8.0/10370 votes#1 - President
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1996
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
7.9/10358 votes#2 - Review
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1996
A new coffee shop is opened on the first floor of the Criterion Building. Matthew becomes obsessed with Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Josh Lieb
7.9/10351 votes#3 - Massage Chair
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1996
Bill leads a revolution when Mr. James eliminates free snacks in the break room. Joe gives Catherine a variety of electronic gadgets to ingratiate himself with her. Bill buys a massage chair.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Lew Morton
8.3/10379 votes#4 - Arcade
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1996
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
8.0/10379 votes#5 - Halloween
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1996
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
Writer: Chris Marcil, Sam Johnson
7.8/10352 votes#6 - Awards Show
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1996
Dave is down in the dumps, fearing that he may not be able to top himself after the station sweeps at an awards dinner.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Drake Sather
8.2/10399 votes#7 - Daydream
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1996
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
8.2/10374 votes#8 - Movie Star
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1996
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
7.8/10350 votes#9 - Stocks
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1996
Jimmy teaches Beth how to play the stock market, prompting Bill to crash their lessons for some inside information.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Alan J. Higgins
7.6/10352 votes#10 - Christmas
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/1996
Dave has to plow through a pile of work before he can spirit Lisa off to Milwaukee for Christmas with his parents.
Director: N/A
Writer: Drake Sather
7.9/10359 votes#11 - The Trainer
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1996
Bill weighs the options of joining a health club; Beth fails to exercise restraint after learning a secret about Dave; and Jimmy fears he won't measure up at a dinner party with the Clintons.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Alan J. Higgins, Brian Kelley
8.1/10354 votes#12 - Rap
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1997
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
8.1/10347 votes#13 - Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1997
Bill's abuse--and Dave's advice--cause Matthew to adopt an abrasive attitude toward his co-workers.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Chris Marcil, Lew Morton
8.3/10369 votes#14 - Complaint Box
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/1997
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
Writer: Lew Morton, Brian Kelley
7.9/10341 votes#15 - Rose Bowl
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1997
Dave gets low marks for honesty after he lets staffers evaluate each other, but fails to mention that Lisa came up with the idea. Meanwhile, Jimmy scores a legal victory with Joe as his lawyer.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Alan J. Higgins
7.5/10338 votes#16 - Kids
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1997
Third-graders invade WNYX at the same time some very adult reading material begins popping up around the office.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Chris Marcil, Sam Johnson
7.9/10348 votes#17 - Airport
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1997
With Dave and Bill stuck at the airport, Lisa gets the chore of keeping Joe and Catherine from going on a date. Meanwhile, Beth and Matthew visit Bill's love shack of an apartment.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Drake Sather
7.7/10347 votes#18 - Twins
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/12/1997
When Matthew's brother visits, the staff learns of his twisted family tree, while Jimmy makes some radical cutbacks, which include stripping the office bare.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Lew Morton
7.8/10341 votes#19 - Office Feud
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/1997
Dave contends with WNYX's noisy neighbors, while Lisa must deal with rotten kids while covering an Easter event.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: Chris Marcil, Sam Johnson
7.7/10340 votes#20 - Our Fiftieth Episode
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/2/1997
After Bill displays poor public behavior, he's thrown into a mental ward, and Lisa and Joe are thrown into his on-air job.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Paul Simms
7.7/10332 votes#21 - Sleeping
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/1997
A coronary-stricken Jimmy recovers at WNYX, while nurse Lisa realizes that she wants to have a baby.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Kelley
8.0/10356 votes#22 - The Real Deal
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/1997
The staff is shocked by Matthew's love life; Bill gets some bad news about the fate of his radio show.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Paul Simms, Joe Furey
7.7/10332 votes#23 - Mistake
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/1997
The staff is speechless after they read Dave's unkind comments about them in a magazine article.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Drake Sather, Josh Lieb
7.2/10362 votes#24 - Space
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/1997
In an episode set in outer space, it's business as usual for the staff of WNYX.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Paul Simms, Joe Furey, Josh Lieb
7.7/10298 votes#25 - Injury
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 6/5/1997
Dave signs up Matthew for workers' comp after the uninsured reporter injures himself at the office.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Simms
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The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"President" is the best rated episode of "NewsRadio" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 370 votes. Directed by Tom Cherones and written by Paul Simms, it aired on 9/18/1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Review".