WNDY is a struggling TV station, dubbed "WIOU" by staffers who have seen ratings plunge. A brand-new news director arrives, determined to make the station number one.
Kelby gets mixed messages from an image consultant; Eddie crosses the line on a salute to an everyday hero; Taylor panics when she's assigned a "backgrounder."
Liz grapples with a dilemma involving allegations of sexual misconduct by a priest at her son's school; an activist takes issue with the station's minority hiring.
Kelby debates coming forward with news of police brutality that could free a murderer; WNDY interviews a sports-reporter candidate; a bride's father challenges Floyd's forecasting.
Budget cuts in mental-health care propel a patient to drastic measures; the ex-Mrs. Zaret threatens to derail Hank's career comeback; Taylor temporarily lands in the anchor chair.
Taylor acts on a tip on an S&L investigation; Neal assigns Willis to investigate his wife's infidelity; Tony auditions sports anchors; Floyd focuses on his vision problems.
Neal and Liz battle for control; Hank's freedom depends on Kelby coming forward about a killer's confession; Tony corrals a child loose in the newsroom; Taylor asks Floyd for advice.
A strike puts Liz and her union-representative husband on opposite sides of the bargaining table; Willis tries to muster the courage to propose to Ann.
A WNDY news policy troubles Liz and has Eddie and Taylor scrambling for gory stories; the fate of a feuding couple's frozen embryos is uncertain; Neal focuses in on Floyd's sight instructor.
Kelby gets involved in a story about a crack baby; anxiety overwhelms Ann on her wedding day; Hank is suspicious when Taylor and Marc keep landing lead stories; Liz breaks her news to Michael.
Hate crimes against an Arab-American family follow Ann's televised interview; an attractive young producer has Liz feeling young again; Kelby feels confident she'll get custody of foster child Kendra; Floyd fears returning to work.