Season 1: 2007
The first season's episodes began airing on January 2, 2007 and finished on March 27, 2007. "Do you think someday, we'll have to pay for our sins?", was said in voice-over on one of Dirt's many promos and became the theme for the series' first season.
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (million) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Matthew Carnahan | Matthew Carnahan | January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02) | 101 | 4 |
| Courteney Cox stars as ruthless tabloid editor Lucy Spiller, who's masterful at using threats and manipulation to dig up dirt, aided by resourceful paparazzo Don Konkey. Lucy zeroes in on struggling actor Holt McLaren, who needs favorable publicity and whose rising-star girlfriend, Julia Mallory, is well-connected. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Blogan" | Chris Long | Matthew Carnahan | January 9, 2007 (2007-01-09) | 102 | 3.75 |
| Lucy sends Don to shoot Kira Klay's corpse, but Kira looks all too lively to him. Don also gets a visit from Prince Tyreese, but it's not exactly a courtesy call. Meanwhile, Holt looks for ways to help Julia, and Willa shows journalistic spunk in tracking down dirt on a Hollywood power couple known as “Blogan.” | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Ovophagy" | Paris Barclay | Joel Fields | January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16) | 103 | 1.9 |
| "Dirt Now" is about to launch, and Lucy needs a cover story. Lucy suspects that drugs made an ailing Christian-pop star sick and dispatches Don to get the dirt. Meanwhile, Holt is courted by a major producer while Julia has a hard time back on the set of her sitcom. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "What to Expect When You're Expecting" | Paris Barclay | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin | January 23, 2007 (2007-01-23) | 104 | 1.9 |
| Lucy blackmails basketball star Prince Tyreese into helping her track down a missing rap star; Lucy and Leo's mother announces her plans to re-marry on the anniversary of their father's suicide. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "You Don't Know Jack" | Chris Long | Dave Flebotte | January 30, 2007 (2007-01-30) | 105 | 2.16 |
| Lucy publishes photos of action-movie star Jack Dawson in the arms of her brother Leo; menacing visitors threaten Brent Barrow to reveal Lucy's source about the murder of Aundre G; Julia interrupts a photo shoot for Holt. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Secret Lives of Altar Girls" | Jesse Bochco | Joel Fields | February 6, 2007 (2007-02-06) | 106 | 1.42 |
| Lucy delegates her onetime mentor to help Willa investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small California town. In the meantime, Holt and Lucy's growing attraction towards each other is consummated in a limousine, and Julia slumps into the arms of Garbo, and deeper into drugs. The music playing in the Lucy and Holt limo scene is "Allelujah" by K.I.A. Paul Reubens guest stars. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Come Together" | Adam Arkin | Rebecca Dameron | February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13) | 107 | 1.58 |
| When her source takes back her story, Willa's excitement over her first story fades. In the meantime Lucy's relationship with Leo and her coming with DirtNow are jeopardized by Jack Dawson's lawsuit. Don becomes involved with a waitress. Paul Reubens guest stars. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Thing Under the Bed" | Dean White | Sally Robinson | February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20) | 108 | 1.42 |
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Lucy has trouble sleeping. Willa teams up with Don to uncover a secret celebrity wedding. Julia deals with rehab while Holt deals with his career. Note: Lucy states 'I don't like dancing in the dark', an inside joke referring to Courteney Cox's appearance in the video for Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark' |
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| 9 | 9 | "This is Not Your Father's Hostage Situation" | Elodie Keene | Dave Flebotte | February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | 109 | 1.36 |
| A former child star takes the magazine staff hostage, forcing them to produce an entire issue about him. In the meantime, Lucy wonders if he is really a threat or simply a harmless has-been looking for publicity. Vincent Gallo guest stars. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Sexxx Issue" | Lev L. Spiro | Matthew Carnahan | March 6, 2007 (2007-03-06) | 110 | 1.42 |
| Lucy proposes a sex-themed issue as a means of getting the staff to relax after the hostage situation. In the meantine, Brent and Willa find themselves in a compromising position with a girl whose father wishes to turn into a star, and Don faces his intimacy problem with Abby. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Pap Smeared" | Chris Long | Albert Kim | March 13, 2007 (2007-03-13) | 111 | 1.7 |
| A young photographer offers to help Don; Julia discovers Hollywood has moved on without her; Holt fears his relationship with Lucy might be exposed. Lukas Haas guest stars. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Caught on Tape" | Fred Keller | Joel Fields | March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20) | 112 | 1.79 |
| Julia is horrified when a sex tape of her and a former co-star turns up on the Internet; Don gets a mysterious assignment; Lucy relies on Willa. Perez Hilton guest stars. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Ita Missa Est" | Matthew Carnahan | Matthew Carnahan | March 27, 2007 (2007-03-27) | 113 | 2.4 |
| Jennifer Aniston guest stars as rival Tina Harrod, a magazine editor that butts heads with Lucy. Lucy's stalker is revealed and Julia learns about Holt's relationship with Lucy. |
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