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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dateline Season 1 Episode 2 - Show #03
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    #1 - Show #03

    S1:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dateline Season 4 Episode 1 - 06/09/97
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    #2 - 06/09/97

    S4:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dateline Season 11 Episode 1 - February 14, 2003
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    #3 - February 14, 2003

    S11:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dateline Season 12 Episode 1 - February 29, 2004
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    #4 - 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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  5. Dateline Season 12 Episode 2 - The Apprentice Story
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    #5 - The Apprentice Story

    S12:E2

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Dateline Season 12 Episode 4 - Friends Interviews
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    #6 - Friends Interviews

    S12:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dateline Season 13 Episode 25 - Jan 1, 2006
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    #7 - Jan 1, 2006

    S13:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dateline Season 13 Episode 26 - Jan 8, 2006
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    #8 - Jan 8, 2006

    S13:E26

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dateline Season 13 Episode 27 - The McCaughey Septuplets; 30 Year Old Rape Case; Broadway Dancer Murdered
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    #9 - The McCaughey Septuplets; 30 Year Old Rape Case; Broadway Dancer Murdered

    S13:E27

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dateline Season 13 Episode 28 - Horror Movie Reality
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    #10 - Horror Movie Reality

    S13:E28

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Dateline Season 13 Episode 29 - Supermarket Sweep; Until Death Do Us Part
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    #11 - Supermarket Sweep; Until Death Do Us Part

    S13:E29

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  12. Dateline Season 13 Episode 30 - Did Police Delay Help Murderer?
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    #12 - Did Police Delay Help Murderer?

    S13:E30

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dateline Season 14 Episode 9 - To Catch a Predator III
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    #13 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dateline Season 14 Episode 10 - For Better or Worse, or Poison? Also: Who Killed Imette?
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    #14 - For Better or Worse, or Poison? Also: Who Killed Imette?

    S14:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Dateline Season 14 Episode 11 - Murder 5 Doors Down
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    #15 - Murder 5 Doors Down

    S14:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Dateline Season 14 Episode 12 - Sharon Stone & Stone Phillips
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    #16 - Sharon Stone & Stone Phillips

    S14:E12

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  17. Dateline Season 14 Episode 13 - Special Delivery: the Hitman Brings Roses
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    #17 - Special Delivery: the Hitman Brings Roses

    S14:E13

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  18. Dateline Season 14 Episode 14 - Michael Shiavo: About Terri
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    #18 - Michael Shiavo: About Terri

    S14:E14

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Dateline Season 14 Episode 15 - The Mystery of the Jesus Papers; also, Sole Survivor
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    #19 - The Mystery of the Jesus Papers; also, Sole Survivor

    S14:E15

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Dateline Season 14 Episode 16 - "The Mystery of the Jesus Papers" (continues)
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    #20 - "The Mystery of the Jesus Papers" (continues)

    S14:E16

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. 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)

    #21 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dateline Season 14 Episode 18 - Outbreak!
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    #22 - Outbreak!

    S14:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dateline Season 14 Episode 19 - To Catch a Predator 4
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    #23 - To Catch a Predator 4

    S14:E19

    Predators scouring the Internet, targeting children for sex: It's a national problem that Dateline has helped uncover. We got such an overwhelming response from our last investigation— some 15,000 emails from parents, grandparents, teachers and law enforcement— telling us to "keep up the good work," and "keep the issue alive." On Wednesday night, April 26, Dateline is back with the fourth undercover investigation. This time, we traveled to small town America. Even far from the big cities and suburbs, vulnerable young teens are not far from danger. A warning: some of what you're about to see is explicit.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Dateline Season 14 Episode 20 - A Tale of Two Sisters (a.k.a. Twin Revenge - Twin Sisters)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - A Tale of Two Sisters (a.k.a. Twin Revenge - Twin Sisters)

    S14:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dateline Season 14 Episode 21 - Angelina Jolie; How Safe is Your Salad?
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    #25 - Angelina Jolie; How Safe is Your Salad?

    S14:E21

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    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Show #03" is the worst rated episode of "Dateline". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "06/09/97".