Lou Grant: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Henhouse
Oct 11, 1977 · 60 min
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 in New Mexico.
Housewarming
Nov 29, 1977 · 60 min
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 finds out that a co-wo
Sports
Jan 10, 1978 · 60 min
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 football team.
Poison
Mar 6, 1978 · 60 min
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. Eager to prove that i
Physical
Mar 20, 1978 · 60 min
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 wants to become a reporter.