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An ex-cop hosts a late-night talk radio program while getting involved with his listeners' problems in his off-time.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 10 - Do You Believe in Miracles?
    5.5/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Do You Believe in Miracles?

    S2:E10

    A blessed statue of the baby Jesus is stolen from St. Michael's Cathedral. Jack uses his show to find out clues to its whereabouts and to prevent the mob family who donated the statue from exacting their own form of penance on the perpetrator.

    Directors:Robert Singer, Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 20 - The Leopard
    6.0/10(11 votes)

    #2 - The Leopard

    S3:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 13 - Kid Salinas
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Kid Salinas

    S2:E13

    The exploitation of illegal immigrants in the work force and the sporting world is the premise for this episode. Jack introduces Devon to the world of boxing. Unfortunately, this leads to the more unpleasant side of things...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Schulian

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  4. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 11 - That's Amoré
    6.3/10(14 votes)

    #4 - That's Amoré

    S3:E11

    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:Unknown

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  5. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 11 - Based on a True Story
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Based on a True Story

    S2:E11

    The devastating San Francisco earthquake is re-enacted as Jack and Billy help citizens connect with loved ones via the radio waves, Devon has a close encounter, and Zymak and his family re-unite under tense circumstances.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 1 - The Class of 1980
    6.6/10(13 votes)

    #6 - The Class of 1980

    S3:E1

    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

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  7. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 14 - Play Blotto... and Die
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Play Blotto... and Die

    S3:E14

    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

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  8. Midnight Caller Season 1 Episode 11 - Blame It on Midnight
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Blame It on Midnight

    S1:E11

    Jack meets a night club singer, dates her and falls hard for her. She warns him of her ex-husband who's not willing to let her go. The man even attacks Jack with a knife in a bar. Later the man is killed and Jack is the prime suspect.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 6 - Take Back the Streets
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Take Back the Streets

    S2:E6

    The drug trade hits too close to home for a San Francisco neighborhood. Their personal war on crime becomes the focus of Jack's show.

    Director:Dan Lerner
    Writer:John Schulian

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  10. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 4 - Ain't Too Proud to Beg (1)
    7.2/10(11 votes)

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

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:John Schulian

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  11. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 18 - The Loneliest Number
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #11 - The Loneliest Number

    S3:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 9 - Blood Red
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Blood Red

    S2:E9

    Deacon's girlfriend, Susan, seeks Jack's assistance in dealing with her gambling debts. As Jack investigates outside of the official channels, he uncovers an art forgery ring that has Susan in the middle of it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 17 - Wrong Side of the Wall
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Wrong Side of the Wall

    S2:E17

    A long time prisoner of the correctional system is paroled, and he finds the real world too difficult to manage. Jack tries to dissuade him from breaking his parole just to get back into the system he knows so well.

    Director:Matt Clark
    Writer:John Schulian

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  14. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 8 - Ryder on the Storm
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Ryder on the Storm

    S3:E8

    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

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  15. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 16 - The Reverend Soundbite
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #15 - The Reverend Soundbite

    S2:E16

    Gang violence and police retaliation are the focal point for this episode. Zymak, accused of police brutality, is unable to come clean with his whereabouts as his marriage is disintegrating.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 18 - Three for the Money
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Three for the Money

    S2:E18

    We don't see much of Jack in the episode, as his brother and his father hook up for the first time in years to help a damsel in distress retrieve a valuable artifact. (This was the premise for a spinoff show that didn't make it off the ground.)

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Robert Singer

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  17. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 2 - Evil is Live Spelled Backward (1)
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Evil is Live Spelled Backward (1)

    S2:E2

    Jack's show is plagued by a series of on-air murders and locations of dead bodies. Jack's intuition tells him it's a serial killer but he has a hard time convincing Lieutenant Zymak.

    Director:Bradford May
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 10 - With Malice Towards One
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #18 - With Malice Towards One

    S3:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:John Schulian

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  19. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 15 - A Snitch in Time (2)
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #19 - A Snitch in Time (2)

    S2:E15

    Things are looking tense for Jack, when he and Deacon sit down to figure out the tangled web of lies and deceit to which he has fallen victim.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 9 - Home to Roost
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Home to Roost

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown

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  21. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 15 - Can't Say N-N-No
    7.6/10(13 votes)

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

    S3:E15

    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:Unknown

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  22. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 21 - City of Lost Souls (1)
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #22 - City of Lost Souls (1)

    S3:E21

    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

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  23. Midnight Caller Season 3 Episode 22 - City of Lost Souls (2)
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #23 - City of Lost Souls (2)

    S3:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Singer

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  24. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 8 - End of Innocence
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #24 - End of Innocence

    S2:E8

    A woman chooses imprisonment versus revealing the location of her daughter to her ex-husband. The young child is supposedly a victim of sexual abuse while her legal eagle parents sort through their own personality flaws. Jack becomes a link in the chain of lies and law-bending for the sake of the child.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Midnight Caller Season 2 Episode 14 - A Snitch in Time (1)
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #25 - A Snitch in Time (1)

    S2:E14

    Jack borrows Devon's car, unfortunately a young woman is killed by a hit and run driver matching Devon's car and Jack's description. The victim turns out to be the daughter of an influential retired lawyer, who wants retribution. Jack is hauled in for questioning, and becomes the pawn in a jewelry thief's deal for release.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Do You Believe in Miracles?" is the worst rated episode of "Midnight Caller". It scored 5.5/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Robert Singer, Michael Zinberg and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/19/1989. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Leopard".