The BEST episodes of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt season 2023

#1 - Oct 9 Mon

Season 2023 - Episode 272 - Aired 10/9/2023

#2 - Aug 9 Wed

Season 2023 - Episode 213 - Aired 8/9/2023

#3 - 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.

#4 - Oct 12 Thur

Season 2023 - Episode 275 - Aired 10/12/2023

#5 - Dec 31 Sun

Season 2023 - Episode 348 - Aired 12/31/2023

Dazzling displays and celebrations roll out around the world to ring in new year; U.S. Navy helicopters sink Houthi boats that fired on them in Red Sea; Netanyahu vows Israel-Hamas war will continue for ‘many more months’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#6 - Dec 29 Fri

Season 2023 - Episode 346 - Aired 12/29/2023

#7 - Dec 28 Thur

Season 2023 - Episode 345 - Aired 12/28/2023

#8 - Dec 27 Wed

Season 2023 - Episode 344 - Aired 12/27/2023

#9 - Dec 15 Fri

Season 2023 - Episode 333 - Aired 12/15/2023

Jury orders Giuliani to pay two Georgia election workers more than $148 million; Israeli military accidentally kills 3 hostages after mistaking them for Hamas fighters; Flu, RSV and Covid hospitalizations surging, CDC warns; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#10 - Nov 30 Thur

Season 2023 - Episode 318 - Aired 11/30/2023

Cease-fire in Gaza will extend at least through tomorrow, Israeli military says; Mothers of college students shot in Vermont speak out about incident; House Republicans set to decide fate of Rep. George Santos tomorrow; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#11 - 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.

#12 - Nov 16 Thur

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.

#13 - 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.

#14 - Nov 9 Thur

Season 2023 - Episode 299 - Aired 11/9/2023

#15 - 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.

#16 - Nov 25 Sat

Season 2023 - Episode 313 - Aired 11/25/2023

More hostages released after the Israel-Hamas deal almost fell through, the police officer convicted of killing George Floyd was stabbed in prison and 14 million Americans are under winter weather alerts.

#17 - 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.

#18 - Nov 27 Mon

Season 2023 - Episode 315 - Aired 11/27/2023

Inside hostages' 49 days of captivity while being held by Hamas; Suspect arraigned in shooting of three students of Palestinian descent in Vermont; China grappling with spike in respiratory illnesses, U.S. seeing rise in flu and RSV cases; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#19 - Nov 29 Wed

Season 2023 - Episode 317 - Aired 11/29/2023

American among 12 additional hostages released as cease-fire continues; Deadly U.S. Air Force Osprey crash off of Japan's southern coast; Gas prices are down as U.S. oil production is back up to record levels; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#20 - Dec 1 Fri

Season 2023 - Episode 319 - Aired 12/1/2023

George Santos expelled from Congress after House vote; Fighting resumes in Gaza after cease-fire ends; Sandra Day O’Conner, first female Supreme Court justice, dies at 93; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#21 - Dec 3 Sun

Season 2023 - Episode 321 - Aired 12/3/2023

USS Carney responded after attacks on civilian ships in Red Sea, Defense officials confirm; Israel announces ground offensive into southern Gaza has begun; Man kills German tourist in knife attack near Eiffel Tower, police report; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#22 - Nov 3 Fri

Season 2023 - Episode 295 - Aired 11/3/2023

#23 - Dec 4 Mon

Season 2023 - Episode 322 - Aired 12/4/2023

Israel expands ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza; White House condemns pro-Palestinian protest at Philadelphia restaurant as antisemitic; What we know about the mysterious illness hitting dogs; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#24 - Dec 9 Sat

Season 2023 - Episode 327 - Aired 12/9/2023

Tornadoes rip across Tennessee as a winter storm moves across the country, the president of the University of Pennsylvania resigns after facing backlash for her handling of antisemitism on campus and the Texas Supreme Court blocks a woman from having an emergency abortion.

#25 - Dec 10 Sun

Season 2023 - Episode 328 - Aired 12/10/2023

Deadly tornadoes carve destructive paths through Tennessee neighborhoods; Tens of millions under flood alerts as storm system moves across Northeast; Gaza's health system collapsing, World Health Organization reports; and more on tonight's broadcast.