List of Midnight Caller episodes
Midnight Caller is a drama television series that aired on NBC. It was created by Richard DiLello, and was one of the first television series to address the dramatic possibilities of the then-growing phenomenon of talk radio.[1][2] The series ran 3 seasons from 1988 to 1991, airing a total of 61 episodes.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 17 | November 25, 1988 | May 9, 1989 | |
| 2 | 21 | September 19, 1989 | May 22, 1990 | |
| 3 | 23 | September 28, 1990 | May 17, 1991 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1988–89)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [3] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Conversations with the Assassin" | Thomas Carter | Richard DiLello | October 25, 1988 | 201062 |
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Series pilot. After accidentally shooting his partner, policeman Jack Killian retires from the force and takes up a job as a late night radio talk show host. But Jack is soon pulled back into his former crime-fighting lifestyle when a female serial killer who calls herself "Angel", and is infatuated with Jack, begins calling the station and telling him about all of her murders. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "12 Gauge" | Robert Butler | Unknown | December 6, 1988 | 177403 |
| 3 | 3 | "After It Happened" | Mimi Leder | Stephen Zito | December 13, 1988 | 177404 |
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Jack helps an old flame of his track down the man who impregnated her after a one-night stand...which also left her infected with HIV. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Payback" | Kevin Hooks | Unknown | December 20, 1988 | 177405 |
| 5 | 5 | "Bank Job" | Michael Zinberg | Unknown | January 3, 1989 | 177407 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Execution of John Saringo" | Reynaldo Villalobos | Unknown | January 10, 1989 | 177406 |
| 7 | 7 | "A Kiss for the Dying" | Peter Levin | Unknown | January 17, 1989 | 445158 |
| 8 | 8 | "Trash Radio" | Larry Gross | Unknown | January 24, 1989 | 445159 |
| 9 | 9 | "No Exit" | John Patterson | Unknown | February 7, 1989 | 445152 |
| 10 | 10 | "Fathers and Sins" | Robert Singer | Unknown | February 14, 1989 | 445160 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Fall" | Peter Levin | Unknown | February 21, 1989 | 445161 |
| 12 | 12 | "Promise to a Dead Man" | Eric Laneuville | Unknown | March 7, 1989 | 445162 |
| 13 | 13 | "Blame It on Midnight" | Bradford May | Unknown | March 28, 1989 | 445164 |
| 14 | 14 | "Ethan's Call" | Matt Clark | Unknown | April 4, 1989 | 445166 |
| 15 | 15 | "Baby Chase" | Larry Gross | Unknown | April 11, 1989 | 445163 |
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Jack turns to his audience for help when a doctor's baby is kidnapped by a young woman with mental health problems. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Wait Until Midnight" | Eric Laneville | Unknown | May 2, 1989 | 445167 |
| 17 | 17 | "Blues for Mr. Charlie" | Robert Singer | Unknown | May 9, 1989 | 445165 |
Season 2 (1989–90)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [3] | Original air date | Prod. code [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "The Tarnished Shield" | Kevin Hooks | September 19, 1989 | 445903 |
| 19 | 2 | "Evil Is Live Spelled Backward (Part 1)" | Bradford May | September 26, 1989 | TBA |
| 20 | 3 | "Evil Is Live Spelled Backward (Part 2)" | Bradford May | October 3, 1989 | TBA |
| 21 | 4 | "Mercy Me" | Michael Zinberg | October 24, 1989 | 445904 |
| 22 | 5 | "Watching Me, Watching You" | Colin Bucksey | October 31, 1989 | 445905 |
| 23 | 6 | "Take Back the Streets" | Colin Bucksey | November 7, 1989 | 445907 |
| 24 | 7 | "Someone to Love" | Robert Singer | November 14, 1989 | 445906 |
| 25 | 8 | "End of Innocence" | Colin Bucksey | November 28, 1989 | 445908 |
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Jack comes to the aid of a woman when she is jailed for refusing to reveal the location of her daughter, who she believes is being abused by her ex-husband. | |||||
| 26 | 9 | "Blood Red" | James Quinn | December 5, 1989 | 445909 |
| 27 | 10 | "Do You Believe in Miracles?" | Robert Singer | December 19, 1989 | 445910 |
| 28 | 11 | "Based on a True Story" | Michael Zinberg | January 16, 1990 | 445911 |
| 29 | 12 | "Planes" | Randall Zisk | January 30, 1990 | 445912 |
| 30 | 13 | "Kid Salinas" | James Quinn | February 6, 1990 | 445913 |
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Jack helps an illegal alien boxer being taken advantage of by his promoter. | |||||
| 31 | 14 | "A Snitch In Time (Part 1)" | Eric Laneuville | February 20, 1990 | 445914 |
| 32 | 15 | "A Snitch In Time (Part 2)" | Eric Laneuville | February 27, 1990 | 445915 |
| 33 | 16 | "The Reverend Sound Bite" | Peter Levin | March 6, 1990 | 445916 |
| 34 | 17 | "Wrong Side of the Wall" | Matt Clark | March 27, 1990 | 445918 |
| 35 | 18 | "Three for the Money" | Robert Singer | April 3, 1990 | 445917 |
| 36 | 19 | "Protection" | James A. Contner | May 1, 1990 | 445919 |
| 37 | 20 | "The Hostage Game" | Charles Robert Carner | May 8, 1990 | 445921 |
| 38 | 21 | "Nighthawk's Got the Blues" | Robert Singer | May 22, 1990 | 445922 |
Season 3 (1990–91)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by [3] | Original air date | Prod. code [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | "Burned Beyond Recognition" | Eric Laneuville | September 28, 1990 | 446251 |
| 40 | 2 | "The Language Barrier" | James A. Contner | October 5, 1990 | 446252 |
| 41 | 3 | "Old Friends" | Robert Singer | October 12, 1990 | 446253 |
| 42 | 4 | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | James Quinn | October 19, 1990 | 446254 |
| 43 | 5 | "Sale Away" | Rob Bowman | October 26, 1990 | 446255 |
| 44 | 6 | "Life Without Possibility (Part 1)" | Eric Laneuville | November 2, 1990 | 446256 |
| 45 | 7 | "Life Without Possibility (Part 2)" | Eric Laneuville | November 9, 1990 | 446257 |
| 46 | 8 | "Ryder on the Storm" | Fred Gerber | November 16, 1990 | 446258 |
| 47 | 9 | "Home to Roost" | Robert Singer | December 7, 1990 | 446259 |
| 48 | 10 | "With Malice Towards One" | James Quinn | December 14, 1990 | 446274 |
| 49 | 11 | "That's Amore" | James A. Contner | January 4, 1991 | 446260 |
| 50 | 12 | "Her Dirty Little Secret" | Betty Thomas | January 25, 1991 | 446261 |
| 51 | 13 | "Uninvited Guests" | James Quinn | February 1, 1991 | 446262 |
| 52 | 14 | "Play Blotto... and Die" | Eric Laneuville | February 8, 1991 | 446263 |
| 53 | 15 | "Can't Say N-N-No" | Randall Zisk | February 15, 1991 | 446264 |
| 54 | 16 | "Blood Ties" | Win Phelps | March 1, 1991 | 446265 |
| 55 | 17 | "The Added Starter" | Eric Laneuville | April 5, 1991 | 446266 |
| 56 | 18 | "The Loneliest Number" | Peter Levin | April 12, 1991 | 446268 |
| 57 | 19 | "A Cry in the Night" | Philip J. Sgriccia | April 19, 1991 | 446267 |
| 58 | 20 | "The Leopard" | James Quinn | April 26, 1991 | 446269 |
| 59 | 21 | "The City of Lost Souls (Part 1)" | Eric Laneuville | May 3, 1991 | 446270 |
| 60 | 22 | "The City of Lost Souls (Part 2)" | James Quinn | May 10, 1991 | 446271 |
| 61 | 23 | "The City of Lost Souls (Part 3)" | James Quinn | May 17, 1991 | 446272 |
References
- ^ John J. O'Connor (November 14, 1989). "Review/Television; 'Midnight Caller' Continues Its AIDS Story". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ Allan Johnson (January 2, 1996). "Downright Nasty – Return Of 'American Gothic' Puts Gary Cole's Evil Sheriff Back In Charge". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
...NBC's 1988-91 series "Midnight Caller," which was light years ahead of its time when it came to dealing with talk radio.
- ^ a b c d e f From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Midnight Caller"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-06-21.