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Series · 2000–2001Ended

Deadline

10.0·1 season·13 episodes·60 min avg.·United States of America

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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PilotUp next
Oct 2, 2000

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

02
Lovers and Madmen
Oct 9, 2000

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

03
Perception
Oct 16, 2000

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

04
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Oct 23, 2000

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

05
Howl
Oct 30, 2000

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

06
The Old Ball Game
Mar 17, 2001

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

07
Don't I Know You?
Mar 17, 2001

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.

08
The Undesirables
Mar 24, 2001

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

09
Somebody's Fool
Mar 24, 2001

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

10
The First Commandment
Mar 31, 2001

Benton 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
Mar 31, 2001

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

12
Shock
Apr 7, 2001

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

13
Red Herring
Apr 7, 2001

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

7 credited
Oliver Platt
Wallace Benton
Lili Taylor
Hildy Baker
Hope Davis
Brooke Benton
Damon Gupton
Charles Foster
Christina Chang
Beth Khambu
Tom Conti
Si Beekman
Bebe Neuwirth
Nikki Masucci

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