Lou Grant season 1: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 02:30, 29 March 2013 editLgcsmasamiya (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled9,372 edits +Category:1977 television seasons; +Category:1978 television specials using HotCat ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 06:55, 1 April 2024 edit undoPrimefac (talk \| contribs)Edit filter managers, Autopatrolled, Bureaucrats, Checkusers, Oversighters, Administrators209,808 editsm clean up post-moveTag: AWB
(38 intermediate revisions by 33 users not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=September 2023}}
			{{More citations needed\|date=January 2021\|bot=noref (GreenC bot)}}
	{{Infobox television season		{{Infobox television season
			\| season_number =
⚫	\|~~season_name~~ = Lou Grant (season 1)
	\|bgcolour = #ffff00		\| bgcolour = #ffff00
	\|~~fgcolour~~ = ~~#000000~~		\| image =
	\|~~image~~ =		\| image_alt =
	\|caption =		\| caption =
	\|~~country~~ = ]		\| starring =
	\|num_episodes = 22		\| num_episodes = 22
	\|network = ]		\| network = ]
	\|first_aired = {{Start date\|1977\|09\|20}}		\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1977\|09\|20}}
	\|last_aired = {{End date\|1978\|03\|20}}		\| last_aired = {{End date\|1978\|03\|20}}
		⚫	\| next_season = ]
	\|prev_season =
	\|~~next_season~~ = ]		\| episode_list = List of Lou Grant episodes
	\|episode_list = ]
	}}		}}

Line 18:		Line 19:

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
			<onlyinclude>{{Episode table \|background=#FFFF00 \|overall=5 \|season=5 \|title= \|director=17 \|writer=23 \|airdate=17 \|prodcode=5 \|episodes=
⚫	<onlyinclude>
		⚫	{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
	\|-style="color:black"
	! scope="col" style="background-color: #ffff00;" \|No. in<br />series
	! scope="col" style="background-color: #ffff00;" \|No. in<br />season
	! scope="col" style="background-color: #ffff00;" \|Title
	! scope="col" style="background-color: #ffff00;" \|Directed by
	! scope="col" style="background-color: #ffff00;" \|Written by
	! scope="col" style="background-color: #ffff00;" \|Original air date
	! scope="col" style="background-color: #ffff00;" \|Production code
⚫	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~
	\| EpisodeNumber = 1		\| EpisodeNumber = 1
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 1		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
Line 39:		Line 31:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 2		\| EpisodeNumber = 2
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 2		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
Line 47:		Line 39:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|09\|27}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|09\|27}}
	\| ProdCode = 7510		\| ProdCode = 7510
	\| ShortSummary = A gunman takes hostages in the newsroom after reading about how his brother ~~supposedly~~ ~~got~~ killed during a robbery.		\| ShortSummary = A gunman (]) takes hostages in the newsroom after reading about how his brother was supposedly killed during a robbery.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 3		\| EpisodeNumber = 3
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 3		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
Line 58:		Line 50:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|04}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|04}}
	\| ProdCode = 7503		\| ProdCode = 7503
	\| ShortSummary = A maverick journalist gives Lou a tip regarding the disappearance of a rich Angelo.		\| ShortSummary = A maverick journalist (]) gives Lou a tip regarding the disappearance of a rich Angelo.
			'''Note''': Final appearance of ] as Carla Mardigian
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 4		\| EpisodeNumber = 4
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 4		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
Line 69:		Line 62:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|11}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|11}}
	\| ProdCode = 7509		\| ProdCode = 7509
	\| ShortSummary = Lou gets into a turf war with the editor of the "women's section" over a story.		\| ShortSummary = Lou gets into a turf war with the editor of the "women's section" (]) over a story.
			'''Note''': First appearance of ] as Billie Newman
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 5		\| EpisodeNumber = 5
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 5		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
Line 80:		Line 74:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|18}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|18}}
	\| ProdCode = 7505		\| ProdCode = 7505
	\| ShortSummary = Billie discovers ~~his~~ ~~heritage~~ as ~~an Orthodox Jew while researching a~~ story about a neo-Nazi.		\| ShortSummary = Billie discovers the subject of her story about a neo-Nazi (]) is an Orthodox Jew.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 6		\| EpisodeNumber = 6
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 6		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
Line 91:		Line 85:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|25}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|10\|25}}
	\| ProdCode = 7506		\| ProdCode = 7506
	\| ShortSummary = In addition to dealing with his earthquake, Lou has the widow of a deceased reporter constantly depending on him, all while the ''Tribune'' does a story about a man claiming his insects can predict earthquakes.		\| ShortSummary = In addition to dealing with his earthquake, Lou has the widow (]) of a deceased reporter constantly depending on him, all while the ''Tribune'' does a story about a man (]) claiming his insects can predict earthquakes.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 7		\| EpisodeNumber = 7
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 7		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
Line 105:		Line 99:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 8		\| EpisodeNumber = 8
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 8		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
	\| Title = Scoop		\| Title = Scoop
	\| DirectedBy = Harry Falk		\| DirectedBy = ]
	\| WrittenBy = Gene Kearney		\| WrittenBy = Gene Kearney
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|11\|08}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|11\|08}}
Line 116:		Line 110:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 9		\| EpisodeNumber = 9
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 9		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
Line 124:		Line 118:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|11\|15}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|11\|15}}
	\| ProdCode = 7508		\| ProdCode = 7508
	\| ShortSummary = Lou is held in contempt of court when he goes to confirm a judge's erratic behavior.		\| ShortSummary = Lou is held in contempt of court when he goes to confirm a judge (])'s erratic behavior.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 10		\| EpisodeNumber = 10
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 10		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
Line 138:		Line 132:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 11		\| EpisodeNumber = 11
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 11		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
Line 146:		Line 140:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|11\|29}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|11\|29}}
	\| ProdCode = 7512		\| ProdCode = 7512
	\| ShortSummary = While Lou holds a housewarming party, Rossi goes on a ride-along with the police that leads to a battered wife and Billie finds another batterer close to home.		\| ShortSummary = While Lou holds a housewarming party, Rossi goes on a ride-along with the police that leads to a battered wife (]) and Billie finds another batterer (]) close to home.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 12		\| EpisodeNumber = 12
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 12		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
Line 157:		Line 151:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|12\|06}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1977\|12\|06}}
	\| ProdCode = 7513		\| ProdCode = 7513
	\| ShortSummary = A media mogul tries to persuade Mrs. Pynchon to sell the ''Tribune'', but Lou and Charlie have their suspicions.		\| ShortSummary = A media mogul (]) tries to persuade Mrs. Pynchon to sell the ''Tribune'', but Lou and Charlie have their suspicions.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 13		\| EpisodeNumber = 13
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 13		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
Line 171:		Line 165:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 14		\| EpisodeNumber = 14
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 14		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
Line 182:		Line 176:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 15		\| EpisodeNumber = 15
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 15		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
Line 193:		Line 187:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 16		\| EpisodeNumber = 16
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 16		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
Line 204:		Line 198:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 17		\| EpisodeNumber = 17
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 17		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
Line 215:		Line 209:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 18		\| EpisodeNumber = 18
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 18		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
Line 223:		Line 217:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|02\|06}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|02\|06}}
	\| ProdCode = 7517		\| ProdCode = 7517
	\| ShortSummary = Charlie and ~~Martin~~ consider taking extreme measures to reverse their son's conversion into Hare Krishna.		\| ShortSummary = Charlie and Marian (]) consider taking extreme measures to reverse their son's conversion into Hare Krishna.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 19		\| EpisodeNumber = 19
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 19		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
Line 234:		Line 228:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|02\|13}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|02\|13}}
	\| ProdCode = 7520		\| ProdCode = 7520
	\| ShortSummary = Rossi is replaced in the covering of a political campaign by a new reporter, who's involved in a nursing-home scandal with the politician.		\| ShortSummary = Rossi is replaced in the covering of a political campaign by a new reporter (]), who's involved in a nursing-home scandal with the politician (]).
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 20		\| EpisodeNumber = 20
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 20		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
Line 248:		Line 242:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 21		\| EpisodeNumber = 21
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 21		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
Line 256:		Line 250:
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|03\|06}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|03\|06}}
	\| ProdCode = 7521		\| ProdCode = 7521
	\| ShortSummary = Rossi continues an investigation started by a friend of his involving the safety of the nuclear power industry.		\| ShortSummary = Rossi continues an investigation started by a friend of his (]) involving the safety of the nuclear power industry.
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
	{{Episode list/sublist\|~~List of~~ Lou Grant ~~episodes~~		{{Episode list/sublist\|Lou Grant season 1
	\| EpisodeNumber = 22		\| EpisodeNumber = 22
	\| EpisodeNumber2 = 22		\| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
	\| Title = Physical		\| Title = Physical
	\| DirectedBy = Charles Dubin		\| DirectedBy = Charles Dubin
	\| WrittenBy = ~~Physical~~		\| WrittenBy = David Lloyd
	\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|03\|20}}		\| OriginalAirDate = {{start date\|1978\|03\|20}}
	\| ProdCode = 7522		\| ProdCode = 7522
Line 270:		Line 264:
	\| LineColor = ffff00		\| LineColor = ffff00
	}}		}}
		⚫	}}</onlyinclude>
	\|}

	</onlyinclude>
			==Ratings==
			The show ranked 41st out of 104 shows airing during the 1977-78 season, with an average 18.7 rating.<ref>https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/1978-05-01-BC-OCR-Page-0036.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	]		]
	]		]
	]		]

Latest revision as of 06:55, 1 April 2024

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Lou Grant season 1" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Season of television series

Lou Grant
Season 1
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) – March 20, 1978 (1978-03-20)
Season chronology
Next → Season 2
List of episodes

This is a list of episodes for the first season of Lou Grant.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	1	"Cophouse"	Gene Reynolds	Leon Tokatyan	September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20)	7501
Lou Grant is hired as an editor for the Los Angeles Tribune and gets involved with an allegation that the police reporter for the paper is covering up a scandal.
2	2	"Hostages"	Charles Dubin	Seth Freeman	September 27, 1977 (1977-09-27)	7510
A gunman (John Rubinstein) takes hostages in the newsroom after reading about how his brother was supposedly killed during a robbery.
3	3	"Hoax"	Jay Sandrich	Gordon Dawson	October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04)	7503
A maverick journalist (Eugene Roche) gives Lou a tip regarding the disappearance of a rich Angelo. Note: Final appearance of Rebecca Balding as Carla Mardigian
4	4	"Henhouse"	Richard Crenna	Leonora Thuna	October 11, 1977 (1977-10-11)	7509
Lou gets into a turf war with the editor of the "women's section" (Claudette Nevins) over a story. Note: First appearance of Linda Kelsey as Billie Newman
5	5	"Nazi"	Alexander Singer	Robert Schlitt	October 18, 1977 (1977-10-18)	7505
Billie discovers the subject of her story about a neo-Nazi (Peter Weller) is an Orthodox Jew.
6	6	"Aftershock"	Jud Taylor	Del Reisman	October 25, 1977 (1977-10-25)	7506
In addition to dealing with his earthquake, Lou has the widow (Joyce Van Patten) of a deceased reporter constantly depending on him, all while the Tribune does a story about a man (Clyde Kusatsu) claiming his insects can predict earthquakes.
7	7	"Barrio"	Mel Damski	Seth Freeman	November 1, 1977 (1977-11-01)	7504
Billie is assigned to do a story about the shooting of a young mother and discovers rival gangs on the east side of Los Angeles, which leads to her involvement with a teenager facing the consequences of being a gang member.
8	8	"Scoop"	Harry Falk	Gene Kearney	November 8, 1977 (1977-11-08)	7502
Billie tries to get a bigger story out of a kidnapping, while Rossi discovers something that could be big as well when he's sent to report an unimportant photo opportunity.
9	9	"Judge"	Irving Moore	Leon Tokatyan	November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15)	7508
Lou is held in contempt of court when he goes to confirm a judge (Barnard Hughes)'s erratic behavior.
10	10	"Psych-Out"	Alexander Singer	Seth Freeman	November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)	7515
Rossi checks into a mental hospital after Lou encourages him to get more involved in the stories he finds, but getting out will not be easy.
11	11	"Housewarming"	Mel Damski	Leonora Thuna	November 29, 1977 (1977-11-29)	7512
While Lou holds a housewarming party, Rossi goes on a ride-along with the police that leads to a battered wife (Julie Kavner) and Billie finds another batterer (Edward Winter) close to home.
12	12	"Takeover"	Gene Reynolds	Leon Tokatyan	December 6, 1977 (1977-12-06)	7513
A media mogul (John Anderson) tries to persuade Mrs. Pynchon to sell the Tribune, but Lou and Charlie have their suspicions.
13	13	"Christmas"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 13, 1977 (1977-12-13)	7507
The public sends a lot of money to the Tribune at Christmastime thanks to Billie's story about a homeless family.
14	14	"Airliner"	Mel Damski	Charles Einstein	January 3, 1978 (1978-01-03)	7514
The Tribune prepares for a big story as a plane bound for Los Angeles faces potential catastrophe, which gets personal upon the revelation of a connection between someone in the city room and one of the endangered airline passengers.
15	15	"Sports"	Harvey Laidman	Bud Freeman	January 10, 1978 (1978-01-10)	7516
Lou is accused of personal criticism due to the city room's aggressive coverage by the athletic department of a local college.
16	16	"Hero"	Mel Damski	Seth Freeman	January 17, 1978 (1978-01-17)	7518
The Tribune identifies the man who thwarted an assassination attempt on a judge, but the alleged hero turns out to be an ex-offender who never told anyone about his past.
17	17	"Renewal"	Gene Reynolds	Ken Travey	January 30, 1978 (1978-01-30)	7511
An urban renewal project in the ghetto could destroy the murals an old man painted by which to remember his deceased wife.
18	18	"Sect"	Alexander Singer	Michele Gallery	February 6, 1978 (1978-02-06)	7517
Charlie and Marian (Peggy McCay) consider taking extreme measures to reverse their son's conversion into Hare Krishna.
19	19	"Scandal"	Mel Damski	Seth Freeman	February 13, 1978 (1978-02-13)	7520
Rossi is replaced in the covering of a political campaign by a new reporter (Gail Strickland), who's involved in a nursing-home scandal with the politician (James Olson).
20	20	"Spies"	Charles Dubin	Leon Tokatyan	February 27, 1978 (1978-02-27)	7519
The editors of the city room suspect someone of being a paid informant for the CIA.
21	21	"Poison"	Gene Reynolds	Michele Gallery	March 6, 1978 (1978-03-06)	7521
Rossi continues an investigation started by a friend of his (Guy Boyd) involving the safety of the nuclear power industry.
22	22	"Physical"	Charles Dubin	David Lloyd	March 20, 1978 (1978-03-20)	7522
A routine medical exam reveals that Lou has a serious condition which requires immediate surgery.

Ratings

The show ranked 41st out of 104 shows airing during the 1977-78 season, with an average 18.7 rating.

References

https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/1978-05-01-BC-OCR-Page-0036.pdf

Categories: