Lou Grant

1. S01E01CophouseSeptember 20, 1977—
2. S01E02HostagesSeptember 27, 1977—
3. S01E03HoaxOctober 4, 1977—
4. S01E04HenhouseOctober 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 fa
5. S01E05NaziOctober 18, 1977—
6. S01E06AftershockOctober 25, 1977—
7. S01E07BarrioNovember 1, 1977—
8. S01E08ScoopNovember 8, 1977—
9. S01E09JudgeNovember 15, 1977—
10. S01E10PsychoutNovember 22, 1977—
11. S01E11HousewarmingNovember 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 fin
12. S01E12TakeoverDecember 6, 1977—
13. S01E13ChristmasDecember 13, 1977—
14. S01E14AirlinerJanuary 3, 1978—
15. S01E15SportsJanuary 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 lo
16. S01E16HeroJanuary 17, 1978—
17. S01E17RenewalJanuary 30, 1978—
18. S01E18SectFebruary 6, 1978—
19. S01E19ScandalFebruary 13, 1978—
20. S01E20SpiesFebruary 27, 1978—
21. S01E21PoisonMarch 6, 1978—After Rossi's friend reveals that he has damaging information about the unsafe conditions at a nuclear plant, he is "accidentally" struck an
22. S01E22PhysicalMarch 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 a

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01PillsSeptember 25, 1978—
2. S02E02PrisonerOctober 2, 1978—
3. S02E03HookerOctober 16, 1978—After a homicide occurs in the city, Billie finds out that the victim was a prostitute who worked at a "spa" business. While investigating,
4. S02E04MobOctober 23, 1978—
5. S02E05MurderOctober 30, 1978—
6. S02E06DyingNovember 6, 1978—Art Donovan's mother is dying, but he is having trouble accepting this as fact. His relations with everyone in the newsroom suffer as his mo
7. S02E07SchoolsNovember 20, 1978—
8. S02E08SlaughterNovember 27, 1978—
9. S02E09SinglesDecember 4, 1978—
10. S02E10BabiesDecember 11, 1978—
11. S02E11ConflictDecember 18, 1978—
12. S02E12DenialJanuary 1, 1979—
13. S02E13FireJanuary 8, 1979—While investigating a string of fires in the same neighborhood, Lou and Billie find a connection linking a building owner and members of a f
14. S02E14VetJanuary 15, 1979—
15. S02E15ScamJanuary 22, 1979—
16. S02E16SweepFebruary 5, 1979—
17. S02E17SamaritanFebruary 12, 1979—
18. S02E18HitFebruary 19, 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
19. S02E19HomeFebruary 26, 1979—
20. S02E20ConventionMarch 5, 1979—
21. S02E21MarathonMarch 19, 1979—
22. S02E22BombMarch 26, 1979—
23. S02E23SkidsApril 2, 1979—
24. S02E24Loves (a.k.a.) RomanceMay 7, 1979—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01CopSeptember 17, 1979—Lou is the only witness to a neighborhood murder and is mystified by the way the police handle the case, thereby discovering a touchy area o
2. S03E02ExposeSeptember 24, 1979—The hard drinking husband of a popular female politician makes headlines while the Trib staff makes news itself in a gossip magazine. The Tr
3. S03E03SlammerOctober 1, 1979—
4. S03E04CharlatanOctober 15, 1979—
5. S03E05Frame-UpOctober 22, 1979—
6. S03E06HypeOctober 29, 1979—
7. S03E07GamblingNovember 5, 1979—To help with a story on the legalization of gambling, Lou befriends an elderly man who has inside tips for betting on the horses. Billie's n
8. S03E08WitnessNovember 12, 1979—
9. S03E09KidnapNovember 26, 1979—
10. S03E10Andrew, Part 1: PremonitionDecember 3, 1979—
11. S03E11Andrew, Part 2: TrialDecember 10, 1979—Andrew is put on trial for the murder of a young woman who lived in his mother's flat. Art wants to protect his cousin but realizes that the
12. S03E12HollywoodDecember 17, 1979—
13. S03E13KidsDecember 24, 1979—
14. S03E14BrushfireJanuary 7, 1980—
15. S03E15IndiansJanuary 14, 1980—
16. S03E16Cover-UpJanuary 21, 1980—
17. S03E17InheritanceJanuary 28, 1980—
18. S03E18CensoredFebruary 4, 1980—Rossi visits a small town where book burnings are back in fashion and a young teacher loses her job for teaching too radical ideas. Back at
19. S03E19LouFebruary 11, 1980—
20. S03E20BlackoutFebruary 18, 1980—The paper's long standing streak of having a daily newspaper published is threatened by a blackout.
21. S03E21DogsMarch 3, 1980—
22. S03E22InfluenceMarch 10, 1980—Lou sticks his neck out to try and help Adam, who develops a serious drinking problem. However, when Adam's drinking problems gets worse and
23. S03E23GunsMarch 17, 1980—
24. S03E24HazardMarch 24, 1980—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01NightsideSeptember 22, 1980—
2. S04E02HarassmentSeptember 29, 1980—
3. S04E03PackOctober 27, 1980—
4. S04E04StingNovember 17, 1980—Charlie and Lou do some thorough investigating when Charlie's new tenant seems to be using his house for suspicious purposes.
5. S04E05GoopNovember 24, 1980—
6. S04E06LibelDecember 8, 1980—
7. S04E07StreetsDecember 15, 1980—
8. S04E08CatchJanuary 5, 1981—
9. S04E09RapeJanuary 12, 1981—
10. S04E10BoomerangJanuary 19, 1981—
11. S04E11GenerationsJanuary 26, 1981—
12. S04E12SearchFebruary 9, 1981—
13. S04E13StrikeFebruary 16, 1981—When the Tribune is hit by a worker's strike, Lou sides with management but is sympathetic toward the union.
14. S04E14SurvivalFebruary 23, 1981—
15. S04E15VeniceMarch 9, 1981—
16. S04E16CampesinosMarch 16, 1981—
17. S04E17BusinessMarch 23, 1981—
18. S04E18ViolenceApril 6, 1981—
19. S04E19DepressionApril 13, 1981—
20. S04E20StrokeMay 4, 1981—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01WeddingNovember 2, 1981—
2. S05E02ExecutionNovember 9, 1981—Kitty Larsen, a young woman on death row, picks Rossi to tell her story. Although hesitant at first, he soon begins to like her. But Lou has
3. S05E03RecklessNovember 16, 1981—
4. S05E04HometownNovember 23, 1981—When Lou goes back to his elderly home to settle his aunt's estate, he meets an old flame and gets his first story assignment in years from
5. S05E05RiskNovember 30, 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 a
6. S05E06DoublecrossDecember 7, 1981—
7. S05E07DriftersDecember 14, 1981—
8. S05E08FriendsDecember 28, 1981—
9. S05E09JazzJanuary 4, 1982—
10. S05E10GhostsJanuary 11, 1982—
11. S05E11CamerasJanuary 25, 1982—
12. S05E12ReviewFebruary 8, 1982—
13. S05E13ImmigrantsFebruary 15, 1982—The Tribune hires an old acquaintance of Animal's from 'Nam: photographer Lee Van Tam. But Tam's domestic troubles interfere with his work.
14. S05E14HungerMarch 1, 1982—
15. S05E15RecoveryMarch 8, 1982—
16. S05E16ObituaryMarch 22, 1982—
17. S05E17BlacklistApril 5, 1982—
18. S05E18LawApril 12, 1982—
19. S05E19FireworksApril 19, 1982—
20. S05E20UnthinkableMay 3, 1982—
21. S05E21SuspectMay 17, 1982—
22. S05E22BeachheadMay 24, 1982—
23. S05E23VictimsAugust 30, 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 i
24. S05E24CharlieSeptember 13, 1982—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed