Dateline

Dateline

TV-141992•43m•6.5/10

CrimeDocumentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(51)

Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network's flagship newsmagazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics.

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Production

NBC News, Peacock Productions

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

March 31, 1992

Last Aired

March 13, 2026

Networks

NBC

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Bethpage, Long Island

Air date: 2004-11-11

The first in the series aired in November 2004 as a Dateline NBC segment called Dangerous Web. The operation was set up in a home in Long Island, NY, to which 18 men came over two-and-a-half days after making an appointment for sex with a minor. One of the men in the investigation was a New York City firefighter, who was later fired by the FDNY.

E2

Show #03

Air date: 1997-09-26

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