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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 22

Every episode of Dateline Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline Season 22!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dateline Season 22 Episode 1 - Manner of Death
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    #1 - Manner of Death

    S22:E1

    After young father Matthew Podolak dies from antifreeze poisoning, the manner of his death remains undetermined until his brother embarks on a quest for the truth.

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  2. Dateline Season 22 Episode 2 - Elizabeth's Story: A Meredith Vieira Special
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    #2 - Elizabeth's Story: A Meredith Vieira Special

    S22:E2

    Elizabeth Smart talks about her experience of being held captive for nine months when she was 14 years old.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Dateline Season 22 Episode 3 - Deadly Intent
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    #3 - Deadly Intent

    S22:E3

    Terrorism is suspected when a woman's truck explodes outside of the daycare center where she works.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Dateline Season 22 Episode 4 - Burning Suspicion
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    #4 - Burning Suspicion

    S22:E4

    A man claims his young wife killed herself after she is found dead in her burning home.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Dateline Season 22 Episode 5 - Up In Flames
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    #5 - Up In Flames

    S22:E5

    A man claims his young wife, Vashti Seacat, killed herself after she is found dead in her burning home in a small Kansas town. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Dateline Season 22 Episode 6 - Miles From Nowhere
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    #6 - Miles From Nowhere

    S22:E6

    A young father calls 911 saying that a car full of strangers opened fire on him, forcing him to fire back at them to protect himself, but the investigators aren't sure if his story of self defense is true, or if there's more to this shoot-out. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Dateline Season 22 Episode 7 - Under a Halloween Moon
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    #7 - Under a Halloween Moon

    S22:E7

    When a young woman's fiance is tragically killed at a bar on Halloween night, the authorities are charged with the difficult task of finding the identity of a killer who has not only disappeared, but was in costume on the night of the incident.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Dateline Season 22 Episode 8 - Secrets and Lies
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    #8 - Secrets and Lies

    S22:E8

    The tragedy of a couple's Delaware home burning to the ground quickly turns into an investigation when the remains of a 41-year-old woman are found amongst the ruins where the home once stood, and authorities aren't sure of her actual cause of death.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Dateline Season 22 Episode 9 - Miracle on the Sunset Dive
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    #9 - Miracle on the Sunset Dive

    S22:E9

    Two planes crash 12,000 feet in the air, throwing the passengers and pilots into freefall. How did everyone survive? Nine skydivers and two pilots share their story with Dateline on Friday.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Dateline Season 22 Episode 10 - Secrets in Pleasant Grove
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    #10 - Secrets in Pleasant Grove

    S22:E10

    Keith Morrison reports on the Martin MacNeill trial that captured the attention of the nation when the Utah doctor was accused of killing his wife by drugging her and drowning her in their bathtub, and then hiding evidence from the the police.

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  11. Dateline Season 22 Episode 11 - Secrets in Seattle
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    #11 - Secrets in Seattle

    S22:E11

    A woman lost, found dead in a tangle of blackberries. What happened to Nicole Pietz?

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Dateline Season 22 Episode 12 - Nowhere to Hide
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    #12 - Nowhere to Hide

    S22:E12

    Kate Snow tells the unforgettable story of two families as they struggle to survive the Westgate Mall.

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  13. Dateline Season 22 Episode 14 - The Killing in Cobb County
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    #13 - The Killing in Cobb County

    S22:E14

    After a masked man killed a young mother and left her 5 year-old son for dead, a neighbor's past experience with a teenage stalker is drawn to the forefront of the investigation, but the relationship between the two parties may jeopardize the case.

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  14. Dateline Season 22 Episode 15 - The Man Who Talked to Dogs
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    #14 - The Man Who Talked to Dogs

    S22:E15

    When a dog trainer with celebrity clientele disappears, investigators track down a suspect with help from two witnesses.

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  15. Dateline Season 22 Episode 16 - Unstoppable
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    #15 - Unstoppable

    S22:E16

    After a 29-year-old woman was murdered and found dead in her own driveway, the case went unsolved for several years, but her best friend led a group of determined women who sought justice for her by trying to find the identity of her killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Dateline Season 22 Episode 17 - Killing in Cottonwood
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    #16 - Killing in Cottonwood

    S22:E17

    A family is convinced that a crazed killer is on loose after a mother of five is found dead in her bedroom after her son's baseball game. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Dateline Season 22 Episode 18 - Breathless; Second Chances
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    #17 - Breathless; Second Chances

    S22:E18

    The link between poverty and childhood asthma is explored by Lester Holt. Also: a look at bullied teens who pursue plastic surgery to rebuild self-esteem and prevent bullying.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Dateline Season 22 Episode 19 - Deadly Deceit
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    #18 - Deadly Deceit

    S22:E19

    A father rescues his children from a fire, but loses his wife.When a second tragedy takes his son’s life, his new wife begins to wonder.

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  19. Dateline Season 22 Episode 20 - In the Dead of Night (2014)
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    #19 - In the Dead of Night (2014)

    S22:E20

    When a retired California police officer takes a trip to visit his grandchildren, he is shocked to find his son-in-law dead on the kitchen floor. Lee Radder is dead. Was it suicide or something else? Keith Morrison reports.

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  20. Dateline Season 22 Episode 21 - Mystery on Lockhart Road
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    #20 - Mystery on Lockhart Road

    S22:E21

    Former Indiana State trooper, David Camm, came home to find his wife and children murdered. He would spend the next 13 years fighting to clear his name. Dennis Murphy reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dateline Season 22 Episode 22 - Oscar Pistorius; The Race of His Life - Update of
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    #21 - Oscar Pistorius; The Race of His Life - Update of

    S22:E22

    Developments in the murder case against track star Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in February 2013. Included: interviews with key witnesses. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Dateline Season 22 Episode 23 - Something Wicked
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    #22 - Something Wicked

    S22:E23

    After a 16-year-old girl mysteriously vanished one night, her parents learn that her best friends have been keeping a dark secret that supercedes any typical teenage drama. Andrea Canning reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Dateline Season 22 Episode 24 - Danger on Diamond Mountain
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    #23 - Danger on Diamond Mountain

    S22:E24

    A typical Indiana summer turns into a nightmare when the rigging above a concert stage collapses onto the audience; a Stanford graduate and his Buddist group leading wife live a life of guru devotion, ritual sex, delusion and more.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Dateline Season 22 Episode 25 - Twist of Faith
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    #24 - Twist of Faith

    S22:E25

    Thousands are gathered at the Indiana State Fair in August 2011, for a concert by the band Sugarland when tragedy strikes. Many will put themselves in harm’s way to try and save complete strangers in a life and death race against time.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Dateline Season 22 Episode 26 - Capsized
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    #25 - Capsized

    S22:E26

    When four young men from Canada and the United States set out to become the first people to row across the Atlantic from Africa to North America, their thrilling adventure soon becomes a nightmarish battle for their survival. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 22 Ratings Summary

"Manner of Death" is the best rated episode of "Dateline" season 22. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/2013. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Elizabeth's Story: A Meredith Vieira Special".