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Season 6 – Dateline NBC

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Anchored by Lester Holt, "Dateline" is NBC's signature newsmagazine, bringing viewers storytelling at its best by putting the pieces together to present the full picture of real-life events. NBC News correspondents cover compelling stories and issues of the day, ranging from mystery and crime to in-depth investigations and breaking-news events.
Dateline NBC — Season 6

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 1997 White slavery in Brunei. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 26, 1997 The Sam Sheppard case. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 28, 1997 El nino; long-range weather forecasts. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 29, 1997 Cancer treatment during pregnancy; Anita Hill. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 30, 1997 Teacher/student intimacy; stolen bicycles; Anita Hill. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 5, 1997 An American documents the volcanic destruction of Montserrat; Susan McDougal interview from prison (Part 1 of 2). Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 6, 1997 Actress Joan Collins; Susan McDougal interview from prison (Part 2 of 2). Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 12, 1997 Schoolyard bullying and children's health; unexpected tornado hit Miami. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 13, 1997 Singer Lorrie Morgan. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 14, 1997 The efficacy of water-filtering systems for household faucets. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 17, 1997 A pregnant woman has a nearly fatal fall in front of a Manhattan subway train; employment services. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 20, 1997 An Army pilot sues for the right to breast-feed her newborn. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 24, 1997 Sexual harassment in the workplace. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 26, 1997 Sky surfing. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 27, 1997 Some water filter manufacturers benefit from the public's fear about the safety of drinking water; Kerri Strug. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 28, 1997 Talk-show host Jenny Jones; devil worship. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 29, 1997 A sailing accident sends a 3-year-old into the wintry Potomac River. Details Episode 18 Aired Oct 31, 1997 Motorists ignore warning lights at railroad crossings; Donald Trump. Details Episode 19 Aired Nov 2, 1997 Peeling auto paint. Details Episode 20 Aired Nov 4, 1997 A family considers radical surgery to mitigate a girl's seizures. (Part 1 of 2) Details Episode 21 Aired Nov 7, 1997 People magazine assembles its "sexiest man" issue. Details Episode 22 Aired Nov 9, 1997 Rescuers reach people trapped on the roof of a burning high-rise in Hong Kong. Details Episode 23 Aired Nov 10, 1997 Anti-aging creams. Details Episode 24 Aired Nov 11, 1997 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety test 11 of the most popular small cars in America. Details Episode 25 Aired Nov 14, 1997 Elder abuse. Details Episode 26 Aired Nov 16, 1997 Fire safety in hotels. Details Episode 27 Aired Nov 17, 1997 Women's sex drive. Details Episode 28 Aired Nov 18, 1997 Unusual rape defense. Details Episode 29 Aired Nov 21, 1997 Death-row inmate's memoir details crimes; flawed gemstones sold as perfect jewels. Details Episode 30 Aired Nov 21, 1997 Racehorse stampedes spectators; firefighters rescue man in building collapse. Details Episode 31 Aired Nov 23, 1997 A security officer shows how con artists cheat gambling casinos and fellow patrons. Details Episode 32 Aired Nov 24, 1997 A man pleads innocent when he is accused of killing his family. Details Episode 33 Aired Nov 25, 1997 A death-row inmate goes through an appeals process to his execution; the McCaugheys and those close to them talk about the septuplets. Details Episode 34 Aired Nov 28, 1997 Organizing. Details Episode 35 Aired Nov 30, 1997 Devastating floods in Europe; bank robbers with heavy weaponry. Details Episode 36 Aired Dec 1, 1997 A troubled adoption. Details Episode 37 Aired Dec 2, 1997 Unruly airline passengers. Details Episode 38 Aired Dec 3, 1997 Deaths prompt an Army investigation of racism. Details Episode 39 Aired Dec 5, 1997 For Whom the Bell Tolls One of America's largest corporate layoffs prompts a yearlong chronicle of its effects on three lives. Details Episode 40 Aired Dec 7, 1997 Mail fraud. Details Episode 41 Aired Dec 8, 1997 New evidence about the sinking of the Titanic. Details Episode 42 Aired Dec 9, 1997 Arcelli Keh, who gave birth at age 63, discusses her high-risk pregnancy. Details Episode 43 Aired Dec 12, 1997 People fake their own deaths in order to file false insurance claims. Details Episode 44 Aired Dec 14, 1997 Victim tells of policeman's spousal abuse. Details Episode 45 Aired Dec 15, 1997 Divorced woman sues those she claims stole her husband. Details Episode 46 Aired Dec 16, 1997 People magazine selects "most interesting"; the accuracy of price scanners. Details Episode 47 Aired Dec 21, 1997 Skysurfing and the death of Rob Harris; Philadelphia judges serve instant justice to out-of-control football fans. Details Episode 48 Aired Dec 22, 1997 Woman bonds with guide dog after losing her eyesight; actress/stuntwoman Michelle Yeoh, the new "007 girl." Details Episode 49 Aired Dec 23, 1997 California prisoner uses the legal system for 12 years to avoid going to trial. Details Episode 50 Aired Dec 24, 1997 The Magnificent Seven The McCaugheys and those close to them talk about the septuplets, now 1 month old. Details Episode 51 Aired Dec 26, 1997 Mount Everest team makes fatal mistakes. Details Episode 52 Aired Dec 28, 1997 Companies claim their products prevent hair loss. Details Episode 53 Aired Dec 29, 1997 A businessman is on trial for his wife's death. Details Episode 54 Aired Dec 30, 1997 Georgia family members talk about their year since the TWA flight 800 disaster. Details Episode 55 Aired Jan 2, 1998 Women sue rich man's estate claiming he fathered their children. Details Episode 56 Aired Jan 4, 1998 Criminals wearing full-body armor foil police. Details Episode 57 Aired Jan 5, 1998 Young couple's night at the beach leaves one dead. Details Episode 58 Aired Jan 6, 1998 A killer says an innocent man is paying for his crime. Details Episode 59 Aired Jan 9, 1998 A death-row inmate, his family and his victim's family await his execution. Details Episode 60 Aired Jan 11, 1998 Detroit Lion Reggie Brown discusses his recovery from a paralyzing football injury. Details Episode 61 Aired Jan 12, 1998 A Houston politician sues a local TV station for libel. Details Episode 62 Aired Jan 13, 1998 Figure skater Chris Bowman. Details Episode 63 Aired Jan 14, 1998 The efficacy of exercise machines. Details Episode 64 Aired Jan 16, 1998 Bill Cosby. Details Episode 65 Aired Jan 18, 1998 Teens help police combat the sale of alcohol to minors and drinking by minors. Details Episode 66 Aired Jan 19, 1998 Halogen lamps and safety. Details Episode 67 Aired Jan 20, 1998 The FDA approves the first pill to help stop smoking. Details Episode 68 Aired Jan 23, 1998 President Clinton's alleged misconduct; the White House intern program; unique photos show endangered species; Pope John Paul II visits Cuba. Details Episode 69 Aired Jan 26, 1998 A South Carolina clergyman's son goes on trial for the death of his wife, a senator's daughter. Details Episode 70 Aired Jan 27, 1998 Some doctors feel the overuse of antibiotics is causing new strains of flu. Details Episode 71 Aired Jan 30, 1998 A man claims he can tame crocodiles. Details Episode 72 Aired Feb 2, 1998 A family expresses outrage that a daughter's killer eludes U.S. authorities in France. Details Episode 73 Aired Feb 3, 1998 A former Miss Colorado sues pageant organizers for taking away her title. Details Episode 74 Aired Feb 6, 1998 Former FBI profiler discusses stalkers; two doctors find a way to reset the "body clock" to solve sleeping problems. Details Episode 75 Aired Feb 9, 1998 Authors Scott MacLeod and Tom Sancton discuss the accident that lead to Princess Diana's death. Details Episode 76 Aired Feb 10, 1998 A consumer report shows local numbers to order flowers may be for a national phone-order flower business. Details Episode 77 Aired Feb 13, 1998 An informant alerts Seattle authorities to deadly arson. Details Episode 78 Aired Feb 15, 1998 Company memo shows a tobacco campaign targeted the young; brash prosecutor becomes fugitive. Details Episode 79 Aired Feb 17, 1998 Death-row inmate's memoir detail crimes. Details Episode 80 Aired Feb 20, 1998 The mysterious death of writer Eugene Izzi. Details Episode 81 Aired Feb 22, 1998 Former FBI fugitive tells of his 20 year hold-up spree; a retired judge fights for the release of a woman imprisoned for selling cocaine. Details Episode 82 Aired Feb 23, 1998 ATM-machine cameras and their effectiveness to help apprehend suspected criminals. Details Episode 83 Aired Feb 24, 1998 Hidden cameras reveal how one new religious group operates and thrives. Details Episode 84 Aired Feb 27, 1998 A firestorm follows a social worker's removal of lesbian couple's foster child. Details Episode 85 Aired Mar 1, 1998 Sperm donor may have transmitted congenital disease. Details Episode 86 Aired Mar 2, 1998 Man climbs skyscrapers. Details Episode 87 Aired Mar 3, 1998 Four redesigned autos take crash tests. Details Episode 88 Aired Mar 6, 1998 Keeping secrets may adversely affect health. Details Episode 89 Aired Mar 8, 1998 Why children talk back to their parents; school, mealtime and bedtime fusses. Details Episode 90 Aired Mar 9, 1998 Used dental braces sold as new. Details Episode 91 Aired Mar 10, 1998 A woman holds her college liable for a rape she suffered while studying abroad. Details Episode 92 Aired Mar 13, 1998 Peter Fonda. Details Episode 93 Aired Mar 15, 1998 Delta Burke. Details Episode 94 Aired Mar 16, 1998 For nine days, a man and his son survive blizzard conditions on a mountain. Details Episode 95 Aired Mar 17, 1998 A 10-year-old girl battles severe shyness with the aid of a controversial medicine. Details Episode 96 Aired Mar 18, 1998 Family of con artists. Details Episode 97 Aired Mar 20, 1998 Vietnam-era Marines talk about the conflict today. Details Episode 98 Aired Mar 22, 1998 Pro golfer Casey Martin; Princess Diana's butler. Details Episode 99 Aired Mar 22, 1998 A man taken hostage by a former co-worker fights for his life. Details Episode 100 Aired Mar 24, 1998 A man reveals how, as a child, he tried to hide his blindness. Details Episode 101 Aired Mar 27, 1998 Jack Klugman and Tony Randall discuss Jack's battle with cancer and their 25-year friendship. Details Episode 102 Aired Mar 30, 1998 Unique program helps children handle anger and rage; two psychologists offer communication skills used to build a successful marriage. Details Episode 103 Aired Mar 31, 1998 Vehicle safety and student-transportation issues; life-saving rehabilitation allows an abandoned infant whale to return to the sea. Details Episode 104 Aired Apr 3, 1998 Harper's Magazine editor Liz Tilberis; former hunter raises abandoned and orphaned bear cubs. Details Episode 105 Aired Apr 5, 1998 Using the Bible as a guidebook, two men search for Mount Sinai. Details Episode 106 Aired Apr 6, 1998 Lorna Luft ("Me & My Shadows") discusses her family. Details Episode 107 Aired Apr 7, 1998 Loopholes in federal regulations allow month-old eggs to be sold as fresh. Details Episode 108 Aired Apr 10, 1998 A doctor tries to overcome her traumatic head injuries. Details Episode 109 Aired Apr 13, 1998 A woman still owes the IRS for her husband's filing error; a tragedy prompts an investigation of the prescription-drug system. Details Episode 110 Aired Apr 14, 1998 Dual-income households may be losing money. Details Episode 111 Aired Apr 17, 1998 Four Wisconsin women approach the end of welfare assistance. Details Episode 112 Aired Apr 19, 1998 Accuracy of Beardstown Ladies investments. Details Episode 113 Aired Apr 19, 1998 Flames unexpectedly engulf firefighter during training drill. Details Episode 114 Aired Apr 20, 1998 Efficacy of the first stroke-treatment drug. Details Episode 115 Aired Apr 21, 1998 Predicting earthquakes and "hot-zone" areas. Details Episode 116 Aired Apr 24, 1998 Jane Pauley interviews Elizabeth Ward Gracen, actress and former Miss America. Details Episode 117 Aired Apr 26, 1998 Jerry Springer. Details Episode 118 Aired Apr 28, 1998 Daniel Petrocelli, lead lawyer in the O.J. Simpson civil suit, discusses the case. Details Episode 119 Aired May 1, 1998 Legal loopholes may allow totaled cars to be rebuilt and sold. Details Episode 120 Aired May 3, 1998 A woman and her daughter tell how they escaped from a deadly hotel fire. Details Episode 121 Aired May 4, 1998 New information may solve a murder that stunned a New York suburb 23 years ago. Details Episode 122 Aired May 5, 1998 Members of the Uruguayan rugby team revisit the site of the plane crash that stranded them for 70 days and prompted desperate survival measures. Details Episode 123 Aired May 8, 1998 Hidden cameras capture inspectors evaluating homes. Details Episode 124 Aired May 10, 1998 High-priced municipal services in New York. Details Episode 125 Aired May 11, 1998 Former mobster tells why he became a police informant. Details Episode 126 Aired May 12, 1998 Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards. Details Episode 127 Aired May 15, 1998 Steve Irwin tracks venomous snakes in Australia. Details Episode 128 Aired May 18, 1998 Cher talks about her life with Sonny Bono; a man claims his employer harassed and humiliated him. Details Episode 129 Aired May 19, 1998 A doctor hires a detective to find his wife's killer. Details Episode 130 Aired May 22, 1998 Monty Roberts reveals his gentle approach to horse training; advances in the roller coaster industry. Details Episode 131 Aired May 25, 1998 The death of Lt. Col. Karen Tew, dismissed from the Air Force. Details Episode 132 Aired May 29, 1998 Some scientists think extinguishing wild fires does more harm than good. Details Episode 133 Aired May 31, 1998 Explorer Tommy Thompson salvages gold from the SS Central America; teen basketball player has a disability. Details Episode 134 Aired Jun 1, 1998 Some women workers claim harassment at Ford Motor Co. Details Episode 135 Aired Jun 2, 1998 Wayne Williams, convicted of Atlanta child murders, appeals his case. Details Episode 136 Aired Jun 5, 1998 Former football player Art Schlichter discusses his gambling addiction. Details Episode 137 Aired Jun 8, 1998 Contents of ground beef. Details Episode 138 Aired Jun 9, 1998 A wedding ceremony on top of a Colorado waterfall ends in disaster. Details Episode 139 Aired Jun 12, 1998 Los Angeles Dodger Jim Eisenreich discovers he has Tourette's syndrome. Details Episode 140 Aired Jun 14, 1998 Interview with Lee Harvey Oswald's brother, Robert. Details Episode 141 Aired Jun 15, 1998 Three with breast cancer try an experimental drug. Details Episode 142 Aired Jun 16, 1998 Weight-loss program advocates limiting sugar intake. Details Episode 143 Aired Jun 19, 1998 Former juror helps finance the murderer's appeal. Details Episode 144 Aired Jun 21, 1998 "Smart house" has voice-activated lighting and air-conditioning systems. Details Episode 145 Aired Jun 22, 1998 Deaf Mexicans, smuggled into the United States. Details Episode 146 Aired Jun 23, 1998 Multiple-personality-disorder patient faces assault charges against his therapist. Details Episode 147 Aired Jun 26, 1998 Death of producer Don Simpson. Details Episode 148 Aired Jun 28, 1998 Coed teenage sleep-overs. Details Episode 149 Aired Jun 29, 1998 Alternative diagnostic health tests. Details Episode 150 Aired Jun 30, 1998 World War II POW kills his unarmed son-in-law. Details Episode 151 Aired Jul 3, 1998 A Swiss bank guard holds documents regarding his country's dealings with Nazis; famine in Sudan. Details Episode 152 Aired Jul 5, 1998 Vietnam-era Marines talk about the conflict today. Details Episode 153 Aired Jul 6, 1998 Inter-state moves and moving companies. Details Episode 154 Aired Jul 10, 1998 What swimmers should do when caught in a riptide. Details Episode 155 Aired Jul 12, 1998 A man disappears after revealing "classified" personal information to his family. Details Episode 156 Aired Jul 13, 1998 Three states take action against a nationwide car-repair company. Details Episode 157 Aired Jul 14, 1998 Repairing central air-conditioning systems. Details Episode 158 Aired Jul 17, 1998 Car manufacturers illegally resell lemons they had to buy back. Details Episode 159 Aired Jul 19, 1998 European police use mass DNA tests as an investigative tool. Details Episode 160 Aired Jul 20, 1998 Two women sacrifice to save a girl. Details Episode 161 Aired Jul 21, 1998 Tom Hanks. Details Episode 162 Aired Jul 24, 1998 A therapist has success with anorexic and bulimic patients at her clinic in British Columbia. Details Episode 163 Aired Jul 26, 1998 Overzealous parents push their children to excel at sports. Details Episode 164 Aired Jul 27, 1998 The effects of a new diet drug. Details Episode 165 Aired Jul 28, 1998 A 15-year employee sues a Colorado sheriff's department for harassment. Details Episode 166 Aired Jul 31, 1998 A consumer report reveals information that boaters may not know about life vests. Details Episode 167 Aired Aug 2, 1998 Surfers describe how they use El Nino's influence to their advantage. Details Episode 168 Aired Aug 3, 1998 Some elderly men fall prey to young women after their money and property. Details Episode 169 Aired Aug 4, 1998 Stone Phillips interviews convicted killer David Graham, a former cadet; latest on the missing persons case involving New York socialite Irene Silverman. Details Episode 170 Aired Aug 9, 1998 A mother/daughter music lesson illustrates how children learn more quickly and easily than adults. Details Episode 171 Aired Aug 11, 1998 Overcoming the fear of public speaking. Details Episode 172 Aired Aug 12, 1998 Raising the Titanic An expedition tries to raise part of the Titanic's hull to the surface; President George Tulloch, RMS Titanic Inc.; artifacts from past expeditions. Details Episode 173 Aired Aug 14, 1998 Update: Titanic salvage operation. Details Episode 174 Aired Aug 16, 1998 Update of a 1996 hidden-camera report on the harvesting of shellfish in prohibited areas. Details Episode 175 Aired Aug 17, 1998 Update: check fraud. Details Episode 176 Aired Aug 18, 1998 Fake American Indian crafts. Details Episode 177 Aired Aug 21, 1998 Balloonist Steve Fossett recounts his attempt to circumnavigate the globe; interview with Roger Clinton. Details Episode 178 Aired Aug 23, 1998 Former Detroit Lion Reggie Brown details his battle with a paralyzing injury. Details Episode 179 Aired Aug 24, 1998 Two sisters, conjoined twins, and their parents explain why they don't desire separation. Details Episode 180 Aired Aug 25, 1998 Biologists attempt to stop black bears from pirating food campers' food; three people seek help at a UCLA clinic to overcome their stage fright. Details Episode 181 Aired Aug 26, 1998 A man's Hawaiian getaway turns deadly in an underwater cave. Details Episode 182 Aired Aug 28, 1998 A report on the damage caused by Hurricane Bonnie. Details Episode 183 Aired Aug 30, 1998 Profile of Prince William. Details Episode 184 Aired Aug 31, 1998 Several who were touched by Diana talk about the princess's life and death. Details Episode 185 Aired Sep 1, 1998 Customer service by mall workers; People's best- and worst-dressed lists for 1998. Details Episode 186 Aired Sep 2, 1998 Retailers profile shoplifters. Details Episode 187 Aired Sep 4, 1998 Armed Montana man wages standoff with authorities over his refusal to pay taxes; a report from Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, on the crash of Swissair Flight 111. Details Episode 188 Aired Sep 6, 1998 A man arrested for drug possession claims he grew it for medicinal use; a report from Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, on the crash of Swissair Flight 111. Details Episode 189 Aired Sep 7, 1998 Ferry-boat accident thrusts passengers into shark-infested waters. Details Episode 190 Aired Sep 8, 1998 Man discusses his unusual type of amnesia. Details Episode 191 Aired Sep 9, 1998 A woman's suit against the YMCA involves whether the hearing-impaired can work as lifeguards. Details Episode 192 Aired Sep 11, 1998 Kenneth Starr sends his report on the Monica Lewinsky affair to Congress. Details Episode 193 Aired Sep 12, 1998 The Starr report. Details Episode 194 Aired Sep 14, 1998 An adoption-rights case involving a man's attempt to adopt his sister's baby. Details Episode 195 Aired Sep 15, 1998 Contraceptive pill for men. Details Episode 196 Aired Sep 16, 1998 A man remains in jail despite his overturned conviction. Details Episode 197 Aired Sep 18, 1998 Biologist hunts down anacondas, one of the world's largest snakes. Details Episode 198 Aired Sep 20, 1998 The latest on the Starr report. Details Episode 199 Aired Sep 21, 1998 Starr report update; discrimination against domestic violence victims. Details Episode 200 Aired Sep 22, 1998 Some still question an acquittal in the 1988 death of a man's fiancee; Starr report update. Details
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Season Info

Network
NBC
Rating
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Genre
News, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 1997