LateLine

StarringComposerMat MorseCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes19 (7 unaired)ProductionExecutive producersRunning time22 minutesProduction companiesOriginal releaseNetworkReleaseMarch 17, 1998 (1998-03-17) –
March 16, 1999 (1999-03-16)

LateLine is an American sitcom television series that premiered on NBC on March 17, 1998. The series concluded on March 16, 1999, with seven episodes left unaired due to an abrupt cancellation. Three of the unaired episodes were telecast by the Showtime cable network in December 1999.

Created by John Markus and Al Franken (the latter of whom co-starred in the series), 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.

Cast

• Al Franken.....Al Freundlich: Chief Correspondent
• Megyn Price.....Gale Ingersoll: Producer
• Miguel Ferrer......Vic Kobb: Executive Producer
• Ajay Naidu.....Raji Bakshi: Intern
• Sanaa Lathan.....Briana Gilliam: Talent Booker
• Catherine Lloyd Burns.....Mona: Pearce's Assistant
• Robert Foxworth......Pearce McKenzie: Anchor

Episode list

Season 1: 1998

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Andy Ackerman	Al Franken & John Markus	March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)
2	2	"Al Anonymous"	Unknown	Unknown	March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
3	3	"Gale Gets a Life"	Unknown	Unknown	March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)
4	4	"Buddy Hackett"	Andy Ackerman	Story by : Steve Lookner Teleplay by : Al Franken & John Markus & Earl Pomerantz	April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)
5	5	"Pearce's New Best Friend"	Ken Levine	Al Franken & John Markus & Earl Pomerantz	April 14, 1998 (1998-04-14)
6	6	"Lawyer, Lawyer"	Unknown	Unknown	April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)

Season 2: 1999

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
7	1	"Pearce on Conan"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)
8	2	"Protecting the Source"	Unknown	Unknown	January 13, 1999 (1999-01-13)
9	3	"The Minister of Television"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1999 (1999-01-14)
10	4	"Kids 'N' Guns"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)
11	5	"Svadharma"	Unknown	Unknown	January 27, 1999 (1999-01-27)
12	6	"Karp's Night Out"	Unknown	Unknown	March 16, 1999 (1999-03-16)
13	7	"The Christian Guy"	TBD	TBD	*
14	8	"Mona Moves Up"	TBD	TBD	*
15	9	"Error Apparent"	TBD	TBD	*
16	10	"Requiem for a Horse"	TBD	TBD	*
17	11	"The Negotiator"	TBD	TBD	*
18	12	"Eine Kleine Office Problem"	TBD	TBD	*
19	13	"The Seventh Plague"	TBD	TBD	*

* Not aired on NBC

Home media

On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.

External links

• LateLine at IMDb
• LateLine at epguides.com
• Al Franken Fan Club and Discussion Forum