Dateline Mystery is a U.S. television program shown on NBC since Friday, April 3, 2009. Dateline Mystery is currently the 27th most popular show on NBC and 106th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 1,046,000 people (0.32% rating, down -46% from December 27, 2025) as of the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Dateline Mystery on NBC as of Saturday, January 17, 2026.
| Dateline Mystery Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-17 | HH | 909,500 | 0.71 |
| P2+ | 1,046,000 | 0.32 | |
| P18-49 | 95,300 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 138,200 | 0.11 | |
| 2025-Dec-27 | HH | 1,524,400 | 1.19 |
| P2+ | 1,937,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 217,800 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 301,600 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Dec-20 | HH | 973,600 | 0.76 |
| P2+ | 1,144,000 | 0.35 | |
| P18-49 | 81,700 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 150,800 | 0.12 | |
| 2025-Dec-13 | HH | 1,178,500 | 0.92 |
| P2+ | 1,467,000 | 0.45 | |
| P18-49 | 149,700 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 213,700 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Dec-06 P | HH | 896,700 | 0.70 |
| P2+ | 1,038,000 | 0.32 | |
| P18-49 | 108,900 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 163,400 | 0.13 | |
| 2025-Aug-16 R | HH | 1,244,000 | 0.99 |
| P2+ | 1,514,000 | 0.48 | |
| P18-49 | 145,000 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 245,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Aug-09 R | HH | 1,418,000 | 1.13 |
| P2+ | 1,899,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 142,000 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 265,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Aug-02 R | HH | 1,279,000 | 1.02 |
| P2+ | 1,672,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 172,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 295,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Jul-26 R | HH | 1,207,500 | 0.96 |
| P2+ | 1,485,000 | 0.47 | |
| P18-49 | 134,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Jul-19 R | HH | 1,107,000 | 0.88 |
| P2+ | 1,401,000 | 0.44 | |
| P18-49 | 214,500 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 284,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Jul-05 R | HH | 1,421,500 | 1.13 |
| P2+ | 1,777,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 147,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 309,000 | 0.25 | |
| 2025-Jun-28 | HH | 1,295,500 | 1.03 |
| P2+ | 1,642,000 | 0.52 | |
| P18-49 | 174,500 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 234,500 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Jun-21 | HH | 905,500 | 0.72 |
| P2+ | 1,121,000 | 0.35 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Jun-14 | HH | 946,000 | 0.75 |
| P2+ | 1,170,000 | 0.37 | |
| P18-49 | 201,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 245,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-May-31 | HH | 767,000 | 0.61 |
| P2+ | 997,000 | 0.31 | |
| P18-49 | 137,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 185,000 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-May-24 | HH | 943,500 | 0.75 |
| P2+ | 1,249,000 | 0.39 | |
| P18-49 | 160,500 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-May-17 | HH | 1,024,000 | 0.81 |
| P2+ | 1,324,000 | 0.42 | |
| P18-49 | 186,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 250,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-May-10 | HH | 831,000 | 0.66 |
| P2+ | 1,022,000 | 0.32 | |
| P18-49 | 85,000 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 139,000 | 0.11 | |
| 2025-May-03 | HH | 1,246,000 | 0.99 |
| P2+ | 1,772,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 274,000 | 0.20 | |
| P25-54 | 382,000 | 0.31 | |
| 2025-Apr-26 | HH | 1,312,000 | 1.04 |
| P2+ | 1,659,000 | 0.52 | |
| P18-49 | 175,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 239,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Apr-19 | HH | 1,485,000 | 1.18 |
| P2+ | 1,874,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 168,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 276,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Apr-12 | HH | 1,179,000 | 0.94 |
| P2+ | 1,463,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 122,000 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 211,000 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Apr-05 | HH | 1,193,000 | 0.95 |
| P2+ | 1,440,000 | 0.45 | |
| P18-49 | 112,000 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 189,000 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Mar-22 | HH | 1,807,000 | 1.44 |
| P2+ | 2,239,000 | 0.71 | |
| P18-49 | 182,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 285,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Mar-08 | HH | 1,044,000 | 0.83 |
| P2+ | 1,298,000 | 0.41 | |
| P18-49 | 120,500 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 210,000 | 0.17 | |
| 2025-Mar-01 | HH | 1,069,000 | 0.85 |
| P2+ | 1,302,000 | 0.41 | |
| P18-49 | 147,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 235,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Feb-01 | HH | 1,220,000 | 0.97 |
| P2+ | 1,469,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 161,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 235,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Jan-11 | HH | 1,597,500 | 1.27 |
| P2+ | 2,045,000 | 0.64 | |
| P18-49 | 254,500 | 0.19 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Playoff Game: Wild Card | 25,340,000 | -3% |
| 2 | NFL Playoff Pre-Kick | 19,545,000 | +2% |
| 3 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,725,000 | +8% |
| 4 | Football Night in America Pre-Game | 6,677,000 | -26% |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,756,000 | +7% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,303,000 | +10% |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,565,000 | +19% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,140,000 | -23% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,963,000 | |
| 10 | Law & Order | 3,878,000 | -2% |
| 11 | Happy's Place | 3,362,000 | +61% |
| 12 | Today | 2,827,000 | |
| 13 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,694,000 | -11% |
| 14 | Dateline | 2,656,000 | |
| 15 | NBA Pregame | 2,634,000 | +2% |
| 16 | Hunting Party | 2,626,000 | +20% |
| 17 | St. Denis Medical | 2,135,000 | -24% |
| 18 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,042,000 | +17% |
| 19 | Stumble | 1,962,000 | +72% |
| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,954,000 | -10% |
| 21 | Brilliant Minds | 1,379,000 | -14% |
| 22 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | 1,355,000 | -6% |
| 23 | NBC News Daily | 1,325,000 | -16% |
| 24 | SNL Prime | 1,218,000 | +5% |
| 25 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season Postgame | 1,156,000 | +9% |
| 26 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,090,000 | -16% |
| 27 | Dateline Mystery | 1,046,000 | -46% |
| 28 | The Wall | 978,000 | -30% |
| 29 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 845,000 | +70% |