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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    NewsRadio Season 5 Episode 1 - Bill Moves On
    9.0/10(356 votes)

    #1 - Bill Moves On

    S5:E1

    The news crew copes with the loss of their good friend, Bill, after he dies of a heart attack.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  2. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 4 - Super Karate Monkey Death Car
    8.6/10(300 votes)

    #2 - Super Karate Monkey Death Car

    S4:E4

    Andrea forces the staff to take lie detector tests. Lisa fears she will not pass the test due to her extensive criminal past. Jimmy has his book, which failed in the U.S., translated into Japanese then back into English.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Josh Lieb

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  3. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 3 - Smoking
    8.5/10(405 votes)

    #3 - Smoking

    S1:E3

    A new law bans smoking in the workplace, to Bill's dismay. Lisa thinks that Joe saw her and Dave at a movie.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Josh Lieb, Paul Simms

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  4. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 4 - Arcade
    8.4/10(268 votes)

    #4 - Arcade

    S3:E4

    Dave worries that the past will repeat itself when an arcade game, Stargate Defender, is installed in the hallway. Lisa and Dave take the SATs to prove they're not getting dumber. Bill is obsessed with the stale, plastic, leathery sandwiches from a vending machine.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Brian Kelley

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  5. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 9 - The Cane
    8.3/10(287 votes)

    #5 - The Cane

    S2:E9

    Bill's new cane, which he carries for no particular reason, annoys Dave. After it's stolen, Dave is the target of Bill's wrath. Jimmy's all-night office brainstorm stokes Dave and Lisa's competitive fires. Matthew and Joe get on each other's nerves.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 12 - Bitch Session
    8.3/10(263 votes)

    #6 - Bitch Session

    S2:E12

    Dave accidentally overhears the entire staff mocking and insulting him. Jimmy tries to lift Dave's spirits.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Brian Kelley

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  7. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 7 - Daydream
    8.3/10(288 votes)

    #7 - Daydream

    S3:E7

    Daydreams plague WNYX as they sweat out a broken thermostat. Among the reveries: Matthew is Beth's worst nightmare; and Bill is every woman's fantasy.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  8. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 14 - Complaint Box
    8.3/10(249 votes)

    #8 - Complaint Box

    S3:E14

    Dave has reason to whine when a complaint box is put up and the staff begins lodging groundless gripes against each other and their belabored leader.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Lew Morton, Brian Kelley

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  9. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 8 - Movie Star
    8.2/10(256 votes)

    #9 - Movie Star

    S3:E8

    James Caan pays a visit to research a role. That brings out the worst in Bill and Matthew. Meanwhile, Dave's idea for a birthday gift doesn't thrill Lisa.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Lew Morton

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  10. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 1 - Jumper
    8.2/10(225 votes)

    #10 - Jumper

    S4:E1

    Bill tries to get an exclusive on-air story when a suicidal man is perched outside Dave's window.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  11. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 16 - Houses of the Holy
    8.1/10(239 votes)

    #11 - Houses of the Holy

    S2:E16

    Joe does an admirable job filling in for an ill Catherine, much to Bill's dismay. Beth dates Mr. James' nephew who is a depressed motivational speaker, in a form of a magician.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Kelley

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  12. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 19 - Presence
    8.1/10(241 votes)

    #12 - Presence

    S2:E19

    Jimmy loses Bill in a poker game. Lisa competes in Jimmy's place to win him back. Joe uses a hidden camera inside a Boba Fett action figure to keep up with the action.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Josh Lieb, Alan J. Higgins

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  13. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 5 - Halloween
    8.1/10(263 votes)

    #13 - Halloween

    S3:E5

    Dave and Lisa try to get the staff psyched for Jimmy's Halloween party, but it's Dave who learns the holiday can be a drag.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  14. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 12 - Rap
    8.1/10(234 votes)

    #14 - Rap

    S3:E12

    Envy rears its ugly head when Lisa is named "Cutest Reporter in New York"; Bill leads a crusade against rap.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  15. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 13 - Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
    8.1/10(226 votes)

    #15 - Led Zeppelin Boxed Set

    S3:E13

    Bill's abuse--and Dave's advice--cause Matthew to adopt an abrasive attitude toward his co-workers.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Lew Morton, Chris Marcil

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  16. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 22 - The Real Deal
    8.1/10(239 votes)

    #16 - The Real Deal

    S3:E22

    The staff is shocked by Matthew's love life; Bill gets some bad news about the fate of his radio show.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Paul Simms, Joe Furey

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  17. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 3 - The Public Domain
    8.1/10(225 votes)

    #17 - The Public Domain

    S4:E3

    Dave tries to get Matthew rehired amidst chaos. Andrea hires a man to share Dave's Job, Jimmy brings a camera crew into the office to film a documentary, and Bill prepares for a new career as a singing political satirist a la Mark Russell.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Joe Furey

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  18. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 7 - Catherine Moves On
    8.1/10(213 votes)

    #18 - Catherine Moves On

    S4:E7

    Each staffer offers up a very different version of events of the day Catherine announces she's leaving WNYX. Joe realizes that Catherine's always yearned for him.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Josh Lieb

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  19. NewsRadio Season 1 Episode 5 - Big Day
    8.0/10(312 votes)

    #19 - Big Day

    S1:E5

    Mr. James assigns Dave the task of doling out the annual bonuses. Each staffer gets the standard $400 bonus except for two, one of whom receives a $3,000 'Big Bonus', and the other 'The Shaft'. In the B-story, Bill complains to Dave about all the clutter that mysteriously finds its way to his desk.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writers:Josh Lieb, Paul Simms, Joe Furey

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  20. NewsRadio Season 3 Episode 1 - President
    8.0/10(257 votes)

    #20 - President

    S3:E1

    Mr. James decides to run for President of the United States while Lisa declares to expose all of his secrets. Matthew grows a ‘70s style mustache to "get chicks".

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  21. NewsRadio Season 4 Episode 14 - Security Door
    8.0/10(252 votes)

    #21 - Security Door

    S4:E14

    Dave struggles vainly to get the staffers to properly use the recently installed security door. Bill enlists Lisa to do the negotiating when he's offered a job in a blue jeans commercial.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  22. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 1 - No, This is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life
    7.9/10(299 votes)

    #22 - No, This is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life

    S2:E1

    Beth takes erotic photographs of herself to energize her relationship with her boyfriend. Joe boobytraps the refrigerator when someone continually steals his daily gelato.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  23. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 2 - Goofy Ball
    7.9/10(303 votes)

    #23 - Goofy Ball

    S2:E2

    Jimmy gives Beth and Matthew a new product, a 'goofy ball', to test. Lisa decides it's time to tell Mr. James about her fling with Dave. Bill buys a stun gun from Joe when he fears he's being stalked.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  24. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 4 - The Breakup
    7.9/10(267 votes)

    #24 - The Breakup

    S2:E4

    Dave and Lisa have a fight after Dave calls her the 'b-word'. Beth manipulates the two into 'coming out' in front of the whole staff. Catherine finds out Bill's real first name.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Paul Simms

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  25. NewsRadio Season 2 Episode 10 - Xmas Story
    7.9/10(263 votes)

    #25 - Xmas Story

    S2:E10

    Matthew is upset when he realizes Mr. James gave everyone except him a new convertible for Christmas. Meanwhile Bill is stalked by a homicidal Santa Claus.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Lew Morton

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bill Moves On" is the best rated episode of "NewsRadio". It scored 9/10 based on 356 votes. Directed by Tom Cherones and written by Paul Simms, it aired on 9/23/1998. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Super Karate Monkey Death Car".