About this season
Matt Cassidy and Jennifer Barnes are reluctantly paired to anchor the news at a fictional TV station in Boston, Massachusetts, due to the sudden ratings drop.
Episodes (13)
1. Hooking for Mister Goodbar
Aired 2 October 1983 • 30 min
Jenny goes undercover as a hooker to get a story on how prostitutes are trapped by cops.
2. What's Good for the Goose
Aired 9 October 1983 • 30 min
Jenny feels she is getting all the lacklustre stories; Susan decides she is ready to date.
3. A Felon Needs a Girl
Aired 16 October 1983 • 30 min
Jenny doesn't believe a suspected bank robber is guilty, and Matt tries to convince her otherwise.
4. Invasions of Privacy
Aired 23 October 1983 • 30 min
An interview with the widow of a recently murdered man leads to the woman's arrest, and Jenny feels guilty because she pushed for the interview.
5. Popsicle
Aired 30 October 1983 • 30 min
Matt suspects his elderly neighbor is up to no good.
6. Our Man in the Slammer
Aired 6 November 1983 • 30 min
After Matt is thrown into jail for not revealing his source for a story, Jenny must convince his source to come forward and get Matt out.
7. Looking Forward to the Past
Aired 20 November 1983 • 30 min
Matt begins to feel bored with his life and decides to accompany two friends to South America.
8. Valerie's Fan
Aired 4 December 1983 • 30 min
When everyone becomes convinced a psychic has real powers when she correctly foresees the kidnapping of a young girl, Matt sets out to prove fraud.
9. Happy Medium
Aired 11 December 1983 • 30 min
Attention from a fan gives Valerie a swelled head.
10. Peace on Earth
Aired 25 December 1983 • 30 min
Matt thinks that he may be falling for his first love all over again.
11. The Consumer's Best Friend
Aired 1 January 1984 • 30 min
A man threatens to blow up the newsroom if he isn't given airtime to plead for world peace.
12. Lost and Foundering
Aired 8 January 1984 • 30 min
When an old co-worker, who once got Matt fired, shows up at WYN as the new consumer expert, Matt begins to question his intentions.
13. An Old Flame Flickers
Aired 15 January 1984 • 30 min
When a story takes Matt and Jenny into the forest, they end up having to stay there over night. They soon discover that there may be more to their friendship than meets the eye.