9.0/10105 votesLoading...#1 - Time
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2000
Gary finds out why he was chosen to receive the paper.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
8.4/1084 votesLoading...#2 - Fatal Edition (1)
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1999
When Frank Scanlon, a Chicago Sun Times columnist famous for his exposes, meets Gary during one of his daily saves, Gary piques the interest of the reporter, who believes that the rescues are more than coincidental. Intent on investigating Gary further, Scanlon demands that Sun Times cameraman Miguel Diaz hand over the confidential file he's been collecting on Gary. Meanwhile, when Gary reads in the paper that Scanlon is about to be murdered, he rushes to save him but the paper lists the wrong time of death - leading Gary to be found at the scene by police and subsequently arrested. Mounting circumstantial evidence even has Detective Toni Brigatti convinced of Gary's guilt. After escaping his arraignment, with Marissa's help, Gary becomes a fugitive desperate to find Scanlon's murderer.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: Jeff Pinkner
8.3/1079 votesLoading...#3 - Fate
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/1999
A homeless man plummets to his death while Gary tries to save him. Gary is rattled by his inability to prevent the tragedy and questions his involvement with the paper. When Gary refuses to prevent the next day's bad news, he winds up being forced to confront his own fate when he reads his obituary in the paper and must figure out what he's done wrong so he can save his life.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
8.3/1084 votesLoading...#4 - Fatal Edition (2)
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1999
When Gary's own investigation leads him to one of Scanlon's informants, he learns that at the time of Scanlon's death, the reporter was about to break a story on a murder-for-hire ring. With the help of Sun Times photographer Miguel Diaz, Gary obtains a printout of Scanlon's notes for his story that identifies six murders that were made to look like accidents. Meanwhile, Detective Brigatti uncovers some evidence of her own, which proves Gary's innocence and implicates someone with whom she works closely in the department. When Brigatti is subsequently taken hostage and about to be murdered, Gary must save her before the real killer sets him up a second time.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: Doris Egan
8.2/1087 votesLoading...#5 - The Quality of Mercy
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/1998
The paper sends Gary to save a man, John Hernandez, from getting killed in a road accident. After doing that, the paper changes and it states that Hernandez is going to kill Rachel Stone, the prosecutor who sent him to prison. Gary can't help but wonder why the paper sent him on such an errand. Gary then goes to the courthouse to stop Hernandez; Hernandez gets away and Gary is arrested and brought to Ms. Stone. When he tries to warn her about Hernandez; she doesn't believe him because Gary won't reveal the source of his information. Hernandez gets away by knocking Chuck out and taking his car. While Gary waits at the hospital, the paper now says that Hernandez is going to try again this time at her home. Gary goes there and gets him and Ms. Stone taken as hostage.
Director: Fisher Stevens
Writer: N/A
8.2/1072 votesLoading...#6 - Snow Angels
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/26/2000
While out in the snow, Gary encounters two men, Earl Camby, a reformed criminal who now devotes his life to helping those less fortunate than himself, and Cliff Mourning, a sleazy motel operator. As Gary tries to save Earl's life when a building collapses on him, he reads that Cliff is going to succumb to a heart attack. Torn between leaving Earl alone to die while he saves an ungrateful human being, Gary contemplates a decision that could ultimately tie the two men's lives together.
Director: Sandor Stern
Writer: N/A
8.1/10182 votesLoading...#7 - The Choice
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1996
Gary must choose between stopping a fatal plane crash or saving the life of one girl.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Bob Brush, John Romano
8.1/1069 votesLoading...#8 - Gifted
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/4/2000
After saving a playmate of Nikki's and then preventing her from being injured in a school bus accident, Gary meets the tough-talking 13-year-old and learns that she also knew about the accidents before they almost happened. While most would consider Nikki's clairvoyance to be a gift, she is racked with guilt because she was unable to save her own parents from dying in a car crash three years earlier -- an event Gary also failed to stop.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: James Stanley
8.0/1077 votesLoading...#9 - Run, Gary, Run
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/1999
When Gary ignores Marissa's repeated requests to help her manage the workload at McGinty's, the paper plays a dangerous trick on him: he reads that his friend will be struck and killed by a car. Gary finds himself in a daily replay of the same 24 hours, � la the film Groundhog Day, when, unable to save her the first time around, he awakens to find history repeating itself -- twice. Failing to prevent the accident a second time, Gary is given one more chance to learn from his mistakes so he can save Marissa's life.
Director: Scott Paulin
Writer: N/A
7.9/10225 votesLoading...#10 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1996
After being kicked out of his house by his wife, Gary Hobson is forced to move into a hotel room. It's a regular Monday morning - apart from a mysterious newspaper that is delivered to his door by an even more mysterious orange cat. At first, Gary doesn't pay much attention to the newspaper but, after a while, he realises that it isn't a regular newspaper, it's tomorrow's.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Bob Brush
7.9/1083 votesLoading...#11 - Where or When
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/1998
After Gary is injured in a fall, he becomes housebound while his broken leg heals. In a "Rear Window" style plot, he watches people in the apartment building across the street and is attracted to a new neighbor who seems to have been the victim of a murder almost 50 years ago.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: N/A
7.9/1085 votesLoading...#12 - The Fourth Carpathian
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/18/1998
Gary's parents receive the paper when Gary is trapped in an absndoned theater trying to save a monkey. Gary's parents and Crumb accidentally bring together a family of Letonian trapeze artists in Chicago.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.9/1072 votesLoading...#13 - Just one of Those Things
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1999
Gary decides to tell Erica about the paper but she does not believe him until she witnesses him saving the life of a little girl trapped in a refrigerator. Unfortunately, Patrick, who is looking for an apartment, accidently takes Gary's paper.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.9/1074 votesLoading...#14 - The Out-of-Towner
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1999
Gary meets a man, Sam Cooper, that also receives tomorrow's paper (the New York Daily). However, unlike Gary, Sam hires others to complete the rescues and uses the paper's knowledge to make money.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.9/1070 votesLoading...#15 - Weathergirl
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1999
With Gary as her guide, Rebecca becomes renowned for her accurate forecasts, until the paper shows up at his doorstep one morning without a trace of the next day's weather. Searching for a way to save his budding relationship, Gary reads a story in the paper about a group of construction workers who are killed when a gale force wind knocks over a Christmas tree they're trying to put up. Racing to the television studio, Gary attempts to get Rebecca to warn the workers about the potential disaster. Meanwhile, Gary's old friend Uncle Phil (guest star Fyvush Finkel, reprising the role) winds up in a series of jobs and disasters that Gary must prevent.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: N/A
7.8/10113 votesLoading...#16 - The Wall (1)
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/1997
The paper reveals that the U.S. president will be murdered during his upcoming visit to Chicago - by Gary.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Bob Brush
7.8/10119 votesLoading...#17 - Phantom at the Opera
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/19/1997
Gary saves a woman named Emma Shaw from being murdered during an art robbery. Gary keeps helping Emma establish herself in the city and develops romantic feelings for her, but the paper keeps getting in his way and interrupting their dates.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1092 votesLoading...#18 - Romancing the Throne
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/1998
Gary must deal with a stowaway princess who hid in his trunk.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.8/1068 votesLoading...#19 - The Iceman Taketh
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1999
As Brigatti carries out her plan to entice the thief with an expensive diamond pendant, her relationship with Gary grows more personal since they are forced to spend several days and nights together. When it appears that the case has been solved, Gary reads that the diamond will turn out to be a fake -- putting Brigatti's career in jeopardy. Armed with tomorrow's news, only Gary can save Brigatti's job by finding the true thief and returning the diamond to its owner.
Director: Scott Paulin
Writer: Diane Messina Stanley, James Stanley
7.8/1068 votesLoading...#20 - Performance Anxiety
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/11/2000
The former recipient of the New York paper decides to relinquish his duties by turning over the next day's news to his friend Clams, but the paper suddenly stops coming after Clams meets with a mysterious man asking questions about his satisfaction with his special subscription. When Gary is involved in a similar meeting, Clams warns him that he too could lose his paper if he makes any wrong decisions. Desperate to get his own paper back, Clams steals Gary's edition so he can convince the powers-that-be to give him another chance. But even as he tries to make amends, Clams continues to abuse the paper and winds up putting the life of a down on-his-luck computer genius in jeopardy. When Gary reads that Clams and the computer wiz will perish in a dangerous explosion, he must race to save their lives before it's too late.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: Doris Egan
7.8/1067 votesLoading...#21 - Blind Faith
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 4/22/2000
Gary loses his sight while he is trying to prevent three teens from being blown up by an old cannon ball. While at the hospital, Gary meets a yong kid named Nate Calvin, whose mother is ill. The next day, without being able to see, Gary must save Nate Calvin, who is trapped in an abandoned building.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jeff Pinkner
7.7/1076 votesLoading...#23 - The Return of Crumb
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/1998
Three weeks before he is due to retire, Detective Crumb comes under investigation by the city's District Attorney under suspicion that he may be corrupt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1076 votesLoading...#24 - Don't Walk Away, Renee
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/1998
Gary helps Renee, a woman who is being targeted by thieves.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.7/1077 votesLoading...#25 - Hot Time in the Old Town
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/1998
Gary reads in the paper that a pylon at a construction site drops and knocks over a nearby building killing thousands. He goes to try and prevent it from happening only to get knocked out and wakes up 2 days before the Great Chicago Fire. He meets Morris, who looks like Chuck. He also meets Jesse, a young boy who is the brother of a woman, Elanor, who is a singer at a saloon, and looks exactly like Marissa, and is a victim of racism. Gary must help Jessee and Elanor, and try to stop the fire from happening.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Early Edition
Every episode of Early Edition ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Early Edition!
Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Time" is the best rated episode of "Early Edition". It scored 9/10 based on 105 votes. Directed by Mel Damski and written by N/A, it aired on 5/13/2000. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fatal Edition (1)".
