The rival news station's dashing young news anchor asks Kelly out on a date, Chuck cannot help but wonder if the anchor has ulterior motives. Thinking that he is trying to steal Kelly from WURG to work for his own station, Chuck butts in to tell him to back off.
Egotistical news anchor Chuck Darling is reunited with his former co-anchor, the uptight Kelly Carr at the Pittsburgh newstation WURG.
When Chuck is given a goldfish as a gift he feels compelled to prove his caretaking skills and sense of responsibility to Kelly, to show her he has what it takes to take care of a child.
Chuck and Kelly are getting on each other's last nerve on and off-camera. But when Chuck's dinner date is called off, he runs into Kelly and Gracie having dinner at a restaurant near the station and awkwardly joins them for a meal.
Chuck runs into some of his old newsroom buddies and overhears them commenting on his fall from fame in Los Angeles. In order to prove he's still got what it takes to be a big network anchor, Chuck tries to manipulate Kelly so that he can cover the lead story that night, knowing his former colleagues will see the broadcast.
Kelly accuses Chuck of being selfish and rude when he turns down a dinner invitation from Ryan on a Friday night in order to leave his evening open for possible romance.
The news team prepares for Gracie's school fieldtrip to WURG, and Kelly informs Chuck that Gracie has been having problems with a class bully. While Kelly wants to handle the situation diplomatically by calling the school principal and holding a conflict resolution session, Chuck feels that Gracie should deal with the bully herself in a more direct and corporeal manner.
Kelly's carefully laid plans for Gracie's birthday party fall apart when Montana offers to give the girls makeovers and Chuck insists on buying Gracie's cake.
The team gets word of a former WURG news anchor's passing, and Kelly is surprised to be asked to give the eulogy at the funeral. When Kelly's babysitter cancels at the last minute, Chuck offers to watch Gracie in order to get some bonding time, and Kelly reluctantly agrees.
When Marsh decides to throw Chuck a surprise party, Chuck and Kelly discover an incriminating photograph on Marsh's wall portraying them in a compromising position in the background and they try to find a way to remove it without anyone's knowledge. Meanwhile, Gary and Ryan stumble into Marsh and Peg's bedroom and are disturbed by what they see.
After Kelly and Chuck finally decide to tell Gracie that Chuck is her father, Kelly gets cold feet. She and Chuck decide to see a therapist to resolve their issues with one another. However, the therapist exposes their pent-up frustrations, complicating their plans to tell Gracie the truth. Meanwhile, Gary is frustrated when he fails to get a hug from everyone's favorite security guard who is known for his daily words of encouragement and hugs.
Gracie deals with the fact that she finally knows Chuck is her father, while Chuck and Kelly dwell on the night they shared, that would change them forever.
When newly appointed WURG station manager, Ginger Ko decides to make some unpopular changes to the newsroom, Chuck and Kelly pay her a visit. Despite their intentions to confront her about the proposed changes, Ginger turns on the charm, sending Chuck and Kelly away feeling good about the transition.
Chuck and Kelly seek the best way to publicly disclose their parenthood, but an unfortunately timed new ad campaign for the station complicates their efforts. Meanwhile, Marsh bestows a gift upon Gary but immediately regrets his generosity.