- LateLine
infobox television
show_name = LateLine
caption =
format =Sitcom
runtime = approx. 0:22 (per episode)
creator =Al Franken &John Markus
starring =Al Franken Megyn Price Miguel Ferrer Ajay Naidu Sanaa Lathan Catherine Lloyd Burns Robert Foxworth
country = USA
network =NBC
first_aired =March 17 ,1998
last_aired =March 16 ,1999
num_episodes = 19 (12 aired on NBC)
imdb_id = 0137314
tv_com_id = 1643:"This article pertains to the U.S. sitcom. For the Australian current affairs program, see
Lateline .""LateLine" was an American
TV sitcom that ran onNBC fromMarch 17 ,1998 , throughMarch 16 ,1999 . Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes (three of which were telecast by theShowtime cable/satellitetelevision channel in December 1999).Created by
John Markus andAl Franken (the latter of whom co-starred in the series), "LateLine" depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program "Nightline". Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics likeDeep Throat and theWatergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians.On
August 17 ,2004 , Paramount released aDVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.External links
*imdb title|id=0137314|title=LateLine
* [http://www.alfrankensense.com/ Al Franken Fan Club and Discussion Forum]
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