Lou Grant
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
Actor: Ed Asner, Nancy Marchand, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Linda Kelsey, Jack Bannon, Daryl Anderson, Laurence Haddon, Rebecca Balding, Thomas Carter
Creator: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Gene Reynolds, Leon Tokatyan
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 1h
Release: 1977
Rating: 7.3
Season 1 - Lou Grant
04 Oct 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 ..."
08 Nov 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 ..."
15 Nov 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..."
22 Nov 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..."
06 Dec 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."
17 Jan 1978
"When a man saves the governor'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 ..."
06 Mar 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 ..."
Season 2 - Lou Grant
02 Oct 1978
"When Mrs. Pynchon plays host to the wife of the leader of a controversial Latin American country known for its torturing practices, Charlie Hume is anything but inviting to her."
23 Oct 1978
"Lou and Rossi visit a California resort in preparation for the Trib's annual tennis tournament. They are perplexed at the number of mob bosses they see at the resort, and begin to investigate."
30 Oct 1978
"Billie is upset because her story, about a courageous black woman who is slain in her own apartment, is relegated to the back pages while Rossi's story, about an elderly white woman who fights off burglars, makes the front page."
18 Dec 1978
"Rossi uncovers conflicts of interest on the staff, including Lou, and writes a story that sets off fireworks in the city room. Mrs. Pynchon tells Rossi to keep an eye out for mistakes in ..."
22 Jan 1979
"Looking for a place to invest a $5,000 windfall, Lou gets a shocking look at white collar crime when he uncovers a clever financial scheme run by a sharp con man. He learns there are shady ..."
05 Feb 1979
"After Lou sees an Immigration Department sweep of his favorite Mexican restaurant, the Tribune uncovers a grim and unsettling picture of what's happening to illegal aliens. At the same time..."
19 Feb 1979
"A mother, obsessed with tracking the hit-and-run driver who killed her son, arouses Rossi's fighting instincts and leads to a human interest story with an unexpected payoff. Meanwhile, ..."
Season 3 - Lou Grant
12 Nov 1979
"The unwilling Billie finds herself in the protective custody of a male chauvinist policeman because of what she knows in a grand jury case involving a popular game show host. Lou also ..."
Season 4 - Lou Grant
17 Nov 1980
"Charlie and Lou do some thorough investigating when Charlie's new tenant seems to be using his house for suspicious purposes."
15 Dec 1980
"Rossi and a fellow black reporter clash when they are assigned to investigate the controversial police killing of a drug dealer who had earlier killed a cop."
09 Feb 1981
"Lou fears a possible letdown when the staff use their connections to try to help a reporter find her biological parents. A glowing review on Lou's favorite restaurant makes it harder for him to get a table."
16 Feb 1981
"When the Tribune is hit by a worker's strike, Lou sides with management but is sympathetic toward the union."
23 Feb 1981
"When Lou and Rossi investigate a secret society of survivalists, who believe that the world is going to end, they become stranded in a violent storm."
09 Mar 1981
"Animal becomes obsessed with finding out why a pretty young woman with a bright future would commit suicide. Someone tries to extort money from the paper by threatening to publish the newspaper's salary list."
16 Mar 1981
"Rossi is asked to cover a migrant workers strike in California's Central Valley and gets so involved he ends up in jail wit them. The fight between the two faction leaders becomes personal as more Tribune reporters gather at the location."
Season 5 - Lou Grant
16 Nov 1981
"Lou is arrested for driving under the influence. His sentence includes attending a group meeting which culminates in a drunk driving test. Charlie sets up a 'Private Eye' hot-line at the ..."
30 Nov 1981
"Sharon McNeil gets a story about child pornography by promising not to reveal the names of her source. A promise her superiors at the Trib' and the L.A. police department soon want her to ..."
28 Dec 1981
"When his lawyer friend Burton Cary becomes a political candidate, Rossi finds learns he's not as clean-cut as he thought. Meanwhile the entire staff becomes a bit suspicious of Art after an..."
08 Feb 1982
"Charlie becomes a member of a news council and finds one member who seems to have a grudge against him and the Tribune. Mrs. Pynchon asks Billie to help her write an autobiographical piece ..."
01 Mar 1982
"Rossi makes a bet with that he can get a story from anyone on the street. And the person he chooses is a woman who goes through the garbage who gets used by still viable food. He learns ..."
22 Mar 1982
"Billie is pulled from an assignment and the plane she was forced to leave crashes with no survivors. She and Lou research the lives of the three reporters for an obituary article. Rossi and..."
05 Apr 1982
"When one of the paper reporters' father comes to town to perform. It seems he was a folk singer in the 50's and he was blacklisted during the Communists Witch Hunts. They learn that one of ..."
03 May 1982
"Tensions in the tiny Middle Eastern country Kular awakens the fear of nuclear war into a lot of people. Billie covers the recovery of a burn victim following the crash of a school bus."
30 Aug 1982
"Lou is shot by a robber, who is in turn killed by policeman Vince DeMayo. Both Vince and Lou have a difficult time getting their life back in order."
