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Deadline

2000 · 1 season · 13 episodes · Ended · NBC

Drama

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Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily newspaper which was seen in many episodes of Law & Order.

Episodes

  • S01E01Pilot2000-10-0260m

    A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.

  • S01E02Lovers and Madmen2000-10-0960m

    Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.

  • S01E03Perception2000-10-1660m

    Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.

  • S01E04Daniel in the Lion's Den2000-10-2360m

    Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.

  • S01E05Howl2000-10-3060m

    Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.

  • S01E06The Old Ball Game2001-03-1760m

    A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.

  • S01E07Don't I Know You?2001-03-1760m

    When Wallace probes the mob, Nikki's family connections and her past come back to haunt her and she is forced to choose between her father and her career. Abe Vigoda guest stars.

  • S01E08The Undesirables2001-03-2460m

    Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts

  • S01E09Somebody's Fool2001-03-2460m

    Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.

  • S01E10The First Commandment2001-03-3160m

    Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.

  • S01E11Just Lie Back2001-03-3160m

    Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.

  • S01E12Shock2001-04-0760m

    Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.

  • S01E13Red Herring2001-04-0760m

    Benton ends up afraid for his life and on his publisher's bad side when he dares to write a damning column on a stock scam run by the Russian mafia.

Cast