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1. S01E01Above the FoldOctober 21, 1996—When Kate accepts a job offer that's just too good to pass up, she becomes the first female managing editor of the New York Sun—and she's no
2. S01E02Paper CutsOctober 28, 1996—Leo, the head of business affairs and known as the Angel of Death, comes down to tell Kate to cut her operating costs by 5%. This is because
3. S01E03Getting over the HempNovember 11, 1996—Mike finds some marijuana in his daughter's jacket pocket. He decides to tell Kate and they confront Abby about it. Alan gets a new mobile
4. S01E04High NoonNovember 18, 1996—Mike and Kate have an argument over editing his column down. Mike is so annoyed by this that he contacts the New York Times to try and get a
5. S01E05The SandwichNovember 25, 1996—Mike gets a phone call telling him that he is being awarded a great honor, Sid's deli is naming a sandwich after him! He takes all his frien
6. S01E06Mike & Kelly & Max & KateDecember 9, 1996—The paper is holding an advertisers party and Kate tells Mike that he has to go to it. He never has done and tells her that he never will. H
7. S01E07United We FallDecember 16, 1996—The printers are in negotiations with the management in an attempt to avert a strike. The talks fail and the strike starts. Mike leads the
8. S01E08The Black BookJanuary 6, 1997—A high class madam is arrested and she comes to the paper with her black book, full of the names and numbers of her clients, many of whom ar
9. S01E09Devil in a Blue DressJanuary 13, 1997—Kate is unhappy when Abby gets a tattoo, Mike says that he would be much more sympathetic than Kate and Abby, agreeing, decides that she is
10. S01E10Funny, You Don't Look One HundredJanuary 20, 1997—The hundredth year anniversary issue of the paper is coming up and the reporters are all vying for the front page. Alan is doing the first e
11. S01E11The English-Speaking PatientsFebruary 3, 1997—Mike and Kate have another argument, one that devolves into a food fight in the office tea room. The rest of the staff, having had enough of
12. S01E12The Bodyguard (1)—
13. S01E13The Bodyguard (2)—
14. S01E14Life Without MikeyFebruary 24, 1997—Mike begins to feel his mortality after he is nearly killed by a falling piano. He wants to check his obituary that the paper has on file an
15. S01E15Breaking the Rules—
16. S01E16Face OffMarch 10, 1997—After guesting on a late night TV show. And coming across well, Mike is asked to stand in as the host for a week. The show goes well until
17. S01E17The Fighting IrishApril 7, 1997—
18. S01E18Logan's RunApril 21, 1997—A Chinese diplomat is visiting New York to sort out a trade agreement. Mike is desperate to get a good story so that he can humiliate Jack S
19. S01E19The DebutanteApril 28, 1997—Abby announces to her parents that she wants to become a debutante. Mike and Kate are completely against this, until Mike discovers that the
20. S01E20The Bodyguard Strikes BackMay 5, 1997—Mike has his life threatened by a bus driver he has upset. The paper hires a bodyguard to protect him, Brian! Mike does not like the idea o
21. S01E21Murphy's LawMay 12, 1997—Mike and Kate are invited to Columbia University for a moderated discussion, also invited is Murphy Brown. She and Mike know each other and
22. S01E22Going to the DogsMay 19, 1997—Mike takes Abby to buy a dog, Abby desperately wants a pet but Kate is completely against the idea. Kate cannot deal with the dog that Mike
23. S01E23Smudged—
24. S01E24First Edition—
25. S01E25Unfinished Business—
26. S01E26Philip—

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