Lou Grant Season 1

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1x01 Cophouse aired 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,... read more

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1x02 Hostages aired 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 s... read more

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1x03 Hoax aired 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 ... read more

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1x04 Henhouse aired 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 i... read more

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1x05 Nazi aired Oct 18, 1977

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

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1x06 Aftershock aired 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. Aft... read more

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1x07 Barrio aired 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... read more

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1x08 Scoop aired 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 Bi... read more

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1x09 Judge aired 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 tr... read more

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1x10 Psych-Out aired 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 investiga... read more

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1x11 Housewarming aired 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... read more

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1x12 Takeover aired 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.

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1x13 Christmas aired 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 ... read more

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1x14 Airliner aired 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 Charli... read more

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1x15 Sports aired 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 footb... read more

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1x16 Hero aired Jan 17, 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 revea... read more

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1x17 Renewal aired Jan 24, 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.

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1x18 Sect aired Jan 31, 1978

Charlie is devastated when his son joins a cult.

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1x19 Scandal aired 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. read more

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1x20 Spies aired 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 ... read more

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1x21 Poison aired 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... read more

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1x22 Physical aired 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 want... read more

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