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Is There a New Dateline on Tonight? (September 13, 2024)

Dateline NBC is beloved for its mystery and intrigue, but will there be a new episode on tonight? 

By Jill Sederstrom
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Intrigue, mystery and chilling real-life crimes are the essential ingredients that have made Dateline a beloved staple for more than three decades. 

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Watch Dateline on NBC and Peacock

With this recipe for success, it’s no surprise that devoted fans are eager to delve into the latest mystery, but will there be a new episode on this week? 

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Is Dateline new on Friday, September 13, 2024? 

Yes! There will be a new Dateline episode on Friday, September 13, 2024. It will be the second-to-last episode of Season 32. The episode, titled “The Day Akia Disappeared,” begins at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Reported by Josh Mankiewicz, the episode follows a family's desperate search for a woman who was eight months pregnant when she vanished before her own baby shower. The synopsis reads: "As detectives struggle to unravel the chilling mystery, they wonder: is it a missing persons case, or something far more sinister? Derrica and Natalie Wilson of the Black and Missing Foundation step in to advocate for answers."

When does Season 33 of Dateline begin? 

Season 33 of the celebrated newsmagazine premieres on Friday, September 27, 2024 at 9/8c p.m. on NBC.

True-crime fans can also check out the award-winning podcast Dateline: Missing in America, which launched its third season in July, boasting six all-new episodes that provide a deep-dive into some of the country’s most confounding missing persons cases.

The cast of Dateline

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How can I watch old episodes of Dateline

Fans can catch up on previous Dateline episodes on Peacock. The streaming service currently offers hundreds of episodes from Seasons 18 through 32. 

The most recent new episode available is “The Breakup,” a harrowing story that began after California nurse LaNell Barsock was found dead in the garage of her Palmdale home. Although authorities initially focused on Barsock’s live-in boyfriend, the case would take a surprising and unexpected turn as the investigation continued. 

LaNell Barsock featured on Dateline: The Breakup

As seen in the “Dark Intentions” episode, "absolute panic” gripped the Arlington, Texas, community after a serial rapist and killer known ominously as the "Bathtub Killer” targeted women in the 1990s. The elusive rapist was finally apprehended, in part, due to the courage of his surviving victims, who came forward to share their chilling encounters with the killer.

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In the “Sound and Fury” episode, viewers were transported to the booming Atlanta hip hop scene after the wife of a popular DJ was fatally shot in her home. Tiffany Jackson Pugh was heartlessly gunned down in her bed while her two children were at home. The brazen attack left many in the community wondering whether someone was targeting the influential DJs known for driving the careers of young rappers, or whether there was a more personal motive.

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