{"id":1591,"date":"2016-09-20T13:16:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T17:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2016-09-20T13:16:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T17:16:14","slug":"dateline-nbc-expands-friday-nights-with-first-of-15-consecutive-two-hour-specials-to-start-25th-anniversary-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/09\/20\/dateline-nbc-expands-friday-nights-with-first-of-15-consecutive-two-hour-specials-to-start-25th-anniversary-season\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDATELINE NBC\u201d EXPANDS FRIDAY NIGHTS WITH FIRST OF 15 CONSECUTIVE TWO-HOUR SPECIALS TO START 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>All-New \u201cDateline NBC: After the Storm\u201d Featuring Exclusive Interview with Convicted Murderer in an Austin, Texas Case Airs Friday, September 23 at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/dateline-25th-anniversary-season-preview-766918211677\"><strong><em>Click Here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> to Watch 25th Anniversary Season Preview <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (September 20, 2016) \u2013 \u201cDateline NBC\u201d begins its 25th anniversary season on Friday, September 23 with a two-hour premiere at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT, the first of 15 two-hour specials scheduled for the landmark season. The two-hour episodes of \u201cDateline\u201d will air every Friday from September 23 through December. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/dateline-25th-anniversary-season-preview-766918211677\">Click here<\/a> to watch a preview of the 25th season.<\/p>\n<p>The season premiere, \u201cAfter the Storm,\u201d features an exclusive interview with the convicted murderer of a beautiful woman who is strangled to death in her large, upscale Austin, Texas home. Police look at the men in the victim\u2019s life, while also considering that a stranger may have killed her. Careful detective work, along with the help of many women who also encountered the mystery man, solves the case. The murderer did not testify, and this marks his first time speaking to the media. Keith Morrison reports.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT DATELINE NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history. Now in its 25th season, Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt, featuring correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT and Sundays at 7 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. CT, Dateline reaches more than 22 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms. David Corvo is the senior executive producer and Liz Cole is the executive producer. Follow \u201cDateline NBC\u201d on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @datelinenbc. <strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jake Urbanski<\/p>\n<p>NBC News<\/p>\n<p>212-664-3211<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jake.urbanski@nbcuni.com\">jake.urbanski@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All-New \u201cDateline NBC: After the Storm\u201d Featuring Exclusive Interview with Convicted Murderer in an Austin, Texas Case Airs Friday, September 23 at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT\u00a0 Click Here to Watch 25th Anniversary Season Preview NEW YORK (September 20, 2016) \u2013 \u201cDateline NBC\u201d begins its 25th anniversary season on Friday, September 23 with a two-hour [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" 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