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# ‘Dateline’ turns 35 by out-distributing rivals off the broadcast hour
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/dateline-turns-35-by-out-distributing-rivals-off-the-broadcast-hour/
- Published: 2026-09-27T21:03:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-27T21:03:03.000Z
- Description: TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that NBC’s “Dateline” enters its 35th season leading true-crime rivals in multiplatform reach, with its showcast podcast surpassing 2 billion lifetime downloads and its “Dateline 24/7" FAST channel on 12 U.S. platforms, twice ABC’s “20/20.”
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, A.J. Katz, TheWrap: Dateline at 35 franchise retrospective

**Why it matters.** Legacy newsmagazines now compete on podcast downloads and FAST distribution rather than the Nielsen broadcast hour alone, giving NBC leverage even as ABC’s “20/20" leads it in total viewers.

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