

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.
Dick Wolf
NBC
13
60 min

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist (Oliver Platt) recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.
Oct 2, 2000

Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.
Oct 9, 2000

Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.
Oct 16, 2000

Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.
Oct 23, 2000

Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.
Oct 30, 2000

A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.
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.
Mar 17, 2001

Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts
Mar 24, 2001

Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.
Mar 24, 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.
Mar 31, 2001

Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.
Mar 31, 2001

Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.
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.
Apr 7, 2001

Wallace Benton

Nikki Masucci

Hildy Baker

Brooke Benton

Charles Foster

Beth Khambu

Si Beekman