Lou Grant (season 4)

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Lou Grant
Season 4
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseSeptember 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) 
May 4, 1981 (1981-05-04)
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List of episodes

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

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
711"Nightside"Gene ReynoldsMichele GallerySeptember 22, 1980 (1980-09-22)0504
While taking his turn on the night shift, Lou sees an article about a wrecked yacht and sends Rossi and Billie to investigate.
722"Harassment"Roger YoungApril SmithSeptember 29, 1980 (1980-09-29)0501
Lou gives Billie permission to do a story on sexual harassment at a big company and is shocked at the company she's chosen to expose.
733"Pack"Burt BrinckerhoffSteve KlineOctober 27, 1980 (1980-10-27)0502
Billie follows a senate candidate and struggles to deal with the pack mentality of the other journalists. Lou meets up with his old friend, Flo.
744"Sting"Peter LevinPatt Shea & Harriet WeissNovember 17, 1980 (1980-11-17)0503
Charlie and Marian rent out their house to get a taste of living in an urban apartment, but the renter's unorthodox uses of the house surprises Charlie when the Tribune investigates.
755"Goop"Alexander SingerSeth FreemanNovember 24, 1980 (1980-11-24)0507
Rossi and Billie reluctantly agree that Billie must go undercover as an employee of a chemical company to get the scoop on their illegal dumping.
766"Libel"Burt BrinckerhoffWilliam HopkinsDecember 8, 1980 (1980-12-08)0506
A supermarket tabloid sues the Tribune for libel.
777"Streets"Donald A. BaerBud FreemanDecember 15, 1980 (1980-12-15)0505
Rossi clashes with a black reporter as they investigate a murder in the ghetto, while the Tribune comes up with a new section to make them more appealing.
788"Catch"Roger YoungMichele GalleryJanuary 5, 1981 (1981-01-05)0511
Billie gets close to baseball player Ted McCovey during her investigation of a financial scandal and the Tribune deals with computer troubles.
799"Rape"Seth FreemanSeth FreemanJanuary 12, 1981 (1981-01-12)0516
A reporter for the Tribune is robbed and raped in her own home.
8010"Boomerang"Alexander SingerSteve KlineJanuary 19, 1981 (1981-01-19)0512
Rossi and Billie investigate the exporting of illegal goods in America and instead of taking Lou's advice on how to handle the story, they side with a visiting star reporter.
8111"Generations"Harvey LaidmanJohnny DawkinsJanuary 26, 1981 (1981-01-26)0514
Charlie and Marian struggle to deal with Charlie's father when he moves in with him, while Lou tries to help an elderly neighbor being picked on by teenagers.
8212"Search"Allen WilliamsEverett Greenbaum & Elliott ReidFebruary 9, 1981 (1981-02-09)0515
Rossi assists an adopted photographer for the Tribune on a search for her birth parents, while Lou finds it difficult to enjoy his favorite restaurant after Corrine writes a review about it.
8313"Strike"Gene ReynoldsApril SmithFebruary 16, 1981 (1981-02-16)0510
The editorial staff of the Tribune goes on strike.
8414"Survival"Burt BrinckerhoffApril SmithFebruary 23, 1981 (1981-02-23)0517
Rossi's investigation of survivalists gets him and Lou stranded in the forest during a rainstorm.
8515"Venice"Paul StanleyPatt Shea & Harriet WeissMarch 9, 1981 (1981-03-09)0509
Animal struggles to understand a woman's suicide at Venice Beach.
8616"Campesinos"Peter LevinMichael VittesMarch 16, 1981 (1981-03-16)0513
Rossi does a report on a migrant workers' strike in Central Valley.
8717"Business"Alan CookeSteve KlineMarch 23, 1981 (1981-03-23)0518
The Tribune's investigation of a company's dishonesty leads to bad publicity with investors.
8818"Violence"Georg Stanford BrownJohnny DawkinsApril 6, 1981 (1981-04-06)0508
Rossi and Billie do a story about a brutal football player and the man he crippled, while Lou disagrees with a film critic over the use of violence in movies.
8919"Depression"Peter LevinGene ReynoldsApril 13, 1981 (1981-04-13)0519
Lou tries to help when depressed Tribune reporter attempts suicide.
9020"Stroke"Roger YoungApril SmithMay 4, 1981 (1981-05-04)0520
Mrs. Pynchon has a stroke, leading her nephews to try taking over the paper.