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.

LateLine
GenreSitcom
Created by
Starring
ComposerMat Morse
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes19 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Al Franken
  • John Markus
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseMarch 17, 1998 (1998-03-17) –
March 16, 1999 (1999-03-16)

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

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Episode list

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Season 1: 1998

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Pilot"Andy AckermanAl Franken & John MarkusMarch 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)
22"Al Anonymous"UnknownUnknownMarch 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
33"Gale Gets a Life"UnknownUnknownMarch 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)
44"Buddy Hackett"Andy AckermanStory by : Steve Lookner
Teleplay by : Al Franken & John Markus & Earl Pomerantz
April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)
55"Pearce's New Best Friend"Ken LevineAl Franken & John Markus & Earl PomerantzApril 14, 1998 (1998-04-14)
66"Lawyer, Lawyer"UnknownUnknownApril 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)

Season 2: 1999

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"Pearce on Conan"UnknownUnknownJanuary 6, 1999 (1999-01-06)
82"Protecting the Source"UnknownUnknownJanuary 13, 1999 (1999-01-13)
93"The Minister of Television"UnknownUnknownJanuary 14, 1999 (1999-01-14)
104"Kids 'N' Guns"UnknownUnknownJanuary 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)
115"Svadharma"UnknownUnknownJanuary 27, 1999 (1999-01-27)
126"Karp's Night Out"UnknownUnknownMarch 16, 1999 (1999-03-16)
137"The Christian Guy"TBDTBD*
148"Mona Moves Up"TBDTBD*
159"Error Apparent"TBDTBD*
1610"Requiem for a Horse"TBDTBD*
1711"The Negotiator"TBDTBD*
1812"Eine Kleine Office Problem"TBDTBD*
1913"The Seventh Plague"TBDTBD*

* Not aired on NBC

Home media

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

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