

Deadline
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.
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Seasons

1.Pilot
02-10-20001hA Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.

2.Lovers and Madmen
09-10-20001hBenton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.

3.Perception
16-10-20001hBenton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.

4.Daniel in the Lion's Den
23-10-20001hBenton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.

5.Howl
30-10-20001hBenton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.

6.The Old Ball Game
17-03-20011hA wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.

7.Don't I Know You?
17-03-20011hWhen 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.

8.The Undesirables
24-03-20011hWallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts

9.Somebody's Fool
24-03-20011hBenton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.

10.The First Commandment
31-03-20011hBenton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.

11.Just Lie Back
31-03-20011hBenton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.

12.Shock
07-04-20011hBeth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.

13.Red Herring
07-04-20011hBenton 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.
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