This is a list of episodes for the third season of Lou Grant.
| Lou Grant | |
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| Season 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 17, 1979 – March 24, 1980 |
| Season chronology | |
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 47 | 1 | "Cop" | Roger Young | Seth Freeman | September 17, 1979 | 9504 |
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Lou becomes suspicious when a patrol officer is assigned to investigate a murder that's happened on Lou's block, while the Tribune faces the ethics of naming five people who were killed in a fire at a gay bar. | ||||||
| 48 | 2 | "Expose" | Gene Reynolds | David Lloyd | September 24, 1979 | 9506 |
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The Tribune's coverage of a politician's marriage problems is called into question when a magazine does a story about the Tribune newsroom. | ||||||
| 49 | 3 | "Slammer" | Alexander Singer | Johnny Dawkins | October 1, 1979 | 9501 |
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Lou becomes an advisor to a group of prisoners trying to do a newspaper in the prison, while Mrs. Pynchon is called for jury duty. | ||||||
| 50 | 4 | "Charlatan" | Roger Young | Michael Vittes | October 15, 1979 | 9505 |
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The Tribune's religious editor interferes with their investigation of possible financial misdeeds in a church, while Lou is summoned to testify on behalf of a pornographer trying to publish the identities of drug enforcement agents. | ||||||
| 51 | 5 | "Frame-Up" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Kline | October 22, 1979 | 9507 |
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Billie is set up after she exposes a manufacturing company's efforts to win government concessions. | ||||||
| 52 | 6 | "Hype" | Peter Levin | Michele Gallery | October 29, 1979 | 9503 |
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Lou uncovers a scandal at a university where he volunteers as a subject in a medical study. | ||||||
| 53 | 7 | "Gambling" | Alexander Singer | Bud Freeman | November 5, 1979 | 9510 |
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The staff of the Tribune look at the world of gambling from different perspectives. | ||||||
| 54 | 8 | "Witness" | Peter Levin | Gary David Goldberg | November 12, 1979 | 9502 |
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Billie must go into protective custody when her investigation of a celebrity's murder leading to another celebrity makes her the best witness in the state. | ||||||
| 55 | 9 | "Kidnap" | Alan Cooke | Bud Freeman | November 26, 1979 | 9514 |
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The Tribune investigates the disappearance of a chartered plane loaded with high-school athletes, while Mrs. Pynchon considers selling the paper again. | ||||||
| 56 | 10 | "Andrew: Part 1 - Premonition" | Roger Young | Seth Freeman | December 3, 1979 | 9508 |
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Donovan's cousin Andrew is revealed to be seriously disturbed when he's released from a mental institute, leading Donovan and his aunt to worry about Andrew's perilous situation. | ||||||
| 57 | 11 | "Andrew: Part 2 - Trial" | Peter Levin | Seth Freeman | December 10, 1979 | 9509 |
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Donovan's cousin Andrew is tried for murdering a young woman, and Donovan fears that the Tribune's coverage the case might ruin Andrew's chances at freedom. | ||||||
| 58 | 12 | "Hollywood" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Michele Gallery | December 17, 1979 | 9513 |
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Lou uncovers a 30-year-old murder at a Hollywood nightclub, while Rossi tries to gain the confidence of the reclusive owner. | ||||||
| 59 | 13 | "Kids" | Alexander Singer | Michael Vittes & Shep Greene | December 24, 1979 | 9511 |
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The staffers of the Tribune look for stories on children's issues. | ||||||
| 60 | 14 | "Brushfire" | Donald A. Baer | Allan Burns & Gene Reynolds | January 7, 1980 | 9516 |
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A brush fire in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains affects some staffers of the Tribune personally. | ||||||
| 61 | 15 | "Indians" | Ralph Senensky | April Smith | January 14, 1980 | 9512 |
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The Tribune focuses on American Indians facing various problems in Los Angeles. | ||||||
| 62 | 16 | "Cover-Up" | Gerald Mayer | Paul Ehrmann | January 21, 1980 | 9518 |
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A teacher from a private school where Mrs. Pynchon serves on the board is wrongly accused of sexual misconduct with a student, while other wrong accusations thwart an investigation of corruption within the film industry. | ||||||
| 63 | 17 | "Inheritance" | Roger Young | April Smith | January 28, 1980 | 9519 |
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As Billie wonders if her mother took a discredited hormone treatment, Rossi gets involved with an Armenian woman who was disinherited from her father's will because she married a Turk and her family still blames the Turks for committing genocide against the Armenians. | ||||||
| 64 | 18 | "Censored" | Alexander Singer | Joanne Pagliaro | February 4, 1980 | 9516 |
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Lou learns the source of widespread censorship and intimidation in a small town where Rossi investigates it, while the Tribune considers removing a controversial comic strip. | ||||||
| 65 | 19 | "Lou" | Roger Young | Michele Gallery | February 11, 1980 | 9520 |
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The staffers of the Tribune are concerned about Lou when he has a bad day. | ||||||
| 66 | 20 | "Blackout" | Allen Williams | Steve Kline | February 18, 1980 | 9521 |
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The Tribune tries to get an issue out during a blackout in Los Angeles and Charlie offends the person most likely to help them. | ||||||
| 67 | 21 | "Dogs" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Seth Freeman | March 3, 1980 | 9522 |
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Rossi investigates a dog-fighting ring when he investigates the disappearance of Mrs. Pynchon's beloved Yorkie. | ||||||
| 68 | 22 | "Influence" | Gene Reynolds | April Smith | March 10, 1980 | 9523 |
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Mrs. Pynchon attends meetings of business insiders interested in an air project, while Adam's drinking problem worries everyone in the city room. | ||||||
| 69 | 23 | "Guns" | Bob Sweeney | Seth Freeman | March 17, 1980 | 9525 |
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Lou is stunned that a man appreciated at McKenna's is accused of delivering stolen guns to terrorists in the Emerald Isle. | ||||||
| 70 | 24 | "Hazard" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Michele Gallery | March 24, 1980 | 9524 |
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Rossi thinks about paying off a source for an exclusive story about a company trying to ignore the safety failures of their cheap motorcycles. | ||||||