LateLine

LateLine

LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Pilot

Air Date: 1998-03-17

Pearce McKenzie, the anchor of hit news show ""Lateline"" makes a publicity stunt to ensure that he, and no other, is the richest anchor in the network. He claims that he is going to retire just so people will be shocked. But it all goes wrong when the new anchor is going to be Al Freundlich.

2. Al Anonymous

Air Date: 1998-03-24

Gale is considered to start a spin-off of ""LateLine"" for younger viewers called ""KidLine"". Meanwhile, Al is suspected of writing a book.

3. Gale Gets a Life

Air Date: 1998-03-31

Al is out sick, and Pearce starts to realize his true feelings for Gale.

4. Buddy Hackett

Air Date: 1998-04-07

An internet page claims that actor Buddy Hackett has passed away. The gang, stressed about not finding stories for the show, decide to air a special show about the late Hackett. But soon they will find out the Buddy is still alive.

5. Pearce's New Best Friend

Air Date: 1998-04-14

Gale auditions for a different network. Meanwhile, Al goes mad trying to score some tickets for a party hosted by Julia Roberts.

6. Lawyer, Lawyer

Air Date: 1998-04-21

Al tries to convince Pearce to come to his Jewish temple. When Pearce finally agrees, Al asks him to participate in a charity the temple is having.

1. Pearce on Conan

Air Date: 1999-01-06

Pearce does a skit for the Conan O'Brien show, which leads to more skits with Conan's sidekick, Andy Richter. Meanwhile, Raji is afraid that won't get his bonus.

2. Protecting the Source

Air Date: 1999-01-13

Al may have to go to prison, unless he reveals the source of a story.

3. The Minister of Television

Air Date: 1999-01-14

Raji promisses to bring his African friend as a guest on the show but, when his friend doesn't come, Raji gets fired. The new intern is a girl who has a crush on Al. When the two kiss, Al remembers he is married...

Kids 'N' Guns

4. Kids 'N' Guns

Air Date: 1999-01-20

Trying to blow the cover of an illegal gun salesman, Al and Raji go undercover by trying to buy guns. Meanwhile, Vic's daughter lets slip that her father has a crush on Gale.

5. Svadharma

Air Date: 1999-01-27

Pearce's ex-mistress starts having an affair with Raji to make Pearce mad. Raji and the rest of the crew try to keep this a secret.

6. Karp's Night Out

Air Date: 1999-03-16

When Vic goes out on a date, Gale is left to produce the show. Her first show as a producer goes horribly wrong when Pearce decides he doesn't want to do the show.

7. The Seventh Plague

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8. The Christian Guy

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9. Mona Moves Up

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10. Error Apparent

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11. Requiem for a Horse

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12. The Negotiator

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13. Eine Kleine Office Problem

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1. The Seventh Plague

Air Date: 1999-12-04

Al gets a role in a movie starring Martin Sheen. The producer realizes that hiring Al was a mistake when he gets the movie production shut down.

2. The Christian Guy

Air Date: 1999-12-11

Vic uses Gale to get a story about the Moral Coalition's annual ""Road to Victory Celebration.""

3. Mona Moves Up

Air Date: 1999-12-25

Mona starts dating Pearce's financial advisor. At first he disapproves, but then he realizes Mona is a person too and he can't get involved in her personal life.

4. Error Apparent

Air Date: 2004-08-17

5. Requiem for a Horse

Air Date: 2004-08-17

Gale goes to Pearce's country house for the weekend, where she accidentally kills Pearce's horse Paycheck. Al uses a focus group to figure out what's wrong with him.

6. The Negotiator

Air Date: 2004-08-17

7. Eine Kleine Office Problem

Air Date: 2004-08-17

Pearce demands that Vic hire his girlfriend Ulli to work on the show. Unfortunately, Ulli drives all the show's guests away.

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Rating

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Release Date

1998-03-17

Episodes

26 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast