• 1977
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
Lou Grant

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

  • 1977
  • TV-PG
  • 1h

Lou Grant

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Edward Asner Jack Bannon Robert Walden Mason Adams

All cast & crew

7.3

Details

Genres : Crime Drama

Release date : Sep 19, 1977

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : The Title Guarantee & Trust Building, 411 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : MTM Enterprises

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

Details

Genres : Crime Drama

Release date : Sep 19, 1977

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : The Title Guarantee & Trust Building, 411 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : MTM Enterprises

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 19, 1977
Cophouse
After 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 get it published he must deal with a reporter that is reluctant to bring down the police and Mrs. Pynchon who has a difference of opinion with him.
Episode 2 • Sep 26, 1977
Hostages
A gunman, upset with a story about his brother who was wrongfully shot by a store-owner during a robbery, holds the newspaper staff hostage demanding a new story.
Episode 3 • Oct 03, 1977
Hoax
When 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 it as a hoax. The man begins to gain credibility when he is able to retrieve information that only the missing man would know.
Episode 4 • Oct 10, 1977
Henhouse
Lou 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.
Episode 5 • Oct 17, 1977
Nazi
While investigating a group of Nazis, Billie comes upon information that one of their leaders used to be Jewish.
Episode 6 • Oct 24, 1977
Aftershock
When a member of the staff 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 earthquake hits, Rossi interviews a scientist who claims that his insects are predicting a more serious one in the upcoming days.
Episode 7 • Oct 31, 1977
Barrio
Surprised 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 the community, she meets the victim's son who is fueled with anger and seems headed down the wrong path.
Episode 8 • Nov 07, 1977
Scoop
Pressured 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 information about a possible fake kidnapping, Lou is reluctant to run the story.
Episode 9 • Nov 14, 1977
Judge
When 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 put in jail. Upset by this treatment, he gets the newspaper staff to further investigate the judge's erratic behavior.
Episode 10 • Nov 21, 1977
Psych-Out
After 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 of abuse. Lou clashes with a lawyer at the paper because he feels that censorship and fear of possible lawsuits are limiting what the paper can publish.
Episode 11 • Nov 28, 1977
Housewarming
Billie 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 that a co-worker has a problem with spousal abuse.
Episode 12 • Dec 05, 1977
Takeover
Staff members become nervous when a multi-millionaire with a penchant for ruining the credibility of newspapers makes an attempt to take over the Tribune.
Episode 13 • Dec 12, 1977
Christmas
Lou 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 improperly uses a quote, Lou punishes him by assigning him to a boring story that turns out to be a juicy story.
Episode 14 • Jan 02, 1978
Airliner
News 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 is on that flight.
Episode 15 • Jan 09, 1978
Sports
The 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.
Episode 16 • Jan 16, 1978
Hero
When 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 a criminal record, he blames the paper for hurting his business and ruining his engagement. Billie is upset at the lack of support for a halfway house that is on the verge of closing due to lack of funding.
Episode 17 • Jan 29, 1978
Renewal
The 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.
Episode 18 • Feb 05, 1978
Sect
Charlie is devastated when his son joins a cult.
Episode 19 • Feb 12, 1978
Scandal
Rossi 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.
Episode 20 • Feb 26, 1978
Spies
When 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 thwarts the investigation before it begins, everyone begins to suspect there is a CIA informant working at the paper.
Episode 21 • Mar 05, 1978
Poison
After 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 prove that it was no accident, Rossi continues the investigation into the nuclear plant.
Episode 22 • Mar 19, 1978
Physical
Lou 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 a reporter. Rossi learns that he has a good chance at a Pulitzer prize for his story on mental hospitals.
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