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The Best Episodes of Midnight Caller Season 3

Every episode of Midnight Caller Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Midnight Caller Season 3!

Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC television series created by Richard DiLello, which ran from 1988 to 1991. It was one of the first television...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Episodes
23
Avg. Rating
7.6
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S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
6.6
8.0
7.8

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Class of 1980" is the best rated episode of "Midnight Caller" season 3. It scored 6.6/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Eric Laneuville and written by Robert Singer, it aired on 9/28/1990. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Language Barrier".

  • The Class of 1980
    6.6/10(13)

    #1 - The Class of 1980

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/28/1990

    A very pregnant Devon hosts a fundraiser with Jack as the object of the bachelor auction. Her college classmates attend; however, one by one, they fall victim to a murderer. Jack, Zymak and Deacon all work the angles of this case, with the evidence pointing firmly at Jack's new girlfriend.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Robert Singer

  • The Language Barrier
    8.0/10(14)

    #2 - The Language Barrier

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/5/1990

    Our man Billy Po is featured in this episode of racial tensions that are spawned in Little Italy. Billy is attacked after a date with his girlfriend, which leads Jack into an investigation of the death of a young Chinese immigrant.

    Director: James A. Contner

    Writer: John Schulian

  • Old Friends
    7.8/10(14)

    #3 - Old Friends

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 10/12/1990

    The sudden death of Jack's surrogate father leads Jack and Deacon to investigate the policies of the nursing home in which he was residing. It turns out that once people move in, their stay is usually quite short.

    Director: Robert Singer

    Writer: N/A

  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg (1)
    7.2/10(11)

    #4 - Ain't Too Proud to Beg (1)

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/19/1990

    Jack is offered a new job, which he considers as Devon prepares to sell KJCM and move to Tahiti with the father of her child. We are introduced to Nikki Malloy in this episode and the prospective new owners of KJCM. Jack and Devon deal with their imminent separation by arguing with each other every chance they can get.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Schulian

  • Sale Away (2)
    8.1/10(14)

    #5 - Sale Away (2)

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/26/1990

    Devon struggles with the sale of KJCM, wanting to ensure that her employees are well taken care of. She and Jack continue to lock horns, until push comes to shove in the delivery room! Jack has to decide whether to stay on at KJCM or move on to greener pastures.

    Director: Rob Bowman

    Writer: Robert Singer

  • Life Without Possibility (1)
    8.2/10(17)

    #6 - Life Without Possibility (1)

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 11/2/1990

    Nikki shows who's the new boss by insisting Jack cover a prison riot near San Francisco. Jack arrives at the prison and becomes part of a chosen delegation to go inside and witness the atrocities the convicts are rebelling against. Unknowingly, Jack becomes the target of one of the inmates, who has a personal score to settle.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: N/A

  • Life Without Possibility (2)
    8.7/10(20)

    #7 - Life Without Possibility (2)

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 11/9/1990

    The convicts demand Jack broadcast their side of the story via KJCM, Deacon gets an interview with the prisoner on the outside, and Jack meets up with the prisoner with a bone to pick.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: N/A

  • Ryder on the Storm
    7.2/10(13)

    #8 - Ryder on the Storm

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 11/16/1990

    Jack tries to help out his radio hero from his youth by trying to convince Nikki to give him a job. Jack seems blind to the man's obvious faults and self-destructive actions.

    Director: Fred Gerber

    Writer: John Schulian

  • Home to Roost
    7.6/10(14)

    #9 - Home to Roost

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 12/7/1990

    A child of the Vietnam war, whose father was a U.S. serviceman, instigates a hostage situation into which Jack is drawn.

    Director: Robert Singer

    Writer: N/A

  • With Malice Towards One
    7.5/10(13)

    #10 - With Malice Towards One

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 12/14/1990

    Jack tells Nikki about a situation he and Devon were trapped in a year ago, in which a vengeful ex-con and his gang kidnapped Devon in order to lure Jack to a payback situation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Schulian

  • That's Amoré
    6.3/10(14)

    #11 - That's Amoré

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 1/4/1991

    Jack's associate in the underworld seeks his assistance in locating his restaurant's kidnapped chef. The story turns out to be of a personal nature between the kidnapper and his hostage.

    Director: James A. Contner

    Writer: N/A

  • Her Dirty Little Secret
    8.2/10(11)

    #12 - Her Dirty Little Secret

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 1/25/1991

    Jack recognizes a woman who has been missing for years and in his pursuit of her he uncovers that she intentionally disappeared to avoid beatings from cop husband.

    Director: Betty Thomas

    Writer: N/A

  • Uninvited Guests
    7.7/10(11)

    #13 - Uninvited Guests

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 2/1/1991

    When Zymak's relationship with an immigration officer seems to be clouding his judgment in a murder investigation, Jack becomes involved at the request of one of the deceased person's relatives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Play Blotto... and Die
    6.8/10(11)

    #14 - Play Blotto... and Die

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 2/8/1991

    A former snitch seeks Jack's help in collecting his lotto winnings. He's in the witness protection program, and he's not a very popular citizen in San Francisco! When Jack isn't successful, the would-be millionaire approaches various familiar faces to attempt to retrieve the prize.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: John Schulian

  • Can't Say N-N-No
    7.6/10(13)

    #15 - Can't Say N-N-No

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 2/15/1991

    Jack and Nikki's tenuous friendship is tested when he questions her involvement with an ex-boyfriend, who has a substance abuse problem.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood Ties
    8.5/10(14)

    #16 - Blood Ties

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 3/1/1991

    Jack struggles with his opinion of deadbeat dads and with giving his ""Little Brother"" a positive start with his father who is making an effort to reform himself.

    Director: Win Phelps

    Writer: N/A

  • The Added Starter
    8.1/10(12)

    #17 - The Added Starter

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 4/5/1991

    A frequent caller to the show witnesses a murder; however no one believes her because the crime scene is cleaned up before the cops get there. She turns to Jack for help, protection, and comfort.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: David Braff

  • The Loneliest Number
    7.2/10(11)

    #18 - The Loneliest Number

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 4/12/1991

    Jack's troubled young sister shows up on his doorstep. She and Deacon become emotionally involved and Jack struggles with the relationship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Cry in the Night
    8.5/10(15)

    #19 - A Cry in the Night

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 4/19/1991

    KJCM's security guard is charged with murdering his son. Jack gets involved because the guard is suing KJCM for the advice he claims he received from Jack in how to deal with the drug problem in his family.

    Director: Philip Sgriccia

    Writer: Chris Carter

  • The Leopard
    6.0/10(11)

    #20 - The Leopard

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 4/26/1991

    Jack and Nikki find themselves as proxies in a poker game; Jack's father's life is at stake.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • City of Lost Souls (1)
    7.6/10(10)

    #21 - City of Lost Souls (1)

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 5/3/1991

    The Castlemans are pressuring KJCM to take a stand in the upcoming election, Jack is greeted by his supposed daughter, and his high school friend is murdered.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: John Schulian

  • City of Lost Souls (2)
    6.5/10(11)

    #22 - City of Lost Souls (2)

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 5/10/1991

    Jack pursues the death of his friend, who had been homeless for many years. In his search for answers to Sonny's death he goes undercover on the streets and meets up with the hierarchy of the street dwellers. Jack's pursuits may cost him his job, as a young upstart in the Castleman dynasty covers his show without a problem.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Singer

  • City of Lost Souls (3)
    8.4/10(13)

    #23 - City of Lost Souls (3)

    Season 3 Episode 23

    Aired 5/17/1991

    Closing in on the answers to Sonny's death leads to connections to the candidates and the issue of the homeless, which in turn causes Jack to become the target of an assassin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A