Big Day
NewsRadio - S1 - E5
Mr. James assigns Dave the task of doling out the annual bonuses. Each staffer gets the standard bonus except for two, one of whom receives a ,000 'Big Bonus', and the other 'The Shaft'. In the B-story, Bill complains to Dave about all the clutter that mysteriously finds its way to his desk.
NewsRadio: Season 1 - 7 Episode s
1x1 - Pilot
March 21, 1995
A midwesterner gets a job as news director at a New York radio station. He gets an odd reception when his boss wants him to fire his predecessor.
1x2 - Inappropriate
March 28, 1995
After sparks fly at dinner, Dave and Lisa try to hide their feelings from their co-workers.
1x3 - Smoking
April 4, 1995
A new law bans smoking in the workplace, to Bill's dismay. Lisa thinks that Joe saw her and Dave at a movie.
1x4 - The Crisis
April 11, 1995
Dave deals with his first challenge as news director when a subway train is derailed. Back in the office, Matthew's new desk causes friction among the staffers, who all want new desks.
1x5 - Big Day
April 18, 1995
Mr. James assigns Dave the task of doling out the annual bonuses. Each staffer gets the standard bonus except for two, one of whom receives a ,000 'Big Bonus', and the other 'The Shaft'. In the B-story, Bill complains to Dave about all the clutter that mysteriously finds its way to his desk.
1x6 - Luncheon at the Waldorf
May 2, 1995
Bill invites Beth on a lunch date which she accepts despite Lisa's fear that Bill will take advantage of her. The tables are turned when Beth sticks her tongue down Bill's throat. Dave tries to get to the bottom of WNYX's financial problems.
1x7 - Sweeps Week
May 9, 1995
Dave's old girlfriend Nancy visits, still under the impression that she and Dave are an item. Meanwhile, Jimmy insists Bill interview a 'financial visionary'.