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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|American television newsmagazine reality legal series}} {{About||the Australian television current affairs program|Dateline (Australian TV program)|other uses|Dateline (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox television | image = Dateline NBC.png | caption = | alt_name = ''Dateline'' | genre = [[Newsmagazine]]<br />[[True crime]] | creator = | presenter = [[Lester Holt]]<br />(for past anchors, [[#Former on-air staff|see section]]) | executive_producer = Paul Ryan<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Brian |title=Paul Ryan Named 'Dateline' Executive Producer at NBC News |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/paul-ryan-dateline-executive-producer-nbc-news-1235861777/ |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=4 January 2024}}</ref><br />Liz Cole | endtheme = | composer = Michael Karp (1992–2007) | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = {{years ago|1992|3|31}} | num_episodes = | list_episodes = | producer = | location = | camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]] | runtime = 2 hours (including commercials) | company = [[Peacock Productions]] | network = [[NBC]]<br />[[MyNetworkTV]]<br />[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] | first_aired = {{Start date|1992|3|31}} | last_aired = present | related = ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' }} '''''Dateline NBC''''' (also known simply as '''''Dateline''''') is a weekly American television [[news magazine]] reality legal show that is broadcast on [[NBC]]. It was previously the network's flagship general interest news magazine, but now focuses mainly on [[true crime]] stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics. The program airs Fridays at 10:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]] (9:00 p.m. Eastern for special two-hour editions). Special weekend encore editions also air at 9 or 10:00 p.m. (two-hour editions at 7 and 8:00 p.m. depending on the night). One or two-hour feature-length editions sometimes air on any given scheduled evening, often to fill vacancies in the primetime schedule on the program's respective nights due to program cancellations. In February 2021, the program aired its first ever docuseries, "The Widower", a five-hour true crime saga about a man who married six women, four of whom died. ==History== ===Early=== ''Dateline'' is historically notable for its longevity on the network, compared to the fifteen newsmagazines (often cloning the formulas of ''20/20'' and ''60 Minutes'') NBC tried from the mid-70s until its debut which each debuted and ended ignominiously, often in the same year, or even the month they premiered, and were barely promoted, much less needed, during NBC's ratings domination entertainment-wise in the 1980s. It also served to smooth relations with original anchor [[Jane Pauley]], who had been controversially pushed out from ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' and seen her own primetime make-up vehicle, the light news-focused ''[[Real Life with Jane Pauley]]'', poorly paired with a tabloid newsmagazine, ''Exposè''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-22-ca-7391-story.html|title=TELEVISION : Sweet Sixteen? : After misfiring with 15 other newsmagazines, NBC believes it has an attractive formula for its 'Dateline' show|last=Willens|first=Michele|date=22 March 1992|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> The program debuted on March 31, 1992, initially airing only on Tuesdays, with [[Stone Phillips]] and Jane Pauley serving as its co-anchors. [[Tom Brokaw]] and [[Katie Couric]] joined the program when the previously separate newsmagazine ''[[Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric]]'' was converted into ''Dateline Wednesday''. Gradually, the program expanded with the addition of a third night (on Friday) in 1994 and a fourth night (on Monday) in 1997, peaking at five nights a week with Sundays in mid-1999 and 2000. The number of nights that the program aired began to be reduced due to viewer exhaustion and the rise of equally economic and popular [[reality television]] programming. Editions first began to be removed in the spring of 2001, with the main Tuesday slot being eliminated in 2004.<ref name="eot">{{cite book|title = Encyclopedia of Television|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CFXgj7a55agC&pg=PA662|page = 661|isbn = 9781579583941|last1 = Newcomb|first1 = Horace|year = 2004| publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn |access-date = March 19, 2016|archive-date = July 31, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200731125103/https://books.google.com/books?id=CFXgj7a55agC&pg=PA662|url-status = live}}</ref> ''Dateline'' was the first "multi-night" franchise that "established brand power by '[[stripping (television)|stripping]]' editions," a strategy by NBC's entertainment division to place the program in the same time slot every week. It was considered to be a singular program rather than multiple weekly programs, and included many teasers and multiple installment interviews (NBC later tried a similar strategy of "stripping" with ''[[The Jay Leno Show]]'' in 2009). In its prime, from 1995 to 1999, ''Dateline'' provided significant [[breaking news]] coverage. The program featured sensationalized news stories and drew in viewers with stories aired in multiple installments. By 1999, any one individual ''Dateline'' edition placed in [[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen]]'s top 10 most-watched television programs among total viewers during most weeks. NBC capitalized on its relationship with [[CNBC]] and [[MSNBC]] by airing repackaged stories seen on past ''Dateline'' broadcasts on the retrospective series ''[[Headliners and Legends]]'' and ''Time and Again''.<ref name=eot /> The program first originated from NBC Studio 3K, using the same set that was used at the time for ''[[NBC Nightly News]]''. When ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' moved to its current facility, NBC Studio 1A, in 1994, ''Dateline'' took over Studio 3B and received its own brand-new dedicated set. Past contributing anchors were [[Bryant Gumbel]], who left NBC in 1997, [[Maria Shriver]], who left NBC in 2004, and [[Katie Couric]], who left NBC in 2006. On June 24, 2005, [[Ann Curry]] co-anchored "Dateline" for the first time and became permanent host shortly thereafter. ''Dateline'' began broadcasting in [[High-definition television|high definition]] for the first time on July 21, 2008, with an episode titled "Tower Dogs". ''Dateline'' previously shared the multi-level Studio 1A with ''Today''. However, in 2013, the program moved back to Studio 3K, where the early-morning news programs ''[[Early Today]]'' and [[MSNBC]]'s ''[[Morning Joe First Look]]'' are also broadcast. [[Lester Holt]] replaced Ann Curry as host of ''Dateline'' with the start of the 20th season on September 23, 2011, shortly after Curry became permanent co-host of ''Today''. ===General Motors vs. NBC=== {{further|Chevrolet C/K (third generation)#Sidesaddle fuel tank controversy}} On November 17, 1992, ''Dateline NBC'' aired an hour-long investigative report titled "Waiting to Explode," which focused on allegations that [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]' ''Rounded-Line'' [[Chevrolet C/K (third generation)#Sidesaddle fuel tank controversy|Chevrolet C/K]]-Series [[pickup truck]]s exploded upon impact when involved in collisions due to the poor design of the vehicle model's fuel tanks. ''Dateline''{{'}}s footage showed a sample of a low-speed accident in which the fuel tank exploded; the explosion during the crash test would later be discovered to have been staged by an expert witness for hire against GM, Bruce Enz of The Institute for Safety Analysis. Enz used [[incendiary device]]s and a poorly fitted gas cap to create the impression of a dangerous vehicle.<ref>{{cite news|title=Exposing the "Experts" Behind the Sexy Exposés: How Networks Get Duped by Dubious Advocates|author=Walter Olsen|newspaper=Washington Post|date=February 28, 1993}}</ref> The program did not disclose the fact that the accident was staged.<ref>{{cite web |last1=PARRISH |first1=MICHAEL |last2=NAUSS |first2=DONALD W. |title=NBC Admits It Rigged Crash, Settles GM Suit |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-10/news/mn-1335_1_gm-pickup |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=4 February 2019 |date=10 February 1993 |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108202725/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-10/news/mn-1335_1_gm-pickup |url-status=live }}</ref> GM hired investigators from [[Failure Analysis Associates]] (FaAA, now [[Exponent, Inc|Exponent]]) to study the footage; FaAA investigators discovered while reviewing the video that smoke had actually started to expel from the fuel tank six frames before the actual impact occurred. Acting on a tip from someone involved with the ''Dateline'' crash test, investigators with FaAA searched through 22 junkyards in [[Indiana]] before finding the charred wreckage of the GM pickups.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thriving on Failure|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1995/02/26/BUSINESS11495.dtl&ao=all|author=John Flinn|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=February 26, 1995|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-date=March 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326161411/https://www.sfgate.com/hdn/hrlm/p/silent.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also later revealed that the ''Dateline'' report had been dishonest about the fuel tanks rupturing and the alleged {{convert|30|mph|kph}} speed at which the collision was conducted. The actual speed was found to be higher than stated, around {{convert|40|mph|kph}}, and after [[Industrial radiography|x-ray]] examination of the fuel tanks from the C/K pickups used in the televised collision, it was found that they had not ruptured and were intact.<ref name="ReferenceJ">{{cite web |title=City's crash test spawns controversy |url=http://www.calahouston.org/crwnvic.html |publisher=www.calahouston.org |access-date=September 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820095952/http://www.calahouston.org/crwnvic.html |archive-date=August 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceK">{{cite web |title=Seeing Is Not Believing |url=http://www.exponent.com/NBC-DATELINE/ |publisher=www.exponent.com |access-date=September 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122072414/http://www.exponent.com/nbc-dateline/ |archive-date=January 22, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> GM subsequently filed an anti-defamation/[[libel]] lawsuit against NBC after conducting an extensive investigation. On February 8, 1993, after announcing the lawsuit, GM conducted a highly publicized point-by-point rebuttal in the Product Exhibit Hall of the [[General Motors Building]] in [[Detroit]] that lasted nearly two hours.<ref>{{cite web |title=GM vs. NBC, a New Wave of Employee Pride |url=http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/GM_vs._NBC,_a_New_Wave_of_Employee_Pride |publisher=GMHeritageCenter |access-date=July 14, 2010 |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527160655/http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/GM_vs._NBC,_a_New_Wave_of_Employee_Pride |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gm-press-conf-1|title = GM Press Conference|date = February 8, 1993}}</ref> The General Motors lawsuit and the subsequent settlement were arguably the most devastating blows for NBC in a series of reputation damaging incidents during the 1990s and early 2000s. Within NBC, [[Michael Gartner]], who resigned under pressure shortly after the incident, was the source for much of the blame. NBC News President [[Reuven Frank]] stated Gartner was hired in 1988, despite having no background in television news, in an attempt to satisfy parent company [[General Electric]], by replacing current journalists with cheaper, less experienced reporters and producers.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Dateline' Disaster|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,305709,00.html|author=Bruce Fretts|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 26, 1993|access-date=January 9, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701024444/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,305709,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to the resignation of the news division's president Gartner, three ''Dateline NBC'' producers were dismissed as a result of the incident and the findings of the resulting investigation: executive producer Jeff Diamond, senior producer David Rummel, and Robert Read, producer of the report on the pickups. Michele Gillen, the correspondent involved in the segment, was transferred to NBC's Miami [[owned-and-operated station]] [[WTVJ]], where she became an anchor of the station's evening newscasts. ===Michelle Madigan=== In August 2007, ''Dateline'' reporter Michelle Madigan attempted to secretly record hackers admitting to crimes at that year's [[DEF CON]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]. After being outed by DEF CON founder [[Jeff Moss (hacker)|Jeff Moss]] during an assembly, she was heckled and chased out of the conference by attendees for her use of covert audio and video recording equipment. DEF CON staff tried to get Madigan to obtain a [[press pass]] before the outing happened.<ref name="Cassel">{{cite web |title=Transcript: Michelle Madigan's run from Defcon |url=http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/04/transcript-michelle-madigans-run-from-defcon/ |author=David Cassel |work=Tech.Blorge.com |date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=August 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908114514/http://tech.blorge.com/Structure%3A%20/2007/08/04/transcript-michelle-madigans-run-from-defcon/ |archive-date=September 8, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref> A DEF CON source at NBC News had tipped off organizers to Madigan's plans.<ref name="Zetter">{{cite magazine|title=Dateline Mole Allegedly at DefCon with Hidden Camera -- Updated: Mole Caught on Tape|url=https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/08/media-mole-at-d/|author=Kim Zetter|magazine=[[Wired News|Wired Blog Network]]|date=August 3, 2007|access-date=August 15, 2007|archive-date=May 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519064130/http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/08/media-mole-at-d/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Special series== ===''To Catch a Predator''=== {{Main|To Catch a Predator}} ''To Catch a Predator'' was a special series of reports, hosted by [[Chris Hansen]], featuring [[hidden camera]] [[sting operation]]s that bust potential [[sex offender]]s who carry out [[online chat]]s with children with the intent of luring them to meet in person and engage in illegal sexual activity. The stings are conducted in partnership with [[Perverted-Justice]], and begin for each potential offender with recordings of online chats of him with a "[[decoy]]" employed with the organization, posing as minor, generally between the ages of 12 and 15.<ref>Although the [[age of consent]] in many U.S. states is 16, this minimum age set by some states at 17 or 18.</ref> If the potential offender and the decoy make an appointment, this is at the pretended home of the pretended minor, which is in fact a house prepared for the television show, with police hiding outside for the subsequent arrest of the offender outside the house. During the filming of each episode, men who attempt to meet the minor in person are filmed as they enter inside the "sting" house. Shortly after the target is inside, often after talking to the Perverted-Justice decoy (who either briefly meets with the men or converses with them from another room), Hansen would confront each suspect and ask them about their online conversations (which were transcribed and printed) with the decoy. After the confrontation, the men are taken into custody by local police. Some men were arrested even if they never entered the home in question.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prosecutor Kills Himself in Texas Raid Over Child Sex|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/us/07pedophile.html?ex=1320555600&en=9a849fc4db0d28ce&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|author=Tim Eaton|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 7, 2006|access-date=February 9, 2008|archive-date=March 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309042401/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/us/07pedophile.html?ex=1320555600&en=9a849fc4db0d28ce&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|url-status=live}}</ref> The segment was cancelled in early 2008 in part due to criticism of the show as well as legal issues. ===“Wild Wild Web”=== “Wild Wild Web” was a limited Dateline series in which host Chris Hansen would go undercover to reply to illegal or unethical online advertisements. With hidden cameras rolling, Hansen and his producers met with a hitman, people selling body parts, and sweetheart swindles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/DATELINEs-WILD-WILDWEB-Series-Returns-Friday-with-Alleged-Vampires-20130515|title=DATELINE's WILD, #WILDWEB Series Returns Friday with 'Vampires'|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=October 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002065258/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/DATELINEs-WILD-WILDWEB-Series-Returns-Friday-with-Alleged-Vampires-20130515|url-status=live}}</ref> ===''To Catch a Con Man''=== '''''To Catch a Con Man''''' was a series of hidden camera investigations devoted to the subject of identifying and detaining [[confidence trick|con men]] who attempted to extract money from victims in [[advance fee fraud]] scams, although some editions also focused on exposing and catching [[identity theft|identity thieves]]. The stories, which were also reported by Chris Hansen (who called the identity thieves that the series investigates "a different kind of predator"), were conducted as an [[undercover]] sting operation in partnership with cardcops.com, a credit card watchdog group which investigates identity thefts and aims to catch the suspects in the act. ===''The Real Blacklist''=== [[Richard Engel]] hosted a tie-in version leading into ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]'' about significant crimes and conspiracies.<ref name="real blacklist">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/06/nbc-pulls-allegiance-from-thursday-schedule-moves-the-slap-to-10pm-launches-dateline-the-real-blacklist-at-8pm/372111/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309003456/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/06/nbc-pulls-allegiance-from-thursday-schedule-moves-the-slap-to-10pm-launches-dateline-the-real-blacklist-at-8pm/372111/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2015|title='Allegiance' Canceled by NBC, 'The Slap' Moves to Thursday at 10pm & 'Dateline: The Real Blacklist' at 8pm|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref> ===''The Widower''=== ''The Widower'' is Dateline's first ever docuseries. ''The Widower'' takes viewers behind the scenes of a decade-long investigation into Thomas Randolph, an eccentric Las Vegas man accused of killing his wife Sharon. With hundreds of hours of exclusive footage, Dateline NBC veteran producer Dan Slepian captures the confounding murder investigation that soon reveals Sharon was Randolph's sixth wife - and the fourth to die under mysterious circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2021/02/11/video-trailer-for-nbcs-true-crime-docuseries-the-widower-941311/20210211nbc03/ |access-date=February 27, 2021 }}</ref> ===''Dateline: The Last Day''=== A spin-off series, ''Dateline: The Last Day'' premiered on June 14, 2022 on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title='Dateline: The Last Day' Original Series Spinoff Of Newsmag Coming From Peacock |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/dateline-the-last-day-newsmag-spinoff-peacock-network-1235013505/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> ==Comparison with other news magazines== In contrast to NBC's now-cancelled "hard news" magazine program, ''[[Rock Center with Brian Williams]]'', ''Dateline'' focuses on true crime and human interest stories, predominantly featuring a single story for the entire program.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Rock Center' Looks to Bring More Hard News to Primetime|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rock-center-brian-williams-nbc-252539|author=Marisa Guthrie|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 24, 2011|access-date=December 18, 2011|archive-date=December 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225115947/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rock-center-brian-williams-nbc-252539|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Keith Morrison]] often serves as narrator for certain editions, usually reporting on real-life murder mysteries chronicled in many editions, and [[cliffhanger]]s are used prior to commercial breaks.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|title=True Crime TV on Shows Like 'Dateline'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/arts/television/true-crime-tv-on-shows-like-dateline.html|author=Bill Carter|work=The New York Times|date=August 19, 2011|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411223112/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/arts/television/true-crime-tv-on-shows-like-dateline.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Famous con man [[Steve Comisar]] appeared regularly on ''Dateline'' as a fraud prevention expert.<ref name="GQ">[http://sabrinaerdely.com/docs/TheCreepWithTheGoldenTongue.pdf The Creep With the Golden Tongue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209061824/http://www.sabrinaerdely.com/docs/TheCreepWithTheGoldenTongue.pdf |date=February 9, 2017 }} by [[Sabrina Erdely]], ''[[GQ]]'', August 2003, 126-32, 155-156.</ref> The Friday night edition of ''Dateline'' features special emphasis on true crime stories, which previously included the "To Catch a Predator" series. Most NBC News specials, either in the form of special interviews or extended special reports on pertinent breaking news stories that occurred earlier in the day, are also broadcast under the ''Dateline'' banner. However, on occasion, the Sunday broadcasts (airing in a time slot otherwise reserved for family-friendly programming, aside from [[CBS]]' competitor ''[[60 Minutes]]'') focuses on stories tailored for younger viewers, such as recent Sunday reports on teen drivers and child safety; on other weeks, the Sunday editions feature either true crime stories, stories recounting situations in which people have survived life-threatening situations, consumer reports or interviews. ''Dateline'' features a single story format, although in the past the program maintained a traditional newsmagazine format with multiple segments of varying length, such as with the Sunday version,<ref name="nytimes.com"/> which in particular still occasionally features multiple story packages that are tied to a specific theme. Unlike the other flagship newsmagazines on U.S. television ([[CBS]]' ''[[60 Minutes]]'' and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]''), ''Dateline'' featured more character-driven stories focusing on the audience's emotional attachment to the persons featured, and fewer non-character driven international and national news stories. However, the success of ''Dateline'' led to the other networks to create additional versions of their newsmagazines, ''[[60 Minutes II]]'' and additional nights of ''20/20'' (which were often not as successful).<ref name=eot /> Executive producer [[Neal Shapiro]] pioneered several "signature segments" that appeared regularly on the program. These included ''Dateline: Survivor'', in which a person recounts a [[near-death experience]] and their eventual rescue; ''Dateline Timeline'', in which a popular product, person and music single are shown/played that viewers are invited to guess what year it was from; ''State of the Art'', explaining how a [[special effect]] or stunt in a movie was technically accomplished; ''Consumer Alert'', in which common consumer complaints or issues (such as [[food safety]] and products of suspect quality that may be dangerous) are investigated, ''Dateline Hidden Camera Investigation'', a story using hidden cameras to focus on an issue of public concern; and ''Newsmakers'', light interviews with major figures in politics, entertainment, and business, as well as regular people in the news. The program also included cross-promotional segments with [[Court TV]] and magazines ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'' and ''[[Consumer Reports]]''. In the 1990s, a common week would feature several "signature segments," breaking news, updates on past stories shown on the program, multi-part investigations, and interviews.<ref name=eot /> ''Dateline'' also pioneered the use of viewer feedback including telephone polling and a unique format, the "Interactive ''Dateline'' Mystery," where viewers voted (similar to ''[[Choose Your Own Adventure]]'') on where the story should go next.<ref>{{cite web|title=With viewers' help, 'Dateline' reports on murder |url=http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/010601/nne_0106010011.shtml |author=FRAZIER Mooreap |newspaper=[[Brainerd Dispatch]] |publisher=BrainerdDispatch.com |location=[[Brainerd, Minnesota]] |date=January 6, 2001 |access-date=December 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603210747/http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/010601/nne_0106010011.shtml |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> ==Staff== ===Current on-air staff=== '''Anchor''' * [[Lester Holt]] (September 23, 2011–present) {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} '''Contributing anchors''' * [[Willie Geist]] (2014–present) * [[Meredith Vieira]] (2006–present) * [[Kate Snow]] (2015–present) * [[Craig Melvin]] (2016–present) {{col-2}} '''Correspondents''' * [[Andrea Canning]] (2012–present) * [[Hoda Kotb]] (1998–present) * [[Josh Mankiewicz]] (1995–present) * [[Keith Morrison]] (1995–present) * [[Dennis Murphy (journalist)|Dennis Murphy]] (1994–present) {{col-end}} ===Former on-air staff=== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} '''Former anchors''' * [[Jane Pauley]] (March 31, 1992–May 13, 2003) * [[Stone Phillips]] (March 31, 1992–July 2, 2007) * [[Tom Brokaw]] (1994–2004) * [[Katie Couric]] (1994–2006) * [[Natalie Morales (journalist)|Natalie Morales]] (2004–2021) * [[Ann Curry]] (June 24, 2005–September 16, 2011) * [[Matt Lauer]] (1997–2017) (contributing anchor) {{col-2}} '''Former correspondents''' * [[Maria Shriver]] (1992–2004, 2013–2015) * [[Deborah Roberts]] (1992–1995) * [[Chris Hansen]] (1993–2013) * [[Elizabeth Vargas]] (1993–1996) * [[Brian Williams]] (1996–2015) * [[Norah O'Donnell]] (1999–2011) * [[Martin Bashir]] (2010–2014) * [[Erica Hill]] (2013–2016) * [[Megyn Kelly]] (2017–2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-dynasty-star-shares-fight-to-save-daughter-from-cult-20180803-story.html|title='Dynasty' star shares fight to save daughter from cult|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027021632/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-dynasty-star-shares-fight-to-save-daughter-from-cult-20180803-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Jeff Rossen]] (2012–2019) {{col-end}} ==Syndication== Repackaged hour-long true crime episodes of ''Dateline'' air on various cable and satellite channels such as [[Investigation Discovery]], [[E!]], [[USA Network]] (E! and USA are owned by NBC parent company [[NBCUniversal]]) and [[Oprah Winfrey Network|OWN]], usually with the network names suffixing the generic branding of ''Dateline on...''. Several other brandings exist, with ''Dateline: Secrets Uncovered'' as a part of [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]], ''Dateline: Real Life Mysteries'' on [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]] (along with ''Dateline on TLC''), and ''Dateline Extra'' the branding for repackaged episodes on [[MSNBC]], also owned by NBCUniversal. All episodes are repackaged by NBC News under its non-fiction [[Peacock Productions]] banner. The NBCUniversal streaming service [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] has featured a full-time streaming channel made up of ''Dateline'' episodes since its July 2020 launch. NBC News' free streaming channel NBC News NOW also airs episodes of ''Dateline NBC'' every weekend. On September 25, 2017, ''Dateline'' began airing archived true crime-focused episodes in daily [[broadcast syndication]]; the NBC branding is completely removed. These episodes also air as part of [[MyNetworkTV]]'s Wednesday and Thursday night lineups.<ref name="v-datelinesynd">{{cite news|last1=Holloway|first1=Daniel|title='Dateline' to Premiere in Syndication This Fall|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dateline-syndication-1202029199/|access-date=September 25, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Varlety]]|date=April 12, 2017|archive-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926042245/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dateline-syndication-1202029199/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===International broadcasts=== ''Dateline'' is broadcast in Canada, mainly through NBC affiliates from U.S. border cities (such as [[KING-TV]] in [[Seattle]], [[WDIV-TV]] in [[Detroit]] and [[WGRZ-TV]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]) that are widely available in that country; until the fall of 2022, new editions of the show were not simulcast on a Canadian network nationwide, though many of the same Canadian counterparts to the cable networks mentioned in the syndication section air the repackaged ''Dateline on...'' episodes as a part of their own schedules (especially those containing domestic stories), and some other American stations airing in Canada carry the ''Dateline'' syndicated package outside of network hours. Since the fall of 2022, [[Citytv]] [[simultaneous substitution|simultaneously airs new episodes]] of ''Dateline'' with NBC in Canada (with domestic advertising), a rarity as Canadian networks do not generally simulcast American newsmagazines. ''Dateline NBC'' is also seen on the 24-hour news network [[Orbit News]] in [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]], which broadcasts MSNBC and other NBC News programs for several hours a day. It is also broadcast on the [[Seven Network]] in Australia on Sundays at 5 a.m., although is pre-empted by paid programming on regional affiliates [[Prime Television]] and [[Golden West Network]]. In the Philippines, the program airs on [[TAP Edge]]. ==Nielsen ratings== * Series debut: 12.9 household rating/17.1 million viewers * Series high: 21.2 million viewers (10/4/1994) ;Season averages ''NOTE: Data from 2007 to present includes Live+ Ratings.'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Season''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen]]<br>ranking''' ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Average viewership''' |- style="text-align:center;" || 2005–06 || || 10.720 {{small|(Friday)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 ratings|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=090705_04|work=ABC MediaNet|date=September 7, 2005|access-date=October 26, 2013|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329110141/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=090705_04|url-status=live}}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" || 2006–07 || || no data available |- style="text-align:center;" || 2007–08 || || no data available |- style="text-align:center;" || 2008–09 || || no data available<ref>{{cite web|title=Dollhouse Had Largest Share of Viewing from DVRs, Did That Save the Show?|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/18/dollhouse-had-largest-share-of-viewing-from-dvrs-did-that-save-the-show/21052|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316123105/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/18/dollhouse-had-largest-share-of-viewing-from-dvrs-did-that-save-the-show/21052/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2015|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|publisher=[[Zap2It]]|date=June 18, 2009}}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" || 2009–10 || || no data available |- style="text-align:center;" || 2010–11 || || 4.916 {{small|(Sunday)}}<br>6.117 {{small|(Friday)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/13/modern-family-tops-dvr-ratings-gain-for-the-2010-11-season-fringe-has-biggest-increase-by-dvr/95418|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616010526/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/13/modern-family-tops-dvr-ratings-gain-for-the-2010-11-season-fringe-has-biggest-increase-by-dvr/95418/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-16|title='Modern Family' Tops DVR Ratings Gain For The 2010-11 Season; 'Fringe' Has Biggest % Increase By DVR - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com|work=TVbytheNumbers}}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" || 2011–12 || || 5.097 {{small|(Sunday)}}<br>5.148 {{small|(Friday)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=2011-2012 Full Season Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'Modern Family' Leads Ratings and Viewership Gains, 'Grimm' Ranks Number One in Percentage Increases|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/11/2011-2012-full-season-live7-dvr-ratings-modern-family-leads-ratings-and-viewership-gainsgrimm-ranks-number-one-in-percentage-increases/137441|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615173553/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/11/2011-2012-full-season-live7-dvr-ratings-modern-family-leads-ratings-and-viewership-gainsgrimm-ranks-number-one-in-percentage-increases/137441/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2It|date=June 18, 2009}}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" || 2012–13 || || 5.913 {{small|(Sunday)}}<br>5.572 {{small|(Wednesday)}}<br>5.429 {{small|(Friday)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Live+7 DVR Ratings Complete 2012-13 Season: 'Modern Family' Leads Adults 18-49, Ratings Increase; 'Hannibal' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase in Week 35|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/10/live7-dvr-ratings-complete-2012-13-season-modern-family-leads-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-hannibal-earns-biggest-percentage-increase-in-week-35/186525|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613034844/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/10/live7-dvr-ratings-complete-2012-13-season-modern-family-leads-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-hannibal-earns-biggest-percentage-increase-in-week-35/186525/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2It|date=June 18, 2009}}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" || 2013–14 || || no data available |- style="text-align:center;" |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline}} * {{IMDb title|id=0103396|title=Dateline NBC}} {{NBC News Personalities}} {{US Newsmagazine}} {{NBCNetwork Shows (current and upcoming)}} {{Authority control}} {{Commons category|Dateline NBC}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dateline Nbc}} [[Category:1992 American television series debuts]] [[Category:1990s American television news shows]] [[Category:2000s American television news shows]] [[Category:2010s American television news shows]] [[Category:2020s American television news shows]] [[Category:NBC original programming]] [[Category:NBC News]] [[Category:Peabody Award-winning television programs]] [[Category:Television series by Universal Television]] [[Category:True crime television series]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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