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 - Oct 16 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 280 - Aired 10/16/2025
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton indicted; Trump will meet Putin for Ukraine talks; Top Admiral steps down in Pentagon shake-up; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#5 - Sept 5 Fri
Season 2025 - Episode 241 - Aired 9/5/2025
WSJ: HHS report to make potential link between autism and Tylenol use during pregnancy; 22,000 jobs added in weak jobs report; South Korean workers arrested during immigration raid at Hyundai site; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#6 - Aug 15 Fri
Season 2025 - Episode 221 - Aired 8/15/2025
Trump and Putin do not announce ceasefire after summit; Man rescued after being trapped in California waterfall for two days; Ohio man etches wedding proposal in corn maze; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#7 - Sept 4 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 240 - Aired 9/4/2025
HHS Sec RFK Jr grilled over CDC turmoil, vaccines; Trump administration drops plan to require airlines to pay passengers for delays; U.S. Department of Justice sues utility company over California fires and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#8 - Sept 3 Wed
Season 2025 - Episode 239 - Aired 9/3/2025
At least 15 killed after tram derails and crashes; Wildfires scorch thousands of acres in California; Florida announces plans to eliminate vaccine mandates in state; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#9 - Sept 2 Tue
Season 2025 - Episode 238 - Aired 9/2/2025
U.S. conducts strike on boat from Venezuela; Texas man charged with murder after doorbell prank; Maine mom creates landline pod for her children; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#10 - Sept 1 Mon
Season 2025 - Episode 237 - Aired 9/1/2025
Dangerous rip currents and heat usher in Labor Day out west amid travel delays; At least 800 dead after Afghanistan earthquake; Chicago mayor’s message to Trump: No federal troops; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#11 - Aug 31 Sun
Season 2025 - Episode 236 - Aired 8/31/2025
Hundreds of swimmers rescued by dangerous rip currents; Federal judge blocks Trump admin. from deporting some children; Man found dead in suspected homicide at ‘Burning Man’; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#12 - Aug 30 Sat
Season 2025 - Episode 235 - Aired 8/30/2025
Severe weather impacts Labor Day weekend travel; Trump faces legal setbacks to tariffs, deportation policies; Israel launches new deadly attacks on Gaza City; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#13 - Aug 29 Fri
Season 2025 - Episode 234 - Aired 8/29/2025
Severe Turbulence on plane sends two people on board to hospital; Israel launches new assault in famine-gripped area inside Gaza; New details about Minneapolis church shooter’s background and family; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#14 - Aug 28 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 233 - Aired 8/28/2025
Victims identified in Minneapolis school shooting; Journal entries from Minneapolis shooter reveal desire to see children suffer; CDC staff protest Trump’s firing of agency’s director; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#15 - Aug 27 Wed
Season 2025 - Episode 232 - Aired 8/27/2025
2 children killed in Minneapolis school shooting; Minneapolis mayor calls for action after deadly church shooting; CDC director Susan Monarez out after nearly a month on the job; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#16 - Aug 26 Tue
Season 2025 - Episode 231 - Aired 8/26/2025
Trump faces new legal battle after firing Fed governor; Good samaritan speaks out after helping rescue driver from sinking car; Family sues OpenAI over son’s suicide; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#17 - Aug 25 Mon
Season 2025 - Episode 230 - Aired 8/25/2025
High winds and heat fuel dangerous West Coast wildfires; Trump suggests expanding federal crackdown on crime to Chicago; LAPD makes several arrests in alleged gang-related burglary ring; and more on tonight's broadcast.
#18 - Aug 24 Sun
Season 2025 - Episode 229 - Aired 8/24/2025
Massive dust storm rips through ‘Burning Man’ festival in Nevada; Epstein accuser’s family blasts Ghislaine Maxwell testimony release; Kilmar Abrego Garcia notified by ICE that he may be deported to Uganda; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#19 - Aug 22 Fri
Season 2025 - Episode 228 - Aired 8/22/2025
DOJ releases transcripts and audio from two days of interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell; Lyle Menendez argues for parole, a day after his brother was denied; Children plant forest of sequoias in Detroit; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#20 - Aug 21 Thur
Season 2025 - Episode 227 - Aired 8/21/2025
Hurricane Erin brings violent waves and flooding to East coast; Appeals court throws out $500 million civil penalty in victory for Trump; Erik Menendez denied parole; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#21 - Aug 20 Wed
Season 2025 - Episode 226 - Aired 8/20/2025
Hurricane Erin eyes the East Coast with dangerous surf and potential flooding; Israel takes first steps in new offensive against Hamas in Gaza; Heartbreaking testimony from parents of Camp Mystic victims; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#22 - Aug 19 Tue
Season 2025 - Episode 225 - Aired 8/19/2025
North Carolina governor declares state of emergency; Source: U.S. plans to deploy warships near Venezuela; Massive fiery explosion in Wilmington injures three firefighters; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#23 - Aug 18 Mon
Season 2025 - Episode 224 - Aired 8/18/2025
Deadly strikes in Ukraine amid peace talks; Trump says he’ll sign an executive order to get rid of mail-in voting; Hurricane Erin threat prompts evacuations in North Carolina; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#24 - Aug 17 Sun
Season 2025 - Episode 223 - Aired 8/17/2025
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for Trump White House meeting; American Carnival cruise passengers drown at new Bahamas resort; 3 people killed, 9 injured in mass shooting at Brooklyn club; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
#25 - Aug 16 Sat
Season 2025 - Episode 222 - Aired 8/16/2025
Zelenskyy set to visit Trump in Washington on Monday; Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin meeting; Protests continue in D.C. as Trump admin. agrees to keep police chief after lawsuit; and more on tonight’s broadcast.