Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (Season 1)

Pilot (Episode 1)

Air date: 2002-03-27

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A young man (Ivan Sergei) joins a fledgling television network and tries to succeed in the cutthroat entertainment industry.

The Art of Groveling (Episode 2)

Air date: 2002-04-03

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: David tries to recruit John Ritter for the IBS network; a chimpanzee rearranges Paul's programming schedule into a winning lineup.

Death Be Not Pre-Empted (Episode 3)

Air date: 2002-05-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: To boost ratings at IBS, Red arranges for the network to cover live the execution of a serial killer (Ted McGinley), who demands to have his last meal with actress Lori Loughlin.

Chinese Baby (Episode 4)

Air date: 2002-06-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lindsay adopts a Chinese baby; the network tries to conceal an unorthodox weight-loss method used by an actress.

Fired (Episode 5)

Air date: 2002-06-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: When David fears he may lose his job, Mike promises to talk to Red, on condition that David accompanies him as his date to a power luncheon for gays.

Diversity (Episode 6)

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: David discovers it's difficult to please every minority group while working on implementation of the network's diversity programming.