The BEST episodes of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt season 2023
Every episode of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt season 2023, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt season 2023!
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#1 - Oct 9 Mon
Season 2023 - Episode 272 - Aired 10/9/2023
#2 - Oct 12 Thur
Season 2023 - Episode 275 - Aired 10/12/2023
#3 - Nov 19 Sun
Season 2023 - Episode 307 - Aired 11/19/2023
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at age 96; New hope for release of hostages held in Gaza as U.S. official says deal 'closer' than it has been; An inside look at U.S. drone operations amid search for hostages held by Hamas; and more on tonight's broadcast.
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Season 2023 - Episode 305 - Aired 11/16/2023
Israel releases video it says shows Hamas tunnel after Al-Shifa hospital raid; Lester Holt one-on-one with Secretary Antony Blinken; Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband found guilty; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#5 - Nov 14 Tue
Season 2023 - Episode 303 - Aired 11/14/2023
Israel says its military is now in control of Gaza City Center; 6 killed in Ohio crash involving student charter bus and semitruck; House Speaker Johnson pushes through spending bill, setting stage to avoid shutdown; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#6 - Oct 31 Tue
Season 2023 - Episode 292 - Aired 10/31/2023
Deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp; Months before mass shooting, people who knew Maine suspect warned of his behavior; Police release dramatic new video of Lahaina wildfires; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#7 - Oct 17 Tue
Season 2023 - Episode 280 - Aired 10/17/2023
Lester Holt anchors from Israel with the latest coverage on the deadly Gaza hospital blast and on President Biden traveling to Israel.
#8 - Nov 9 Thur
Season 2023 - Episode 299 - Aired 11/9/2023
#9 - Nov 3 Fri
Season 2023 - Episode 295 - Aired 11/3/2023
#10 - Nov 22 Wed
Season 2023 - Episode 310 - Aired 11/22/2023
FBI investigating fiery vehicle explosion at U.S.-Canada border; Record number of passengers flying this Thanksgiving; 50 hostages to be released, fighting to stop temporarily in Gaza; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#11 - Nov 21 Tue
Season 2023 - Episode 309 - Aired 11/21/2023
Premature baby evacuated from Gaza hospital reunited with family; Thanksgiving travel rush expected to break records this year; Activists in Missouri looking to put abortion rights on 2024 ballot; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#12 - Nov 20 Mon
Season 2023 - Episode 308 - Aired 11/20/2023
Inside an Israeli drone command center in the war against Hamas; severe weather as Thanksgiving travel rush underway; Rosalynn Carter remembered as mental health advocate; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#13 - Nov 17 Fri
Season 2023 - Episode 306 - Aired 11/17/2023
Israel announces death of second Hamas hostage found near Al-Shifa hospital; 17-year-old Palestinian American’s journey out of Gaza; FAA racing to address air traffic controller shortage as Thanksgiving travel rush begins; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#14 - Nov 15 Wed
Season 2023 - Episode 304 - Aired 11/15/2023
Israel releases video it says proves hospitals are being used by Hamas; Biden and Chinese President Xi have high-stakes meeting in San Francisco; Investigation underway into Ohio bus crash that killed 6 people; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#15 - Nov 12 Sun
Season 2023 - Episode 301 - Aired 11/12/2023
U.S. announces new airstrikes in eastern Syria; Doctor details worsening conditions at Gaza City hospital; House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes plan to keep government open as shutdown deadline nears; and more on tonight's broadcast.
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Season 2023 - Episode 297 - Aired 11/7/2023
#17 - Nov 1 Wed
Season 2023 - Episode 293 - Aired 11/1/2023
First evacuees make way out of Gaza across Rafah border crossing; Donald Trump Jr. testifies in civil fraud trial in Manhattan; Biden kicks off outreach to rural voters as admin touts $5 billion in federal funding to farming; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#18 - Oct 26 Thur
Season 2023 - Episode 288 - Aired 10/26/2023
Lester Holt anchors tonight from Lewiston, Maine, covering the urgent manhunt for the gunman who killed at least 18 people. Also, Israel launched a "targeted" ground raid in Gaza, and there's news on the suspect wanted in the killing of a Maryland judge.
#19 - Oct 25 Wed
Season 2023 - Episode 287 - Aired 10/25/2023
Rep. Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House; President Biden says Israel has a 'right and resporsibility' to target Hamas, but must protect civilians; At least 22 people were killed in a Maine mass shooting.
#20 - Oct 24 Tue
Season 2023 - Episode 286 - Aired 10/24/2023
Israel-Hamas war: images of Gaza devastation, newly released hostage speaks out; New details of off-duty pilot attempting to shut down plane engines; Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#21 - Oct 14 Sat
Season 2023 - Episode 277 - Aired 10/14/2023
More than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza try to travel south as Israel prepares assault on Hamas; State Department works to evacuate hundreds of Americans in Gaza; Israel's military vows to kill Hamas leader it says was behind attack; and more on tonight's broadcast.