Dateline

Name: Dateline
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 1992-03-31
Cast: Lester Holt

1992 | 35 seasons | 43 min | Crime, Documentary

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans and the curious.
The mood: Gritty, eye-opening.
The pace: 35 seasons and 1241 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 889 hours in all.
What might put you off: A big time investment at 35 seasons.

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 topics.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
Won 1 Peabody Award: Peabody Awards.
Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 35 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 222K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing