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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 23

Every episode of Dateline Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline Season 23!

The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 23

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...
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    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Before Dawn

    S23:E1

    The investigation into the death of a pregnant woman just months after she wed her high school sweetheart reveals secret lives and feuds.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Wire
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #2 - The Wire

    S23:E2

    20 years after an attractive young nurse was murdered in her studio apartment, authorities try to piece together what little evidence that remains to solve the cold case, including a necklace that was broken and a strange murder weapon. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for While She Was Sleeping
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #3 - While She Was Sleeping

    S23:E3

    When a well-known woman from a prominent family is found dead in her Aspen, Colo. home, the entire community is left in a state of shock, leaving the authorities wondering who was behind her apparent murder and why they did it. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Carrollton Plot
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #4 - The Carrollton Plot

    S23:E4

    While away on business in California, Frank Howard, a high flying accountant from Carrollton, Texas, learns that his wife has been brutally attacked in their home.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Mystery In Orange County
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Mystery In Orange County

    S23:E5

    A cryptic 911 call made days before a young Army veteran disappears helps detectives uncover the truth, exposing a twisted story of unrequited love Josh Mankiewicz reports..

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Secret Lives
    7.5/10(32 votes)

    #6 - Secret Lives

    S23:E6

    When young mother and wife from upstate New York mysteriously vanishes, the authorities on the case find some unexpected secrets that leave them wondering if her disappearance is related to her online life, or something much closer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Someone Was Out There
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Someone Was Out There

    S23:E7

    When two women from the same church are the victims of violent crimes one year apart, the authorities try to determine if there is a connection, and a photo surfaces that leads them to believe the similarities between the case are not coincidental. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Root of All Evil
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #8 - The Root of All Evil

    S23:E8

    The community of Jonesboro, Arkansas is stunned when a local father and real estate investor is found dead in his own kitchen, leaving the authorities on the case wonder who could have possibly been behind the young man's murder.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Mystery on the Early Shift
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Mystery on the Early Shift

    S23:E9

    When a wife and mother is found dead in a Kentucky warehouse where she worked, detectives soon zero in on one person of interest.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Death in the Driveway
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Death in the Driveway

    S23:E10

    A well known lawyer from a southern town is found brutally murdered, with his girlfriend bound by duct tape, and as the authorities put together a list of potential leads, the primary suspect has a surprising connection to the victim. Andrea Canning reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Poison
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Poison

    S23:E11

    A newly married couple both manage to recover from the same strange illness, but months later, the wife ends up passing away after showing the same symptoms again, leaving the investigators without answers, until some old recordings surface. Dennis Murphy reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Mystery Man
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #12 - The Mystery Man

    S23:E18

    A woman seeks the truth when her whirlwind romance turns into a mystery involving government agents.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Secrets at the Sunshine Motel
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Secrets at the Sunshine Motel

    S23:E21

    The story of a successful realtor who was attacked and left for dead while showing a home in what looks like a murder-for-hire, and the authorities are left to question his business partners and family to determine a motive. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Last Dance
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #14 - The Last Dance

    S23:E33

    A popular kindergarten teacher and mother makes a lifestyle change, losing several hundred pounds, but when mysteriously vanishes from her home, the police suspect her dramatic weight loss could be connected to her disappearance. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for True Lies
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    #15 - True Lies

    S23:E40

    After a mother is murdered in her own bed, the 911 dispatch center fields two calls, one from her son and one from her husband, both of whom claim the other is the killer, telling wildly different stories that the authorities must figure out. Dennis Murphy reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Deadly Exchange

    S23:E45

    German foreign exchange student and soccer player Diren Dede's dreams of studying in America came true when he began his junior year at a Montana high school. But when he decides to play a reckless teenage game, the consequences turn deadly. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 23 Ratings Summary

"Before Dawn" is the best rated episode of "Dateline" season 23. It scored 7.4/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Wire".