The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC
Every episode of Dateline NBC ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC!
Dateline presents in-depth coverage of news stories. 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.
#1 - Secrets In Pleasant Grove - Update
Season 26 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/27/2018
#2 - Bringing Sean Home: The Untold Story
Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/2010
#3 - The Secrets in the Suitcase
Season 18 - Episode 52 - Aired 6/18/2010
#4 - A Father's Mission
Season 18 - Episode 62 - Aired 6/27/2010
NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent and award-winning chronicler of America's War on Terror, Richard Engel reports from Afghanistan and around the country on one of the deadliest battles in the Afghan War – the Battle of Wanat – and the impact it had on a fallen soldier's father in a special edition of "Dateline: A Father's Mission"
#5 - The Mystery in Rock Hill
Season 18 - Episode 57 - Aired 7/9/2010
#6 - Vanished
Season 21 - Episode 52 - Aired 8/9/2013
#7 - Mystery at Bootlegger's Cove
Season 16 - Episode 44 - Aired 5/26/2008
The disappearance of 21-year-old Bethany Correira, who vanished just days after arriving at college in Anchorage, Alaska, prompts a detective's determinaton to solve her case.
#8 - Inside the Financial Fiasco: The Mortgage Crisis
Season 17 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/22/2009
How risky home loans helped cause a chain reaction that led to failures on Wall Street
#9 - April 17, 2009
Season 17 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/17/2009
Dennis Murphy details the devotion of a police officer and an intern to solve the mysterious vanishing of a young woman in Michigan.
#10 - The Surfer and the Bird Rock Bandits
Season 17 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/1/2009
Authorities investigate the death of a 24-year-old surfer from California.
#11 - The Good Wife
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2002
An arrest and a dramatic trial would reveal family secrets, of shattered promises, of sexual affairs. Who killed the "Good Wife." What would a jury say?
#12 - The Figure in the Garage
Season 26 - Episode 59 - Aired 7/30/2018
When a beloved former firefighter is found dead in his garage, police are desperate for answers. Dennis Murphy reports.
#13 - Prairie Confidential
Season 26 - Episode 62 - Aired 8/13/2018
A murder case considered closed by North Dakota detectives is suddenly reopened when a confidential informant comes forward with a tip about an unlikely suspect. Keith Morrison reports.
#14 - Suspicion (2013)
Season 21 - Episode 46 - Aired 6/28/2013
Kay Mortensen took pride in preparing for every possible threat, so when he was found dead at home, those who knew him were stunned. The brutal killing put two of Kay's loved ones behind bars and in danger. Keith Morrison reports.
#15 - In a Lonely Place 2
Season 28 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/2019
The man convicted of murdering California entrepreneur Chris Smith speaks out.
#16 - The Day Jennifer Disappeared
Season 28 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/20/2020
Sgt. Kenneth Ventresca, lead investigator in the case of missing Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos, tells Dateline NBC that the police is still "actively" investigating her disappearance.
#18 - Lethal Weapon
Season 26 - Episode 60 - Aired 8/3/2018
#19 - Smoke & Mirrors
Season 26 - Episode 65 - Aired 8/24/2018
#20 - Mystery in Orange County #2
Season 28 - Episode 40 - Aired 8/31/2020
After a young Army veteran disappears, detectives uncover a cryptic 911 call, placed 11 days before she went missing, which exposes a twisted story --- and the truth.
#21 - The Necklace
Season 29 - Episode 38 - Aired 4/23/2021
When a private investigator and former police officer vanishes, detectives think there may be more to the story when strange text messages start to appear... Keith Morrison reports.
#22 - America Remembers
Season 10 - Episode 65 - Aired 9/11/2002
One the one year anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attack on the U.S., Dateline and Tom Brokaw talks with air traffic controllers (ATCs) who saw the events of that day unfold before their very eyes, from beginning to end.
#23 - Death in the Driveway #2
Season 28 - Episode 41 - Aired 9/4/2020
When police find a prominent lawyer dead and his girlfriend bound in duct tape, their investigation leads to a surprising suspect
#24 - Secrets from the Grave
Season 28 - Episode 44 - Aired 9/18/2020
A man calls 911 to report that his pregnant wife has died by suicide; the case is closed until a suspicious house fire, 24 years later, leads police to question what really happened that day
#25 - Vegas Homicide: Father of the Year
Season 12 - Episode 80 - Aired 6/18/2004
Detectives investigate a high-profile disappearance that becomes a murder probe when blood is discovered in the home of the missing couple.