The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 24

Every episode of Dateline NBC season 24, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 24!

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.

Last Updated: 10/8/2025Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
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10.00
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#1 - Family Secrets

Season 24 - Episode 61 - Aired 9/16/2016

A father and his sons have a dream to build an extreme sport theme park. But reality hits when the dad is found dead on the floor of their Skim-X warehouse.

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8.67
3 votes

#2 - Twisted Tale

Season 24 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2015

When a woman returns two days after being reported abducted, authorities believe it's a hoax until a similar crime forces them to take another look; twenty-seven women who have accused Bill Cosby of assault get together to share their stories.

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8.50
4 votes

#3 - Mystery in Big Sky Country

Season 24 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/2016

When a young, handsome veterinarian is found dead in his home in Montana, the mystery remains unsolved for nearly two decades.

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8.00
4 votes

#4 - Terror in Paris

Season 24 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/2015

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8.00
2 votes

#5 - Consumed

Season 24 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/8/2016

Dennis Murphy reports on a house fire that breaks out in the middle of the night in Kentucky. When Julie Griffith is found dead amongst the rubble, investigators soon discover the fire was anything but an accident. Keith Morrison reports.

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8.00
6 votes

#6 - Unknown

Season 24 - Episode 40 - Aired 5/8/2016

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7.86
7 votes

#7 - The Client

Season 24 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/1/2016

Detectives race to find a Little Rock, Ark., realtor who went missing after showing a house.

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7.83
6 votes

#8 - Tangled Web

Season 24 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/5/2016

The investigation into the death of a Florida firefighter reveals a tale of secrets, lies and infidelity.

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7.80
5 votes

#9 - Deadly Devotion

Season 24 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/11/2016

An Army captain, back from serving abroad, is found dead in her El Paso home. The news stuns her tight-knit military community. Her husband has an alibi, but what about her family and friends? Andrea Canning reports on a case with many twists and turns.

The Deed
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7.75
12 votes

#10 - The Deed

Season 24 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/4/2016

When a couple in rural South Carolina is brutally murdered in their home, the investigation into who committed this heinous act tears a family apart. Dennis Murphy reports.

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7.75
8 votes

#11 - Smoke and Mirrors

Season 24 - Episode 34 - Aired 3/18/2016

Keith Morrison reports on a Chicago woman from a large family missing for several days. As the whole city joins in the search, detectives begin to suspect that a man in her life has many secrets.

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7.75
4 votes

#12 - The Client

Season 24 - Episode 36 - Aired 4/17/2016

Before time runs out, detectives race to find a Little Rock, Ark., realtor who went missing after showing a house.

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7.67
3 votes

#13 - In the Shadow of Justice: The Confession

Season 24 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2015

Ten years after a 16-year-old boy confessed to a double murder and was sentenced to life in prison, a local businessman tries to prove the confession was coerced and the teen was wrongfully convicted.

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7.60
5 votes

#14 - Something Sweet

Season 24 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/2015

The five-year investigation into the death of a retired corrections officer, who was killed by antifreeze poisoning, reveals multiple suspects.

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7.53
15 votes

#15 - The Girl with the Red Shoes

Season 24 - Episode 43 - Aired 5/20/2016

A hairdresser-turned-detective uncovers the truth behind the murder of a teenage girl in Utah.

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7.50
4 votes

#16 - One Spring Night

Season 24 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2015

Natalie Morales speaks to the mother of the teenage sexual assault victim from St. Paul's School; new details from both sides of the case, Owen Labrie's conviction and sentencing, and interviews with Labrie's friends and legal team.

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7.40
5 votes

#17 - Tipping Point

Season 24 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2015

The case of Johnny Hincapie, whose conviction for the 1990 murder of a Utah tourist in New York -- a case that represented a tipping point in the city's law enforcement -- was overturned after 25 years; a 29-year-old woman goes missing.

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7.33
3 votes

#18 - Troubled Waters

Season 24 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/2015

A model with a checkered past goes under cover to reveal the truth about a cold case involving a romantic getaway on a boat that ended with a woman being lost at sea.

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7.33
3 votes

#19 - The Interrogation

Season 24 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/14/2016

Robert Davis, who was convicted of murdering a woman and her son, claims his confession was coerced and tries to prove he is innocent.

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7.20
5 votes

#20 - The Collector

Season 24 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/21/2016

Detectives suspect an inside job when a coin collector and his wife are found dead in their home with no sign of forced entry or evidence of theft.

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7.09
11 votes

#21 - The House on Sidney's Cove

Season 24 - Episode 44 - Aired 5/22/2016

The security cameras at a woman's home may hold the key to solving the mystery of her disappearance.

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7.00
2 votes

#22 - Who Killed JonBenét

Season 24 - Episode 55 - Aired 9/9/2016

People involved in the investigation of the 1996 murder of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey discuss the case; case documents made public for the first time; footage of the police interview with JonBenét's brother.

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7.00
14 votes

#23 - House of Secrets

Season 24 - Episode 42 - Aired 5/13/2016

A Cornell student and star athlete gets caught in the middle of a homicide investigation.

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7.00
4 votes

#24 - Tangled

Season 24 - Episode 38 - Aired 4/29/2016

After a sudden marriage creates tension between two families, a murder exposes secrets, lies and a long-buried mystery.

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7.00
2 votes

#25 - The Hometown Hero & the Homecoming Queen

Season 24 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/1/2016

A wife reports a prowler and shots fired in her backyard. Her husband, an Olympic bronze medalist, is dead. Was it murder, or an act of self-defense? Keith Morrison reports.