The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 26
Every episode of Dateline NBC season 26, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 26!
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#1 - A Good Son
Season 26 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/23/2018
When two mothers meet after one of their sons disappears after a college party, their search for answers leads them down an unexpected path. Dennis Murphy reports.
#2 - City of Angels
Season 26 - Episode 65 - Aired 8/19/2018
In-depth look at the growing homeless epidemic affecting half a million Americans, including an eye-opening tour of L.A.’s Skid Row, the nation’s epicenter of homelessness. Craig Melvin reports.
#3 - Secrets In Pleasant Grove - Update
Season 26 - Episode 59 - Aired 7/27/2018
#4 - A Mother's Mission
Season 26 - Episode 62 - Aired 8/6/2018
Actress Catherine Oxenberg shares how she tried to save her daughter India, who Catherine says was brainwashed by the controversial self-help group NXIVM for several years. Megyn Kelly reports.
#5 - The Figure in the Garage
Season 26 - Episode 60 - Aired 7/30/2018
When a beloved former firefighter is found dead in his garage, police are desperate for answers. Dennis Murphy reports.
#6 - The Threat
Season 26 - Episode 54 - Aired 7/9/2018
A mother is murdered in her home and police suspect her husband is the killer. It takes 14 years before he’s caught and convicted. But it’s feared he could kill again. Keith Morrison reports.
#7 - Deep in the Woods
Season 26 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/16/2018
A young Army medic based at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina goes missing. Police have a suspect, but can’t solve the case, until an unorthodox private investigator steps in. Andrea Canning reports.
#8 - A Crack in Everything
Season 26 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/30/2018
When a woman is found dead in her home, it's ruled a suicide. But when a new investigation begins, police question if this is a murder case. Will the truth be revealed? Keith Morrison reports.
#9 - The Creek
Season 26 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/4/2018
After a 15-year-old girl disappears, investigators discover a creek where the local teenagers hang out. Could the secret spot hold the answer to her disappearance? Dennis Murphy reports.
#10 - No Way Out
Season 26 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/15/2018
The idyllic town of Montecito was threatened by the worst wildfire in California history, then inundated by catastrophic mudslides. Keith Morrison reports on four families who barely escaped alive, and the rescuers who risked their own lives to help
#11 - Out There in the Dark
Season 26 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/26/2018
Brandy Daniels believed someone was stalking her. Then, the single mother was found slumped over in her car, shot dead. Investigators would spend years navigating the twists and turns searching for her killer.
#12 - Into the Night
Season 26 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/27/2018
The disappearance of a young woman from Bend, Oregon leads to an intense manhunt after the suspect sets off on a two state crime spree. Keith Morrison reports.
#13 - The Farm
Season 26 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/2/2018
A murder outside Pleasantville, Iowa divides a family and forces one man to take the investigation into his own hands. Dennis Murphy reports.
#14 - Twisted in Texas
Season 26 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/29/2018
When one woman breaks off her relationship with a boyfriend she says abused and stalked her, he goes on to something even worse. His accused accomplice? His new girlfriend. Andrea Canning reports.
#15 - The Watcher
Season 26 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/8/2018
It was a perfect apartment. But what happened in there one night? Keith Morrison has the details on an all-new Dateline Friday 10/9c.
#16 - Unraveled
Season 26 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/29/2018
Josh Mankiewicz reports on the race against time to make a connection between several separate murders in the Phoenix, Arizona area -- before the killer strikes again.
#17 - The Pink Gun Mystery
Season 26 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/28/2018
#18 - Ransom - Update
Season 26 - Episode 69 - Aired 9/2/2018
#19 - Simply Diabolical; Deadly Circumstances
Season 26 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/20/2018
A bizarre cyber-revenge case lands a young woman in jail and makes national headlines. Dennis Murphy reports on the unexpected twist that revealed the real culprit and the new developments in the case. Andrea Canning reports on a murdered Tennessee woman whose case stumps investigators.
#20 - Twist Of Fate
Season 26 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/2018
When thousands gather at the 2011 Indiana State Fair for a concert, tragedy strikes. Concert goers put themselves in harm’s way to try and save complete strangers. Andrea Canning reports.
#21 - Growing Promise
Season 26 - Episode 40 - Aired 5/20/2018
#22 - House on Pitch Pine Crescent
Season 26 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/18/2018
In a suburb of Toronto, a family lives in fear as one relative after another is found dead over the years in the same home. Andrea Canning reports.
#23 - Secrets on the Emerald Coast
Season 26 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/2/2018
A young mother disappears after leaving her newborn with her pastor and his wife. Florida detectives search for her, but instead uncover a web of secrets and lies. Keith Morrison reports.
#24 - Unspeakable
Season 26 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/2018
A couple’s anniversary celebration ends in murder, in what appears to be a home invasion. Yet, investigators think the suspect might be much closer to the victim. Dennis Murphy reports.
#25 - The Night of the New Moon
Season 26 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/23/2018
A former marine, who once was the hero for a woman in an abusive marriage, is back on ‘Dateline.’ But this time, has his desire to help gone too far? Andrea Canning reports.