There is a hostage situation at the local bank and the gunman insists Chuck Darling must act as the mediator.

Chuck decides to buy a state-of-the-art technologically-advanced house, while Kelly vacillates between liking and hating the new, more mature Chuck.

After Chuck accuses Kelly of dating a rival anchor because he's a younger version of himself, Kelly gets even by redirecting a dinner invitation Chuck intended for a specific co-worker. When both couples end up dining at the same restaurant, the evening turns into a showdown.

Chuck and Kelly seek the best way to publicly disclose their parenthood, but an unfortunately timed new ad campaign for the station complicates their efforts.

Shockwaves reverberate through the newsroom, as major changes are expected when a tenacious station manager takes over at WURG.

When Gracie reacts badly to the announcement that Chuck is her father, Chuck and Kelly remember the night Gracie was conceived.

Everyone's favorite security guard hugs everybody else, but won't hug Gary.

When Marsh decides to throw Chuck a surprise party, Chuck and Kelly discover an incriminating photograph on Marsh's wall portraying them in a compromising position in the background and they try to find a way to remove it without anyone's knowledge.

Another anchor from a rival news program asks Kelly out on a date, which makes Chuck jealous. Meanwhile, Gary chastises the members of Anthrocon.

Kelly attends a funeral of a former anchor and leaves Chuck to babysit Gracie.

A vicious raccoon causes havoc at Gracie's birthday party.

Gracie's class take a field trip to WURG and Kelly tells Chuck that Gracie has been having problems with a bully.

Kelly accuses Chuck of being selfish and rude after he declines a dinner invitation from Ryan in order to reinstate a Friday tradition, his "night of possibilities", in which he does five activities: goes for a walk, smokes a Cuban cigar, drinks a scotch, has a steak, and "Destiny knocks".

After hearing some of his old friends, who used to work at WURG, talking about him getting fired in Los Angeles, Chuck tries to prove he's still got what it takes to be a big network anchor.

When Chuck's dinner date is called off, he meets Kelly and Gracie at a nearby restaurant and awkwardly joins them for a meal. Chuck and Gracie bond as they swap offensive quips about Kelly. 

Chuck is given a fish and attempts to use it as an opportunity to prove to Kelly he can handle responsibility.

Chuck Darling returns to his old Pittsburgh TV news co-anchor job, re-partnering with his former co-anchor Kelly Carr, and their frequent off-screen quarrelling.