TV executive wrote that he and new NBCU CEO Steve Burke "could not agree on...

Tue, Nov 16, 2010

NBC Universal TV Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin Leaving NBC