The BEST episodes of NBC Nightly News season 2025

#1 - Jun 1 Sun

Season 2025 - Episode 216 - Aired 6/1/2025

#2 - May 19 Mon

Season 2025 - Episode 136 - Aired 5/19/2025

Biden battling "aggressive" form of prostate cancer; More than 30 million under severe weather alerts; Trump, Putin hold high-stakes call on Ukraine; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#3 - May 20 Tue

Season 2025 - Episode 137 - Aired 5/20/2025

Worker at New Orleans jail arrested in connection with inmate escape; 37 million at risk from new severe storms; Mother of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former girlfriend Cassie Ventura testifies; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#4 - May 21 Wed

Season 2025 - Episode 138 - Aired 5/21/2025

Trump’s Oval Office clash with South African president; Multiple tornadoes slam Midwest and South; Two women arrested for allegedly assisting escaped New Orleans inmates; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#5 - May 22 Thur

Season 2025 - Episode 139 - Aired 5/22/2025

Two Israeli embassy staff members killed in shooting outside D.C. museum; Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood, Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#6 - May 23 Fri

Season 2025 - Episode 140 - Aired 5/23/2025

Trump threatens new tariffs on iPhones; Record number of travelers expected this holiday weekend; Judge blocks Trump administration from banning international students at Harvard; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#7 - May 24 Sat

Season 2025 - Episode 141 - Aired 5/24/2025

Charges accuse suspect of torturing Italian citizen for weeks in N.Y.C. townhouse; Severe weather threatens record holiday travel rush; Escaped inmate recaptured as search for New Orleans inmates ramps up; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#8 - May 25 Sun

Season 2025 - Episode 142 - Aired 5/25/2025

American charged with plotting to bomb U.S. Embassy office in Israel; 1 hospitalized after fuel tanker crash on Florida highway; Severe weather threatens Memorial Day travel rush; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#9 - May 26 Mon

Season 2025 - Episode 143 - Aired 5/26/2025

Car collides with pedestrians celebrating in Liverpool; Severe weather threatens 12 million during Memorial Day travel; Trump marks Memorial Day and lashes out at Harvard; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#10 - May 27 Tue

Season 2025 - Episode 144 - Aired 5/27/2025

Urgent manhunts for escaped prisoners underway in several states; Secretary Kennedy announces the CDC is changing COVID vaccine recommendations; Documents: Trump administration to stop student visa interviews; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#11 - May 28 Wed

Season 2025 - Episode 145 - Aired 5/28/2025

Trump defends massive tax-cut and spending bill after Musk’s criticism; Israel: Hamas leader killed during military operation in Gaza; Convicted murderer and ex-police chief remains on run three days after prison escape; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#12 - May 29 Thur

Season 2025 - Episode 146 - Aired 5/29/2025

Appeals court reinstates Trump’s tariffs; Judge blocks Trump ban on Harvard’s foreign students; Former assistant to Sean "Diddy" Combs testifies he repeatedly sexually assaulted her; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#13 - May 30 Fri

Season 2025 - Episode 147 - Aired 5/30/2025

Deadly storms impact the Southern U.S.; Elon Musk departs his role in DOGE; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former personal assistant cross-examined; Lester Holt signs off after 10 years on Nightly News; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#14 - May 31 Sat

Season 2025 - Episode 148 - Aired 5/31/2025

Canadian wildfire smoke threatens air quality across Midwest; Trump announces 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum imports; 500,000 immigrants at risk for deportation after Supreme Court ruling; and more on tonight's broadcast.

#15 - May 18 Sun

Season 2025 - Episode 135 - Aired 5/18/2025

Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer; 2 dead, more than a dozen injured after Mexican navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge; FBI calls California fertility clinic bombing an ‘act of terrorism’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#16 - Jun 2 Mon

Season 2025 - Episode 149 - Aired 6/2/2025

12 injured by man with Molotov cocktails and makeshift flamethrower at pro-Israel rally; Former assistant to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs cross-examined for second day; Covert Ukrainian drone operation strikes dozens of Russian jets; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#17 - Jun 3 Tue

Season 2025 - Episode 150 - Aired 6/3/2025

Urgent water rescues amid severe storm threat in the Midwest; Boulder attack suspect’s wife and kids taken into ICE custody; Explosive new testimony in Sean "Diddy" Combs trial; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#18 - Jun 4 Wed

Season 2025 - Episode 151 - Aired 6/4/2025

Flash flood and tornado warnings in St. Louis region; Musk on Trump’s spending plan: ‘Kill the bill’; Judge temporarily blocks deportation of Boulder suspect’s family; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#19 - Jun 5 Thur

Season 2025 - Episode 152 - Aired 6/5/2025

Public feud between Trump and Musk erupts; Trump orders inquiry into Biden’s use of autopen; Diddy’s ex-girlfriend testifies about sex and drug use; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#20 - Jun 6 Fri

Season 2025 - Episode 153 - Aired 6/6/2025

Abrego Garcia charged with human smuggling; Possible mass shooting thwarted at Michigan high school graduation; Trump on Musk: ‘I’m not thinking about Elon’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#21 - Jun 7 Sat

Season 2025 - Episode 154 - Aired 6/7/2025

Tensions grow in L.A. amid protests over immigration operations; Trump: Elon Musk will face 'very serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates; Tens of millions of people at risk for severe weather; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#22 - Jun 8 Sun

Season 2025 - Episode 155 - Aired 6/8/2025

Tensions rise as Trump deploys National Guard amid L.A. protests; Multiple people injured after skydiving plane crash in Tennessee; At least 2 people killed as storms push through South; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

#23 - 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.

#24 - 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.

#25 - 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.