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- Season 1 overviewSep 20, 1977-Mar 20, 197822 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Cophouse Sep 20, 1977
- Lou leaves Minneapolis and becomes city editor on the faltering Los Angeles Tribune.
- 2. Hostages Sep 27, 1977
- The brother of a robber slain in a store holdup holds Rossi hostage.
- 3. The Hoax Oct 4, 1977
- Lou's con-artist pal (Eugene Roche) offers him an exclusive interview with a missing tycoon.
- 4. Henhouse Oct 11, 1977
- Lou orders "Today" section reporter Billie off a murder story.
- 5. Nazi Oct 18, 1977
- Billie is assigned to write an in-depth story on a neo-Nazi organization.
- 6. Aftershock Oct 25, 1977
- Lou has trouble ending his relationship with a Tribune reporter's widow; guest Joyce Van Patten.
- 7. Barrio Nov 1, 1977
- Billie gets involved in a story about a gang-related barrio shooting; guest Joe Santos.
- 8. Scoop Nov 8, 1977
- Billie's accuracy causes her to miss a deadline; Rossi's speedy reporting yields errors.
- 9. Judge Nov 15, 1977
- Lou questions the competence of an elderly Superior Court judge.
- 10. Psych-out Nov 22, 1977
- Lou suspects he forced Rossi to take unnecessary risks in an in-depth story on a mental hospital.
- 11. Housewarming Nov 29, 1977
- A frightened woman becomes the unwilling subject for Billie's article on wife beating.
- 12. Takeover Dec 6, 1977
- Lou and Charlie suspect Mrs. Pynchon's beau, a publisher, wants the Tribune.
- 13. Christmas Dec 13, 1977
- Two separate Christmas stories take surprising turns.
- 14. Airliner Jan 3, 1978
- Charlie's daughter is a passenger on a jumbo jet in trouble above Los Angeles.
- 15. Sports Jan 10, 1978
- Lou is criticized for investigating a local college football scandal.
- 16. Hero Jan 17, 1978
- Lou seeks a man who foiled an assassination, then feels responsible for the resultant tragedy.
- 17. Renewal Jan 30, 1978
- Lou tries to prevent the destruction of his friend's artwork; guest Robert Earl Jones.
- 18. Sect Feb 6, 1978
- Lou investigates when Charlie fears he has lost his son to the Hare Krishna movement.
- 19. Scandal Feb 13, 1978
- Rossi thinks an attractive new reporter is using her feminine wiles on the job.
- 20. Spies Feb 27, 1978
- The CIA asks Lou to abandon a local espionage story; he refuses; guest Laurette Spang.
- 21. Poison Mar 6, 1978
- Rossi pursues a sensitive story about leakage from a chemical plant.
- 22. Physical Mar 20, 1978
- Lou learns he must undergo cancer surgery.
This is a list of episodes of the television drama series Lou Grant, a spin-off of the comedy series The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Cophouse"Gene Reynolds22"Hostages"Charles Dubin33"Hoax"Jay Sandrich44"Henhouse"Richard CrennaEpisode list. Lou Grant. Top-rated. Mon, Dec 17, 1979. S3.E12. Hollywood. Lou is intrigued by the closed restaurant down the street, which turns out to have been the scene of the murder of the famous boxer Baby Duarte in 1947.
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Lou Grant: Created by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Gene Reynolds, Leon Tokatyan. With Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon. The trials of a former television station manager, turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
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- 1977-09-20
- Crime, Drama
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S1.E1 ∙ Cophouse. Mon, Sep 19, 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.
Lou Grant is an American drama television series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a newspaper editor that aired on CBS from September 20, 1977, to September 13, 1982. The third spin-off (after Rhoda and Phyllis) of the American sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant was created by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, and Gene Reynolds.
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