Movie connections for
"Dateline NBC" (1992) More at IMDb Pro »

Referenced in

"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
 -  Joel: This must be Dateline NBC.
The Late Shift (1996) (TV)
Scream 2 (1997)
"Will & Grace: Head Case (#1.3)" (1998)
 -  Harlin mentions it
The Faculty (1998)
"Law & Order: Punk (#9.8)" (1998)
 -  Danielle Melnick to McCoy and Carmichael: "I'll have everyone from Amnesty International to 'Dateline' beating down your door".
Simply Irresistible (1999)
28 Days (2000)
"Family Guy: He's Too Sexy for His Fat (#2.17)" (2000)
 -  Stewie says he first heard of an ultra violet scanning light from Maria Shriver, who contributes high-tech investigative pieces for this show
"Saturday Night Live: Julia Stiles/Aerosmith (#26.15)" (2001)
 -  Mentioned by Arnold Swarzenegger on Weekend Update
"The West Wing: 18th and Potomac (#2.21)" (2001)
 -  Toby suggests that Bartlet discloses his MS on a Dateline special.
Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
 -  a still is shown
"Family Guy: Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 (#3.21)" (2002)
 -  Louis says Peter's lack of bones is like a story on Dateline
Showtime (2002)
"Just Shoot Me!: There's Something About Allison (#7.13)" (2003)
 -  Jack appears on this show.
The Ringer (2005)
 -  it was mentioned that Jimmy appeared on this show.
"Saturday Night Live: Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon (#31.19)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned in MySpace Seminar
"30 Rock: The Baby Show (#1.9)" (2007)
 -  Liz mentions it.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Philadelphia (#8.16)" (2007)
 -  Novak mentions releasing tape to Dateline.
Knocked Up (2007)
 -  Pete asks Debbie "How much Dateline NBC can you watch?"
"South Park: Le Petit Tourette (#11.8)" (2007)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Otis (2008) (V)
 -  "Then we get on...a 'Dateline' special"
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
 -  "Did anyone see 'To Catch a Predator' on 'Dateline'?"
Baby Mama (2008)
 -  Caroline says she saw a segment on surrogate mothers on Dateline
"The Office: Job Fair (#4.13)" (2008)
 -  Michael laments that no kids trust Dunder Mifflin enough to visit their booth, then adds, "Thank you, 'Dateline.'"

Featured in

Billabong Odyssey (2003)
 -  A clip is shown.
Fuck (2005)
 -  A clip of Stone Phillips interviewing Howard Stern is shown.
"30 Rock: The Break-Up (#1.8)" (2006)
 -  Dennis is in the segment, "To Catch A Predator."

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Paul McCartney (#18.13)" (1993)
 -  Spoofed in cold opening
"Saturday Night Live: Rob Lowe/Eminem (#26.1)" (2000)
 -  Spoofed with Rob Lowe as Stone Phillips
"Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent (#28.18)" (2003)
 -  Spoofed in Dateline event with Madonna
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Christmas Show (#1.11)" (2006)
 -  One sketch spoofs the "To Catch a Predator" segment of this show.

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