Season 5

September 28, 1974

Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.

October 5, 1974

Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.

October 12, 1974

WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.

October 19, 1974

Murray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.

October 26, 1974

A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.

November 2, 1974

Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.

November 9, 1974

The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.

November 16, 1974

Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.

November 23, 1974

Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.

November 30, 1974

Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.

December 7, 1974

Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.

December 14, 1974

Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.

December 21, 1974

Now that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.

January 4, 1975

Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.

January 11, 1975

When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.

January 18, 1975

Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.

January 25, 1975

Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.

February 1, 1975

Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.

February 8, 1975

Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.

February 15, 1975

Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.

February 22, 1975

A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.

March 8, 1975

Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.