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Ink debuted on CBS October 21, 1996.
#1: October 21, 1996
"What could be worse than working with your ex? Working for your ex!"
#2: October 28, 1996
Mike's column creates a crisis for the newspaper when he criticizes the city's school-lunch program and sparks a $5-million lawsuit. The possible saving factor: a public apology.
#3: November 11, 1996
Mike pockets a stash of pot that apparently fell from his daughter's jacket, and gets in trouble when a police dog sniffs him out.
#4: November 18, 1996
Mike is seen doing lunch with a "New York Times" editor, and his colleagues wonder if he's just bluffing when he threatens to leave "The Sun" if he's not given more respect.
#5: November 25, 1996
Mike's already healthy ego receives a jolt when he gets a deli sandwich named after him -- but sees its first customer drop dead. Sid: Eddie Barth. Frank Filgo: Doug Ballard. Widow: Diana Bellamy. Alan: Saul Rubinek. Ernie: Charlie Robinson. Abby: Alana Austin. Belinda: Christine Ebersole.
#6: December 9, 1996
When Kate rules that her staff must attend the advertisers' annual cocktail party, Mike resorts to his friendship with editor-in-chief Max (Paul Mazursky) to get him off the hook. Kelly: Tracy Kolis.
#7: December 16, 1996
With the printers threatening to strike, Mike leads his fellow scribes in a sympathy action -- until he unexpectedly lands "the column of the year".
#8: January 6, 1997
Belinda (Christine Ebersole) has an editorial ax to grind: her old boarding-school nemesis, the socially prominent Mercedes Haverset (Cheryl Ladd), has just been arrested as the "Manhattan Madame".
#9: January 13, 1997
When Kate and Mike have yet another falling-out, this time over a tattoo on their 15-year-old's arm, Abby (Alana Austin) elects to move in with her more liberal but unprepared dad.
#10: January 20, 1997
For the paper's centennial, everyone hustles for a front-page scoop, except Belinda -- who ends up there as a crime victim!
#11: February 3, 1997
Mike and Kate separately consult the same "couples therapist" (Richard Benjamin), following an altercation that escalates into a battle.
#12: February 10, 1997
After spending the night with Kate, Mike denies he's jealous of the handsome bodyguard (Harry Hamlin) hired to protect her after a death threat. Part 1 of 2.
#13: February 17, 1997
Conclusion. As Kate's bodyguard Brian (Harry Hamlin) becomes friendlier with her, Mike bends over backward to keep the pair from having quality time together.
#14: February 24, 1997
When Mike's obituary is mistakenly printed--with a front-page headline--he devises a clever plan to save the paper from embarrassment. Stein: Jay Thomas. Leo: Jonathan Katz.
#15: March 3, 1997
Kate's sister Dahlia (Kirstie Alley) turns up promoting her bestseller about landing a man. Shortly thereafter, it looks as if she's using her book's tips to make a play for Mike. Brian: Harry Hamlin. Kevin: Bodhi Elfman. Donna: Jenica Bergere. Alan: Saul Rubinek. (Now seen an hour later at 9:30 PM Eastern)
#16: March 10, 1997
Mike scores such a hit on TV with Tom Snyder (who plays himself), that he gets to sub for the talk-show host when Snyder takes a week off.
#17: April 7, 1997
Abby (Alana Austin) gets the lead in her school play, and she sends for her grandfathers, not realizing they harbor dark family secrets. Timothy: Jack Warden. Dylan: Barry Corbin.
#18: April 22, 1997
Mike gets a tip about an imminent defection by China's trade minister, and vies to scoop his New York Times competitor (Jay Thomas) for the defector's first interview.
#19: April 28, 1997
Abby's desire to make her social debut dismays her parents, until it's revealed that the debutante ball will take place at the home of a real-estate tycoon (Dean Stockwell) whose machinations Mike hopes to expose in his column. Birdie: Sally Kellerman. Kara: Nancy Fish. Donna: Jenica Berege. Alan: Saul Rubinek.
#20: May 5, 1997
When his life is threatened by a psychotic with a grudge, Mike is forced to accept a bodyguard -- the same hunky guy (Harry Hamlin) Kate dates and he hates.
#21: May 12, 1997
When Murphy Brown (Candace Bergen) turns up as a journalism panelist with Mike, it's evident to Kate that the two are more than just friends. Alan: Saul Rubinek. Donna: Jenica Bergere. Ernie: Charlie Robinson. Frank Fontana: Joe Regalbuto.
©1995-1997, To Be Continued...