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The Best Episodes of Dateline

Every episode of Dateline ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dateline!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dateline Season 1 Episode 1 - Bethpage, Long Island
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Bethpage, Long Island

    S1:E1

    The first in the series aired in November 2004 as a Dateline NBC segment called Dangerous Web. The operation was set up in a home in Long Island, NY, to which 18 men came over two-and-a-half days after making an appointment for sex with a minor. One of the men in the investigation was a New York City firefighter, who was later fired by the FDNY.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Dateline Season 31 Episode 7 - Fire & Ice
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Fire & Ice

    S31:E7

    Firefighters make a grisly discovery while responding to a fire at the house of Carmela and David Knight in a Toronto, Canada suburb. Andrea Canning reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dateline Season 33 Episode 28 - The Terrible Night on King Road
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Terrible Night on King Road

    S33:E28

    In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were killed in an off-campus rental house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho. See never-before-reported evidence, including video, photographic, and digital materials that investigators say track accused killer Bryan Kohberger’s movements.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dateline Season 1 Episode 2 - Show #03
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Show #03

    S1:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dateline Season 4 Episode 1 - 06/09/97
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - 06/09/97

    S4:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Dateline Season 11 Episode 1 - February 14, 2003
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - February 14, 2003

    S11:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dateline Season 12 Episode 1 - February 29, 2004
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - February 29, 2004

    S12:E1

    Pro baseball player Alex Rodriguez. An update on conditions at fast-food restaurants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dateline Season 12 Episode 2 - The Apprentice Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The Apprentice Story

    S12:E2

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  9. Dateline Season 12 Episode 3 - Frasier: Signing Off
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Frasier: Signing Off

    S12:E3

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Dateline Season 12 Episode 4 - Friends Interviews
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Friends Interviews

    S12:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dateline Season 13 Episode 25 - Jan 1, 2006
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Jan 1, 2006

    S13:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dateline Season 13 Episode 26 - Jan 8, 2006
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Jan 8, 2006

    S13:E26

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dateline Season 13 Episode 27 - The McCaughey Septuplets; 30 Year Old Rape Case; Broadway Dancer Murdered
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The McCaughey Septuplets; 30 Year Old Rape Case; Broadway Dancer Murdered

    S13:E27

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Dateline Season 13 Episode 28 - Horror Movie Reality
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Horror Movie Reality

    S13:E28

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Dateline Season 13 Episode 29 - Supermarket Sweep; Until Death Do Us Part
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Supermarket Sweep; Until Death Do Us Part

    S13:E29

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  16. Dateline Season 13 Episode 30 - Did Police Delay Help Murderer?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Did Police Delay Help Murderer?

    S13:E30

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Dateline Season 14 Episode 9 - To Catch a Predator III
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - To Catch a Predator III

    S14:E9

    This report aired Dateline Friday, Feb. 3, 9 p.m. We want to warn you some of what you'll see is explicit. But parents need to know what their kids can confront when they sit down at the computer.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Dateline Season 14 Episode 10 - For Better or Worse, or Poison? Also: Who Killed Imette?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - For Better or Worse, or Poison? Also: Who Killed Imette?

    S14:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Dateline Season 14 Episode 11 - Murder 5 Doors Down
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Murder 5 Doors Down

    S14:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Dateline Season 14 Episode 12 - Sharon Stone & Stone Phillips
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Sharon Stone & Stone Phillips

    S14:E12

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dateline Season 14 Episode 13 - Special Delivery: the Hitman Brings Roses
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Special Delivery: the Hitman Brings Roses

    S14:E13

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Dateline Season 14 Episode 14 - Michael Shiavo: About Terri
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Michael Shiavo: About Terri

    S14:E14

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Dateline Season 14 Episode 15 - The Mystery of the Jesus Papers; also, Sole Survivor
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Mystery of the Jesus Papers; also, Sole Survivor

    S14:E15

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Dateline Season 14 Episode 16 - "The Mystery of the Jesus Papers" (continues)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - "The Mystery of the Jesus Papers" (continues)

    S14:E16

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Dateline Season 14 Episode 17 - High School Party Injustice; Searching for Jesse James; Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali and Parkinson’s; Crash Tests
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - High School Party Injustice; Searching for Jesse James; Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali and Parkinson’s; Crash Tests

    S14:E17

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Bethpage, Long Island" is the best rated episode of "Dateline". It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/11/2004. This episode scored 2.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fire & Ice".