The executive producer of a late night sketch comedy show sparks a media frenzy when he has an on-air meltdown during a live broadcast. The newly minted network president has to scramble to make things right by hiring back two former prized employees to become the new executive producers of her network's flagship program.
Matt and Danny have five days to put together their first show, which is receiving enormous media attention and Harriet tries her best to work with Matt, with whom she's recently broken up. In the meantime, Jordan puts her new job on the line by facing down pressure due to a controversial sketch.
A network focus group sends a scare through the company that the ratings success of Matt and Danny's first show might have been a one-time thing. Amanda Peet,
When it's discovered that the show has inadvertently plagiarized another comedian's material during a sketch, the team scrambles to break into the taped West Coast feed to correct their error.
While the cast goes through rehearsals with Lauren Graham and Sting, a reporter tries to get the story on Matt and Harriet as Jordan passes on a lucrative but tasteless new reality series.
A drunken Jordan makes friends with the cast during an after-show party, Danny tries to get Matt's mind off Harriet with the help of three sexy women, Simon makes a plea to hire more black writers and Cal deals with a mysterious man backstage.
An unusual collection of people have to go to a small town in Nevada to get Tom out of jail in time for his show that night.
Jack has to get Tom out of a small town jail to make it back for his show that night as tension heats up between Matt and Harriet.
After the show comes down, Matt discover that Ricky and Ron are planning to leave and take the writing staff with them. Harriet contemplates doing a lingerie spread in a magazine and Jordan and Danny wrestle with budget cuts.
The cast has to get through the show despite being ravaged by a virus -- and Matt has to get through the week with a new and much smaller writing staff. Jordan tells Danny that she's pregnant.
A holiday show is prepared and Matt is determined to bring Christmas spirit to Los Angeles while Danny wrestles with his true feelings for Jordan.
The cast and staff come back from their holiday break and prepare for the first show of the New Year with Danny in full pursuit of Jordan. Matt starts bidding in an online auction for a date with Harriet without realizing that this will be the beginning of the end.
Danny and Jordan are locked on the roof of the theater while other members of the cast and staff attend a dinner honoring Harriet, whose relationship with Matt begins to unravel.
Danny and Jordan are locked on the roof of the theatre while other members of the cast and staff attend a dinner honoring Harriet, whose relationship with Matt begins to unravel.
Matt remembers how he and Harriet first met.
Matt is stuck on a Wednesday night with writer's block and also has to contend with a young lawyer who's investigating a sexual harassment claim while Harriet continues shooting her movie. In addition, Jordan and Danny enter into a contest to see who'd make the better parent.
Allison Janney guest hosts the show that goes haywire when the propmasters and cue card workers stage a last minute wildcat strike.
Jordan experiences an emergency with her pregnancy during the live show. Meanwhile, Tom faces an even larger emergency and Matt's pill use gets discovered.
Jordan is rushed into surgery as the situation with Tom's brother grows more grim.
Jordan takes a turn for the worse and Simon loses his cool with the press as we continue to learn, in flashback, how Matt and Danny got fired from the show in the first place.
As Jack talks to Simon about his comments to the press, he tells Simon how Matt and Danny came to be fired in the first place. Jordan remains in critical condition and the attorney, Mary, suggests that Danny get her to sign papers so Danny will have a claim to the baby if she doesn't make it.
The long night for Danny Jordan, Tom and Simon comes to an end as Matt and Harriet start a new beginning.