NBC's "Dateline" expands to Telemundo

Zoom in: The new show, hosted by Noticias Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro, marks the first time the newsmagazine show, now in its 33rd season, will air in another language.

• The show will air existing English-language episodes that are fully dubbed in Spanish.
• All of the show's 911 call readouts, graphics, police interviews, graphics, and subtitles will be translated.

"Dateline" has been syndicated since 2017, but only in English.

• Today, its library of hundreds of hours of HD broadcasts is syndicated across more than 200 markets. The show has produced nearly 3,000 episodes in total since its 1992 debut.

Zoom out: Bringing the show to Telemundo marks the latest in a broader transformation of "Dateline" for the digital era.

• The success of the "Dateline" franchise has been so meaningful that in 2022, NBC launched a subscription product focused just on true crime called Dateline Premium.
• NBC launched a fully dedicated streaming network for the newsmagazine called Dateline 24/7 in 2021.

• "Dateline" has ranked as the No. 1 True Crime podcast for 40 consecutive months based on global downloads tracked by Podtrac.
• Its success has prompted the creation of more than 20 original "Dateline" podcast series over the past few years, including "The Thing About Pam," "Mommy Doomsday," "Mortal Sin" and others.

The big picture: Dateline's expansion serves as a blueprint for other NBC franchises, like "Meet the Press" and "Today," looking to expand from linear TV to younger audiences on digital platforms.