The Chronicle — Season 1
NEWS FROM THE EDGE
About this season
The Chronicle is the name of a science fiction television series on the Sci Fi Channel. The series is based on the "News from the Edge" series of novels by Mark Sumner, a St. Louis, Missouri based author. The show was originally sold to NBC, which shot the pilot, then later found a home with The Sci-Fi Channel.
Episodes (22)
1. Pilot
Aired 14 July 2001 • 60 min
Reporter Tucker Burns finally gets a job at a tabloid, The World Chronicle, and soon finds himself on the the trail a real-life monster.
2. What Gobbles Beneath
Aired 14 July 2001 • 60 min
After a media mogul disappears, the reporters discover a monster living under Manhattan attrcted to the radiation emissions of its victims' cell phones.
3. Here There Be Dragons
Aired 21 July 2001 • 60 min
Tucker gets the surprise of his life when he goes to investigate the existence of a dragon underneath Chinatown and finds a woman pregnant with the ""dragon's"" baby.
4. Baby Got Back
Aired 28 July 2001 • 60 min
An abandoned baby is left at the Chronicle, the reporters investigate and find that the father, the CEO of a marketing company, has made a deal with the Devil - literally.
5. He's Dead, She's Dead
Aired 4 August 2001 • 60 min
A mysterious scientist, purported to have died, has perfected a way to bring people back to life, including himself.
6. Bermuda Love Triangle
Aired 11 August 2001 • 60 min
Tucker's story about a mermaid and Grace's story about a missing Naval pilot cross when it turns out the mermaid is seeking out the pilot to fulfill their romance.
7. Only the Young Die Good
Aired 18 August 2001 • 60 min
Staff at a Longevity institute and old folks' home are being used as host bodies of rich old people.
8. Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns
Aired 25 August 2001 • 60 min
An outlaw biker returns from the grave to severe the heads of escapees from Hell.
9. Let Sleeping Dogs Fry
Aired 8 September 2001 • 60 min
A ghost begins killing the opulent residents of North Hampton using their electrical appliances.
10. Take Me Back
Aired 15 September 2001 • 60 min
Grace becomes the target of aliens who were responsible for her original abduction, and are targeting members of her abduction support group.
11. Touched by an Alien
Aired 4 January 2002 • 60 min
Stern is targeted by an alien assassin who jumps from body to body through sexual contact.
12. Pig Boy's Big Adventure
Aired 11 January 2002 • 60 min
The reporters go off on the trail of a ""savage simian"" and find themselves on a trail of a doctor performing animal/human hybrid experiments.
13. The Cursed Sombrero
Aired 18 January 2002 • 60 min
The team are on the trail of a cursed sombrero, while Kristen tries to deal with her exposure to the strange events in Tucker's life.
14. Tears of a Clone
Aired 25 January 2002 • 60 min
Grace must cope with an electrocution, a disinterested editor, a badgering mother, and an evil clone of herself running around.
15. I See Dead Fat People
Aired 1 February 2002 • 60 min
The reporters investigate a report of a house haunted by...overweight ghosts.
16. Man and Superman
Aired 8 February 2002 • 60 min
A superhero begins flying the skies of New York City, and while the Chronicle reporters investigate, the police begin taking an interest in them.
17. Hot from the Oven
Aired 15 February 2002 • 60 min
The reporters investigate an oven that is actually a cursed entrance to Hell.
18. The Stepford Cheerleaders
Aired 22 February 2002 • 60 min
Grace, Wes, and Tucker go undercover at a local high school where strange things are occurring.
19. The Mists of Avalon Parkway
Aired 1 March 2002 • 60 min
A strange mobile mist is killing people in New Jersey, and has a connection a local boy.
20. The King is Undead
Aired 8 March 2002 • 60 min
Grace's vampire case and Wes & Tucker's Elvis impersonator interview cross paths when the guys find out the Elvis impersonators are vampires.
21. Hell Mall
Aired 15 March 2002 • 60 min
Tucker investigates a series of strange deaths and acts of possession at an upscale mall.
22. A Snitch in Time
Aired 22 March 2002 • 60 min
Grace is stalked by members of the Swedish Mafia while investigating cases of spontaneous combustion. And the future of the Chronicle is threatened.