Dateline Classic is a U.S. television program aired on NBC. Dateline Classic is currently the ninth most popular show on NBC and 50th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 2,049,000 people (0.63% rating, up +9% from last week) per the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Dateline Classic on NBC as of Friday, January 2, 2026.
| Dateline Classic Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-02 | HH | 1,588,400 | 1.24 |
| P2+ | 2,049,000 | 0.63 | |
| P18-49 | 285,900 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 377,000 | 0.30 | |
| 2025-Dec-26 R | HH | 1,524,400 | 1.19 |
| P2+ | 1,883,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 217,800 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 314,200 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Dec-19 RP | HH | 1,678,100 | 1.31 |
| P2+ | 1,976,000 | 0.61 | |
| P18-49 | 163,300 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 301,600 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Aug-29 R | HH | 1,484,500 | 1.18 |
| P2+ | 1,832,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 201,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 284,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Aug-22 R | HH | 1,461,000 | 1.16 |
| P2+ | 1,807,000 | 0.57 | |
| P18-49 | 196,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 294,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Aug-15 R | HH | 1,257,000 | 1.00 |
| P2+ | 1,475,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 136,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 219,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2025-Aug-08 R | HH | 1,612,000 | 1.28 |
| P2+ | 1,912,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 185,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 277,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Aug-01 R | HH | 1,493,000 | 1.19 |
| P2+ | 2,023,000 | 0.64 | |
| P18-49 | 245,000 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 330,000 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Jul-25 R | HH | 1,560,000 | 1.24 |
| P2+ | 2,115,000 | 0.67 | |
| P18-49 | 254,500 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 383,000 | 0.31 | |
| 2025-Jul-18 R | HH | 1,534,500 | 1.22 |
| P2+ | 1,833,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 187,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 296,500 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Jul-11 R | HH | 1,560,000 | 1.24 |
| P2+ | 1,899,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 268,000 | 0.20 | |
| P25-54 | 346,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2025-Jun-27 R | HH | 1,321,000 | 1.05 |
| P2+ | 1,692,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 309,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Jun-13 R | HH | 1,879,000 | 1.49 |
| P2+ | 2,296,000 | 0.72 | |
| P18-49 | 191,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 344,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2025-Jun-06 R | HH | 1,333,500 | 1.06 |
| P2+ | 1,684,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 187,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-May-30 R | HH | 1,505,000 | 1.20 |
| P2+ | 1,953,000 | 0.62 | |
| P18-49 | 213,000 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 340,000 | 0.28 | |
| 2025-May-23 R | HH | 1,572,500 | 1.25 |
| P2+ | 2,006,000 | 0.63 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-May-18 R | HH | 1,029,000 | 0.82 |
| P2+ | 1,246,000 | 0.39 | |
| P18-49 | 132,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 194,000 | 0.16 | |
| 2025-May-16 R | HH | 1,377,000 | 1.12 |
| P2+ | 1,642,000 | 0.52 | |
| P18-49 | 197,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 299,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Apr-27 R | HH | 1,065,000 | 0.85 |
| P2+ | 1,294,000 | 0.41 | |
| P18-49 | 112,000 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 187,000 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Apr-20 R | HH | 1,005,000 | 0.80 |
| P2+ | 1,231,000 | 0.39 | |
| P18-49 | 151,000 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 231,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Apr-18 R | HH | 1,525,000 | 1.21 |
| P2+ | 1,846,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 196,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 338,000 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Feb-02 R | HH | 1,245,500 | 0.99 |
| P2+ | 1,576,000 | 0.50 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 284,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Jan-26 R | HH | 1,308,000 | 1.04 |
| P2+ | 1,578,000 | 0.50 | |
| P18-49 | 174,500 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 272,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Jan-19 RP | HH | 1,950,000 | 1.55 |
| P2+ | 2,416,000 | 0.76 | |
| P18-49 | 295,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 457,000 | 0.37 | |
| 2025-Jan-10 R | HH | 1,786,500 | 1.42 |
| P2+ | 2,252,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 281,500 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 444,500 | 0.36 | |
| 2025-Jan-03 R | HH | 2,013,000 | 1.60 |
| P2+ | 2,505,000 | 0.79 | |
| P18-49 | 241,500 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 383,000 | 0.31 | |
| 2024-Dec-27 R | HH | 1,610,000 | 1.28 |
| P2+ | 1,933,000 | 0.61 | |
| P18-49 | 187,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2024-Dec-20 RP | HH | 2,013,000 | 1.60 |
| P2+ | 2,435,000 | 0.77 | |
| P18-49 | 295,000 | 0.22 | |
| P25-54 | 420,000 | 0.34 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday Night Football | 22,381,000 | -6% |
| 2 | Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick | 16,668,000 | -1% |
| 3 | Football Night in America | 12,671,000 | +7% |
| 4 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,224,000 | +12% |
| 5 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 3,020,000 | +24% |
| 6 | Today | 2,836,000 | -1% |
| 7 | NBA Pregame | 2,507,000 | -6% |
| 8 | Happy's Place | 2,082,000 | -10% |
| 9 | Dateline Classic | 2,049,000 | +9% |
| 10 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,029,000 | +17% |
| 11 | Law & Order | 1,965,000 | -47% |
| 12 | Toast To | 1,913,000 | -16% |
| 13 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 1,801,000 | -8% |
| 14 | Wicked: One Wonderful Night | 1,717,000 | -35% |
| 15 | NBC News Daily | 1,582,000 | +7% |
| 16 | NBC NBA Monday Regular Season | 1,529,000 | |
| 17 | Stumble | 1,346,000 | -8% |
| 18 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,333,000 | +8% |
| 19 | Hunting Party | 1,254,000 | -26% |
| 20 | SNL Prime | 1,165,000 | -30% |
| 21 | The Paper | 845,000 | -28% |
| 22 | St. Denis Medical | 563,000 | -67% |
| 23 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 497,000 | -48% |