Dateline NBC
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
- 35 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.
Season 32 Episode Guide
44 Episodes 2023 - 2024
Episode 1
Losing Faith
Fri, Sep 29, 2023 120 mins
Get ready for the gripping season premiere of Dateline NBC's 32nd season, airing September 29, 2023. In a powerful two-hour special titled "Losing Faith," correspondent Josh Mankiewicz delves into the tragic fatal shooting of Mr. Jamie Faith outside his Dallas home in 2020. The special report unfolds the tragic story of Jamie Faith, a man whose life was abruptly taken in a fatal shooting. The incident shook the community and led to an investigation that uncovered a complex web of relationships and motivations. In a Dateline NBC exclusive, viewers will hear from Darrin Lopez, a retired Army Special Forces Medic who was convicted of the murder. Lopez opens up about his tumultuous relationship with Jennifer Faith, Jamie's wife, which began when they were high school sweethearts. Decades later, their re-connection would lead to a sequence of events that ended in tragedy, the death of Jamie Faith.
Episode 2
The Note
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Investigators search for answers, after a high school student vanishes from her Illinois home.
Episode 3
The Clearing
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 120 mins
When the body of an Ohio woman is found in a wooded area near her home months after she went missing, investigators must determine whether the death was a suicide or a homicide.
Episode 4
Secrets in Pleasant Prairie
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
Detectives investigate the poisoning of Wisconsin mother of two Julie Jensen.
Episode 5
The Footprint at the Lake
Fri, Oct 13, 2023 120 mins
A small Texas town is shattered, when a beloved teacher vanishes from her home in the middle of the night; a gruesome discovery made a short time later leaves investigators with more questions than answers.
Episode 6
Bethany Vanished
Thu, Oct 19, 2023 60 mins
When a young pregnant mother goes missing in Virginia, her family embarks on a frantic search, but the case eventually goes cold; years later, investigators speak with a woman who tells them a harrowing story and may hold the key to solving the case;
Episode 7
65 Seconds
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 120 mins
After an apparent home invasion in Minnesota leaves Heidi Finkus dead and her husband, Nick, hospitalized, detectives learn that the young couple was facing financial troubles.
Episode 8
Dangerous Secret
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
A small town in the Ohio River Valley is left in shock, after beloved local coal miner Brad McGarry is found fatally shot in the basement of his home; as investigators dig into his persona. life, secret affair reveals surprising suspect.
Episode 9
On the Hunt for the Zombie Hunter
Fri, Oct 27, 2023 120 mins
The murders of two young women, near a Phoenix canal in the early 1990s, remain unsolved for over 20 years, until a team of cold case detectives take on the case and investigate a man known as the Zombie Hunter.
Episode 10
Ghost Rider
Thu, Nov 2, 2023
After an Illinois nurse is murdered, police uncover footage that could be a key to solving the case.
Episode 11
The Case of the Man with No Name
Fri, Nov 3, 2023 120 mins
The investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Canadian limo driver Dwayne Demkiw sparks an international manhunt for an elusive killer with multiple false identities.
Episode 12
The End of the Affair
Thu, Nov 9, 2023
Police investigate the murder of a Miami man found dead at the edge of the Florida Everglades.
Episode 13
The Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer
Fri, Nov 10, 2023 120 mins
An investigation into the murders of several women found dead along Gilgo Beach in Long Island, N.Y.
Episode 14
Part of the Plan
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Staff Sgt. Nathan Paet, a 28-year-old U.S. Air Force service member and dedicated husband and father of four, was shot multiple times in the garage of his Las Vegas-area home.
Episode 15
The Murdaugh Murders: Inside the Investigation
Fri, Nov 17, 2023 120 mins
Lead detectives break their silence on the investigation into once-prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, convicted last March of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul.
Episode 16
The Ultimate Betrayal
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
After Tahereh Ghasserri disappears from the Louisiana home that she shares with her adult son, detectives discover that she'd recently come into a great deal of money; the investigation reveals an astonishing plot with international implications;
Episode 17
The Day Alissa Disappeared
Fri, Dec 1, 2023 120 mins
When 17-year-old Alissa Turney is reported missing in Phoenix, it takes years before detectives treat her case as a homicide; a new investigation unearths dark family secrets.
Episode 18
Open Desert
Thu, Dec 7, 2023
When 16-year-old Britney Ujaky disappears, a small town in Nevada bands together to track down a potential suspect - an unknown cowboy; soon, their focus turns to someone much closer to Britney.
Episode 19
The Last Weekend
Fri, Dec 8, 2023 120 mins
After trumpet player Scott Sessions fails to show up for a schedule gig, his family learns that his body was abandoned in the remote Colorado Rockies mountains; as the investigation narrows in on two suspects, a second murder catches the police by surprise;
Episode 20
Down the Basement Stairs
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
When young mother and paramedic Annamarie Cochrane Rintala is found dead at the bottom of her basement stairs, it takes four trials and 13 years before justice is served.
Episode 21
The Room Downstairs
Thu, Jan 4, 2024
While responding to a house fire in New Jersey, firefighters discover the burned remains of homeowner Rob Cantor in the basement; new interviews and legal developments about the latest twists and turns in the case.
Episode 22
A Promise to Gloria
Fri, Jan 5, 2024
A mother searches for answers in the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old daughter until new DNA technology changes everything.
Episode 23
Ghosts Can't Talk
Fri, Jan 12, 2024 120 mins
When deadly gunfire erupts in an Austin, Texas home in the middle of the night when Corey Shaughnessy wakes up to the gunfire she shoots at the intruder and miraculously survives, only to discover that her husband Ted has been killed; detectives wonder if the homeowners' jewelry business is a possible motive; an investigation uncovers a suspect that no one saw coming;
Episode 24
Family Matters
Fri, Jan 19, 2024 120 mins
The murder-for-hire case of FSU law professor Dan Markel, focusing on the 2014 plot and the arrest of his killer, with new details, police footage, and the bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife, Wendi Adelson.
Episode 25
The Sleepover
Fri, Feb 2, 2024 120 mins
Navy petty officer and devoted mother Sherri Malarik is found shot to death in her minivan, after she disappeared; the case remains close until new revelations and old memories resurfaced.
Episode 26
Death at the Spa
Fri, Feb 9, 2024 120 mins
Law enforcement investigate possible motives, after a package explodes at a Southern California day spa, leaving a beloved esthetician dead.
Episode 27
The Perfect Life
Fri, Feb 16, 2024 120 mins
After a decade, new evidence emerges about a murdered New York mother, leading to an unexpected twist and conclusion.
Episode 28
The Secret in Black Rock Canyon
Sun, Feb 18, 2024 60 mins
A series of mysterious events haunt 16-year-old Carrie Jo Stoddart while house sitting, and days later, she is found stabbed to death; police retrace her last day and uncover a stockpile of evidence, including a homemade horror film, pointing right to her killers;
Episode 29
True Confession
Fri, Feb 23, 2024 120 mins
The real killer of Idaho teen Angie Dodge is caught after 20 years; Chris Tapp, the man wrongly convicted in the case, sees a shocking turn.
Episode 30
A Life Interrupted
Fri, Mar 1, 2024 120 mins
The 2019 disappearance and presumed murder of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan, Connecticut.
Episode 31
The Killer on Camera 4
Fri, Mar 8, 2024 120 mins
When a firefighter is killed, the murder investigation unravels a web of secrets, a love triangle, and stunning surveillance footage.
Episode 32
Deadly Swap
Fri, Mar 15, 2024 120 mins
A young mother is gunned down, in broad daylight, by a murderer in disguise.
Episode 33
A Girl Named Egypt
Fri, Mar 22, 2024 120 mins
Twenty-seven-year-old Egypt Covington is found murdered in her home; investigators in Michigan quickly identify a person of interest but years pass without an arrest.
Episode 34
The Night Time Stopped
Fri, Apr 5, 2024 120 mins
After pro cyclist Moriah Wilson is murdered in Austin, investigators unravel a shocking case. The story features newly revealed evidence, dramatic courtroom moments, and the plastic surgeon who treated the fugitive killer.
Episode 35
Justice for Joy
Fri, Apr 12, 2024 120 mins
A mother is found dead in a house fire but an autopsy reveals a brutal murder; the case goes cold for years until a shocking confession is made.
Episode 36
Evil Walked Through the Door
Fri, Apr 19, 2024 120 mins
Two murders in Toronto ignite an investigation that spans four decades; breakthroughs in investigative genetic genealogy help crack the case.
Episode 37
Chameleon
Fri, Apr 26, 2024 120 mins
A woman goes missing and investigators uncover her husband's chilling history including dark secrets about another missing wife.
Episode 38
If These Walls Could Talk
Fri, May 3, 2024 120 mins
November 2016: When Susann Sills was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in her San Clemente, California, home, it initially looked like a tragic accident from a fall down the staircase. But questions would soon emerge about whether her unexpected death had been something more sinister. In November 2017, a year after Susann Sills' death, there was finally news from the coroner's office -- Susann's cause of death was cited as ligature strangulation. Her husband, IVF infertility specialist Dr. Eric Scott Sills, was now the prime suspect. In the end, he was arrested and convicted of murdering his wife. He was sentenced to "15 years to life" for wife's murder.
Episode 39
Sound and Fury
Fri, May 10, 2024 120 mins
When the wife of a popular Atlanta DJ is found murdered in her home, detectives try to unravel what led to her killing.
Episode 40
The Girl with the Hibiscus Tattoo
Fri, May 31, 2024 120 mins
A group of women help bring down a smooth-talking serial predator-turned-killer, who lured young women with promises of fame and fortune.
Episode 41
Dark Intentions
Fri, Jun 7, 2024 120 mins
When two women are murdered in the same Arlington, Texas apartment complex within the same year, police are stumped and panic spreads across the city; three years later, forensic evidence from two subsequent rapes provides a breakthrough in bringing the killer to justice;
Episode 42
The Breakup
Fri, Jun 14, 2024 60 mins
A nurse is gunned down in her home and detectives initially believe that they have a clear suspect; as they delve deeper into the investigation, new information leads them down a completely different path.
Episode 43
The Day Akia Disappeared
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 60 mins
An eight months pregnant woman vanishes before her own baby shower and her worried family raises the alarm; detectives unravel a chilling mystery.
Episode 44
The Shadow in the Window
Fri, Sep 20, 2024 60 mins
A teenager's life is turned upside down by a shocking discovery as what seems like a fatal accident reveals itself to be something much more disturbing.
