Lou Grant

Lou Grant 1977

★ 7.4TMDB 0h 50min 5 seasons Creators: Gene Reynolds, Allan Burns, James L. Brooks

The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

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S1·E1 CophouseSep 20, 1977After landing the city editor job at the Los Angeles Tribune, Lou Grant's first major story is a sex scandal concerning the LAPD and underage girls. However, in order to…S1·E2 HostagesSep 27, 1977Upset with a story about his brother, who was wrongfully shot by a store-owner during a robbery, a gunman demands a new story and holds the newspaper staff hostage until…S1·E3 HoaxOct 4, 1977When Lou gets a tip from a friend who claims to know the whereabouts of a missing millionaire, members of the staff initially have doubts about following it and dismiss…S1·E4 HenhouseOct 11, 1977Lou clashes with a woman who is the head of the woman's section of the newspaper over whose reporter should cover the alleged murder of a famous playwright in New Mexico.S1·E5 NaziOct 18, 1977While investigating a group of Nazis, Billie comes upon information that one of their leaders used to be Jewish.S1·E6 AftershockOct 25, 1977When a staff member passes away, Lou does everything he can to comfort the widow, which causes her to depend more on him and fall in love with him. After a small…S1·E7 BarrioNov 1, 1977Surprised by the paper's lack of coverage on the shooting of a Hispanic woman by a gang, Lou allows Billie to go into the Hispanic community to write a story. While in…S1·E8 ScoopNov 8, 1977Pressured to get the latest scoop at any cost, Lou ends up in hot water after running two of Rossi's exclusive stories which turn out to be false. So when Billie has…S1·E9 JudgeNov 15, 1977When Lou goes to a courthouse to look into a report of inappropriate behavior by a senior judge, he angers the judge by trying to leave in the middle of a trial and is…S1·E10 PsychoutNov 22, 1977After Lou tells him that his stories are missing first-hand experience, Rossi checks into a mental institution as a patient under a made-up name to investigate reports…S1·E11 HousewarmingNov 29, 1977Billie uses a battered woman as a source for a story on spousal abuse but has trouble following through with it when the women's husband finds out. She later finds out…12S1·E12 TakeoverDec 6, 1977Staff members become nervous when a multi-millionaire with a penchant for ruining the credibility of newspapers makes an attempt to take over the Tribune.13S1·E13 ChristmasDec 13, 1977Lou gets homesick with Christmas approaching. Billie does a story on a family that is homeless for the holidays and public donations begin to pour in. After Rossi…14S1·E14 AirlinerJan 3, 1978News breaks of an airplane carrying over 300 people that is unable to land. Members of the staff scour the list of passengers aboard and find out that Charlie's daughter…15S1·E15 SportsJan 10, 1978The paper faces a public backlash after Lou runs a story about an NCAA investigation into the possible recruiting violations by a popular local college football team.16S1·E16 HeroJan 17, 1978When a man saves a judge's life and then flees the scene, the paper launches a campaign to find his identity. When they find him and write a story revealing that he has…17S1·E17 RenewalJan 30, 1978The paper does a story on a senior citizen whose apartment, decorated with art that reflects his life's work, is in danger of being torn down.18S1·E18 SectFeb 6, 1978Charlie is devastated when his son joins a cult.19S1·E19 ScandalFeb 13, 1978Rossi gets upset when a new female reporter comes in and is given the story about a possibly corrupt politician that he had unsuccessfully been investigating.20S1·E20 SpiesFeb 27, 1978When the paper finds out about the son of a wealthy businessman being secretly detained by authorities, Lou decides to have Rossi investigate. However, when a CIA agent…21S1·E21 PoisonMar 6, 1978After Rossi's friend reveals that he has damaging information about the unsafe conditions at a nuclear plant, he is "accidentally" struck and killed by a car. Eager to…22S1·E22 PhysicalMar 20, 1978Lou reluctantly goes for a physical and finds out that he has a thyroid condition that requires surgery. At the paper, he offers advice to an intern who wants to become…

Cast

Ed Asner
Ed Asner Lou Grant
Robert Walden
Robert Walden Joe Rossi
Linda Kelsey
Linda Kelsey Billie Newman
Mason Adams
Mason Adams Charlie Hume
Jack Bannon
Jack Bannon Art Donovan
Daryl Anderson
Daryl Anderson Dennis Price
Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand Margaret Pynchon
Allen Williams
Allen Williams Adam Wilson
Laurence Haddon
Laurence Haddon
Paul Stolarsky
Paul Stolarsky Hammer
Ivan Bonar
Ivan Bonar Phil Springerman
C
Charles Bracy
Bob Harks
Bob Harks Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Peggy McCay
Peggy McCay Marian Hume
Michael Alldredge
Michael Alldredge Worker #2
Lance Guest
Lance Guest
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Robert Rothwell Keach
Paul Kent
Paul Kent Mathews

Crew

Producers
Seth Freeman
Executive Producers
Gene Reynolds

Details

First air date
Sep 20, 1977
Last air date
Sep 13, 1982
Seasons
5
Episodes
114
Episode runtime
50 min
Network
CBS
Status
Ended
Studios
MTM Enterprises
Country
United States of America
Language
English

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