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The Best Seasons of Dateline

Every season of Dateline ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Dateline!

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Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network's flagship newsmagazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other

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#1

Season 35

2 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2026

7.7/ 10
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#2

Season 28

65 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2019

7.6/ 10
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#3

Season 27

55 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2018

7.5/ 10
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#4

Season 26

69 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2017

7.5/ 10
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#5

Season 31

37 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2022

7.5/ 10
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#6

Season 29

54 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2020

7.5/ 10
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#7

Season 30

31 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2021

7.4/ 10
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#8

Season 25

51 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2016

7.4/ 10
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#9

Season 34

35 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2025

7.4/ 10
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#10

Season 32

44 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2023

7.4/ 10
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#11

Season 24

52 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2015

7.3/ 10
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#12

Season 15

94 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2006

7.1/ 10
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#13

Season 33

34 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2024

7.1/ 10
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#14

Season 23

71 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

7.1/ 10
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#15

Season 20

63 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2010

6.9/ 10
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#16

Season 22

52 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2013

6.9/ 10
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#17

Season 19

74 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2009

6.9/ 10
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#18

Season 21

67 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2011

6.8/ 10
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#19

Season 18

83 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2008

6.8/ 10
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#20

Season 17

53 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

6.7/ 10
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#21

Season 14

47 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2005

6.7/ 10
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#22

Season 16

25 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2007

6.7/ 10
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#23

Season 3

1 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1995

6.6/ 10
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#24

Season 1

2 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1992

6.1/ 10
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#25

Season 12

8 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2004

4.3/ 10
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#26

Season 4

1 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 1997

N/A/ 10
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#27

Season 11

3 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

N/A/ 10
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#28

Season 13

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2006

N/A/ 10
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