Ranked #7 of 8 in Season 2•−0.6 vs season avg
A young Depression-era reporter is assigned to write his newspaper's advice column on the insistence of his mocking editor. Unhappy in the demeaning assignment, he begins to take an interest in one of the readers sending letters.
Michael Dinner
Director
Michael Dinner
Writer
Robert E. Bailey
Writer
Nathanael West
Novel
Melinda Sue Gordon
Second Assistant Camera
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"Miss Lonelyhearts" is episode 2 of American Playhouse season 2. It scored 6.9/10 from 69 votes, ranking #7 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Michael Dinner and written by Michael Dinner, Robert E. Bailey, it aired on January 25, 1983.