Early Edition: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 28, 1996

Starring: Fisher Stevens, Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis Williams

Summary: Gary Hobson was a regular Chicago stockbroker. One day his wife dumped him and he was forced to move into a hotel room. The next morning, at 6:30 am, a mysterious yellow cat showed up at his front door with tomorrow's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times. From that day on his life was never the same. At first skeptical, Gary started to tryGary Hobson was a regular Chicago stockbroker. One day his wife dumped him and he was forced to move into a hotel room. The next morning, at 6:30 am, a mysterious yellow cat showed up at his front door with tomorrow's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times. From that day on his life was never the same. At first skeptical, Gary started to try saving people's lives and stop disasters from happening. With the help of his friends Chuck and Marissa, Gary became a man with a mission, even though he doesn't know why or how the paper gets to him every morning.Early Edition was produced by CBS Productions and TriStar Television for CBS.… Expand

Creator: Ian Abrams and Vik Rubenfeld and Patrick Q. Page

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E23. Love is Blind
Air Date: May 17, 1997
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S1:E22. Dad
Air Date: May 3, 1997
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S1:E21. Faith
Air Date: April 26, 1997

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Ken Tucker

Jun 12, 2013

Kyle Chandler ... is such a likable sweetie that he almost makes Early Edition watchable. Read full review

Joe Queenan

Jun 26, 2013

Like most programs involving clairvoyance or time travel, this idea gets tired fast. Read full review

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Tss5078

Jan 23, 2016

Long before Person of Interest topped the ratings, there was a show with a similar premise. It was nothing as sophisticated as Harold's machine, and was constantly facing cancellation, but it too predicted and tried to prevent future crimes.

Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) is an ordinary guyLong before Person of Interest topped the ratings, there was a show with a similar premise. It was nothing as sophisticated as Harold's machine, and was constantly facing cancellation, but it too predicted and tried to prevent future crimes.

Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) is an ordinary guy who is down on his luck, when he mysteriously starts receiving a copy of tomorrows newspaper at his door. His best friend, Chuck (Fisher Stevens), wants to use the information to get rich, but Gary has other plans. He wants to use the information to stop crimes from being committed and enters a world he is not at all prepared for.

The show is similar to Person of Interest, but didn't do nearly as well, because the whole thing is hokey. The show is rarely serious and full of very amateurish jokes. Kyle Chandler play a pretty interesting guy, but he's the only believable character. His best friend is an ass, who would be in jail, and his partner is a blind woman. Not to mention there is some weird angle with the stray cat Gary adopts, that doesn't make much sense.

The whole stopping crimes before they happen came about in Minority Report and garnered major success for shows like Person of Interest, but it may have gotten it's start with Early Edition, a show with a terrific premise, that was unfortunately barely watchable.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 1999
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 1998
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 1997
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 28, 1996
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  S1:E23. Love is Blind
  Air Date: May 17, 1997
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  S1:E22. Dad
  Air Date: May 3, 1997
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  S1:E21. Faith
  Air Date: April 26, 1997
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  S1:E20. Phantom at the Opera
  Air Date: April 19, 1997
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  S1:E19. The Cat
  Air Date: April 13, 1997
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  S1:E18. Psychic
  Air Date: April 12, 1997
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  S1:E17. The Jury
  Air Date: March 8, 1997
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  S1:E16. Bat Masterson
  Air Date: February 22, 1997
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  S1:E15. The Wall (2)
  Air Date: February 8, 1997
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  S1:E14. The Wall (1)
  Air Date: February 1, 1997
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  S1:E13. Mob Wife
  Air Date: January 25, 1997
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  S1:E12. Frostbit
  Air Date: January 11, 1997
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  S1:E11. Christmas
  Air Date: December 21, 1996
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  S1:E10. The Wrong Man
  Air Date: December 7, 1996
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  S1:E9. His Girl Thursday
  Air Date: November 23, 1996
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  S1:E8. Gun
  Air Date: November 16, 1996
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  S1:E7. After Midnight
  Air Date: November 9, 1996
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  S1:E6. Hoops (a.k.a. Hoop Dreams)
  Air Date: November 2, 1996
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  S1:E5. Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog
  Air Date: October 26, 1996
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  S1:E4. The Paper
  Air Date: October 19, 1996
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  S1:E3. Baby
  Air Date: October 12, 1996
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  S1:E2. The Choice
  Air Date: October 5, 1996
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 28, 1996