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The Worst Episodes of Early Edition

Every episode of Early Edition ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Early Edition!

Worst episode
S1E6 Hoops
7.0154 votes
Best episode
S4E20 Time
8.8121 votes
Top season
Season 4
7.8avg
Binge time
2d 19h
90 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Early Edition Season 1 Episode 6 - Hoops
    7.0/10(154 votes)

    S1:E6

    Gary tries to stop a popular basket-baller with a medical condition from risking his life on the court.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  2. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 5 - Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog
    7.1/10(162 votes)

    S1:E5

    Lottery fever grips Chicago with the jackpot climbing every night. Meanwhile, Gary tries to understand why someone would want to steal the Mayor's dog.

    Director:Susan Seidelman
    Writers:Bob Brush, John Romano

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  3. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 8 - Gun
    7.1/10(138 votes)

    S1:E8

    Gary poses as a social worker in order to stop a little boy from shooting his brother, but he gets more involved with the family than he should. Gary steals the gun, but has to give it back after the paper announces that the wife will be beaten to death. When the husband drops by, Gary shows up with the police, but little Tommy had already stolen the gun and almost killed his brother. Meanwhile, Chuck has a really hard time trying to get rid of the cat's fleas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 13 - Mob Wife
    7.1/10(131 votes)

    S1:E13

    Gary and Chuck get mistakenly involved with the mob after they save a gangster's ex-fiancé from being shot. They spend days trying to escape from trouble and death themselves, and to make it easier Chuck falls for the woman.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Dusty Kay

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  5. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 7 - Redfellas
    7.1/10(97 votes)

    S2:E7

    The newspaper arrives with an article written in Russian. Gary saves a cab driver in a seemingly unrelated article written in English. The cab driver is able to read the Russian article to Gary. Gary then must save a beautiful Russian violinist from being murdered and brings her together to her long lost father.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 17 - Two to Tangle
    7.1/10(76 votes)

    S3:E17

    A couple is fighting with each other over their lingerie company, and Henry befriends their daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 8 - March in Time
    7.2/10(101 votes)

    S2:E8

    After learning that a leader of a racist movement will be assasinated during a march, Gary begans to debate whether he should save his life or let him die. Marissa manages to convince him to save him, but the dilemma is further compromised when the leader's comrades attack and vandalize McGinty's. Now Gary has to stop the sniper from killing the leader of the movement. The situation is further complicated when the leader's son befriends a young African-American kid.

    Director:Robert Ginty
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 7 - Up Chuck
    7.2/10(79 votes)

    S3:E7

    A surprise visit from Chuck makes Gary suspect an ulterior motive.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 3 - Baby
    7.3/10(172 votes)

    S1:E3

    Gary helps Chuck deliver twins in an elevator after Chicago has a blackout due to Gary's inability to stop street workers to keep a water pump turned off. Meanwhile, Gary keeps chasing for a mysterious blonde woman while his ex-wife attempts to get back together.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  10. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 7 - After Midnight
    7.3/10(145 votes)

    S1:E7

    Gary has to stop a 17 year-old single mother from abandoning her child. But as always, Gary gets more involved with her than he should, and finds out she left home pregnant and now works for a drug dealer. Meanwhile, Chuck uses the paper to get a date with an attractive woman he had to share a cab with.

    Director:Michael Toshiyuki Uno
    Writer:Deborah Joy LeVine

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  11. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 12 - Frostbit
    7.3/10(140 votes)

    S1:E12

    It's 20 below zero in Chicago but Gary still has to rescue people around the city, even if the paper doesn't bring any important news. Plus, Chuck temporarily moves in to Gary's place after the heat in his place goes down, which is just another reason for Gary to be out of the house. He keeps running into a homeless kid, who is later featured in paper saying he froze to death. Now Gary has to find the kid, who got stuck under a pipe of an abandoned building. They both get locked there after the door is blocked, and now they rely on Chuck to save them from freezing to death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Brush, Deborah Joy LeVine

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  12. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 10 - The Wrong Man
    7.3/10(135 votes)

    S1:E10

    Gary has to stop a man from his old office from killing himself. Marcia visits him with the news that she's getting married. She won't reveal the identity of her soon-to-be husband, but Gary finds out it's Phil Pritchard, his old jerky boss. Gary is not happy about it and a series of accidents make it look like he's trying to purposely hurt Pritchard and get in the way of their wedding. When the paper brings the headline that Pritchard is going to be murdered, Gary refuses to help him, but Chuck convinces him to do so. He also must stop Sam (the office mailboy for the past 9 years) from killing Pritchard.

    Director:David Hugh Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 9 - His Girl Thursday
    7.3/10(134 votes)

    S1:E9

    Meredith is back. She wants to pick things up with Gary where they left last time they met. But the paper seems to be in the way of Gary developing anything deeper with her, since he doesn't want her to have access to it. She promises not to read it, but Chuck walks in on her reading the paper. They make a deal, and Chuck wins over 15 million in the stock market. He gets in trouble and steals the paper to lose the 15 million, but Gary thinks Meredith stole it. After reconciliation, Meredith leaves for Washington.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 6 - Halloween
    7.3/10(86 votes)

    S3:E6

    Gary is abducted by two witches that he saved from a fire. The witches believe that Gary is a warlock, and that Gary can help them free their sister who has been locked up for close to 200 years.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  15. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 4 - Lt. Hobson, USN
    7.3/10(82 votes)

    S3:E4

    To stop an explosion, Gary poses as a Navy Lieutenant, but before he can get off the base, he attracts the attention of an admiral who wants Gary to take his daughter to a dance. However, things don't go as planned and Gary ends up imprisoned in a Naval Jail. Worse yet, Gary receives the paper while in jail and learns that McGinty's is going to blow up.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 12 - Slippity-Doo-Dah
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    S3:E12

    Gary catches a snake that was going to bite a bingo player who faints and knocks her head. However, she's incapable of her next doings: babysitting Henry. Gary takes over, but Marissa warns him that he can't handle both the paper and Henry. While babysitting for Henry, Gary's intervention with one accident sets off a chain reaction of accidents.

    Director:Fisher Stevens
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 11 - Christmas
    7.4/10(140 votes)

    S1:E11

    Gary has to stop a bomb from killing 20 ice skaters on a park. He goes to Det. Crumb for help, who still doesn't quite believe Gary. The headline on the paper changes to a department store, but still the bomber seems to be ahead of them. Meanwhile, Chuck is arrested for not paying 106 parking tickets. In his cell there's a man who thinks he's Santa, and he convinces Chuck to escape from jail and steal a car to deliver the gifts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  18. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 16 - Bat Masterson
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    S1:E16

    Gary meets an ex-cop who took the identity of Bat Masterson to continue his work against crime. The guy seems to be crazy, but helps Gary with his paper duties. As he learns more about Bat (or Mike Killebrew, his real identity), Gary discovers that he went crazy after his partner died.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Dusty Kay

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  19. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 4 - Jenny Sloane
    7.4/10(100 votes)

    S2:E4

    Gary must help a young boy who is ill with leukimia, but is refusing treatment. Gary wants him to meet Jenny Sloane, Chicago's sweetheart who is ill with cancer. A Sun-Times columnist writes a column about Jenny Sloane.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 6 - Angels and Devils
    7.4/10(100 votes)

    S2:E6

    Sister Mary works with inner-city youths but begins to question her effectiveness and faith after witnessing too many young people ruin their lives through crime and violence. Gary tries to help her keep a young boy named Marcus on the straight and narrow path after his older brother, Kareem, is released from prison. Kareem has plans to tutor Marcus in the ways of crime and he has no patience for Gary's interference.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Early Edition Season 4 Episode 22 - Luck o' the Irish
    7.4/10(97 votes)

    S4:E22

    A young Irish woman loses her chance at a million dollar lottery when Gary swipes her dollar that she was going to buy the winning ticket with. To repay her he ends up caught up in a wild scheme that has them pretending to be engaged while Kate looks for a man she loves.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 3 - A Horse Is a Horse
    7.4/10(79 votes)

    S3:E3

    After Henry witnesses Gary rescue a clown from a falling bucket, nothing can stop the child from finding out about the paper. However, Henry misuses the information contained within the paper, but things get worse when Henry's father sees his child's "gift" as a way to make a quick buck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 5 - Saint Nick
    7.4/10(78 votes)

    S3:E5

    Erica reunites with a childhood friend, Nick Sterling, who seems to be the perfect guy. Gary is jealous of their relationship and reads in the paper that Nick is going to propose to Erica. Gary also reads that the hospital that Nick just got done building is going to catch on fire at the opening party so he goes to the party but the building still catches on fire and he has to save Nick and Erica.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 16 - Number One with a Bullet
    7.4/10(78 votes)

    S3:E16

    Marissa's old friend, Julius aka C-Roc, is in town for a cd signing and Gary has to prevent him from being killed.

    Director:David Petrarca
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 20 - Pinch Hitters
    7.4/10(77 votes)

    S3:E20

    Gary tries to prevent an accident involving a rare monkey, but he gets bitten by the animal and is forced into quarantine until it can be determined whether or not he has contracted a rare disease. In the meantime, Gary enlists Marissa's help in preventing the elderly man from being injured in a variety of dangerous mishaps. With the help of her new boyfriend, Emmet, she attempts to save the man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hoops" is the worst rated episode of Early Edition. It scored 7.0/10 from 154 votes. Directed by Rick Rosenthal and written by Bob Brush, it aired on November 2, 1996. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog".

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