Season 5 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 24
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

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Lou Grant Season 5 (1981-1982)

Lou Grant Wedding 5x01 Wedding
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Nov. 02, 1981
Lou Grant Execution 5x02 Execution
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Nov. 09, 1981
Lou Grant Reckless 5x03 Reckless
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Nov. 16, 1981
Lou Grant Hometown 5x04 Hometown
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Nov. 23, 1981
Lou Grant Risk 5x05 Risk
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Nov. 30, 1981
Lou Grant Doublecross 5x06 Doublecross
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Dec. 07, 1981
Lou Grant Drifters 5x07 Drifters
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Dec. 14, 1981
Lou Grant Friends 5x08 Friends
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Dec. 28, 1981
Lou Grant Jazz 5x09 Jazz
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Jan. 04, 1982
Lou Grant Ghosts 5x10 Ghosts
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Jan. 11, 1982
Lou Grant Cameras 5x11 Cameras
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Jan. 25, 1982
Lou Grant Review 5x12 Review
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Feb. 08, 1982
Lou Grant Immigrants 5x13 Immigrants
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Feb. 15, 1982
Lou Grant Hunger 5x14 Hunger
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Mar. 01, 1982
Lou Grant Recovery 5x15 Recovery
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Mar. 08, 1982
Lou Grant Obituary 5x16 Obituary
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Mar. 22, 1982
Lou Grant Blacklist 5x17 Blacklist
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Apr. 05, 1982
Lou Grant Law 5x18 Law
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Apr. 12, 1982
Lou Grant Fireworks 5x19 Fireworks
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Apr. 19, 1982
Lou Grant Unthinkable 5x20 Unthinkable
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May. 03, 1982
Lou Grant Suspect 5x21 Suspect
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May. 17, 1982
Lou Grant Beachhead 5x22 Beachhead
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May. 24, 1982
Lou Grant Victims 5x23 Victims
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Aug. 30, 1982
Lou Grant Charlie 5x24 Charlie
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Sep. 13, 1982
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Season 5 Characters

Lou Grant played by Edward Asner
Joe Rossi played by Robert Walden
Billie Newman played by Linda Kelsey
Charlie Hume played by Mason Adams
Art Donovan played by Jack Bannon
Dennis "Animal" Price played by Daryl Anderson
Margaret Pynchon played by Nancy Marchand
Rubin Castillo played by Emilio Delgado
Lance Reinecke played by Lance Guest
Marian Hume played by Peggy McCay
Ted McCovey played by Cliff Potts
Abby McCann played by Freddye Chapman
Michael Shepherd played by Nigel Bullard
Norman Diggs played by J.D. Hall
Noelle Kilmen played by Jennifer Holmes
Mario Varari played by Matthew Faison
Marvin played by Michael Tucci
Matt Lupton played by Sandy McPeak
McElwain played by Milt Kogan
Meredith Hall-Sutton played by Karen Carlson
National Editor played by Ivan Bonar
Myra Wexler played by Conchata Ferrell
Murdered Woman played by Pat Finley

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Season 5 Videos

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Season 5 Trivia

  • Episode 20 - This show about the possibility of a nuclear war breaking out was heavily hyped by CBS-TV, which up to this point had desperately wanted to keep the highly acclaimed "Lou Grant" on the schedule for the following season -- until the ratings came in. The numbers -- a 10.3 rating and and 18 share -- don'
  • Episode 09 - Goof (audio/visual unsynchronized): In the first jazz club scene, only a piano and bass are on stage, but the audio track includes drums. Not only that, but the bass player is clearly not playing the notes on the track.
  • Episode 13 - Up to this point in the season, "Lou Grant" had been drawing high ratings, usually ranking in the top 20 or 25 each week and sometimes better -- quite good considering that its lead-in, "House Calls," was all but canceled due to weak ratings (it finally left the air on March 29). But all shows
  • Episode 24 - Last show of the series.

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