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Season of television series
Lou Grant
Season 1
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) –
March 20, 1978 (1978-03-20)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

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

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"Cophouse"Gene ReynoldsLeon TokatyanSeptember 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.
22"Hostages"Charles DubinSeth FreemanSeptember 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.
33"Hoax"Jay SandrichGordon DawsonOctober 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
44"Henhouse"Richard CrennaLeonora ThunaOctober 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
55"Nazi"Alexander SingerRobert SchlittOctober 18, 1977 (1977-10-18)7505
Billie discovers the subject of her story about a neo-Nazi (Peter Weller) is an Orthodox Jew.
66"Aftershock"Jud TaylorDel ReismanOctober 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.
77"Barrio"Mel DamskiSeth FreemanNovember 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.
88"Scoop"Harry FalkGene KearneyNovember 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.
99"Judge"Irving MooreLeon TokatyanNovember 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.
1010"Psych-Out"Alexander SingerSeth FreemanNovember 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.
1111"Housewarming"Mel DamskiLeonora ThunaNovember 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.
1212"Takeover"Gene ReynoldsLeon TokatyanDecember 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.
1313"Christmas"James BurrowsDavid LloydDecember 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.
1414"Airliner"Mel DamskiCharles EinsteinJanuary 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.
1515"Sports"Harvey LaidmanBud FreemanJanuary 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.
1616"Hero"Mel DamskiSeth FreemanJanuary 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.
1717"Renewal"Gene ReynoldsKen TraveyJanuary 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.
1818"Sect"Alexander SingerMichele GalleryFebruary 6, 1978 (1978-02-06)7517
Charlie and Marian (Peggy McCay) consider taking extreme measures to reverse their son's conversion into Hare Krishna.
1919"Scandal"Mel DamskiSeth FreemanFebruary 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).
2020"Spies"Charles DubinLeon TokatyanFebruary 27, 1978 (1978-02-27)7519
The editors of the city room suspect someone of being a paid informant for the CIA.
2121"Poison"Gene ReynoldsMichele GalleryMarch 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.
2222"Physical"Charles DubinDavid LloydMarch 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

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