Episodes (22)

Cophouse
S01E01 · Cophouse

Sep 20, 1977

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.

Hostages
S01E02 · Hostages

Sep 27, 1977

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.

Hoax
S01E03 · Hoax

Oct 04, 1977

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.

Henhouse
S01E04 · Henhouse

Oct 11, 1977

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.

Nazi
S01E05 · Nazi

Oct 18, 1977

While investigating a group of Nazis, Billie comes upon information that one of their leaders used to be Jewish.

Aftershock
S01E06 · Aftershock

Oct 25, 1977

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.

Barrio
S01E07 · Barrio

Nov 01, 1977

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.

Scoop
S01E08 · Scoop

Nov 08, 1977

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.

Judge
S01E09 · Judge

Nov 15, 1977

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.

Psych-Out
S01E10 · Psych-Out

Nov 22, 1977

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.

Housewarming
S01E11 · Housewarming

Nov 29, 1977

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.

Takeover
S01E12 · Takeover

Dec 06, 1977

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.

Christmas
S01E13 · Christmas

Dec 13, 1977

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.

Airliner
S01E14 · Airliner

Jan 03, 1978

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.

Sports
S01E15 · Sports

Jan 10, 1978

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.

Hero
S01E16 · Hero

Jan 17, 1978

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.

Renewal
S01E17 · Renewal

Jan 30, 1978

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.

Sect
S01E18 · Sect

Feb 06, 1978

Charlie is devastated when his son joins a cult.

Scandal
S01E19 · Scandal

Feb 13, 1978

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.

Spies
S01E20 · Spies

Feb 27, 1978

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.

Poison
S01E21 · Poison

Mar 06, 1978

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.

Physical
S01E22 · Physical

Mar 20, 1978

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.

About

Lou Grant Season 1 (1977) is released on Sep 20, 1977 and the latest season 5 of Lou Grant is released in 1981. Watch Lou Grant online - the English Crime TV series from United States. Lou Grant is directed by Alexander Singer,Roger Young,Burt Brinckerhoff,Gene Reynolds and created by James L. Brooks with Edward Asner and Robert Walden.

As know as:

Lou Grant, Lou Grant(English), Lou Grant(French), Gazeteciler

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

MTM Enterprises

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