Early Edition

Early Edition was a television series on CBS that ran from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. It followed the adventures of a man who attempts to prevent terrible events each day, which he learns about by receiving each day's newspaper a day early.

The show dealt with the life of Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler), a Chicago man (initially a stock broker, later the owner of McGinty's bar) who mysteriously received newspapers (specifically, the Chicago Sun-Times) a day ahead of time, effectively giving him knowledge of the potential future. His newspaper apparently gets delivered by an orange tabby cat, no matter where he goes every morning, except on some special occasions. He would then try to prevent tragedies described in "tomorrow's" Sun-Times from occurring, whereby story text and headlines in the newspaper change to reflect the outcome of his actions.

Within the course of the series, Gary discovers that a few people share his gift of receiving the newspaper "early". The only people, besides Gary, who know about his gift are his parents; his friends Chuck Fishman (a former fellow stock broker) and Marissa Clark (the blind former receptionist at the brokerage); and, Erica and Henry Paget, a single mother and her son (Gary gives Erica a job at McGinty's) though he certainly tried to tell a few people such as his attorney and various police officers (Episode 407/408 - Fatal Edition). On some occasions, he is given the ability to wake up in another time (such as in the early 1900s) to change the past. People who encounter Gary often strongly suspect (or know) that he has a secret, but do not know what specifically it is.

During the course of the series, it is never clearly stated where the paper comes from. In one episode, Gary meets the group of people apparently responsible for giving him (as well as others) the Paper. Nothing much is revealed about them except that they have some sort of supernatural abilities, such as being able to mysteriously appear at any location.

In season four, episode 420 - "Time" (series finale that aired a few episodes early) it is briefly explained why Gary started receiving the paper. Apparently, he was given the responsibility by Lucius Snow (the man who received the Chicago Sun Times before Gary), when he saved his life as a child. At the end of the same episode, Gary passes on the responsibility of the paper to a young girl named Lindsey Romick who had just lost her grandfather; though it's not shown if she ever begins receiving the paper.

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Early Edition Episodes

Early Edition Season 1

1. 1- 1 100 28 Sep 96 Pilot
2. 1- 2 101 5 Oct 96 The Choice
3. 1- 3 102 12 Oct 96 Baby
4. 1- 4 104 19 Oct 96 The Paper
5. 1- 5 103 26 Oct 96 Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog
6. 1- 6 105 2 Nov 96 Hoops (a.k.a. Hoop Dreams)
7. 1- 7 106 9 Nov 96 After Midnight
8. 1- 8 107 16 Nov 96 Gun
9. 1- 9 108 23 Nov 96 His Girl Thursday
10. 1-10 109 7 Dec 96 The Wrong Man
11. 1-11 110 21 Dec 96 Christmas
12. 1-12 111 11 Jan 97 Frostbit
13. 1-13 112 25 Jan 97 Mob Wife
14. 1-14 113 1 Feb 97 The Wall (1)
15. 1-15 114 8 Feb 97 The Wall (2)
16. 1-16 115 22 Feb 97 Bat Masterson
17. 1-17 116 8 Mar 97 The Jury
18. 1-18 117 12 Apr 97 Psychic
19. 1-19 119 13 Apr 97 The Cat
20. 1-20 118 19 Apr 97 Phantom at the Opera
21. 1-21 120 26 Apr 97 Faith
22. 1-22 121 3 May 97 Dad
23. 1-23 122 17 May 97 Love is Blind

Early Edition Season 2

24. 2- 1 201 27 Sep 97 Home
25. 2- 2 203 4 Oct 97 The Medal
26. 2- 3 204 11 Oct 97 The Wedding
27. 2- 4 202 18 Oct 97 Jenny Sloane
28. 2- 5 205 25 Oct 97 Downsized
29. 2- 6 206 1 Nov 97 Angels and Devils
30. 2- 7 207 8 Nov 97 Redfellas
31. 2- 8 208 15 Nov 97 March in Time
32. 2- 9 209 22 Nov 97 A Regular Joe
33. 2-10 210 20 Dec 97 A Bris is Just a Bris
34. 2-11 212 10 Jan 98 A Minor Miracle
35. 2-12 211 17 Jan 98 Romancing the Throne
36. 2-13 213 24 Jan 98 Walk, Don't Run
37. 2-14 214 31 Jan 98 The Return of Crumb
38. 2-15 216 4 Apr 98 Mum's the Word
39. 2-16 215 11 Apr 98 Where or When
40. 2-17 217 18 Apr 98 The Fourth Carpathian
41. 2-18 218 25 Apr 98 The Quality of Mercy
42. 2-19 219 2 May 98 Show Me the Monet
43. 2-20 222 9 May 98 Don't Walk Away, Renee
44. 2-21 220 16 May 98 Hot Time in the Old Town
45. 2-22 221 23 May 98 Second Sight

Early Edition Season 3

46. 3- 1 26 Sep 98 Blackout
47. 3- 2 3 Oct 98 Collision
48. 3- 3 10 Oct 98 A Horse Is a Horse
49. 3- 4 17 Oct 98 Lt. Hobson, USN
50. 3- 5 24 Oct 98 Saint Nick
51. 3- 6 31 Oct 98 Halloween
52. 3- 7 7 Nov 98 Up Chuck
53. 3- 8 14 Nov 98 Deadline
54. 3- 9 21 Nov 98 In Gary We Trust
55. 3-10 5 Dec 98 Nest Egg
56. 3-11 19 Dec 98 Teen Angels
57. 3-12 9 Jan 99 Slippity-Doo-Dah
58. 3-13 16 Jan 99 The Last Untouchable
59. 3-14 6 Feb 99 Just one of Those Things
60. 3-15 13 Feb 99 Funny Valentine
61. 3-16 20 Feb 99 Number One with a Bullet
62. 3-17 27 Feb 99 Two to Tangle
63. 3-18 20 Mar 99 Fate
64. 3-19 3 Apr 99 Crumb Again
65. 3-20 17 Apr 99 Pinch Hitters
66. 3-21 1 May 99 Home Groan
67. 3-22 8 May 99 Play It Again Sammo
68. 3-23 15 May 99 Blowing Up is Hard to Do

Early Edition Season 4

69. 4- 1 25 Sep 99 The Out-of-Towner
70. 4- 2 2 Oct 99 Duck Day Afternoon
71. 4- 3 9 Oct 99 Take Me out to the Ballgame
72. 4- 4 16 Oct 99 The Iceman Taketh
73. 4- 5 23 Oct 99 Camera Shy
74. 4- 6 30 Oct 99 Wild Card
75. 4- 7 6 Nov 99 Fatal Edition (1)
76. 4- 8 13 Nov 99 Fatal Edition (2)
77. 4- 9 20 Nov 99 Weathergirl
78. 4-10 18 Dec 99 Run, Gary, Run
79. 4-11 19 Feb 00 Rose
80. 4-12 26 Feb 00 Snow Angels
81. 4-13 4 Mar 00 Gifted
82. 4-14 11 Mar 00 Performance Anxiety
83. 4-15 25 Mar 00 False Witness
84. 4-16 8 Apr 00 The Play's the Thing
85. 4-17 22 Apr 00 Blind Faith
86. 4-18 29 Apr 00 Occasionally Amber
87. 4-19 6 May 00 Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter
88. 4-20 13 May 00 Time
89. 4-21 20 May 00 Everybody Goes to Rick's
90. 4-22 27 May 00 Luck o' the Irish

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