List of Early Edition episodes
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The following is an episode list for the drama
Drama
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 television series Early Edition
Early Edition
Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this...

. The show premiered in the United States on CBS
CBS
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 on September 28, 1996. A total of 90 episodes were produced over the course of the show's four seasons, with the last original episode airing in the United States on May 27, 2000.

List of seasons

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD
DVD
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 releases
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Season 1 23 1996 – 1997 US/CAN: June 24, 2008 UK: AUS:
Season 2 22 1997 – 1998 US/CAN: July 28, 2009 UK: AUS:
Season 3 23 1998 – 1999
Season 4 22 1999 – 2000

Season 1

The first season contains a total of 23 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from September 28, 1996 to May 17, 1997.
Ep. No. Title Director Writer(s) Original air date


Season 2

The second season contains a total of 22 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from September 27, 1997 to May 23, 1998.
Ep. No. Title Director Writer(s) Original air date

Season 3

The third season contains a total of 23 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from September 26, 1998 to May 15, 1999.
Ep. No. Title Director Writer(s) Original air date


Season 4

The fourth and final season contains a total of 22 episodes which were originally broadcast in the United States from September 25, 1999 to May 27, 2000.
No. Title Writer(s) Director Original air date Ep. No. in total
1 "The Out-of-Towner" Alex Taub Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson may refer to:*Gary Nelson , American film director*Gary Nelson , NASCAR crew chief and inspector*Gary Lee Nelson , American composer and media artist*Gary V. Nelson , Canadian pastor...

 
September 25, 1999 69
Gary meets a man from New York, Sam Cooper, who receives tomorrow's edition of the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....

. However, unlike Gary, Sam hires other people to complete the rescues and uses the paper's knowledge to make money.
Guest Star: Willie Garson
Willie Garson
Willie Garson is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 50 movies, usually playing minor roles...

2 "Duck Day Afternoon" Carla Kettner Randy Roberts October 2, 1999 70
In an effort to avoid spending time with his parents, who've decided to move in with him because their town was ravaged by a storm, Gary races off to save a group of ducks and draws the attention of inquisitive Chicago Sun-Times photojournalist, Miguel Diaz. When Gary pleads with Miguel not to run the photo he took of him—so his parents won't find out that he's intentionally ducking them—the photographer becomes more curious. He realizes that Gary's name keeps popping up in connection with many rescues.
Guest Star: William Devane
William Devane
William Joseph Devane is an American film, television and theater actor.-Life and career:Devane was born in Albany, New York in 1937 or 1939 , the son of Joseph Devane, who was Franklin D. Roosevelt's chauffeur when he was Governor of New York...

, Tess Harper
Tess Harper
Tess Harper is an American actress.-Early life:Born Tessie Jean Washam on August 15, 1950 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Her parents' names are Ed and Rosemary Washam. She grew up around lots of quilts and quilt makers. On her own time, she liked to sit on the porch-swing and read...

3 "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Sean Clark Reza Badiyl October 9, 1999 71
Chuck comes for a visit and offers to take Gary to a Cubs game where a promising rookie, Pedro Mendoza, is going to play. Gary finds himself trying to help the owner of a restaurant who borrowed money from a loan shark, who is now demanding ownership in the restaurant as payment. Meanwhile, Chuck inadvertently changes the course of the day's events by taking a cab from Mendoza.
Guest Star: Amaury Nolasco
Amaury Nolasco
Amaury Nolasco Garrido is a Puerto Rican actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break, and for his role in Transformers.-Early life:...

4 "The Iceman Taketh" James Stanley, Dianne Messina Stanley Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin is an American actor and television director.-Career:His work includes appearances in well-known television series like House M.D., ER, Cold Case, 24 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...

 
October 16, 1999 72
Gary and Detective Toni Brigatti have to pretend they are a couple for an extended amount of time in effort to catch a jewel thief, while also searching for the gas leak that will cause a ship to explode on Lake Michigan.
Guest Stars: Kimberley Davies
Kimberley Davies
Kimberley Davies is an Australian actress most famous for playing Annalise Hartman on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1993 to 1996...

, Constance Marie
Constance Marie
Constance Marie Lopez is an American actress. Known professionally as Constance Marie, she is known for her role as Angie Lopez on George Lopez and for her role as Marcella Quintanilla in the 1997 film Selena...

, Paul Satterfield
Paul Satterfield
Paul Satterfield, Jr. is an American actor.Satterfield was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of Paul Satterfield a Nashville firefighter who was killed in the line of duty and Singer Songwriter Priscilla Coolidge...

5 "Camera Shy" Eric Tuchman Reza Badiyil October 23, 1999 73
Feeling bad that he helped get Miguel Diaz fired from two jobs, Gary tries to find him another job. When Miguel photographs a criminal thought to be dead, he believes that he has a chance at getting his job back at the Chicago Sun-Times. However, things don't go as planned and Gary must save Miguel from being killed.
Guest Star: Gregory Itzin
Gregory Itzin
Gregory Martin Itzin is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as disgraced U.S. President Charles Logan in the television series 24.-Early life:...

6 "Wild Card" Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec Kevin Dowling
Kevin Dowling (director)
Kevin Dowling is an American film, television director and producer.-Early life and New York theater:Kevin Dowling was raised in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, the son of Dr. John J...

 
October 30, 1999 74
Gary tries to relax with his obligation to the Paper, but Patrick keeps causing problems when he keeps following Gary around, trying to find a way to tell Gary that he is leaving. When Patrick's actions lead to an explosion at a Halloween rave party, Gary instructs him not to move a muscle—a directive that backfires when Patrick attempts to help and winds up in a life-threatening situation.
7 "Fatal Edition, Part 1" Jeff Pinkner Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson may refer to:*Gary Nelson , American film director*Gary Nelson , NASCAR crew chief and inspector*Gary Lee Nelson , American composer and media artist*Gary V. Nelson , Canadian pastor...

 
November 6, 1999 75
Gary is arrested and charged with murder after he is found standing right next to the slain body of a man who had earlier threatened to investigate him after the Paper mis-publishes the time of a reporter's murder. Later, Gary becomes a fugitive.
Guest Stars: Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley is an American film and television actor. He graduated from Culver City High school in 1980. Some of his most known characters are Dr. Wesley 'Wes' Hayes on Sisters, Det...

, Constance Marie
Constance Marie
Constance Marie Lopez is an American actress. Known professionally as Constance Marie, she is known for her role as Angie Lopez on George Lopez and for her role as Marcella Quintanilla in the 1997 film Selena...

8 "Fatal Edition, Part 2" Doris Egan Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson may refer to:*Gary Nelson , American film director*Gary Nelson , NASCAR crew chief and inspector*Gary Lee Nelson , American composer and media artist*Gary V. Nelson , Canadian pastor...

 
November 13, 1999 76
Gary is on the run from the police after the murder of Frank Scanlon. Gary learns that at the time of Scanlon's death, he was about to break a story on a murder-for-hire ring. With the help of Chicago Sun-Times photographer Miguel Diaz, Gary attempts to clear his name. Meanwhile, Detective Brigatti uncovers some evidence of her own, which proves Gary's innocence and implicates someone with whom she works closely in the department, which puts her life in danger.
Guest Stars: Constance Marie
Constance Marie
Constance Marie Lopez is an American actress. Known professionally as Constance Marie, she is known for her role as Angie Lopez on George Lopez and for her role as Marcella Quintanilla in the 1997 film Selena...

, Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley is an American film and television actor. He graduated from Culver City High school in 1980. Some of his most known characters are Dr. Wesley 'Wes' Hayes on Sisters, Det...

9 "Weathergirl" Alex Taub Mel Damski
Mel Damski
Melvin "Mel" Damski is an American director and producer of film and television.-Life and career:Damski was born in Manhattan, New York having Russian Jewish heritage. He has two brothers and one sister. Damski grew up in New York and attended Colgate University on a football scholarship...

 
November 20, 1999 77
Gary provides precise weather forecasts to an attractive TV weather personality, Rebecca, who becomes renowned for her accurate forecasts, until the paper shows up at his doorstep one morning without a trace of the next day's weather and the weathergirl quits and is unable to warn of a coming disaster. Meanwhile, Uncle Phil keeps getting fired from one job after another.
Guest Star: Fyvush Finkel
Fyvush Finkel
Philip “Fyvush” Finkel is an American actor best known as a star of Yiddish theater and for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series Picket Fences, for which he earned an Emmy Award in 1994. He is also known for his portrayal of Harvey Lipschultz, a crotchety U.S...

10 "Run, Gary, Run" Carla Kettner Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin is an American actor and television director.-Career:His work includes appearances in well-known television series like House M.D., ER, Cold Case, 24 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...

 
December 18, 1999 78
When Gary ignores Marissa's repeated requests to help her manage the workload at McGinty's, the Paper plays a dangerous trick on him: he reads that his friend will be struck and killed by a car.
11 "Rose" Lorin Wertheimer Julia Rask February 19, 2000 79
Crumb tries to caution Gary that a woman, Rose, who has amnesia, may appear sweet and innocent, but is probably trouble. Gary ignores his warning, even when evidence surfaces that she has a criminal record. When he believes her explanation that an old boyfriend is after her, Gary agrees to loan Rose $25,000 to get rid of him and is stunned when she suddenly runs off with his money.
Guest Star: Ron Dean
Ron Dean
Ron Dean is an American film and television actor. He appeared in such movies as Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, The Client, and The Dark Knight. He also appeared on the U.S. TV show Early Edition as Det...

12 "Snow Angels" Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec Sander Stern February 26, 2000 80
As a blizzard sweeps across Chicago, Gary encounters two men, Earl Camby, a reformed criminal who now devotes his life to helping those less fortunate than himself, and Cliff Mourning, a sleazy motel operator. As Gary tries to save Earl's life when a building collapses on him, he reads that Cliff is going to succumb to a heart attack. Torn between leaving Earl alone to die while he saves an ungrateful human being, Gary contemplates a decision that could ultimately tie the two men's lives together.
13 "Gifted" Dianne Messina Stanley, James Stanley Kevin Dowling March 4, 2000 81
After preventing Nikki from being injured in a school bus accident, Gary meets the tough-talking 13-year-old and learns that she is clairvoyant and also knew about the accident before it almost happened. Gary has to try to help her realize her abilities are a gift.
Guest Star: Daniel Roebuck
Daniel Roebuck
Daniel James Roebuck is an American television film actor, writer and producer, primarily in films, soap operas and television.-Life and career:...

14 "Performance Anxiety" Doris Egan Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson may refer to:*Gary Nelson , American film director*Gary Nelson , NASCAR crew chief and inspector*Gary Lee Nelson , American composer and media artist*Gary V. Nelson , Canadian pastor...

 
March 11, 2000 82
Gary's Paper is stolen by Clams, the former recipient of tomorrow's New York paper whose paper stops coming.
Guest Star: T.J. Thyne
15 "False Witness" Eric Tuchman Ian Barry
Ian Barry
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March 25, 2000 83
Gary is placed in a difficult situation when Miguel's brother, Joey, steals a car. However, Gary's decision to deny knowing Joey ultimately leads to a life-threatening situation.
Guest Star: Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley is an American film and television actor. He graduated from Culver City High school in 1980. Some of his most known characters are Dr. Wesley 'Wes' Hayes on Sisters, Det...

16 "The Play's the Thing" Michael Katz Deborah Reinisch April 8, 2000 84
Gary joins an amateur acting troupe where he finds former detective Crumb participating and later learns that the theatre will be burned down by an arsonist.
Guest Star: Ron Dean
Ron Dean
Ron Dean is an American film and television actor. He appeared in such movies as Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, The Client, and The Dark Knight. He also appeared on the U.S. TV show Early Edition as Det...

, Timothy Omundson
Timothy Omundson
Timothy Michael Omundson is an American actor perhaps most notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series Judging Amy, Eli on the syndicated series Xena: Warrior Princess, and as Carlton Lassiter in the hit USA Network series Psych...

17 "Blind Faith" Jeff Pinkner Jim Quinn
Jim Quinn
Jim Quinn is an American radio talk show host based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His program, The War Room with Quinn and Rose, is aired on 12 stations across the U.S. and is also heard on XM Satellite Radio Channel 166 from 6–9 a.m...

 
April 22, 2000 85
Gary temporarily loses his sight while trying to prevent three teens from being blown up by an old cannonball. While at the hospital, Gary meets a young kid named Nate Calvin, whose mother is ill. The next day, without being able to see, Gary must save Nate Calvin, who is trapped in an abandoned building by bullies.
18 "Occasionally Amber" Lawrence Meyers Kyle Chandler
Kyle Chandler
Kyle Martin Chandler is an American film and television actor best known for his roles in the television shows Early Edition as Gary Hobson, Deputy Jackson Lamb in the film Super 8, and as Coach Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead...

 
April 29, 2000 86
Chuck comes back to Chicago and announces he's engaged to a girl named Jade. When Gary meets her, he's shocked because Jade is really Amber, the jewel thief he encountered a few months back and allowed to escape. Gary confides in Marissa who tells him that he must inform Chuck. Gary's not sure what to do, especially when Detective Brigatti, whose career was nearly ruined by her, learns she's back and wants to take her down. Gary confronts Jade, who tells him that she truly loves Chuck and that she is really Jade. He decides not to tell Chuck what he knows. However, the next morning's paper says that a large diamond will be stolen from an auction.
Guest Star: Kimberley Davies
Kimberley Davies
Kimberley Davies is an Australian actress most famous for playing Annalise Hartman on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1993 to 1996...

, Constance Marie
Constance Marie
Constance Marie Lopez is an American actress. Known professionally as Constance Marie, she is known for her role as Angie Lopez on George Lopez and for her role as Marcella Quintanilla in the 1997 film Selena...

19 "Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter" Alex Taub Todd Pfeiffer May 6, 2000 87
Gary runs into a robber who strips him of everything. The next day, Gary recognizes him and starts to pursue him, but so does a man named Mel Schwartz, an accountant that is trying to become a bounty hunter, whom Gary has to rescue after he gets in over his head.
20 "Time" Carla Kettner Mel Damski
Mel Damski
Melvin "Mel" Damski is an American director and producer of film and television.-Life and career:Damski was born in Manhattan, New York having Russian Jewish heritage. He has two brothers and one sister. Damski grew up in New York and attended Colgate University on a football scholarship...

 
May 13, 2000 88
Gary learns that Lucius Snow, the previous recipient of the Paper, saved his life when he was eleven years old and during the encounter Gary unknowingly became Snow's heir to the Paper.
Guest Stars: Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Charles Durning is an American actor. With appearances in over 100 films, Durning's memorable roles include police officers in the Oscar-winning The Sting and crime drama Dog Day Afternoon , along with the comedies Tootsie, To Be Or Not To Be and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the last two...

, Tess Harper
Tess Harper
Tess Harper is an American actress.-Early life:Born Tessie Jean Washam on August 15, 1950 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Her parents' names are Ed and Rosemary Washam. She grew up around lots of quilts and quilt makers. On her own time, she liked to sit on the porch-swing and read...

, Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley
Michael Whaley is an American film and television actor. He graduated from Culver City High school in 1980. Some of his most known characters are Dr. Wesley 'Wes' Hayes on Sisters, Det...

, Janelle Ginestra
21 "Everybody Goes to Rick's" James Stanley, Dianne Messina Stanley, Lorin Wertheimer Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson may refer to:*Gary Nelson , American film director*Gary Nelson , NASCAR crew chief and inspector*Gary Lee Nelson , American composer and media artist*Gary V. Nelson , Canadian pastor...

 
May 20, 2000 89
Gary travels back in time to 1929 to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in order to try to save someone. Eventually after returning to his own time and saving Crumb, Gary learns that the man he saved was Crumb's father.
Guest Star: Ron Dean
Ron Dean
Ron Dean is an American film and television actor. He appeared in such movies as Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, The Client, and The Dark Knight. He also appeared on the U.S. TV show Early Edition as Det...

22 "Luck o' the Irish" Sean Clark Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson
Gary Nelson may refer to:*Gary Nelson , American film director*Gary Nelson , NASCAR crew chief and inspector*Gary Lee Nelson , American composer and media artist*Gary V. Nelson , Canadian pastor...

 
May 27, 2000 90
When Gary meets an Irish man, bad luck begins to center around him, including making a young Irish woman lose her chance at the million dollar lottery when Gary swipes her dollar with which she was going to buy the winning ticket. Gary ends up pretending to be engaged to her while she dodges an INS agent and looks for the man she loves, Nigel, while her brother plans their wedding. Ultimately the woman, Karen, learns that she was just deluding herself about Nigel and he's actually married and she and Gary reveal the truth to her family before Gary has to chase after a dump truck to stop the agent from being killed by accident. There, he learns that the agent, a man named Frank, was actually tracking down Karen because he was a childhood friend of hers and is in love with her and due to her brother's intervention, lost touch with her. In the end, Frank and Karen get married and Gary sends them a winning lottery ticket to make up for the one he cost her, while Nigel gets bitten by a mutant fish and Gary restores the Irish man's tab, ending his streak of bad luck.
Guest Stars: Henry Gibson
Henry Gibson
Henry Gibson was an American actor and songwriter, best known as a cast member of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and for his recurring role as Judge Clark Brown on Boston Legal.-Early life:...

, Tess Harper
Tess Harper
Tess Harper is an American actress.-Early life:Born Tessie Jean Washam on August 15, 1950 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Her parents' names are Ed and Rosemary Washam. She grew up around lots of quilts and quilt makers. On her own time, she liked to sit on the porch-swing and read...

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