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TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

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Season 1 Guide (2006-2007)

	1x01 Pilot The Executive Producer of a sketch show entitled Studio 60, which is celebrating it's 20th season, has a melt-down on air and is fired from the show. He ...	Sep. 18, 2006
	1x02 The Cold Open The Studio 60 cast and crew continue to deal with the fallout of Wes' on-air breakdown, as well as adjusting to Matt and Danny's management. Harriet finds ...	Sep. 25, 2006
	1x03 The Focus Group A network focus group comes to the set, sending a scare through the cast and crew that the initial spike in the ratings after Matt and Danny took charge ...	Oct. 02, 2006
	1x04 The West Coast Delay After 90 seconds of questionable material airs, the crew scrambles to recover. Meanwhile, Matt has to come up with a response to a gift from one of Harriet's ...	Oct. 09, 2006
	1x05 The Long Lead Story As the cast rehearses the upcoming episode featuring Lauren Graham and Sting, a reporter tries to land a story about Matt and Harriet past history together. ...	Oct. 16, 2006
	1x06 The Wrap Party At an aftershow party, Jordan, tipsy after a few drinks, makes friends with the cast of the show. In order to get Matt's mind off of Harriet, Danny decides ...	Oct. 23, 2006
	1x07 Nevada Day, Part I Members of the Studio 60 staff travel to Nevada to get Tom out of jail and make it back before Friday's taping. There they encounter a judge who isn't ...	Nov. 06, 2006
	1x08 Nevada Day, Part II Jack has to get Tom out of a small town jail to make it back for his show that night. Back at the studio, tempers flare as tension heats up between Matt ...	Nov. 13, 2006
	1x09 The Option Period After the show's ratings begin to drop, Matt finds out that both Ron and Ricky are planning to leave Studio 60 -- and bring the writing staff with them. ...	Nov. 20, 2006
	1x10 B-12 A virus runs rampant though the cast and crew, but the show must press on despite the illnesses and a small writing staff. Meanwhile, Jordan delivers surprising ...	Nov. 27, 2006
	1x11 The Christmas Show With Christmas nearing, as well as the annual holiday Studio 60 episode, Matt sets himself on a personal mission to spread holiday cheer at the studio. ...	Dec. 04, 2006
	1x12 Monday The cast returns to the studio after their Christmas break, ready to get the show back in swing for the new year. While the cast and crew prepare for their ...	Jan. 22, 2007
	1x13 The Harriet Dinner, Part I While the rest of the cast and crew are attending a dinner to honor Harriet, Danny and Jordan are locked on the roof of the theater together. At the dinner, ...	Jan. 29, 2007
	1x14 The Harriet Dinner, Part II While the rest of the cast and crew are attending a dinner to honor Harriet, Danny and Jordan are locked on the roof of the theater together. At the dinner, ...	Feb. 05, 2007
	1x15 The Friday Night Slaughter In the aftermath of Matt and Harriet's broken relationships, flashbacks tell the story of how Matt and Harriet met for the first time. Matt thinks back ...	Feb. 12, 2007
	1x16 4AM Miracle Matt is stricken with a case of writer's block and stays up an entire Wednesday night trying to come up with new material. In addition to the stress of ...	Feb. 19, 2007
	1x17 The Disaster Show Allison Janney hosts an episode of Studio 60 and everything that could go wrong does as the propmasters and cue cardsmen go on strike.	May. 24, 2007
	1x18 Breaking News During a live taping of a show, Jordan experiences emergency pregnancy complications. While Jordan is taken to the hospital, Tom has to deal with an unfolding ...	May. 31, 2007
	1x19 K&R, Part I Following her pregnancy complications, Jordan is rushed into emergency surgery. Meanwhile, Tom's brother's condition worsens.	Jun. 07, 2007
	1x20 K&R, Part II Simon loses control and takes it out on the press. Meanwhile, Jordan's condition worsens and flashbacks reveal why Denny and Matt were first fired from ...	Jun. 14, 2007
	1x21 K&R, Part III Matt develops an obsession for Italian opera that threatens their Friday deadline for the next show. Meanwhile, Danny tries to figure out why Jordan is ...	Jun. 21, 2007
	1x22 What Kind of Day Has It Been Danny, Jordan, Tom, and Simon's long day finally comes to an end. Meanwhile, Matt and Harriet have a new start in their relationship.	Jun. 28, 2007

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Season 1 Characters

Matt Albie	played by Matthew Perry
Jordan McDeere	played by Amanda Peet
Danny Tripp	played by Bradley Whitford
Jack Rudolph	played by Steven Weber
Simon Stiles	played by D.L. Hughley
Harriet Hayes	played by Sarah Paulson
Tom Jeter	played by Nathan Corddry
Cal Shanley	voiced by Timothy Busfield
Dylan Killington	played by Nate Torrence
Samantha Li	played by Camille Chen
Jeannie Whatley	played by Ayda Field
Alex Dwyer	played by Simon Helberg
Lucy Kenwright	played by Lucy Davis (II)
Suzanne	played by Merritt Wever
Andy Mackinaw	played by Mark McKinney
Darius Hawthorne	played by Columbus Short
Cue card tech	played by Joey Thurston III
Lilly Rodriguez	played by Diana-Maria Riva
Floor Manager	played by William Stanford Davis
George	played by John Mahon
Wilson White	played by Edward Asner
Luke Scott	played by Josh Stamberg
Herb Sheldon	played by John Carpenter (III)

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Season 1 Videos

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Season 1 Quotes

	Season 1 / Episode 11: - The Christmas Show Matt Albie: How come I'm Jewish and I'm the only one with the Christmas spirit? Come to think of it how come I'm the only Jew in a comedy writer's room?
	Season 1 / Episode 1: - Pilot Matt Albie: But it's gonna be our show now, and only one of us can screw up at a time and I think that we both know that most of the time, it's gonna be me. You're the big shoulders. Danny Tripp: I hear you. Matt Albie: Good, cause I don't remember what I just said. Danny Tripp: I do.

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Season 1 Trivia

Episode 01 - In the commentary track included on the DVD, Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme (I) reveal that Bradley Whitford's scenes in the pilot were shot while he was still finishing up work on the final season of "The West Wing" (1999) (hence his absence in two of the final three episodes of "The ...
Episode 17 - The Guest Host, appearing on screen, was Allison Janney. The Guest Musical Act, appearing on screen, was Macy Gray.
Episode 08 - On the wall in one of the dressing rooms, a "Bartlet for America" sign is visible. This is a reference to the earlier Sorkin/Schlamme collaboration "The West Wing" (1999) about the goings-on inside the fictional Bartlet White House.
Episode 03 - The Guest Host, appearing on screen, was Rob Reiner. The Guest Musical Act, not appearing, was Gwen Stefani.
Episode 16 - The Guest Host, not appearing on screen, was Renée Zellweger. There was no Guest Musical Act this episode.

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