Episode 1
Aired Sep 18, 2006
Pilot
A media frenzy ensues when the executive producer of a sketch comedy show has an on-air meltdown during a live broadcast; the new network president scrambles to hire back two prized former employees.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 25, 2006
The Cold Open
Matt and Danny have five days to organize their highly publicized first show; Harriet and Matt try to work around their romantic history; Jordan defends a controversial sketch.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 2, 2006
The Focus Group
A network focus-group scares company executives into believing that the ratings success of Matt and Danny's first show might have been a fluke.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 9, 2006
The West Coast Delay
Members of the team try to manipulate the West Coast feed to avoid airing a sketch containing material that was inadvertently copied from another comic.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 16, 2006
The Long Lead Story
A reporter (Christine Lahti) tries to get the story on Matt and Harriet, while the cast rehearses with Lauren Graham and Sting; Jordan says no to a potentially lucrative new reality-series.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 23, 2006
The Wrap Party
Jordan befriends the cast during an after-show party; Danny tries to get Matt's mind off Harriet; Simon wants to hire more black writers.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 6, 2006
Nevada Day
An unusual group of people must get Tom out of jail in a small Nevada town before that night's show.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 13, 2006
Nevada Day
Jack must get Tom out of jail to make it back for his show that night; tension heats up between Matt and Harriet.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 20, 2006
The Option Period
Matt learns that Ricky and Ron plan to leave and take the writing staff with them; Harriet considers modeling for a lingerie spread in a magazine; Jordan and Danny deal with budget cuts.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 27, 2006
B-12
Members of the cast fall victim to a virus, which makes getting through the show a challenge; Matt faces the week with a new and smaller writing staff; Jordan tells Danny that she is pregnant.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 4, 2006
The Christmas Show
Matt is determined to bring the Christmas spirit to Los Angeles with the holiday show; Danny struggles with his true feelings for Jordan.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 22, 2007
Monday
The staff comes back from the holiday break to prepare for the first show of the year; Danny is in full pursuit of Jordan; Matt bids in an online auction for a date with Harriet.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 29, 2007
The Harriet Dinner
Danny and Jordan cannot get down from the roof of the theater; staff members attend a dinner honoring Harriet; Harriet and Matt's relationship begins to unravel.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 5, 2007
The Harriet Dinner Part II
Danny and Jordan cannot get down from the roof of the theater; staff members attend a dinner honoring Harriet; Harriet and Matt's relationship begins to unravel.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 12, 2007
The Friday Night Slaughter
Matt remembers how he and Harriet first met.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 19, 2007
4 a.m. Miracle
Matt struggles with writer's block while contending with a lawyer investigating a claim of sexual harassment; Jordan and Danny hold a contest to see who would make the better parent.
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Episode 17
Aired May 24, 2007
The Disaster Show
The show goes haywire when the propmasters and cue-card workers stage a last-minute wildcat strike.
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Episode 18
Aired May 31, 2007
Breaking News
During a live show, Jordan experiences an emergency with her pregnancy; an even larger emergency unfolds for Tom; Matt's pill use is discovered.
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Episode 19
Aired Jun 7, 2007
K & R
Jordan rushes into surgery; the situation with Tom's brother grows more grim.
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Episode 20
Aired Jun 14, 2007
K & R, Part 2
Jordan takes a turn for the worse; Simon loses his temper with the press.
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Episode 21
Aired Jun 21, 2007
K & R, Part 3
The long day's journey into night continues as flashbacks reveal why Matt and Danny were fired in the first place.
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Episode 22
Aired Jun 28, 2007
What Kind of Day Has It Been?
The long night for Danny, Jordan, Tom and Simon ends; Matt and Harriet's new beginning.
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