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13 Episodes 1997 - 1997
Episode 1
The Comet's been bought by a guy named Polanski. And Camilla shows up at Nora's when she has a guy over, to whine. The next day Polanski gives the guys some assignments. And he tells Camilla all stories need to be verified. She presently has a rumor about a Senator but Polanski tells her to verify it before they print it.

Episode 2
Thu, Jan 23, 1997
Nora pretends to write for a poetry magazine to impress a guy who dislikes celebrity culture; Tom Arnold decides to turn the tables by stalking the paparazzi; Dave and Nicky attempt to bond with Les, who mistakes them for a gay couple.

Episode 3
Thu, Jan 30, 1997
Nora's feeling lonely and decides to get a cat. But she's allergic. Dave learns of allergy free cats so Nora goes to the woman who has them. But she will only give to couples. So Nora asks Nick to pose as her husband when the woman comes; only problem, he chooses that night to bring a woman to her place to have a roll in the hay.

Episode 4
Thu, Feb 6, 1997
Nora's sister Lizzie has cold feet about her wedding and flees to Vegas. Their parents (Mary Tyler Moore and George Segal) unexpectedly arrive and blame Nora. Also, Camilla reigns terror when she's assigned to clean the kitchenette.
Episode 5
Thu, Feb 13, 1997
Nora draws up a list of everything she wants to accomplish before her 30th birthday, but when her mother confesses that she's a year older than she thought, Nora scrambles to check off the list. Also, Les's thermostat goes on the fritz.
Episode 6
Thu, Feb 20, 1997
Nora tries to get Lizzie off of the couch by sending her out with Dave but is horrified when she catches them making out. Also, Nicky pretends to be married to hook up with a smoldering temptress, and Les grows a soul patch.
Episode 7
Thu, Feb 27, 1997
The Comet's circulation is up by 20K, which puts former-editor Camilla on the verge of a nervous breakdown and prompts Nora to throw a party for Les. When he's a no-show, Nora goes to Les's home and discovers he bought the issues himself.
Episode 8
Fri, Mar 14, 1997
When a guy from a another tabloid is constantly beating them to their stories and when he hints that he has someone on inside giving him their stories. So Nora sets out to find out how he is doing it and is shocked to discover how he is doing it. So she and the others set out to get back at him by getting back the pictures he took from what was suppose to Nora's. And they use his preoccupation with Nora as their way in.
Episode 9
Fri, Mar 21, 1997
Noisy birds have nested in the tree outside of Nora's bedroom and interrupted her sleep. When she accidentally kills an endangered Bald Eagle, Camilla helps her dispose of the body. Meanwhile, T.J. and Nicky devise gift baskets for men.
Episode 10
Thu, Mar 27, 1997
When Nora amasses a large debt, she asks Les for additional work. And when it's not enough, Les gets her a job working for her sister who is a caterer. While there she sees a person whom Les will pay big bucks to get a photo of. So she asks Camilla to bring her a camera and when she misplaces it, she goes nuts trying to find it.
Episode 11
Thu, Apr 3, 1997
Nora's parents show up so her dad can tryout as a contestant on Jeopardy, but they ultimately decide to move in next door. Les's overbearing father also drops in to implement changes at The Comet.
Episode 12
Thu, Apr 3, 1997
Seaking to catch a celebrity photo, the crew goes to the Free Spirit Ranch which they find out is a nudist resort frequented by Nora's parents. After a heated argument on the job, Les and Camilla are accidentally trapped in a moving newspaper delivery truck where other things get heated up.
Episode 13
Wed, May 14, 1997
When Nora is need of a story, Camilla tells her that she heard that David Duchovny is stepping out on his girlfriend. When Nora goes ahead with it, Duchovny sues her. When she appears before the judge who tells her to reveal her source. When she refuses, she finds herself in jail. Camilla then comes forward but is jailed when she refuses to divulge her source. When they're both in jail Nora asks Camilla to tell her who her source is, and she is shocked to discover who her source is.