Dateline , Dateline 2014, Dateline full episodes 2014 , 2015 , Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television reality legal show/newsmagazine series that is broadcast on NBC. 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. The program airs Fridays at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (9 p.m. ET for special two-hour editions) and, after NFL football season, on Sundays at 7 p.m. ET. Two-hour feature-length editions sometimes air on any given scheduled evening, often to fill holes in the primetime schedule on the program's respective nights due to program cancellations. Dateline is historically notable for its longevity on the network. The show debuted on March 31, 1992, initially airing only on Tuesdays, with Stone Phillips and Jane Pauley as co-anchors. Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric joined the program when Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric was converted to Dateline Wednesday. Gradually, the program expanded with a third night (Monday) in 1994 and a fourth night (Friday) in 1997 until it aired for five nights a week (eventually adding a Sunday edition) in mid-1999 and 2000. The program started to lose its luster as reality television shows became more popular, with nights being eliminated beginning in spring 2001, and the historic Tuesday night slot eliminated in 2003.[2] Dateline was the first "multi-night" franchise that "established brand power by 'stripping' editions", an entertainment division strategy that placed a program in the same time slot every week. The program was considered as one program rather than multiple weekly programs, and included many teasers and multiple installment interviews (NBC later tried a similar strategy of "stripping" with The Jay Leno Show in 2009). In its prime, from 1995 to 1999, Dateline provided significant breaking news coverage. Dateline sensationalized news stories and drew viewers in with multiple-installment stories. By 1999, an hour of Dateline was in the top 10 most-watched television programs among all viewers most weeks. NBC capitalized on its relationship with CNBC and MSNBC through repackaged stories on Headliners and Legends and Time and Again. The program first originated from NBC Studio 3K, using the same set that NBC Nightly News was using at the time. When Today moved to its current facility, NBC Studio 1A, in 1994, Dateline took over Studio 3B with a brand-new set. Past contributing anchors were Bryant Gumbel, who left NBC in 1997; Maria Shriver, who left NBC in 2004; and Katie Couric, who left NBC in 2006. On June 24, 2005, Ann Curry co-anchored "Dateline" for the first time and became permanent host shortly thereafter. Dateline began broadcasting in high definition for the first time on July 21, 2008, with an episode titled "Tower Dogs". Dateline previously shared the multi-level "Studio 1A" with Today. But in 2013, the program moved back to Studio 3K also the home to Early Today and MSNBC's First Look. Lester Holt replaced Ann Curry as host of Dateline with the start of the 20th season on September 23, 2011 shortly after Curry became permanent co-host of Today. dateline mysteries full episodes 2015

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