NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/17/1998
Pearce McKenzie, the anchor of hit news show ""Lateline"" makes a publicity stunt to ensure that he, and no other, is the richest anchor in the network. He claims that he is going to retire just so people will be shocked. But it all goes wrong when the new anchor is going to be Al Freundlich.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
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#2 - Al Anonymous
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/1998
Gale is considered to start a spin-off of ""LateLine"" for younger viewers called ""KidLine"". Meanwhile, Al is suspected of writing a book.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
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#3 - Gale Gets a Life
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/31/1998
Al is out sick, and Pearce starts to realize his true feelings for Gale.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#4 - Buddy Hackett
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/7/1998
An internet page claims that actor Buddy Hackett has passed away. The gang, stressed about not finding stories for the show, decide to air a special show about the late Hackett. But soon they will find out the Buddy is still alive.
Director: N/A
Writer: Al Franken
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#5 - Pearce's New Best Friend
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/14/1998
Gale auditions for a different network. Meanwhile, Al goes mad trying to score some tickets for a party hosted by Julia Roberts.
Director: Ken Levine
Writer: N/A
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#6 - Lawyer, Lawyer
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/1998
Al tries to convince Pearce to come to his Jewish temple. When Pearce finally agrees, Al asks him to participate in a charity the temple is having.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
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#7 - Pearce on Conan
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1999
Pearce does a skit for the Conan O'Brien show, which leads to more skits with Conan's sidekick, Andy Richter. Meanwhile, Raji is afraid that won't get his bonus.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: N/A
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#8 - Protecting the Source
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1999
Al may have to go to prison, unless he reveals the source of a story.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: N/A
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#9 - The Minister of Television
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/14/1999
Raji promisses to bring his African friend as a guest on the show but, when his friend doesn't come, Raji gets fired. The new intern is a girl who has a crush on Al. When the two kiss, Al remembers he is married...
Director: Ken Levine
Writer: Al Franken
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#11 - Svadharma
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/1999
Pearce's ex-mistress starts having an affair with Raji to make Pearce mad. Raji and the rest of the crew try to keep this a secret.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
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#13 - The Seventh Plague
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/4/1999
Al gets a role in a movie starring Martin Sheen. The producer realizes that hiring Al was a mistake when he gets the movie production shut down.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#14 - The Christian Guy
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/11/1999
Vic uses Gale to get a story about the Moral Coalition's annual ""Road to Victory Celebration.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#15 - Mona Moves Up
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/25/1999
Mona starts dating Pearce's financial advisor. At first he disapproves, but then he realizes Mona is a person too and he can't get involved in her personal life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#16 - Error Apparent
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/17/2004
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#17 - Requiem for a Horse
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2004
Gale goes to Pearce's country house for the weekend, where she accidentally kills Pearce's horse Paycheck. Al uses a focus group to figure out what's wrong with him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#18 - The Negotiator
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2004
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#19 - Eine Kleine Office Problem
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/2004
Pearce demands that Vic hire his girlfriend Ulli to work on the show. Unfortunately, Ulli drives all the show's guests away.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of LateLine
Every episode of LateLine ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of LateLine!
LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "LateLine". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Andy Ackerman and written by N/A, it aired on 3/17/1998. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Al Anonymous".
