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Andrea Canning To Host Dateline: The Smoking Gun, About the Case-Cracking Bombshells of Intense Investigations
The new Oxygen series tracks the twists and turns of investigations, leading to the smoking gun that cracks the case.
Oxygen, the home of high-quality, true-crime programming, examines puzzling cases and the intensive efforts that drives law enforcement to uncover key evidence in the pursuit of justice with the new series Dateline: The Smoking Gun.
What is Dateline: The Smoking Gun about?
Hosted by Dateline’s Andrea Canning, Dateline: The Smoking Gun is a hunt for clues as detectives relentlessly pursue the critical piece of evidence that ultimately cracks the case. Each investigation is packed with twists — false leads, wrong suspects, dead ends — until police finally uncover the smoking gun and arrive at justice. Stories investigated this season include a disappearance involving a young film director, two prosecutors killed in a small Texas town and a serial killer who must be stopped before the next victim is murdered.
When does Dateline: The Smoking Gun premiere?
The series debuts on Thursday, October 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Oxygen.
Dateline: The Smoking Gun joins Oxygen’s No. 1 Dateline franchise in 2024, with new episodes totaling 2.1 billion minutes watched. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (15.2 million total viewers; 3 million in the 18-49 demo) and Dateline: Unforgettable (9.9 million total viewers; 1.8 million in the 18-49 demo) are, respectively, Oxygen’s No. 1 and No. 3 highest-reaching programs.
What cases will be featured on Dateline: The Smoking Gun?
These are the descriptions for the show's first four episodes:
“In Cold Blood” (Thursday, October 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT; two-hour special)
When Kim Dorsey was found murdered in her bedroom, the chaotic crime scene left more questions than answers. A single out-of-place item would be the key to discovering the killer's identity if investigators could find the evidence.
“Vendetta” (Thursday, October 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT; two-hour special)
Three people were shot dead in a small Texas town, including two respected prosecutors. A clue that would connect the dots remained a mystery until an eagle-eyed investigator made a stunning discovery.
“The Unusual Suspect” (Thursday, October 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT; two-hour special)
A cold-blooded serial killer was lurking in the woods, stalking his next victim. As Det. Bernie Nelson investigated, puzzling evidence led him to more questions until one clue helped crack the case wide open.
“Deadly House of Cards” (Thursday, October 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT; two-hour special)
Det. Bill Clark was investigating a disappearance when a trail of clues led him to a young film director. Clark worried that the mystery was a hoax staged by a master storyteller. Turns out the script was much darker.
Dateline: The Smoking Gun is produced by NBC News. Liz Cole is senior executive producer, and Paul Ryan is executive producer. Andy Cashman is co-executive producer.
Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 32nd season. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Dateline also airs across NBC, cable and in broadcast syndication, with hundreds of hours available to stream on Peacock’s Dateline 24/7 channel.
Dateline 24/7 can also be viewed on channels on Roku, YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee, Local Now, Xfinity, Amazon Fire News App, TuneIn and Xumo. Additionally, the newsmagazine reaches millions through its No. 1 podcasts and its showcast. Liz Cole is the senior executive producer and Paul Ryan is the executive producer.
