Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC continues to dominate the true-crime space, its weekly episodes blending nostalgic broadcast journalism with fresh cases that attract millions of listeners each Thursday. The show averages 1.2 million downloads per episode, a figure 8% higher than the average top-10 true-crime podcast, though it trails The Idiot's finale buzz. Its audience skews older, with 55% of listeners aged 45+, compared to The Joe Rogan Experience's 28% in that demo, and it maintains a 92% recommendation rate among subscribers, beating the typical rival by 6 percentage points.