Deadline (2000)

Name: Deadline
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor, Hope Davis, Damon Gupton, Christina Chang

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 6.3 (164 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 +1.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

7.58 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 6.6

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	6.4	17
2	Lovers and Madmen	7.7	12
3	Perception	7.4	9
4	Daniel in the Lion's Den	8.2	8
5	Howl	7.7	8
6	The Old Ball Game	8.1	11
7	Don't I Know You?	8.0	9
8	The Undesirables	6.9	9
9	Somebody's Fool	7.8	8
10	The First Commandment	8.1	10
11	Just Lie Back	7.8	8
12	Red Herring	7.8	8
13	Shock	6.6	9