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Dateline

1992 · 35 seasons

A calm, methodical true-crime newsmagazine that walks you through real investigations with interviews and reenactments, more sober than sensational.

Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Ann Curry, Stone Phillips, Jane Pauley
Overview
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.

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Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Ann Curry, Stone Phillips, Jane Pauley
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • mystery
    • justice
    • deception
    • death
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • true story
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, documentary
    Starring
    Ann Curry, Stone Phillips, Jane Pauley, Lester Holt, Farrah Fawcett, Phoebe Eaton, Josh Mankiewicz, Andrea Canning
    Length
    35 seasons, 1242 episodes, 43 min each
    Network
    NBC
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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