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Lou Grant•Season 1•Episode 14

Airliner

7.5/10 · 57 votesJan 3, 197860 min

Ranked #7 of 22 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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News breaks of an airplane carrying over 300 people that is unable to land. Members of the staff scour the list of passengers aboard and find out that Charlie's daughter is on that flight.

Directed byMel Damski
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Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Lou Grant

Robert Walden

Robert Walden

Joe Rossi

Linda Kelsey

Linda Kelsey

Billie Newman

Mason Adams

Mason Adams

Charlie Hume

Jack Bannon

Jack Bannon

Art Donovan

Daryl Anderson

Daryl Anderson

Dennis Price

Nancy Marchand

Nancy Marchand

Margaret Pynchon

Allen Williams

Allen Williams

Adam Wilson

Laurence Haddon

Laurence Haddon

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Mel Damski

Mel Damski

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Episode Summary

"Airliner" is episode 14 of Lou Grant season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 57 votes, ranking #7 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Mel Damski, it aired on January 3, 1978.

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