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The Worst Episodes of Dateline

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dateline Season 4 Episode 1 - 06/09/97
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    S4:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Dateline Season 11 Episode 1 - The Coroner's Jury
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    S11:E1

    A report on a murder case involving Dr. William Sybers, onetime Panama City, Fla., medical examiner, who was accused of killing his wife by injecting her with a paralyzing drug in their home in 1991. Sybers didn't do go on trial until 2000, in part because it took some time before the cause of death was determined. Produced in cooperation with Court TV. Dennis Murphy is the correspondent.

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  3. Dateline Season 11 Episode 2 - February 14, 2003
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    S11:E2

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  4. Dateline Season 11 Episode 3 - Secrets & Lies - Traci Lords
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    S11:E3

    She was a schoolgirl who came to California looking for a better life. What she found was stardom — fame, at the age of 15. But this is not some sunny Hollywood fairy tale. It is much darker story of a child caught in the very adult world of pornography. Her name is Traci Lords. And for the first time on television, she shares secrets about her struggle to overcome years of X-rated scandal. NBC’s Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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  5. Dateline Season 12 Episode 1 - February 29, 2004
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    S12:E1

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

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  6. Dateline Season 12 Episode 2 - The Apprentice Story
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    S12:E2

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  7. Dateline Season 12 Episode 4 - Frasier: Signing Off
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    S12:E4

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  8. Dateline Season 12 Episode 80 - Vegas Homicide: Father of the Year
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    S12:E80

    Detectives investigate a high-profile disappearance that becomes a murder probe when blood is discovered in the home of the missing couple.

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  9. Dateline Season 12 Episode 81 - Vegas Homicide: Death in the Desert
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    S12:E81

    Detectives in Las Vegas use both old-fashioned detective work and new technology to probe the case of a woman who was found dead after only a few weeks in town.

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  10. Dateline Season 12 Episode 82 - Desperate Days in Blue John Canyon
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    S12:E82

    Aron Ralston had set out for a carefree desert hike through Blue John Canyon in Southeastern Utah when, with no warning, he had descended into hell. The young man's arm was trapped by an 800-pound boulder and he was forced to make an unimaginable decision in order to survive.

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  11. Dateline Season 12 Episode 83 - Hurricane Ivan; Brown's Chicken Massacre
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    S12:E83

    A report on Hurricane Ivan; a speck of DNA may provide clues to the murder mystery of seven people in a Chicago fast-food restaurant years ago

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  12. Dateline Season 13 Episode 25 - Jan 1, 2006
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    S13:E25

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  13. Dateline Season 13 Episode 26 - Jan 8, 2006
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    S13:E26

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  14. Dateline Season 13 Episode 27 - The McCaughey Septuplets; 30 Year Old Rape Case; Broadway Dancer Murdered
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    S13:E27

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  15. Dateline Season 13 Episode 28 - Horror Movie Reality
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    S13:E28

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  16. Dateline Season 13 Episode 29 - Supermarket Sweep; Until Death Do Us Part
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    S13:E29

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  17. Dateline Season 13 Episode 30 - Did Police Delay Help Murderer?
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    S13:E30

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  18. Dateline Season 13 Episode 114 - To Catch a Predator - Washington, DC
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    S13:E114

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  19. Dateline Season 13 Episode 1428 - To Catch a Predator - Harris County, Georgia (Part 1)
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    S13:E1428

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  20. Dateline Season 13 Episode 1429 - To Catch a Predator - Harris County, Georgia (Part 2)
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    S13:E1429

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  21. Dateline Season 14 Episode 1 - To Catch A Predator - Washington, DC
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    S14:E1

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  22. Dateline Season 14 Episode 9 - To Catch A Predator - Riverside, ÇA
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    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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  23. Dateline Season 14 Episode 10 - For Better or Worse, or Poison? Also: Who Killed Imette?
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    S14:E10

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  24. Dateline Season 14 Episode 11 - Murder 5 Doors Down
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    S14:E11

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  25. Dateline Season 14 Episode 12 - Sharon Stone & Stone Phillips
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    S14:E12

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Worst Episodes Summary

"06/09/97" is the worst rated episode of "Dateline". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/9/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Coroner's Jury".