Season 1 (2007/08)
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Original airdate | Code | Viewers (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd | James Burrows | September 19, 2007 (2007-09-19) | 1ANX79 | 9.44 |
| The pilot episode sees Chuck Darling returning to his old Pittsburgh TV news co-anchor job, re-partnering with his former co-anchor Kelly Carr, and their frequent off-screen quarrelling. | ||||||
| 2 | "Fish Story" | Dan O'Shannon | James Burrows | September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26) | 1ANX01 | 7.54 |
| Chuck is given a fish and attempts to use it as an opportunity to prove to Kelly he is responsible. | ||||||
| 3 | "First Supper" | Gail Lerner | James Burrows | October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03) | 1ANX02 | 6.58 |
| When Chuck's dinner date is called off, he meets Kelly and Gracie at a nearby restaurant and awkwardly joins them for a meal. Chuck and Gracie bond as they swap offensive quips about Kelly. Despite her disdain, Kelly starts to think having Chuck around wouldn't be such a bad thing after all. Meanwhile at WURG-TV, Marsh helps Gary create a promo after some failed attempts; Montana learns about her broken relationship while she is on the air and Ryan has to hide his infatuation for her in time for the night's broadcast. | ||||||
| 4 | "A Gentleman Always Leads" | Christopher Lloyd | James Burrows | October 10, 2007 (2007-10-10) | 1ANX03 | 6.36 |
| After hearing some of his old friends, who used to work at WURG, talking about him getting fired in Los Angeles, Chuck tries to prove he's still got what it takes to be a big network anchor. As the night's lead story continues to change, Chuck and Kelly argue over who will be taking the lead story, Chuck knowing his old friends will be watching the broadcast. Kelly finally ends up giving the lead story to Chuck, but unknown to him, the victim of the bear attack, which was the lead story, has a helium sounding voice. Also, after stealing Montana's intern to work in the Sports Department, Marsh tries to find her a replacement. When the intern is older than they both expected, Montana and Marsh must figure out how to fire him. | ||||||
| 5 | "A Night of Possibilities" | Andy Gordon | James Burrows | October 17, 2007 (2007-10-17) | 1ANX04 | 6.91 |
| Kelly accuses Chuck of being selfish and rude after he declines a dinner invitation from Ryan in order to reinstate a Friday tradition, his "night of possibilities", in which he does five activities: goes for a walk, smokes a Cuban cigar, drinks a scotch, has a steak, and "Destiny knocks". In rebuttal, Chuck states that Kelly is uptight and rigid. The pair try to prove each other wrong leading Chuck to go to dinner with Ryan and Kelly going for a night out with Montana. Meanwhile, Gary tries carpooling with Marsh, who is a disaster waiting to happen while behind the wheel. | ||||||
| 6 | "Gracie's Bully" | Jeffrey Richman | James Burrows | November 7, 2007 (2007-11-07) | 1ANX05 | 6.38 |
| Gracie's class take a field trip to WURG and Kelly tells Chuck that Gracie has been having problems with a bully. While Kelly tries to take the rational approach to dealing with the problem, by calling the school principal and organizing a conflict resolution session, Chuck tells Gracie to take the problem into her own hands with a more corporeal approach. This leads to Kelly taking Chuck's advice and threatening the bully, Xander. Meanwhile, Marsh tries to prove to Gary he can read the poem "Casey at the Bat" to the children without crying. Also, Montana has to deal with a precocious young weathergirl, who upstages her when the young weathergirl can successfully pronounce Monongahela River, and Ryan encounters a younger version of himself. | ||||||
| 7 | "Something's Up There" | Steven Levitan | James Burrows | November 14, 2007 (2007-11-14) | 1ANX06 | 7.30 |
| A vicious raccoon causes havoc at Gracie's birthday party. | ||||||
| 8 | "Cradle to Grave" | Abraham Higginbotham & Steven Levitan | James Burrows | February 26, 2008 (2008-02-26) | 1ANX09 | |
| Kelly attends a funeral of a former anchor and leaves Chuck to babysit Gracie. | ||||||
| 9 | "Business or Pleasure" | Sally Bradford | James Burrows | February 27, 2008 (2008-02-27) | 1ANX07 | |
| Another anchor from a rival news program asks Kelly out on a date, which makes Chuck jealous. Meanwhile, Gary chastises the members of Anthrocon | ||||||
| 10 | "Wall of Fame" | Andy Gordon | James Burrows | April 16, 2008 (2008-04-16) | 1ANX12 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 11 | "Hug & Tell" | Gail Lerner & Chuck Tatham | James Burrows | April 23, 2008 (2008-04-23) | 1ANX13 | |
| Everyone's favorite security guard won't hug Gary. | ||||||
| 12 | "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (2)" | Christopher Lloyd & Dan O'Shannon | James Burrows | April 30, 2008 (2008-04-30) | 1ANX14 | |
| When Gracie reacts badly to the announcement that Chuck is her father, Chuck and Kelly remember the night Gracie was conceived. | ||||||
| 13 | "The New Boss" | Sally Bradford & Jeffrey Richman | James Burrows | May 7, 2008 (2008-05-07) | 1ANX10 | |
| Shockwaves reverberate through the newsroom, as major changes are expected when a tenacious station manager (played by Suzy Nakamura) takes over at WURG. Meanwhile, Gary worries about taking a much needed vacation under the new regime. | ||||||
| 14 | "Chuck and Kelly, Doin' It Again" | Teleplay: Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman Story: Chuck Tatham |
James Burrows | May 14, 2008 (2008-05-14) | 1ANX15 | |
| In the First Season Finale, 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. | ||||||
| 15 | "Date Night" | Gail Lerner | James Burrows | Released on DVD (Aired in Australia and the UK) Not Aired in US | 1ANX08 | |
| After Chuck accuses Kelly of dating a rival anchor because hes a younger version of himself, Kelly gets even by redirecting a dinner invitation Chuck intended for a specific co-worker. When both couples end up dining at the same restaurant, the evening turns into a showdown. Gary and Marsh help Ryan get ready for his cyber date. | ||||||
| 16 | "House of Tomorrow" | Abraham Higginbotham | James Burrows | Released on DVD (Aired in Australia and the UK) Not Aired in US | 1ANX11 | |
| Chuck decides to buy a state-of-the-art technologically-advanced house, while Kelly vacillates between liking and hating the new, more mature Chuck. Meanwhile, Gary wants the chief weatherman position, which is now vacant since Montana was fired. | ||||||
| 17 | "Hostage Watch" | Chuck Tatham | James Burrows | Released on DVD (Aired in Australia and the UK) Not Aired in US | 1ANX16 | |
| The team brainstorm ways to increase their ratings. Meanwhile, there is a hostage situation at the local bank and the gunman insists Chuck Darling must act as the mediator. |
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