Jessica Novak

{{Short description|American drama television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Jessica Novak TV series promotional photo.jpg | caption = Helen Shaver as Jessica Novak | alt_name = Close-Up: Jessica Novak | genre = Drama | creator = Jerry Ludwig | developer = | writer = Ira Steven Behr | director = | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = Helen Shaver<br>Lara Parker | judges = | voices = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = Fred Karlin | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 7 (3 unaired) | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Jerry Ludwig<br>Marc Merson | producer = Paul Waigner | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | company = Brownstone Productions<br>20th Century Fox Television | channel = CBS | first_aired = {{Start date|1981|11|05}} | last_aired = {{End date|1981|12|03}} | related = }} '''''Jessica Novak''''' is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from November 5 until December 3, 1981 and was written by Ira Steven Behr. The cast includes Helen Shaver, Kip Gilman, Erik Kilpatrick, and Lara Parker.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=607}}</ref> The series was cancelled after only 7 episodes and the last two episodes were only aired in West Germany.

==Synopsis== The series focused on Jessica Novak, a news reporter for KLA-TV, who did human interest stories and exposes.

==Cast== * Helen Shaver as Jessica Novak * David Spielberg as Max Kenyon * Andrew Rubin as Phil Bonelli * Eric Kilpatrick as Ricky Duran * Nina Wilcox as Audrey Stiles * Kenneth Gilman as Vince Halloran * Lara Parker as Katie Roberts

==Episodes== {{Episode table | total_width = | overall = | title = | airdate = | episodes = {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Closeup News (pilot) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|11|05}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = The Boy Most Likely | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|11|12}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Kenny | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|11|19}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Man on the Street | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|11|26}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Mirrorful of Gamblers | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|12|03}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Silent Night | OriginalAirDate = unaired | ShortSummary = | LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = The Reward | OriginalAirDate = unaired | ShortSummary = | LineColor = dbe9f4 }} }}

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0081882|title=Jessica Novak}}

Category:1980s American drama television series Category:1981 American television series debuts Category:1981 American television series endings Category:Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles Category:English-language American television shows Category:Television series about journalism Category:CBS television dramas