It's been over a week since Lou appointed Mary producer of the six o'clock news, but she hasn't been feeling very producer-like since Lou still seems to be running the show and everyone still looks to him for the answers. After Mary and Lou discuss the issue, Lou does allow Mary to handle the following day's show all on her own. She admits she is nervous but excited. As the day comes, will old habits of those around her be hard to break? Regardless, Mary decides to make some changes, which causes a bit of a ruckus, including with Lou, who decides to take a total hands off approach by leaving the station for the day. He feels that Mary may run into some problems from his vantage point. But after all is said and done, Mary feels like she did a great job, but still needs the validation from her executive producer. Meanwhile, Ted has a new vocabulary book. He wants to try and work in some newly learned words into his day to day discussions as well as on the newscast.
—Huggo