S1 E1 • Family Val's

Ellie's (Jean Smart) book tour is sidetracked by her college nemesis, Val (Faith Prince), who comes between Ellie and her publisher, best friend Dott Emerson (Mary McDonnell).

Première diffusion : 30 octobre 1995

S1 E2 • Who's Son is It Anyway?

Worried that her son is spending too much time with Val, Dott enlists Ellie's help in winning back her son's devotion by cooking him a meal. Meanwhile, Ellie and Stephano compete for the affections of Ellie's new bodyguard Wolf.

Première diffusion : 6 novembre 1995

S1 E3 • Sleeping with the Enemy

Ellie's scheme to get Val out of her hair backfires when Val's estranged husband (Robert Clohessy) arrives to sweet-talk his wife back to New Jersy -- and ends up making a pass at Ellie.

Première diffusion : 13 novembre 1995

S1 E4 • Dolce & G'bye Now

Première diffusion : 20 novembre 1995

S1 E5 • Tomb with a View

Première diffusion : 27 novembre 1995

S1 E6 • The Naked and the Deadline

Ellie is suffering from writer's block as the deadline for her latest novel passes, and Dott goes all out to break her out of it.

Première diffusion : 4 décembre 1995

S1 E7 • Finnigan's Rainbow

Dott falls headlong for a motivational speaker, and Ellie goes to extremes to get her name in the tabloids.

Première diffusion : 11 décembre 1995

S1 E8 • We Ought to be in Pictures

A big-time TV producer (Jon Polito) sets out to make a miniseries from Ellie's latest novel, ""High Sierra Streetwalker."" Donna Mills plays the tempermental, hitrionic star signed for the lead.

Première diffusion : 18 décembre 1995

S1 E9 • Nip and Tuck

The Prosepect of posing for a famous photographer has Dott and Ellie each considering a change of face by a famous plastic surgeon (Bronson Pinchot).

Première diffusion : 15 janvier 1996

S1 E10 • Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore

After suffering a heart attack during a sexual encounter with the doorman, Alice (Jayne Meadows) is forced to convalesce at her doting daughter Dott's.

Première diffusion : 22 janvier 1996

S1 E11 • Touching up Your Roots

A publicity campaign launching Ellie's new novel brings surprises gallore: a visit from her estranged, contrified parents -- and news that she is adopted.

Première diffusion : 5 février 1996

S1 E12 • I Found My Thrill on Nancy Garvey Hill

Dott and Peter try to prevent Ellie from finding out they are meeting with her professional rival, romance novelist Nancy Garver Hill. Things become complicated when Dott finds out Nancy Garver Hill is actually a beer distributor named Chuck Rooney, and a confidentiality agreement prevents her from telling Ellie -- who has just begun an affair with Chuck.

Première diffusion : 12 février 1996

S1 E13 • The Family Jewels

Having witnessed Dott's bond with Brendan during a robbery, Ellie decides to have a baby and begins interviewing prospective fathers.

Première diffusion : 26 février 1996