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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 will he do with tomorrow's news?

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Early Edition Season 1 Episode 3 - Baby
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Baby

    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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  2. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 6 - Angels and Devils
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Angels and Devils

    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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  3. Early Edition Season 4 Episode 9 - Weathergirl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Weathergirl

    S4:E9

    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:Unknown

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  4. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 5 - Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog

    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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  5. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 21 - Home Groan
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Home Groan

    S3:E21

    While Gary is able to prevent a robbery attempt by the dangerous criminals, he is unable to convince the local sheriff that the convicts are hiding out in his little town. It turns out that Joe is an envious old high-school classmate of Gary's who decides to throw him in jail for causing a raucous. While behind bars, Gary reads in the paper that his mother will be killed by the convicts. When he's unable to convince Joe to stop by his parents house to prevent the impending tragedy, Gary's dad, Bernie, comes to his rescue and they both rush to save Gary's mom.

    Director:Scott Paulin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 22 - Play It Again Sammo
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Play It Again Sammo

    S3:E22

    Gary does his usual routine to help others, and finds himself involved with the robbery of an ancient Chinese helmet that was stolen from LA. Detective Sammo Law from the Los Angeles police department is in Chicago looking for the missing helmet. After investigating Gary's involvement with the case, Sammo and Gary find out Gary accidentally bought the helmet as a piece of an art decoration object. Unfortunately the helmet is stolen again, forcing Sammo and Gary to team up to get it back, while trying to stop the man who stole it and his niece from being murdered by international smugglers who want the helmet.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 6 - Hoops
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Hoops

    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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  8. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 22 - Dad
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Dad

    S1:E22

    Gary's father, Bernie, temporarily moves in with his son after his wife kicks him out. After learning about the paper, and enjoying helping others, Bernie decides to stay permanently.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  9. Early Edition Season 4 Episode 3 - Take Me out to the Ballgame
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Take Me out to the Ballgame

    S4:E3

    After Gary reads that Pedro Mendoza, a rookie pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, is going to pitch a no-hitter. Chuck convinces him to attend the game. But when Chuck inadvertently changes the course of the day's events by taking a cab meant for the ballplayer, the story is replaced by an item about the pitcher being injured while on his way to Wrigley Field. After preventing Pedro's impending accident, Gary races to protect a restaurant owner from being seriously injured by a loan shark. When it turns out that the man is Pedro's brother, Gary and Chuck find themselves in the middle of another potential tragedy. They read that the brother will be killed and the ballplayer's arm will be broken by the menacing thugs. With only a few hours left, the duo must try to save the day so Pedro can pitch the game and still make the history books.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Early Edition Season 4 Episode 15 - False Witness
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - False Witness

    S4:E15

    While stealing cars for a chop shop, Jose (Joey) encounters Gary, who is brought in by police to ID the teenager in a criminal lineup. When Gary realizes that Joey is Miguel's little brother, he denies knowing him in order to protect his friend. Although Joey promises Gary that he will go straight, his accomplice pressures him into pulling another job, a heist in which the owner of the car is shot and Gary is taken hostage. While trying to convince Joey to give up his life of crime, Gary is wounded by gunfire and left to ponder whether or not he should have acknowledged Joey's involvement the first time around before people were seriously hurt.

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Early Edition Season 4 Episode 17 - Blind Faith
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Blind Faith

    S4:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jeff Pinkner

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  12. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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

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  13. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 4 - The Paper
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #13 - The Paper

    S1:E4

    While searching for answers about the paper, Gary becomes involved with a reporter who is suspicious of his apparent knowledge of a certain story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 10 - The Wrong Man
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - The Wrong Man

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 11 - Christmas
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Christmas

    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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  16. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 12 - Frostbit
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Frostbit

    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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  17. Early Edition Season 1 Episode 2 - The Choice
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #17 - The Choice

    S1:E2

    Gary must choose between stopping a fatal plane crash or saving the life of one girl.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writers:Bob Brush, John Romano

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  18. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 3 - The Wedding
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - The Wedding

    S2:E3

    McGinty's is asked to cater the wedding of Gary's ex-girlfriend, his high school sweetheart. Her romantic feelings are still somewhat directed at Gary, and what's worse, her father has been under police's witness protection for three weeks and the paper warns of criminal and violent actions at the wedding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 5 - Downsized
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Downsized

    S2:E5

    Gary and Chuck must stop an old friend of theirs from their former job from having fatal plastic surgery to impress his girlfriend and enhance his career.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 17 - The Fourth Carpathian
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Fourth Carpathian

    S2:E17

    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:Unknown

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  21. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 18 - The Quality of Mercy
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - The Quality of Mercy

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown

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  22. Early Edition Season 2 Episode 21 - Hot Time in the Old Town
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Hot Time in the Old Town

    S2:E21

    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:Unknown

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  23. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 1 - Blackout
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Blackout

    S3:E1

    During a blackout in Chicago, Marissa attempts to save two trapped teenagers.

    Director:Gary Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 3 - A Horse Is a Horse
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - A Horse Is a Horse

    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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  25. Early Edition Season 3 Episode 4 - Lt. Hobson, USN
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Lt. Hobson, USN

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Baby" is the worst rated episode of "Early Edition". It scored 7/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Randall Zisk and written by Bob Brush, it aired on 10/12/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Angels and Devils".