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What if you had tomorrow's news... TODAY?

7.3 / 10
1996
4 seasons
90 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedy

Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What will he do with tomorrow's news?

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Cast

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    7.6
    28-09-199645m

    After being kicked out of his house by his wife, Gary Hobson is forced to move into a hotel room. It's a regular Monday morning - apart from a mysterious newspaper that is delivere...

  • The Choice

    2.The Choice

    7.7
    05-10-199645m

    Gary must choose between stopping a fatal plane crash or saving the life of one girl.

  • Baby

    3.Baby

    7.0
    12-10-199645m

    Gary helps Chuck deliver twins in an elevator after Chicago has a blackout due to Gary's inability to stop street workers to keep a water pump turned off. Meanwhile, Gary keeps cha...

  • The Paper

    4.The Paper

    7.6
    19-10-199645m

    While searching for answers about the paper, Gary becomes involved with a reporter who is suspicious of his apparent knowledge of a certain story.

  • Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog

    5.Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog

    7.3
    26-10-199645m

    Lottery fever grips Chicago with the jackpot climbing every night. Meanwhile, Gary tries to understand why someone would want to steal the Mayor's dog.

  • Hoops

    6.Hoops

    7.4
    02-11-199645m

    Gary tries to stop a popular basket-baller with a medical condition from risking his life on the court.

  • After Midnight

    7.After Midnight

    7.8
    09-11-199645m

    Gary has to stop a 17 year-old single mother from abandoning her child. But as always, Gary gets more involved with her than he should, and finds out she left home pregnant and now...

  • Gun

    8.Gun

    8.0
    16-11-199645m

    Gary poses as a social worker in order to stop a little boy from shooting his brother, but he gets more involved with the family than he should. Gary steals the gun, but has to giv...

  • His Girl Thursday

    9.His Girl Thursday

    8.0
    23-11-199645m

    Meredith is back. She wants to pick things up with Gary where they left last time they met. But the paper seems to be in the way of Gary developing anything deeper with her, since...

  • The Wrong Man

    10.The Wrong Man

    7.6
    07-12-199645m

    Gary has to stop a man from his old office from killing himself. Marcia visits him with the news that she's getting married. She won't reveal the identity of her soon-to-be husband...

  • Christmas

    11.Christmas

    7.6
    21-12-199645m

    Gary has to stop a bomb from killing 20 ice skaters on a park. He goes to Det. Crumb for help, who still doesn't quite believe Gary. The headline on the paper changes to a departme...

  • Frostbit

    12.Frostbit

    7.6
    11-01-199745m

    It's 20 below zero in Chicago but Gary still has to rescue people around the city, even if the paper doesn't bring any important news. Plus, Chuck temporarily moves in to Gary's pl...

  • Mob Wife

    13.Mob Wife

    7.8
    25-01-199745m

    Gary and Chuck get mistakenly involved with the mob after they save a gangster's ex-fiancé from being shot. They spend days trying to escape from trouble and death themselves, and...

  • The Wall (1)

    14.The Wall (1)

    8.8
    01-02-199745m

    The paper reveals that the U.S. president will be murdered during his upcoming visit to Chicago - by Gary.

  • The Wall (2)

    15.The Wall (2)

    9.0
    08-02-199745m

    Gary continues to try and stop the assassination of the president while eluding the FBI who is convinced Gary is the suspected assassin. His friends try to protect Gary from exposu...

  • Bat Masterson

    16.Bat Masterson

    8.0
    22-02-199745m

    Gary meets an ex-cop who took the identity of Bat Masterson to continue his work against crime. The guy seems to be crazy, but helps Gary with his paper duties. As he learns more a...

  • The Jury

    17.The Jury

    8.0
    08-03-199745m

    Gary is chosen to serve as a juror in the trial of a man accused of stealing money from his company. Since the defendant is defending himself, the judge has the jury sequestered,...

  • Psychic

    18.Psychic

    8.0
    12-04-199745m

    Gary is unable to stop a child from being kidnapped and looks for help in Claire (a psychic who pursued him about opening a fortune telling business with her after he saved her fro...

  • The Cat

    19.The Cat

    8.2
    13-04-199745m

    Gary takes the cat to the vet thinking he's not feeling good. He is obligated to leave him there overnight, but rushes to the clinic in the morning for the paper, only to find out...

  • Phantom at the Opera

    20.Phantom at the Opera

    8.5
    19-04-199745m

    Gary saves a woman named Emma Shaw from being murdered during an art robbery. Gary keeps helping Emma establish herself in the city and develops romantic feelings for her, but the...

  • Faith

    21.Faith

    7.8
    26-04-199745m

    Gary and Chuck wait on a bridge to help a man who will be run over by a car, but they don't realize that the man is Gary, who is knocked unconscious. At he hospital, Gary meets a g...

  • Dad

    22.Dad

    7.5
    03-05-199745m

    Gary's father, Bernie, temporarily moves in with his son after his wife kicks him out. After learning about the paper, and enjoying helping others, Bernie decides to stay permanent...

  • Love is Blind

    23.Love is Blind

    7.8
    17-05-199745m

    Marissa is at school when Gary saves her college professor from being killed. Marissa soon has dinner and a study date with a fellow student she meets during the incident.

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