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| show_name = Capital News
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| format = [[Drama]]
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| runtime = 44 min. approx.
| creator = [[David Milch]]<br/>[[Christian Williams]]
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| starring = [[Lloyd Bridges]]
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| country = {{USA}}
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
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| first_aired = [[April 9]], [[1990 in television|1990]]
| last_aired = [[April 30]], [[1990 in television|1990]]
| num_episodes = 13
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| imdb_id = 0098761
| tv_com_id = 1897
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'''''Capital News''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[television]] series in [[1990]] created by [[David Milch]] and [[Christian Williams]]. It focuses on the editorial stuff and writers of the [[Washington, D.C.]]-based daily news paper "Capital News" (a [[fiction]]al journal inspiral by the actual "[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]"). It was produced by [[MTM Enterprises]].
==Cast==
{|
|'''actor'''
|'''role'''
|-
|[[Mark Blum]]
|Edison King
|-
|[[Lloyd Bridges]]
|Jonathan 'Jo Jo' Turner
|-
|[[Christian Clemenson]]
|Todd Lunden
|-
|[[Chelsea Field]]
|Cassy Swann
|-
|[[Kurt Fuller]]
|Miles Plato
|-
|[[Charles Levin]]
|Vinnie DiSalvo
|-
|[[Richard Murphy (actor)|Richard Murphy]]
|Richie Fineberg
|-
|[[Wendell Pierce]]
|Conrad White
|-
|[[Daniel Roebuck]]
|Haskell Epstein
|-
|[[William Russ]]
|Redmond Dunne
|-
|[[Helen Slater]]
|Anne McKenna
|-
|[[Michael Woods]]
|Clay Gibson
|-
|[[Jenny Wright]]
|Doreen Duncan
|}
==Episodes==
The series consists 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 the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] pulled the plug.<ref>Kabel1.de - [http://www.kabeleins.de/serien_shows/serienlexikon/ergebnisse/?serienid=0540 Serienlexikon], in [[German language|German]]</ref><ref>''Capital News'' at the [[James Morrison (actor)|James Morrison]] fanpage [http://www.lifeofanactor.com/capital.htm The Life Of An Actor]</ref>
; Pilot (TV Movie)
:Running 2 hours, debuting on [[April 9]], [[1990]]. Read a [http://barbara2.madasafish.com/capitalnewspilot.html sysnopsis].
; D.C. Tree
:Air date [[April 16]], [[1990]]. Read a [http://barbara2.madasafish.com/D.C.Tree.html synopsis].
; King For A Day
:Air date [[April 23]], [[1990]]. Read a [http://barbara2.madasafish.com/kingforaday.html synopsis].
; Finished? ... Not Dunne
:Air date [[April 30]], [[1990]].
; Blues For Mr. White
; Tapes Of Wrath
; Here Comes The Sun
; Swanns And Drakes
; Best Little Whorehouse In Virginia
; Bye Hooker, Bye Crook
; Sheel Game
; A Man's Home Is His Hassle
; The Last Supper
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0099217|title="Capital News" TV Movie}}
* {{imdb title|id=0098761|title="Capital News" Series}}
* [http://www.tv.com/capital-news/show/1897/summary.html?tag=tabs;summary Capital News TV Show] at [http://www.tv.com/ TV.com]
* [http://online.tvguide.com/newsearch/detail.aspx?tvobjectid=200351 Capital News] at [http://www.tvguide.com/ TV Guide]
==References==
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[[Category:1990s American television series]]
[[Category:American Broadcasting Company network shows]]
[[Category:Television series by Fox Television Studios]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:1990 television series debuts]]
[[Category:1990 television series endings]]