Live Shot
Live Shot was a short-lived but high-quality show during the initial start up season for the UPN network. With a balance of comedy and drama, the show explored the inner workings of a Los Angeles television news operation. Its musical score consisted almost entirely of popular music. Professionals in the news business embraced Live Shot as one of the few television series that "got it right."
- 1995-1995
- 1 season
- UPN
- Drama
- TV-14
Live Shot was a short-lived but high-quality show during the initial start up season for the UPN network. With a balance of comedy and drama, the show explored the inner workings of a Los Angeles television news operation. Its musical score consisted almost entirely of popular music. Professionals in the news business embraced Live Shot as one of the few television series that "got it right."
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1995
Episode 1
Day One
Tue, Aug 29, 1995
Alex Rydell (Jeff Yeagher) arrives in Los Angeles to become News Director of Channel 3 Re-Action News.
Episode 2
Another Day, Another Story
Tue, Aug 29, 1995
Episode 3
T.G.I.F.
Tue, Sep 5, 1995
Marvin (Sam Anderson) fires his press agent when he discovers it is he who sent him a bomb to hype his popularity.
Episode 4
A Death in the Family
Tue, Sep 12, 1995
As the staff mourns the death of General Manager Art Hennesey, his replacement, Helen "The Nutcracker" Forbes (Karen Austin) arrives. The News Brothers cover a car chase. A confessed murderer wants to give himself up on the air.
Episode 5
For Whom the Stinkin' Bell Tolls
Tue, Sep 19, 1995
Ricardo (Eddie Velez) returns home to Florida after the death of his brother in a drive-by shooting; a barricaded gunman demands that Marvin (Sam Anderson) be assigned to cover his story; Helen Karen Austin) is smitten with Marvin.
Episode 6
The Forgotten Episode
Tue, Sep 26, 1995
Harry (David Birney) is in negotiations for the renewal of his contract. A woman pleads for the station's help in proving that her daughter was raped.
Episode 7
Towering Infernos
Mon, Oct 2, 1995
The News Brothers cover a high-rise fire that involves a cryogenics business.
Episode 8
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Tue, Oct 17, 1995
Sherry (Rebecca Staab) leaves Harry (David Birney) handcuffed to his bed when a major earthquake hits Los Angeles; Eddie forms a secret relationship with Tommy's wife.
Episode 9
What Price Episode?
Tue, Oct 24, 1995
An outside consultant, Brian Cayhill (Evan Arnold) is hired to re-format the news.
Episode 10
Miracle
Tue, Nov 7, 1995
Liz (Wanda De Jesus) objects to covering the face of the Virgin Mary on on a garage door; Sherry (Rebecca Staab) is diagnosed with cancer; Ricardo, Nancy and Eddie are assigned to cover the story of a violent revolution in Nicaragua.
Episode 11
Today Is the First Day of the Rest of Your Contract
Tue, Nov 14, 1995
Ricardo (Eddie Velez) and Nancy (Cheryl Pollack) are captured by Nicaraguan rebels while Eddie (Michael Watson) escapes.
Episode 12
Love Is a Mainly Splintered Thing
Tue, Nov 21, 1995
Open hostility breaks out between the News Brothers in the middle of covering a music awards show; things heat up between Alex and Nancy.
Episode 13
Decisions, Decisons
Tue, Nov 28, 1995
Alex (Jeff Yeagher) must decide between a new life with Nancy (Cheryl) or returning to Boston to put his marriage back together; Sports reporter Lou Waller (Tom Byrd) comes out as gay.