The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 33

Every episode of Dateline NBC season 33, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 33!

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: 12/12/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
Down the Rabbit Hole
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8.40
5 votes

#1 - Down the Rabbit Hole

Season 33 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2024

When police respond to a report of a break-in, they discover a woman was murdered, launching an investigation with a false confession and a dangerous romance.

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8.17
6 votes

#2 - The Night of the Nor'easter

Season 33 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2024

A monster storm had rolled into Canton, Massachusetts, and Karen Read's boyfriend, police officer John O'Keefe, was dead, his body discovered in front of another officer's house. Karen was charged with John's death. Was she to blame?

The Butterfly
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8.00
4 votes

#3 - The Butterfly

Season 33 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2024

The season 33 premiere of Dateline investigates the case of a young Ohio woman who vanishes one summer night prompting her community to conduct a massive search. When she’s found dead, investigators question her friends and family to uncover her killer.

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8.00
3 votes

#4 - Deadly Omission

Season 33 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2024

A woman's murder shines a light on an unsolved mystery from years earlier. As the connection between the two cases becomes clear, a long-hidden truth surfaces. Andrea Canning reports.

Deadly Dance
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7.75
4 votes

#5 - Deadly Dance

Season 33 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2024

Dubbed the 'Black Swan' case, a former ballerina falls in love with a man 30 years her senior, but when their love story spirals out of control, one of them winds up dead.

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7.67
6 votes

#6 - Wrong Turns

Season 33 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2024

A new father is found dead on the side of a road. Then the stabbing of a young woman leads police on a high speed chase. Could these two chilling murders be connected? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom
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7.67
3 votes

#7 - The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom

Season 33 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2024

Dateline correspondent Keith Morrison reports on the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The Menendez brothers were convicted of murdering their parents in August 1989 and were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. They’ve been in prison for the past three decades. “The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom” is a two-hour episode that will dive into the latest developments in their case, which has gained nationwide attention once again after the release of a documentary (The Menendez Brothers) and dramatized anthology series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, earlier in 2024.

After the Halloween Party
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7.40
5 votes

#8 - After the Halloween Party

Season 33 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2024

After a Halloween party, a wife and mother of four vanishes. A decade later, a private investigator claims to uncover chilling new clues that turn the town upside down.

The Killer Among Them
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7.00
3 votes

#9 - The Killer Among Them

Season 33 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2024

Millionaire entrepreneur Lance Herndon is found bludgeoned to death in his Atlanta home. The search for his killer reveals no shortage of suspects or secrets.