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All Episodes of Deadline

Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the...
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Season 1

  • First Episode
    6.4/1017 votes

    First Episode

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2000

    A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist (Oliver Platt) recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Lovers and Madmen
    7.7/1013 votes

    Lovers and Madmen

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2000

    Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Perception
    7.4/109 votes

    Perception

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2000

    Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Daniel in the Lion's Den
    8.2/108 votes

    Daniel in the Lion's Den

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2000

    Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Howl
    7.7/108 votes

    Howl

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2000

    Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Old Ball Game
    8.1/1011 votes

    The Old Ball Game

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/17/2001

    A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Don't I Know You?
    8.0/109 votes

    Don't I Know You?

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/2001

    When Wallace probes the mob, Nikki's family connections and her past come back to haunt her and she is forced to choose between her father and her career. Abe Vigoda guest stars.

    Director: Richard Dobbs

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Undesirables
    6.9/109 votes

    The Undesirables

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/24/2001

    Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Somebody's Fool
    7.8/108 votes

    Somebody's Fool

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2001

    Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The First Commandment
    8.1/1010 votes

    The First Commandment

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/2001

    Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Just Lie Back
    7.8/108 votes

    Just Lie Back

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/31/2001

    Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Shock
    7.8/108 votes

    Shock

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/7/2001

    Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Red Herring
    6.6/109 votes

    Red Herring

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/2001

    Benton ends up afraid for his life and on his publisher's bad side when he dares to write a damning column on a stock scam run by the Russian mafia.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown