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Lou Grant

A gritty drama follows a seasoned media executive as he navigates the challenges of leading a newspaper's city desk, alongside a talented team of journalists.

Lou Grant, former city editor of the WJM-TV newsroom, takes on a new role as city editor of the L.A. Tribune, owned by Mrs. Pynchon, and navigates a new landscape of social issues and personal relationships.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Cophouse

1. Cophouse

Aired: Sep 20, 1977

After landing the city editor job at the Los Angeles Tribune, Lou Grant's fir...

Episode 2 Hostages

2. Hostages

Aired: Sep 27, 1977

A gunman, upset with a story about his brother who was wrongfully shot by a s...

Episode 3 Hoax

3. Hoax

Aired: Oct 4, 1977

When Lou gets a tip from a friend who claims to know the whereabouts of a mis...

Episode 4 Henhouse

4. Henhouse

Aired: Oct 11, 1977

Lou clashes with a woman who is the head of the woman's section of the newspa...

Episode 5 Nazi

5. Nazi

Aired: Oct 18, 1977

While investigating a group of Nazis, Billie comes upon information that one ...

Episode 6 Aftershock

6. Aftershock

Aired: Oct 25, 1977

When a member of the staff passes away, Lou does everything he can to comfort...

Episode 7 Barrio

7. Barrio

Aired: Nov 1, 1977

Surprised by the paper's lack of coverage on the shooting of a Hispanic woman...

Episode 8 Scoop

8. Scoop

Aired: Nov 8, 1977

Pressured to get the latest scoop at any cost, Lou ends up in hot water after...

Episode 9 Judge

9. Judge

Aired: Nov 15, 1977

When Lou goes to a courthouse to look into a report of inappropriate behavior...

Episode 10 Psych-Out

10. Psych-Out

Aired: Nov 22, 1977

After Lou tells him that his stories are missing first-hand experience, Rossi...

Episode 11 Housewarming

11. Housewarming

Aired: Nov 29, 1977

Billie uses a battered woman as a source for a story on spousal abuse but has...

Episode 12 Takeover

12. Takeover

Aired: Dec 6, 1977

Staff members become nervous when a multi-millionaire with a penchant for rui...

Episode 13 Christmas

13. Christmas

Aired: Dec 13, 1977

Lou gets homesick with Christmas approaching. Billie does a story on a family...

Episode 14 Airliner

14. Airliner

Aired: Jan 3, 1978

News breaks of an airplane carrying over 300 people that is unable to land. M...

Episode 15 Sports

15. Sports

Aired: Jan 10, 1978

The paper faces a public backlash after Lou runs a story about an NCAA invest...

Episode 16 Hero

16. Hero

Aired: Jan 17, 1978

When a man saves a judge's life and then flees the scene, the paper launches ...

Episode 17 Renewal

17. Renewal

Aired: Jan 30, 1978

The paper does a story on a senior citizen whose apartment, decorated with ar...

Episode 18 Sect

18. Sect

Aired: Feb 6, 1978

Charlie is devastated when his son joins a cult.

Episode 19 Scandal

19. Scandal

Aired: Feb 13, 1978

Rossi gets upset when a new female reporter comes in and is given the story a...

Episode 20 Spies

20. Spies

Aired: Feb 27, 1978

When the paper finds out about the son of a wealthy businessman being secretl...

Episode 21 Poison

21. Poison

Aired: Mar 6, 1978

After Rossi's friend reveals that he has damaging information about the unsaf...

Episode 22 Physical

22. Physical

Aired: Mar 20, 1978

Lou reluctantly goes for a physical and finds out that he has a thyroid condi...

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Info about Lou Grant

Seasons: 5

Network: CBS

Genres:Drama, Crime