6.522 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestDiana St. Tropez returns with good news for "The Breakdown" staff: Fenton Pelt has agreed to drop his lawsuit on the condition that Chuck Pierce deliver a humiliating on-air apology and resign from news forever. Chuck, defeated, agrees, until Portia reminds him why he got into journalism in the first place. With Chuck's final broadcast approaching, Katie convinces Carol to reunite for one last job, and they race against the clock to find the one person in New Jersey who could disprove Fenton Pelt's claims and save the show.
A New Jersey mom puts her relationship with her daughter to the test when she lands an internship at the same TV station where her daughter works.
Acting
Andrea Martin's unhinged Carol is comedy gold.
Writing
Tracey Wigfield's rapid-fire NewsRadio-esque dialogue.
Costume
Portia's absurd early-2010s influencer fits.
Creator
Tracey Wigfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tracey Wigfield created this after writing for 30 Rock and The Mindy Project—notice the same breakneck joke density.
The show's 2017 cancellation after two seasons made it a 'gone too soon' cult favorite on streaming, especially among millennials who recognized the pre-Peak TV NBC comedy style.
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