The worst episodes of NewsRadio
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
The arrival of a productivity consultant sends the station's staff into a panic; Bill switches to television.
- 02
Andrea assigns Steve some management work, creating a leadership crisis for Dave; Matthew sneaks into the office.
- 03
The staff panics when analyst Andrea informs them of an imminent lie detector test; Jimmy's book hits Japan.
- 04
Lisa tells everyone that Dave has broken up with her; Matthew's other vocation is no longer a secret.
- 05
Dave, frustrated over his professional setback, decides that he is through being nice; Bill's new on-air notoriety is a bit of a shock to all.
- 06
Matthew joins the Big Brother program and is paired with a man a few years older; Bill sleuths to find Lisa's new boyfriend.
- 07
Matthew punches Bill after he is humiliated by him and the balance of power in the office shifts. Bill becomes humble and Matthew becomes a jerk.
- 08
The entire station gets involved when Dave and Lisa vie for the same apartment.
- 09
Jimmy wants to build in New York; Matthew's 30th birthday spurs radical changes that irritate everyone.
- 10
Joe hypnotizes Jimmy to help him relive and resolve his feelings from the '60s.
- 11
Matthew finds out that Jimmy's nemesis, Johnny Johnson, is actually a vagrant battling alcoholism.
- 12
Dave tries to impose mandatory job descriptions; Joe teaches Matthew and Max martial arts.
- 13
Jimmy hires a lawyer when Matthew is injured while playing a game in the office.
- 14
Catherine's departure from WNYX stirs up memories for Jimmy and the staff, and inspires Joe's last romantic effort.
- 15
The staff questions Dave's sanity after he has a security door installed in the lobby; Bill is hired to do a TV commercial for a blue-jean company.
- 16
Dave and Bill react to new talent in the office when Jimmy brings in an intern -- his nephew.
- 17
Lisa discovers her contract allows her to have an assistant, who ends up being attracted to Dave; Jimmy turns the men's room into a cigar lounge.
- 18
A new coffee shop is opened on the first floor of the Criterion Building and Matthew becomes hilariously obsessed with Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon.
- 19
Beth comes into money and turns to Jimmy James for advice. Matthew's new obsession for all things Japanese drives everyone crazy, while Lisa is shocked to hear a rumor.
- 20
Dave and Lisa find out that Bill plans to adopt an infant; Jimmy gets Beth to play a role for a bachelor auction.
- 21
Jimmy demands that Dave and Lisa reunite for the good of the company; Matthew gets a toy car.
- 22
Jimmy plans a hot-air balloon trip, and Lisa covers the story; Bill's new habit disgusts Dave.
- 23
Matthew fights Joe in a charity boxing match and impresses his co-workers; Walt asks Lisa out.
- 24
Dave has a bad day with the staff, coping with crises involving Lisa's femininity and Bill's depression.
- 25
Dave hires Bill's old friend Max Louis, but soon learns that the "veteran" is insecure and inexperienced.
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