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The Name of the Game·NBC

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3 seasons · 76 eps

Season 3

S3 · E1 65 min

So Long Baby, and Amen Episode 1

Wubly rating 7.6 · You

Dan Farrell (RS) reports his findings at a Congressional committee hearing on addictive drugs. Later he finds himself entangled with a self-destructive, drug-addicted young girl.

S3 · E2 65 min

A Love To Remember Episode 2

Wubly rating 7.5 · You

At his college class reunion, Howard (GB) meets a strange, beautiful woman who tells him how a crush she once had on him has ruined her life.

S3 · E3 65 min

Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon Episode 3

Wubly rating 7.5 · You

Cynthia is a reclusive jet-setter who has of late become a political activist. She refuses all interviews and keeps hidden in a rambling house on the island of Avalon. At the urging of his pal, reporter Paul Tyler decides to make a name for himself by getting the exclusive story on Cynthia.

S3 · E4 65 min

Battle at Gannon's Bridge Episode 4

Wubly rating 7.0 · You

An ex-convict Eddie Gannon, who holds the lease on a converted church used as a halfway house for recently released prisoners,is endangered by a rash of unsolved crimes in the neighborhood. Gannon asks Crime magazine editor Dan Farrell (RS) to prove that none of his fellow ex-cons are responsible for the thefts.

S3 · E5 65 min

The Enemy Before Us Episode 5

Wubly rating 7.4 · You

Crime Magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) is back in his old neighborhood in New York's ""Little Italy"", Dillon hopes to take a break from his hectic responsibilities and recapture ""something real"" from his younger days. Unfortunately, he is bombarded by pain and disillusionment from every side: his stepmother is gravely ill, and her son is deeply involved with drug dealing.

S3 · E6 65 min

The Time Is Now Episode 6

Wubly rating 7.3 · You

Howard (GB) investigates the death of a moderate black educator at a campus torn into a struggle between militants and moderates.

S3 · E7 65 min

The War Merchants Episode 7

Wubly rating 7.2 · You

Farrell (RS) investigates the death of an old friend and discovers an international weapons-smuggling operation.

S3 · E8 65 min

Little Bear Died Running Episode 8

Wubly rating 7.1 · You

When an Indian kills the friend of a reporter, Paul Tyler (RC) investigates.

S3 · E9 65 min

All the Old Familar Faces Episode 9

Wubly rating 7.7 · You

Howard (GB) tries to find out who is behind a series of death threats levelled against him. He interviews several likely suspects who, in flashback, explain just what might have prompted them to kill.

S3 · E10 65 min

I Love You, Billy Baker (1) Episode 10

Wubly rating 7.3 · You

Las Vegas superstar Billy Baker, who is known far and wide for his reluctance to grant interviews,is particularly close-mouthed on the subject of a beautiful young dancer with whom he'd once been in love--and who now is very much dead. Crime magazine reporter Jeff Dillon (TF) wants to know why.

S3 · E11 65 min

I Love You, Billy Baker (2) Episode 11

Wubly rating 7.3 · You
S3 · E12 65 min

Why I Blew Up Dakota Episode 12

Wubly rating 6.9 · You

Dan Farrell (RS) looks into the strange bombing of an odd-ball artist.

S3 · E13 65 min

Aquarius Descending Episode 13

Wubly rating 7.5 · You

Glenn Howard (GB), who is instrumental in discrediting a corrupt politician. Seeking revenge, the politician orders a young hard-case to romance Howard's impressionable 17-year-old niece. The plan is to involve the girl in a scandal and ruin Howard and his magazine.

S3 · E14 65 min

The Glory Shouter Episode 14

Wubly rating 7.0 · You

A fire-and-brimstone tele-evangelist is plagued by gremlins from within his organization who are tapping his till. Dan Farrell (RS), investigates only to deduce that he may be the one siphoning from his own flock's donations.

S3 · E15 65 min

A Sister From Napoli Episode 15

Wubly rating 6.8 · You

A district attorney up for a judgeship is deemed unfit and an investigation ensues by Lewis Corbett(PF).

S3 · E16 65 min

Los Angeles 2017 Episode 16

Wubly rating 6.9 · You

Glenn Howard finds himself suddenly plunged 46 years into the future only to learn that the people of Los Angeles are living underground to escape the pollution and under the thumb of a fascist government run by psychiatrists.

S3 · E17 65 min

The Man Who Killed A Ghost Episode 17

Wubly rating 6.5 · You

The real personality of a famous cowboy star is exposed by David Corey (RW).

S3 · E18 65 min

Seek and Destroy Episode 18

Wubly rating 6.4 · You

Dan Farrell (RS) runs into many dead ends as he endeavors to discover why an important scientist suddenly died.

S3 · E19 65 min

A Capitol Affair Episode 19

Wubly rating 6.9 · You

Howard Publications journalist intervenes when a misguided Washington gossip columnist tries to destroy the career of a promising government official who happens to be her boyfriend.

S3 · E20 65 min

The Savage Eye Episode 20

Wubly rating 7.1 · You

Dan Farrell (RS) looks into a conflict involving loggers and the filming of a documentary.

S3 · E21 65 min

Appointment in Palermo Episode 21

Wubly rating 6.8 · You

Howard (GB) goes to Italy to research a story, then finds himself mistaken for a Sicilian patriarch. He is kidnapped by one of the families involved in a centuries-old blood feud.

S3 · E22 65 min

Beware of the Watchdog Episode 22

Wubly rating 6.7 · You

Dan Farrell (RS) investigates a consumer advocate who is currently masterminding an expose of the fish-canning industry. When several attempts are made on his life, the advertisers are under suspect.

S3 · E23 65 min

The Broken Puzzle Episode 23

Wubly rating 7.0 · You

The governor of an unnamed state though popular with his constituents runs the state like a banana-republic dictatorship, complete with uniformed thugs. Glenn Howard (GB) finds that the source of his power may have bigger political stakes in mind.

S3 · E24 65 min

The Showdown Episode 24

Wubly rating 7.3 · You

Howard's (GB) ancestor, an old west gambler, tries to stay alive in the face of a showdown.

24 episodes in Season 3

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