“Dateline,” the long-running NBC true crime staple, returns with its Season 34 premiere on Friday, September 26 (9/26/2025), at 9 p.m. ET.

In tonight’s two-hour premiere, the series celebrates its milestone 3000th episode with correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reporting on the murder of Colorado mother Kristil Krug.

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