TV Series · 1998

LateLine

Comedy · Canceled

Composite

3.5

IMDb

6.7 / 10

154 votes

TMDB

7.0 / 10

1 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Al Franken

Al Freundlich

Megyn Price

Gale Ingersoll

Miguel Ferrer

Vic Kobb

Ajay Naidu

Raji Bakshi

Sanaa Lathan

Briana Gilliam

Catherine Lloyd Burns

Mona

Robert Foxworth

Pearce McKenzie

Crew

Production

Al Franken Producer

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (6 ep)

1. Pilot

Mar 17, 1998 · 30 min

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

Mar 24, 1998 · 30 min

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

Mar 31, 1998 · 30 min

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

Apr 7, 1998 · 30 min

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

Apr 14, 1998 · 30 min

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

Apr 21, 1998 · 30 min

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.

Season 2 (1 ep)

6. Karp's Night Out

Mar 16, 1999 · 30 min

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.