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| Lou Grant | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 25, 1978 – May 7, 1979 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes for the second season of Lou Grant .
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Pills" | Jay Sandrich | Michele Gallery | September 25, 1978 | 8502 |
| Rossi investigates an amoral doctor who overprescribes pills for his patients, then faces a moral dilemma when he's offered stolen medical records. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Prisoner" | Gene Reynolds | Seth Freeman | October 2, 1978 | 8501 |
| Mrs. Pynchon tries to reconcile Charlie and the wife of a dictator who once had him imprisoned. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Hooker" | Alexander Singer | Seth Freeman | October 16, 1978 | 8508 |
| While investigating a prostitute's murder, Billie does a profile of a hooker (Dee Wallace) who wants out of the business. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Mob" | Corey Allen | Leon Tokatyan | October 23, 1978 | 8505 |
| As Lou makes plans for the paper's annual tennis tournament, he discovers that the resort venue is being occupied by a mob meeting. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Murder" | Mel Damski | Gary David Goldberg | October 30, 1978 | 8504 |
| Rossi's story about an old woman fighting a home invader (Jane Rose) is getting more coverage than Billie's story about a young ghetto mother's murder. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Dying" | Alexander Singer | Michele Gallery | November 6, 1978 | 8509 |
| Donovan goes into denial about his mother (Geraldine Fitzgerald)'s terminal illness and Billie does a story about it. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Schools" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Gary David Goldberg | November 20, 1978 | 8510 |
| The Tribune does a coverage about the issue of violence in an inner-city high school and Lou works to get a student from that school a scholarship. Special Appearance by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Slaughter" | Roger Young | Bud Freeman | November 27, 1978 | 8503 |
| While on a fishing trip with his old boss (Stephen Elliot), Lou discovers a mysterious illness plaguing a small town. | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Singles" | Michael Zinberg | Gina Frederica Goldman & Sally Robinson | December 4, 1978 | 8506 |
| Rossi and Billie do a series of stories about singles in Los Angeles to make the Tribune appealing to younger readers, while Lou clashes with a newspaper consultant (Peter Donat). | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Babies" | Alexander Singer | David Lloyd | December 11, 1978 | 8512 |
| Rossi and Billie pose as husband and wife in an undercover sting operation investigating a baby-selling syndicate. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Conflict" | Mel Damski | Michele Gallery | December 18, 1978 | 8513 |
| Rossi causes discord in the Tribune when he finds conflicts of interest as a newly-appointed in-house ethics czar. | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Denial" | Charles Dubin | Leonora Thuna | January 1, 1979 | 8507 |
| Lou's daughter refuses to accept the fact that her son (Meeno Peluce) is deaf. | ||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Fire" | Roger Young | Seth Freeman | January 8, 1979 | 8514 |
| The Tribune uncovers a scandal in a suburban fire department while investigating a series of apartment building fires. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Vet" | Alexander Singer | Leon Tokatyan | January 15, 1979 | 8511 |
| Lou tries to help an unemployed vet find work, while Animal deals with the fallout from his service in the Vietnam War. | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Scam" | Gerald Mayer | Gary David Goldberg | January 22, 1979 | 8515 |
| Lou discovers $15,000, which becomes part of an investigation regarding the intentions of Charlie's financial advisor (John Considine). | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Sweep" | Charles Dubin | Steve Kline | February 5, 1979 | 8517 |
| The Tribune does a story about illegal immigration in Los Angeles, while Lou discovers the secret of Mrs. Pynchon's college-aged niece (Maureen McCormick), whom he hires as a flunky. | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Samaritan" | Paul Leaf | Elliot West | February 12, 1979 | 8516 |
| A psychopathic serial killer still on the loose gets the Tribune hopping. | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Hit" | Peter Levin | Michele Gallery | February 19, 1979 | 8519 |
| Rossi gets personally involved with a woman (Allyn Ann McLerie) searching for her son's hit-and-run killer, while Lou becomes offended at the increasing violence in society. | ||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Home" | Alexander Singer | Gary David Goldberg | February 26, 1979 | 8520 |
| Billie goes undercover to investigate a nursing home that just kicked out an old woman, while Lou interviews an involuntarily retired old man (Jack Gilford) to examine the plight of the elderly. | ||||||
| 42 | 20 | "Convention" | Charles Dubin | David Lloyd | March 5, 1979 | 8522 |
| Lou, Charlie and Mrs. Pynchon attend a newspaper convention where a rumor spreads about a potential kidnapping, while Billie looks up an old college acquaintance who's now a suspected terrorist. | ||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Marathon" | Alexander Singer | Gene Reynolds | March 19, 1979 | 8518 |
| As the Tribune does a story about a tunnel collapse at an excavation, Donovan considers a job offer from the governor. | ||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Bomb" | Gene Reynolds | Seth Freeman | March 26, 1979 | 8521 |
| A group of terrorists has threatened to blow up Los Angeles with a nuclear bomb, so the Tribune races to find out who came up with the plans. | ||||||
| 45 | 23 | "Skids" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Kline | April 2, 1979 | 8523 |
| Lou reunites with his old doctor (Andrew Duggan) when the Tribune investigates the murders of alcoholic bums, while Rossi worries about his father(Al Ruscio)'s new sobriety. | ||||||
| 46 | 24 | "Romance" | Roger Young | Michele Gallery | May 7, 1979 | 8524 |
| As Billie gets involved with a story about a high-school girl trying to get pregnant on purpose, Rossi interviews a rock star being sued for "palimony" by a figure skater and Lou talks about moving in together with his girlfriend (Frances Lee McCain). | ||||||
The show ranked 33rd out of 114 shows airing during the 1978-79 season, with an average 19.6/31 rating/share. [1]
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