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When a newswriters’ union strike hits the station, only Mary Richards and Lou Grant, representing management, are left to prepare and deliver the six o’clock news. Lou fills in for Ted Baxter, while Mary takes Murray’s place as the newswriter. Mary’s writing style leave Lou terrified and practically speechless in front of the camera.

Sue Ann’s life is bubbling over with excitement. The “Happy Homemaker” show has been nominated for a local television award as best daytime program, and she has fallen in love with a handsome, rugged man. But at the same time, Mary’s life is full of gloom. She’s faced with telling Sue Ann some horrible news. Unbeknown to the “Happy Homemaker,” her new love is also pursuing Mary.

A phone call from his long-lost father, who had abandoned him as a baby, throws unflappable anchorman Ted Baxter into an emotional turmoil.

Ted Baxter’s romance with Georgette, the ding-a-ling blonde he met at Mary’s party, seems to be getting serious. Mary feels partly responsible, since she brought the couple together. She and Rhoda think Ted is taking Georgette too much for granted. They take Georgette to dinner for a heart-to-heart talk, and afterwards, Ted finds himself confronted by a “liberated” girlfriend.

When Lou buys a popular neighborhood bar and begins to lose customers, he decides it is because he does not have the proper personality for a boniface. His forced efforts to become a jovial extrovert lead to disaster – and the sale of the bar.

Lou Grant is in big trouble. Not only is his new boss at the television station a woman, but she thinks she’s in love with him. The new program director Barbara Coleman’s frequent meetings with Lou lead to a bad case of attraction on her part. Lou talks to Mary, and Mary talks to Barbara about how much Lou is in love with his wife, but nothing seems to ward off a showdown which could cost Lou his job or his marriage.