The BEST episodes of NBC Nightly News season 2025
Every episode of NBC Nightly News season 2025, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NBC Nightly News season 2025!
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#4 - Jun 25 Wed
Season 2025 - Episode 170 - Aired 6/25/2025
American Airlines plane returns to Vegas after engine sparks during flight; Mamdani upsets Cuomo in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary; Gift card scammer admits to cheating couple; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#5 - Jun 9 Mon
Season 2025 - Episode 156 - Aired 6/9/2025
Massive new protests against ICE immigration operations in Los Angeles; Trump suggests he would support arresting Newsom over immigration enforcement; Accused suspect in custody after deadly Las Vegas Strip shooting; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#6 - Jun 24 Tue
Season 2025 - Episode 169 - Aired 6/24/2025
Initial intel report: Iran’s nuclear program not destroyed, Israel-Iran ceasefire appears to hold, Deadly heat wave leaves millions facing dangerous temperatures, and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#7 - Jun 23 Mon
Season 2025 - Episode 168 - Aired 6/23/2025
Trump: Iran and Israel agree to ceasefire; Trump says no Americans injured in Iran’s attack on base housing U.S. troops; Insurance companies announce changes to prior authorization process; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#8 - Jun 22 Sun
Season 2025 - Episode 167 - Aired 6/22/2025
U.S. officials: Iran threatened terror attacks inside U.S.; Inside stealth military operation; Shooter opens fire outside of Michigan church; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#9 - Jun 13 Fri
Season 2025 - Episode 160 - Aired 6/13/2025
Iran fires wave of missiles at Israel in retaliatory strikes; Sole survivor of Air India plane crash describes exiting plane; Trump military parade will feature 7,000 soldiers and more than 60 aircraft; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#10 - Jun 21 Sat
Season 2025 - Episode 166 - Aired 6/21/2025
Trump meets with national security team as B-2 bombers head to Guam; Israel-Iran conflict escalates with new strikes; Dangerous heat wave threatens Colorado to Maine; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#11 - Jun 20 Fri
Season 2025 - Episode 165 - Aired 6/20/2025
Iran’s Foreign Minister: Iran will not resume talks during Israeli strikes; Man accused of trying to kidnap Memphis mayor; Juror from Karen Read’s trial reveals what led to acquittal; and more on tonight’s broadcast
#12 - Jun 19 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 164 - Aired 6/19/2025
Iranian missile strikes hospital in Israel; Trump to decide on Iran strike within two weeks; SpaceX Starship explodes during ground test; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#13 - Jun 18 Wed
Season 2025 - Episode 163 - Aired 6/18/2025
Karen Read found not guilty of murder in retrial; Trump on potential Iran strike: ‘I may do it. I may not do it.’; Destructive tornado outbreak rips across Midwest; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#14 - Jun 17 Tue
Season 2025 - Episode 162 - Aired 6/17/2025
Sources: Trump considers potential strike against Iran; Israel: Iran’s military leaders ‘on the run’; Police chief reveals new details about targeted attack at lawmaker’s home; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#15 - Jun 16 Mon
Season 2025 - Episode 161 - Aired 6/16/2025
Prosecutors say suspect targeted four Minnesota lawmakers during shooting spree; Millions under flood alerts after rain devastates West Virginia; Trump: Iran is ‘not winning this war’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#16 - Jun 12 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 159 - Aired 6/12/2025
Lone survivor from plane crash that killed 240+ people; Senator handcuffed at a Department of Homeland Security press conference; San Antonio slammed with devastating storms; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#17 - Jun 11 Wed
Season 2025 - Episode 158 - Aired 6/11/2025
Anti-ICE protests growing across the country; ICE’s immigration enforcement operations ramp up nationwide; Musk apologizes to Trump after launching personal attacks; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#18 - Jun 10 Tue
Season 2025 - Episode 157 - Aired 6/10/2025
California governor files lawsuit as Trump defends military deployments to LA; One-on-one with Trump’s border czar; Deadly shooting at high school in Austria; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#19 - Jul 10 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 185 - Aired 7/10/2025
Dozens of workers freed after tunnel collapse; Nine million people under flood alerts; Nearly a week after Texas flooding, some families still waiting for answers; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#20 - Jun 26 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 171 - Aired 6/26/2025
New twisters rip across southern Minnesota; Prosecutors make closing arguments in Diddy trial; Pentagon reveals new details of U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#21 - Jun 27 Fri
Season 2025 - Episode 172 - Aired 6/27/2025
Trump cancels trade talks with Canada; In a win for Trump, Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions; Inside GOP battle to pass Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#22 - Jun 28 Sat
Season 2025 - Episode 173 - Aired 6/28/2025
Senate Republicans move toward passing Trump spending bill; Trump pushes Senate GOP to pass massive spending bill; Severe weather threatens Fourth of July holiday travel; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#23 - Jun 29 Sun
Season 2025 - Episode 174 - Aired 6/29/2025
2 dead after firefighters are ambushed in Canfield Mountain, Idaho; GOP Sen. Tillis not seeking re-election after opposing Trump-backed bill; Dangerous weather impacts millions nationwide; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#24 - Jun 30 Mon
Season 2025 - Episode 175 - Aired 6/30/2025
Bryan Kohberger appears to accept plea deal; Suspect named in Idaho firefighter shooting; GOP pushes to pass Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#25 - Jul 1 Tue
Season 2025 - Episode 176 - Aired 7/1/2025
Jurors in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial reach partial verdict; Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’; High levels of bacteria causing beach closures in multiple states; and more on tonight’s broadcast.