The BEST episodes of NBC Nightly News season 2024

#1 - Aug 27 Tue

Season 2024 - Episode 231 - Aired 8/27/2024

Special counsel files revised election interference indictment against Trump; Trump says he will take part in first debate with Harris; Tens of millions deal with scorching heat, severe weather; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#2 - Sept 8 Sun

Season 2024 - Episode 241 - Aired 9/8/2024

Urgent manhunt for Kentucky highway shooter; Southern California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate; Three Israelis killed on Jordanian border, Israeli army says; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#3 - Sept 6 Fri

Season 2024 - Episode 240 - Aired 9/6/2024

Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case; Georgia teen and father appear in court on school shooting charges; Pakistani man arrested in connection with alleged New York terror plot; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#4 - Sept 5 Thur

Season 2024 - Episode 239 - Aired 9/5/2024

#5 - Sept 4 Wed

Season 2024 - Episode 238 - Aired 9/4/2024

4 killed, 9 injured in Georgia high school shooting; U.S. indicts two Russians for allegedly being foreign agents; Harris, campaigning in New Hampshire, details economic proposals; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#6 - Sept 3 Tue

Season 2024 - Episode 237 - Aired 9/3/2024

New mass protest in Israel over continuing Gaza war; Russian missile attack kills more than 50 in Ukraine; Former aide to NY governor charged for acting as an unregistered agent of China; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#7 - Sept 2 Mon

Season 2024 - Episode 236 - Aired 9/2/2024

New outrage in Israel after deaths of six hostages in Gaza; Nationwide strike by hotel workers will expand to more cities; Paralympians in Paris redefine limits of sports; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#8 - Sept 1 Sun

Season 2024 - Episode 235 - Aired 9/1/2024

IDF recovers bodies of 6 hostages killed by Hamas, including American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, in Gaza; Controversy over Trump's Arlington National Cemetery visit reignites with Harris at the forefront; 3 dead after a plane crashes into an Oregon house; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#9 - Aug 30 Fri

Season 2024 - Episode 234 - Aired 8/30/2024

Hundreds of flights canceled, thousands delayed as Labor Day travel rush begins; NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed by suspected drunk driver; Trump backtracks on abortion ballot stance; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#10 - Aug 29 Thur

Season 2024 - Episode 233 - Aired 8/29/2024

Harris gives first extensive interview as she campaigns in battleground Georgia; Severe weather concerns as millions travel for holiday weekend; Growing concern over West Nile virus after teen is paralyzed; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#11 - Aug 28 Wed

Season 2024 - Episode 232 - Aired 8/28/2024

#12 - Sept 9 Mon

Season 2024 - Episode 242 - Aired 9/9/2024

#13 - Aug 26 Mon

Season 2024 - Episode 230 - Aired 8/26/2024

#14 - Aug 25 Sun

Season 2024 - Episode 229 - Aired 8/25/2024

Israel launches strike as Hezbollah retaliates with rocket attack; Biden briefed with developments in Israel and Lebanon, says spokesperson; Hurricane Hone passes near Hawaii as flash floods prompt rescues in Grand Canyon; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#15 - Aug 24 Sat

Season 2024 - Episode 228 - Aired 8/24/2024

Severe weather impacting millions coast to coast; NASA calls on SpaceX to return Starliner astronauts home in 2024; Final sprint to the 2024 presidential election; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#16 - Aug 23 Fri

Season 2024 - Episode 227 - Aired 8/23/2024

RFK Jr. suspends his presidential race; Vice President Kamala Harris accepts historic Democratic nomination; Fed chair Powell hints at interest rate cuts; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#17 - Aug 22 Thur

Season 2024 - Episode 226 - Aired 8/22/2024

Harris to accept historic Democratic nomination tonight; Trump campaigns at border as authorities arrest suspect who threatened to kill him; Arkansas Supreme Court prevents abortion rights initiative from appearing on ballot; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#18 - Aug 21 Wed

Season 2024 - Episode 225 - Aired 8/21/2024

Walz set for major moment at Democratic Convention; Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia; Bodies of five recovered after luxury yacht sinking; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#19 - Aug 20 Tue

Season 2024 - Episode 224 - Aired 8/20/2024

Obama to address Democratic convention in support of Harris; Harris campaigns in Milwaukee at site of Republican convention; Trump campaign blitzes battleground states; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#20 - Aug 19 Mon

Season 2024 - Episode 223 - Aired 8/19/2024

Democratic convention kicks off with Biden speech; Thousands protest the Democratic convention over Harris's handling of the war in Gaza; U.S. intelligence officials say Iran targeted the Trump campaign with hacking operation; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#21 - Aug 18 Sun

Season 2024 - Episode 222 - Aired 8/18/2024

Harris campaign kicks off bus tour ahead of the Democratic National Convention; Protesters start arriving in Chicago ahead of the Democratic National Convention; More than 80 million people at risk for strong storms or excessive heat; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#22 - Aug 17 Sat

Season 2024 - Episode 221 - Aired 8/17/2024

Ernesto makes landfall in Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane; New poll shows Harris gaining in states where Biden was behind; Chicago ramps up security ahead of Democratic National Convention; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#23 - Sept 20 Fri

Season 2024 - Episode 253 - Aired 9/20/2024

Another deadly blast hits Beirut as it exchanges fire with Israel; The Secret Service is under new scrutiny over the assassination attempt on Donald Trump; Kentucky sheriff charged with shooting and killing a judge; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#24 - Oct 1 Tue

Season 2024 - Episode 263 - Aired 10/1/2024

#25 - Sept 30 Mon

Season 2024 - Episode 262 - Aired 9/30/2024

More than 100 dead in devastation and flooding after Hurricane Helene; Search for missing after flooding in Tennessee; Trump visits Georgia storm zone, Harris cuts short campaign swing in West; and more on tonight's broadcast.