Dateline NBC is a weekly American television newsmagazine/reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC. It was previously the network's flagship general interest news magazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics. The program airs Fridays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time and on most Sundays, outside the NFL season, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Special Saturday editions also occasionally air during the fall and winter months. Two-hour feature-length editions sometimes air on any given scheduled evening, often to fill vacancies in the primetime schedule on the program's respective nights due to program cancellations. It is the favorite show of current NBC entertainment president Susan Rovner. In February 2021 the program aired its first ever docuseries, "The Widower", a 5-hour true crime saga about a man who was married 6 times, and 4 of his wives were dead.
| Genre | Newsmagazine |
| Presented by | Lester Holt, (for past anchors, see section) |
| Composer(s) | Michael Karp (1992–2006) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 29 |
| Executive producer(s) | David Corvo, Liz Cole |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 1 to 2 hours (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Peacock Productions |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Original network | NBC, Syndication |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), (1992–2008), 1080i (HDTV), (2008–present) |
| Related shows | NBC Nightly News |
About Dateline NBC
Categorized as both a newsmagazine and reality legal show, the long-running show was previously NBC's flagship news magazine. It shifted its focus to mainly true crime stories.
Achievement of Dateline NBC
At the time when the show premiered, it aired on Tuesdays with Stone Phillips and Jane Pauley serving as co-anchors.
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Latest information about Dateline NBC updated on July 28 2021.
