Capital News

 ( 1990s American Drama Television Series ) 

Capital News is an American drama television series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges, Helen Slater, and William Russ. Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.

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Synopsis The series focused on the editorial staff and writers of the Washington, D.C.–based daily newspaper The Washington Capital (a publication inspired by the actual Washington Post).

(2026). 9780345455420, Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780345455420

It was produced by MTM Enterprises.

The series consisted of one TV movie (also considered as the pilot) and twelve regular episodes, of which only three were shown on its initial run in the United States, after which ABC canceled the series. Serienlexikon (in German). Kabel1.de. Retrieved on 27 August 2006. Capital News at the James Morrison fanpage The Life Of An Actor. Retrieved on 27 August 2006. However, at least in Germany, Canada, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and the UK, all 13 episodes were shown on television in 1990 and 1991.

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Cast

• Mark Blum as Edison King
• Lloyd Bridges as Jonathan Joseph "Jo Jo" Turner
• Christian Clemenson as Todd Lunden, reporter
• Chelsea Field as Cassy Swann, reporter
• Kurt Fuller as Miles Plato
• Charles Levin as Vinnie DiSalvo
• Richard Murphy as Richie Fineberg
• Wendell Pierce as Conrad White, a black reporter assigned to the local desk
• Daniel Roebuck as Haskell Epstein
• William Russ as Redmond Dunne, metro reporter
• Helen Slater as Anne McKenna
• Michael Woods as Clay Gibson
• Jenny Wright as Doreen Duncan
• Luke Edwards as Clay Gibson jr.

Recurring

• Shelley Long as Kelly
• Matthew Lillard as Sid

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Episodes

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External links

• (Television film)
• Capital News at TV Guide

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