# List of Lou Grant episodes

This is a list of episodes of the television drama series Lou Grant, a spin-off of the comedy series The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | Rank |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Rank |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) | March 20, 1978 (1978-03-20) | 36 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | September 25, 1978 (1978-09-25) | May 7, 1979 (1979-05-07) | 30 |
| 3 | 24 | 24 | September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17) | March 24, 1980 (1980-03-24) | — |
| 4 | 20 | 20 | September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) | May 4, 1981 (1981-05-04) | 27 |
| 5 | 24 | 24 | November 2, 1981 (1981-11-02) | September 13, 1982 (1982-09-13) | 38 |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1977–78)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
| 1 | 1 | "Cophouse" | Gene Reynolds | Leon Tokatyan | September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) | 7501 |
| 2 | 2 | "Hostages" | Charles Dubin | Seth Freeman | September 27, 1977 (1977-09-27) | 7510 |
| 3 | 3 | "Hoax" | Jay Sandrich | Gordon Dawson | October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04) | 7503 |
| 4 | 4 | "Henhouse" | Richard Crenna | Leonora Thuna | October 11, 1977 (1977-10-11) | 7509 |
| 5 | 5 | "Nazi" | Alexander Singer | Robert Schlitt | October 18, 1977 (1977-10-18) | 7505 |
| 6 | 6 | "Aftershock" | Jud Taylor | Del Reisman | October 25, 1977 (1977-10-25) | 7506 |
| 7 | 7 | "Barrio" | Mel Damski | Seth Freeman | November 1, 1977 (1977-11-01) | 7504 |
| 8 | 8 | "Scoop" | Harry Falk | Gene Kearney | November 8, 1977 (1977-11-08) | 7502 |
| 9 | 9 | "Judge" | Irving Moore | Leon Tokatyan | November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15) | 7508 |
| 10 | 10 | "Psych-Out" | Alexander Singer | Seth Freeman | November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22) | 7515 |
| 11 | 11 | "Housewarming" | Mel Damski | Leonora Thuna | November 29, 1977 (1977-11-29) | 7512 |
| 12 | 12 | "Takeover" | Gene Reynolds | Leon Tokatyan | December 6, 1977 (1977-12-06) | 7513 |
| 13 | 13 | "Christmas" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 13, 1977 (1977-12-13) | 7507 |
| 14 | 14 | "Airliner" | Mel Damski | Charles Einstein | January 3, 1978 (1978-01-03) | 7514 |
| 15 | 15 | "Sports" | Harvey Laidman | Bud Freeman | January 10, 1978 (1978-01-10) | 7516 |
| 16 | 16 | "Hero" | Mel Damski | Seth Freeman | January 17, 1978 (1978-01-17) | 7518 |
| 17 | 17 | "Renewal" | Gene Reynolds | Ken Travey | January 30, 1978 (1978-01-30) | 7511 |
| 18 | 18 | "Sect" | Alexander Singer | Michele Gallery | February 6, 1978 (1978-02-06) | 7517 |
| 19 | 19 | "Scandal" | Mel Damski | Seth Freeman | February 13, 1978 (1978-02-13) | 7520 |
| 20 | 20 | "Spies" | Charles Dubin | Leon Tokatyan | February 27, 1978 (1978-02-27) | 7519 |
| 21 | 21 | "Poison" | Gene Reynolds | Michele Gallery | March 6, 1978 (1978-03-06) | 7521 |
| 22 | 22 | "Physical" | Charles Dubin | David Lloyd | March 20, 1978 (1978-03-20) | 7522 |

### Season 2 (1978–79)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
| 23 | 1 | "Pills" | Jay Sandrich | Michele Gallery | September 25, 1978 (1978-09-25) | 8502 |
| 24 | 2 | "Prisoner" | Gene Reynolds | Seth Freeman | October 2, 1978 (1978-10-02) | 8501 |
| 25 | 3 | "Hooker" | Alexander Singer | Seth Freeman | October 16, 1978 (1978-10-16) | 8508 |
| 26 | 4 | "Mob" | Corey Allen | Leon Tokatyan | October 23, 1978 (1978-10-23) | 8505 |
| 27 | 5 | "Murder" | Mel Damski | Gary David Goldberg | October 30, 1978 (1978-10-30) | 8504 |
| 28 | 6 | "Dying" | Alexander Singer | Michele Gallery | November 6, 1978 (1978-11-06) | 8509 |
| 29 | 7 | "Schools" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Gary David Goldberg | November 20, 1978 (1978-11-20) | 8510 |
| 30 | 8 | "Slaughter" | Roger Young | Bud Freeman | November 27, 1978 (1978-11-27) | 8503 |
| 31 | 9 | "Singles" | Michael Zinberg | Gina Frederica Goldman & Sally Robinson | December 4, 1978 (1978-12-04) | 8506 |
| 32 | 10 | "Babies" | Alexander Singer | David Lloyd | December 11, 1978 (1978-12-11) | 8512 |
| 33 | 11 | "Conflict" | Mel Damski | Michele Gallery | December 18, 1978 (1978-12-18) | 8513 |
| 34 | 12 | "Denial" | Charles Dubin | Leonora Thuna | January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01) | 8507 |
| 35 | 13 | "Fire" | Roger Young | Seth Freeman | January 8, 1979 (1979-01-08) | 8514 |
| 36 | 14 | "Vet" | Alexander Singer | Leon Tokatyan | January 15, 1979 (1979-01-15) | 8511 |
| 37 | 15 | "Scam" | Gerald Mayer | Gary David Goldberg | January 22, 1979 (1979-01-22) | 8515 |
| 38 | 16 | "Sweep" | Charles Dubin | Steve Kline | February 5, 1979 (1979-02-05) | 8517 |
| 39 | 17 | "Samaritan" | Paul Leaf | Elliot West | February 12, 1979 (1979-02-12) | 8516 |
| 40 | 18 | "Hit" | Peter Levin | Michele Gallery | February 19, 1979 (1979-02-19) | 8519 |
| 41 | 19 | "Home" | Alexander Singer | Gary David Goldberg | February 26, 1979 (1979-02-26) | 8520 |
| 42 | 20 | "Convention" | Charles Dubin | David Lloyd | March 5, 1979 (1979-03-05) | 8522 |
| 43 | 21 | "Marathon" | Alexander Singer | Gene Reynolds | March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19) | 8518 |
| 44 | 22 | "Bomb" | Gene Reynolds | Seth Freeman | March 26, 1979 (1979-03-26) | 8521 |
| 45 | 23 | "Skids" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Kline | April 2, 1979 (1979-04-02) | 8523 |
| 46 | 24 | "Romance" | Roger Young | Michele Gallery | May 7, 1979 (1979-05-07) | 8524 |

### Season 3 (1979–80)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
| 47 | 1 | "Cop" | Roger Young | Seth Freeman | September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17) | 9504 |
| 48 | 2 | "Expose" | Gene Reynolds | David Lloyd | September 24, 1979 (1979-09-24) | 9506 |
| 49 | 3 | "Slammer" | Alexander Singer | Johnny Dawkins | October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01) | 9501 |
| 50 | 4 | "Charlatan" | Roger Young | Michael Vittes | October 15, 1979 (1979-10-15) | 9505 |
| 51 | 5 | "Frame-Up" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Kline | October 22, 1979 (1979-10-22) | 9507 |
| 52 | 6 | "Hype" | Peter Levin | Michele Gallery | October 29, 1979 (1979-10-29) | 9503 |
| 53 | 7 | "Gambling" | Alexander Singer | Bud Freeman | November 5, 1979 (1979-11-05) | 9510 |
| 54 | 8 | "Witness" | Peter Levin | Gary David Goldberg | November 12, 1979 (1979-11-12) | 9502 |
| 55 | 9 | "Kidnap" | Alan Cooke | Bud Freeman | November 26, 1979 (1979-11-26) | 9514 |
| 56 | 10 | "Andrew: Part 1 - Premonition" | Roger Young | Seth Freeman | December 3, 1979 (1979-12-03) | 9508 |
| 57 | 11 | "Andrew: Part 2 - Trial" | Peter Levin | Seth Freeman | December 10, 1979 (1979-12-10) | 9509 |
| 58 | 12 | "Hollywood" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Michele Gallery | December 17, 1979 (1979-12-17) | 9513 |
| 59 | 13 | "Kids" | Alexander Singer | Michael Vittes & Shep Greene | December 24, 1979 (1979-12-24) | 9511 |
| 60 | 14 | "Brushfire" | Donald A. Baer | Allan Burns & Gene Reynolds | January 7, 1980 (1980-01-07) | 9516 |
| 61 | 15 | "Indians" | Ralph Senensky | April Smith | January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) | 9512 |
| 62 | 16 | "Cover-Up" | Gerald Mayer | Paul Ehrmann | January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21) | 9518 |
| 63 | 17 | "Inheritance" | Roger Young | April Smith | January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) | 9519 |
| 64 | 18 | "Censored" | Alexander Singer | Joanne Pagliaro | February 4, 1980 (1980-02-04) | 9516 |
| 65 | 19 | "Lou" | Roger Young | Michele Gallery | February 11, 1980 (1980-02-11) | 9520 |
| 66 | 20 | "Blackout" | Allen Williams | Steve Kline | February 18, 1980 (1980-02-18) | 9521 |
| 67 | 21 | "Dogs" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Seth Freeman | March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) | 9522 |
| 68 | 22 | "Influence" | Gene Reynolds | April Smith | March 10, 1980 (1980-03-10) | 9523 |
| 69 | 23 | "Guns" | Bob Sweeney | Seth Freeman | March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17) | 9525 |
| 70 | 24 | "Hazard" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Michele Gallery | March 24, 1980 (1980-03-24) | 9524 |

### Season 4 (1980–81)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
| 71 | 1 | "Nightside" | Gene Reynolds | Michele Gallery | September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) | 0504 |
| 72 | 2 | "Harassment" | Roger Young | April Smith | September 29, 1980 (1980-09-29) | 0501 |
| 73 | 3 | "Pack" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Kline | October 27, 1980 (1980-10-27) | 0502 |
| 74 | 4 | "Sting" | Peter Levin | Patt Shea & Harriet Weiss | November 17, 1980 (1980-11-17) | 0503 |
| 75 | 5 | "Goop" | Alexander Singer | Seth Freeman | November 24, 1980 (1980-11-24) | 0507 |
| 76 | 6 | "Libel" | Burt Brinckerhoff | William Hopkins | December 8, 1980 (1980-12-08) | 0506 |
| 77 | 7 | "Streets" | Donald A. Baer | Bud Freeman | December 15, 1980 (1980-12-15) | 0505 |
| 78 | 8 | "Catch" | Roger Young | Michele Gallery | January 5, 1981 (1981-01-05) | 0511 |
| 79 | 9 | "Rape" | Seth Freeman | Seth Freeman | January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12) | 0516 |
| 80 | 10 | "Boomerang" | Alexander Singer | Steve Kline | January 19, 1981 (1981-01-19) | 0512 |
| 81 | 11 | "Generations" | Harvey Laidman | Johnny Dawkins | January 26, 1981 (1981-01-26) | 0514 |
| 82 | 12 | "Search" | Allen Williams | Everett Greenbaum & Elliott Reid | February 9, 1981 (1981-02-09) | 0515 |
| 83 | 13 | "Strike" | Gene Reynolds | April Smith | February 16, 1981 (1981-02-16) | 0510 |
| 84 | 14 | "Survival" | Burt Brinckerhoff | April Smith | February 23, 1981 (1981-02-23) | 0517 |
| 85 | 15 | "Venice" | Paul Stanley | Patt Shea & Harriet Weiss | March 9, 1981 (1981-03-09) | 0509 |
| 86 | 16 | "Campesinos" | Peter Levin | Michael Vittes | March 16, 1981 (1981-03-16) | 0513 |
| 87 | 17 | "Business" | Alan Cooke | Steve Kline | March 23, 1981 (1981-03-23) | 0518 |
| 88 | 18 | "Violence" | Georg Stanford Brown | Johnny Dawkins | April 6, 1981 (1981-04-06) | 0508 |
| 89 | 19 | "Depression" | Peter Levin | Gene Reynolds | April 13, 1981 (1981-04-13) | 0519 |
| 90 | 20 | "Stroke" | Roger Young | April Smith | May 4, 1981 (1981-05-04) | 0520 |

### Season 5 (1981–82)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
| 91 | 1 | "Wedding" | Alexander Singer | Seth Freeman | November 2, 1981 (1981-11-02) | 1501 |
| 92 | 2 | "Execution" | Burt Brinckerhoff | April Smith | November 9, 1981 (1981-11-09) | 1502 |
| 93 | 3 | "Reckless" | Alexander Singer | Steve Kline | November 16, 1981 (1981-11-16) | 1503 |
| 94 | 4 | "Hometown" | Gene Reynolds | Michele Gallery | November 23, 1981 (1981-11-23) | 1504 |
| 95 | 5 | "Risk" | Allen Williams | Seth Freeman | November 30, 1981 (1981-11-30) | 0521 |
| 96 | 6 | "Double-Cross" | Roger Young | Michele Gallery | December 7, 1981 (1981-12-07) | 0522 |
| 97 | 7 | "Drifters" | Peter Levin | Bud Freeman | December 14, 1981 (1981-12-14) | 1505 |
| 98 | 8 | "Friends" | Seth Freeman | Seth Freeman | December 28, 1981 (1981-12-28) | 1510 |
| 99 | 9 | "Jazz" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Rogers Turrentine | January 4, 1982 (1982-01-04) | 1506 |
| 100 | 10 | "Ghosts" | Roger Young | April Smith | January 11, 1982 (1982-01-11) | 1507 |
| 101 | 11 | "Cameras" | Peter Levin | David Lloyd | January 25, 1982 (1982-01-25) | 1509 |
| 102 | 12 | "Review" | Neil Cox | Jeffrey B. Lane | February 8, 1982 (1982-02-08) | 1512 |
| 103 | 13 | "Immigrants" | Alexander Singer | Steve Kline | February 15, 1982 (1982-02-15) | 1511 |
| 104 | 14 | "Hunger" | Peter Levin | Gene Reynolds | March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01) | 1508 |
| 105 | 15 | "Recovery" | Roger Young | Michele Gallery | March 8, 1982 (1982-03-08) | 1513 |
| 106 | 16 | "Obituary" | Paul Stanley | April Smith | March 22, 1982 (1982-03-22) | 1514 |
| 107 | 17 | "Blacklist" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Seth Freeman | April 5, 1982 (1982-04-05) | 1515 |
| 108 | 18 | "Law" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Kline | April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12) | 1516 |
| 109 | 19 | "Fireworks" | Jeff Bleckner | Michele Gallery | April 19, 1982 (1982-04-19) | 1517 |
| 110 | 20 | "Unthinkable" | Allen Williams | April Smith | May 3, 1982 (1982-05-03) | 1519 |
| 111 | 21 | "Suspect" | Alan Cooke | Seth Freeman | May 17, 1982 (1982-05-17) | 1522 |
| 112 | 22 | "Beachhead" | Roy Campanella | Gene Reynolds | May 24, 1982 (1982-05-24) | 1520 |
| 113 | 23 | "Victims" | Peter Bogart | Steve Kline | August 30, 1982 (1982-08-30) | 1521 |
| 114 | 24 | "Charlie" | Seth Freeman | Michele Gallery | September 13, 1982 (1982-09-13) | 1523 |