Noticias Telemundo Anchor Julio Vaqueiro to Host Special Encores of ‘Dateline’ Saturdays at 7 p.m. ET
Marks Latest ‘Dateline’ Expansion to Newsmagazine’s Extensive & Established Reach Across Broadcast, Syndication, Podcasts & Dedicated Streaming Channel
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NEW YORK/MIAMI – February 11, 2025 – Dateline will premiere Spanish-language episodes on Telemundo starting this Saturday at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT, bringing viewers a new way to watch the true crime original’s distinctive storytelling. Hosted by Noticias Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro, the special encores of Dateline mark the first time the newsmagazine is expanding to translate episodes fully in another language.
Saturday’s broadcast, entitled Un Largo Camino, will reveal how a determined investigator and prosecutor in Orange County worked to solve a 20-year-old murder case, even though those involved in the gruesome crime thought they had buried the secrets of the past.
Dateline Senior Executive Producer Liz Cole said, “As we strive to make Datelineavailable across as many platforms as possible via TV, syndication, podcasts and our streaming channel Dateline 24/7, we are thrilled to work with Telemundo and Julio to show new audiences that great storytelling transcends all languages.”
“We are very excited about this new collaboration with our colleagues at NBC News and look forward to bringing Dateline’s award-winning storytelling and in-depth investigations to our Spanish-language audience,” said Noticias Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro.
Featured by The Hollywood Reporter as “America’s top-rated true crime TV series and podcast,” Dateline is available across NBC, cable and in broadcast syndication, with hundreds of hours available to stream on Dateline 24/7 channel, as well as numerous #1 original podcasts. During the 2023-2024 Season, Dateline ranked as the #1 most-watched newsmagazine and true-crime franchise across all of TV, with over 128.1 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.
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About Dateline
Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 33rd season. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Blayne Alexander, Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9/8c, Dateline also airs across NBC, cable and in broadcast syndication, with hundreds of hours available to stream on the global Dateline 24/7 channel. Dateline 24/7 can be viewed and/or listened to on channels on Peacock, Roku, YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, Tubi, Pluto TV, Local Now, Xfinity, Amazon Fire TV Channels and Prime Video, TuneIn, Xumo, TCLTV+ and SiriusXM. Additionally, the newsmagazine reaches millions through its #1 podcasts and its showcast. Liz Cole is the senior executive producer and Paul Ryan is the executive producer.
About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
For more information contact:
Dominique Donahue
NBC News Communications
Kevin Gray
Telemundo Communications
