Dateline

Name: Dateline
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 1992-03-31
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Lester Holt

RETURNING35 Seasons1,225 Episodes★ 6.6

Dateline is a crime and documentary series on NBC that premiered in 1992, with 35 seasons and 1,225 episodes to date. Its most recent episode aired on Oct 30, 2026, and more episodes are on the way.

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NetworkNBC

First AiredMar 31, 1992

Last AiredOct 30, 2026

GenreCrime, Documentary

Runtime43 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionNBC News, Peacock Productions

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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Cast

Lester Holt

Self - Host

Seasons & Episodes35 seasons · 1242 episodes

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E1The Family Plot

Sep 25, 202682m

In the summer of 2024, police respond to a 911 call in American Fork, Utah, to find Matt Restelli dead on the floor of his mother-in-law's house with multiple gunshot wounds. The case initially appears to be self-defense but soon becomes much more complicated.

E2Unmasking the Monster

Oct 2, 202682m

A sexual assault survivor’s decades-long fight for justice takes an unexpected turn when her daughter helps reignite the case.

E3Heartless

Oct 9, 202681m

Talina Galloway disappears from Wagoner, Oklahoma, in April 2020, during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, after her roommate says Galloway tested positive for COVID and was instructed to quarantine. Nine months later, her remains are discovered one hundred miles away in Mena, Arkansas.

E4The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter

Oct 16, 202682m

Kirby Carpenter, a 36-year-old self-made millionaire who operates a precious metals and coin business, is found shot to death outside his home in Tippah County, Mississippi, in November 2022. Investigators initially suspect a robbery before turning their attention closer to home.

E5Blindsided

Oct 23, 202682m

Brandon Boudreaux's family connections placed him at the center of the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case. Boudreaux survived when a gunman fired at him from a Jeep outside his home in Gilbert, Arizona, in 2019.

E6The Orchard

Oct 30, 202682m

Tara Grinstead, a 30-year-old high school teacher, vanishes from her home in Ocilla, Georgia, in October 2005 and becomes one of the state’s most prominent missing-person investigations.

About Dateline

Dateline is a crime, documentary series on NBC. The show first aired on Mar 31, 1992 and currently has 35 seasons and 1,225 episodes. Dateline is currently airing; its most recent episode aired on Oct 30, 2026. It has a rating of 6.6/10 based on 53 votes. The cast includes Lester Holt.