Live Shot

This article is about the 1995 UPN television show. For the technical term, "live shot", see remote broadcast.

Live Shot
Genre	Drama
Created by	Steve Marshall Dan Guntzelman
Starring	Jeff Yagher Cheryl Pollak Spencer Klein David Birney Eddie Velez Antonia Jones
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Editors	Tad Nyland Alec Smight
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Rysher Entertainment
Original release
Network	UPN
Release	August 29, 1995 – January 9, 1996

Live Shot is an American drama television show starring Jeff Yagher that aired in fall 1995 on UPN.

Premise

The show centered on fictional television station, KXZX, in Los Angeles's Re-Action News. It was an ensemble piece, one of the rare occasions in television where there was no true main character.

Most notable in the show's run was an early use of an ongoing story arc centering on the murder of a Los Angeles socialite. As the show was canceled with little warning, the story arc was never resolved. Also, sports reporter Lou Waller came out of the closet in the last act of the last episode to air. Consequently, the fallout of this event was never shown.

Characters

• Jeff Yagher as Alex Rydell – The new News Director of KXZX's Re-Action News team. Immediately before joing the team he was working as a news director for a Boston station. Alex's wife decides not to join him in LA, and instead sends their son, Sean, to be with the father alone. One of his problems was dealing both with the stresses of his new job and being a newly single parent. Throughout the show's short run there was a growing attraction between, Alex and one of his producers, Nancy. However the show was canceled before the outcome could be decided.
• Cheryl Pollak as Nancy Lockridge – The Eleven O'Clock News producer. While she was attracted to Alex, she was also reluctant to begin a relationship with him as he was newly separated and had a son, plus he was her boss. In the final episode that aired it appeared as though Alex's wife might want a reconciliation and Nancy encouraged Alex to give his marriage another try for the sake of his son.
• Spencer Klein as Sean Rydell – Alex's young son. His mother had chosen not to come to LA and sent him to be with his father alone.
• David Birney as Harry Chandler "The Beacon of Truth" Moore – The vain, pompous senior news anchor at KXZX. Harry had a love/hate relationship with his co-anchor Sherry Beck. Despite their constant behind the scenes bickering the two of them had an affair.
• Eddie Velez as Ricardo Sandoval – A 28-year-old study in macho good looks. Ricardo was a "Re-Action News" anchor and reporter who had been known to focus more attention on the creases in his expensive trousers than the story he's been assigned to cover.
• Antonia Jones as Peggy Traynor – The attractive eager young intern at KXZX. From crashing her car with a faulty brake repair job into Helen Forbes' Mercedes Benz to saving the day when a disastrous fight between Tommy Greer and "Fast" Eddie Santini breaks out in the midst of a live broadcast knocking over the camera, Peggy dealt with every issue in the news room with a cheerful disposition and a desire to please.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Day One"	Colin Bucksey	Steve Marshall & Dan Guntzelman	August 29, 1995 (1995-08-29)
The newly hired news director arrives in time to find the investigative news team tracking down the biggest society scandal to break in years. Guest Stars: Otto Coehlo, Laurie O'Brien, and Casey Biggs
2	"Another Day, Another Story"	Colin Bucksey	TBA	August 29, 1995 (1995-08-29)
Unknown Guest stars: Dion Anderson, Otto Coelho, Morgan Hunter, Terry Kiser, Laurie O'Brien, Molly Orr, John Schuck, and Naya Rivera
3	"T.G.I.F."	Anson Williams	Steve Marshall & Dan Guntzelman	October 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)
Alex realizes his marriage is over. Guest stars: Morgan Hunter, Otto Coehlo, J. W. Myers, Charles Grant, Terry Kiser, Wendy Braun, Henry Urgoiti. and Zack Eginton
4	"A Death in the Family"	Anson Williams	Steve Marshall & Dan Guntzelman	October 12, 1995 (1995-10-12)
The News Brothers continue their side video business. Guest stars: Bruce McGill, David Coburn, Darryl Henriques, Peter Elbling, Emile Hamaty, Hill Harper, Karen Austin, Leigh Hall, Mikey Whipwreck, Nia Long, Rebecca Staab, Ron Canada, Sam Anderson, Tom Byrd, Wanda De Jesus, Debra Eisenstadt, Ginta Rae, Zack Eginton, M. Darnell Suttles, and Henry Urgioti
5	"For Whom the Stinkin' Bell Tolls"	Scott Brazil	Steve Marshall & Dan Guntzelman	November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)
Someone holds up an abortion clinic.

External links

• Live Shot at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com show