Original title
LateLine
Released
3/17/1998
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy
Status
Cancelled
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
12
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 seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.
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.
Gale is considered to start a spin-off of ""LateLine"" for younger viewers called ""KidLine"". Meanwhile, Al is suspected of writing a book.
Al is out sick, and Pearce starts to realize his true feelings for Gale.
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.
Gale auditions for a different network. Meanwhile, Al goes mad trying to score some tickets for a party hosted by Julia Roberts.
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.
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.
Al may have to go to prison, unless he reveals the source of a story.
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...
Trying to blow the cover of an illegal gun salesman, Al and Raji go undercover by trying to buy guns. Meanwhile, Vic's daughter lets slip that her father has a crush on Gale.
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.
When Vic goes out on a date, Gale is left to produce the show. Her first show as a producer goes horribly wrong when Pearce decides he doesn't want to do the show.
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