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1 :01x01 - Pilot
Writer: Matthew Carnahan
Director: Matthew Carnahan
Guest star: Gregory Graham (Studio Assistant), Stormy Daniels (Stormy), Anne L. Nathan (Dr. Shalba), Channon Roe (Jeff Stagliano), Shauna Stoddart (Terry), Alexi Wasser (Naomi), Kelvin Han Yee (Jordan), Eric Reinholt (Bartender), Meghan Ashley (Pool Nymph), Julie Claire (Cheryl Steen)
Tabloid editor Lucy Spiller is a pro at digging up dirt and manipulating photos captured by paparazzi Don Konkey. Lucy begins to focus her attention on Holt McLaren, a struggling actor who is in need of good publicity.
2 :01x02 - Blogan
Writer: Matthew Carnahan
Director: Matthew Carnahan
Guest star: Stormy Daniels (Stormy), Demetrius Grosse (Assistant), Channon Roe (Jeff Stagliano), Traber Burns (Reginald), Anil Raman (Anil), Cynthia Addai Robinson (Michelle), Valerie Farr (Gabriella), Bryce Mouer (Logan), Glen Badyna (Elliott), Shauna Stoddart (Terry), Johann Urb (Johnny Gage)
Lucy sends Don to get a picture of Kira Klay's corpse, but when Don arrives, Kira appears to be a little too alive to him. Later, Prince Tyrese pays a visit to Don -- one that isn't all too friendly. Meanwhile, Gibson Horne drops by to visit Lucy; Willa gets hot on the trail digging for dirt on the new Hollywood couple "Blogan"; and Holt does his best to help Julia.
3 :01x03 - Ovophagy
Writer: Joel Fields
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: Richard Portnow (Teddy), Alexi Wasser (Naomi), Channon Roe (Jeff Stagliano), Hal Havins (Frankie), David Batiste (Adam), Cynthia Addai Robinson (Michelle), Stormy Daniels (Stormy), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny), Anil Raman (Anil), Kate Linae (Connie Cris), Glen Badyna (Elliott), Shauna Stoddart (Terry), Grant Show (Jack Dawson), Tyson Chambers (Goofy Young Guy), Paris Barclay (Director), Traber Burns (Reginald)
Dirt Now is about to launch, and Lucy needs a cover story. One possibility: an ailing Christian-pop star. Lucy suspects that drugs made her sick and dispatches Don (who's being shadowed by the ghost of Kira Klay) to get the dirt. Then there's a missing R&B star. One way to him could be Prince Tyrese. Meanwhile, Holt is courted by a major producer while Julia has a hard time back on the set of her sitcom. And Lucy's brother Leo, a decorator, is hired by an action star.
4 :01x04 - What to Expect When You're Expecting
Writer: Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: David Batiste (Ash), Marc Vann (Dr. Kozar), Grant Show (Jack Dawson), Billy Brown (Tweety McDaniel), Alexi Wasser (Naomi), Charles Howerton (Paul Weston), Anil Raman (Anil), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny), Glen Badyna (Elliott), Shauna Stoddart (Terry)
With a competitor about to publish a story on missing rapper Aundre G, Lucy squeezes Prince Tyrese even harder to get a heads-up on Aundre's whereabouts. And Lucy's mother announces that she'll remarry---on the 25th anniversary of Lucy's father's suicide. Meanwhile, Lucy finds out about Leo and Jack Dawson, and assigns Willa to get the dirt on a diet-and-exercise guru's stomach-stapling operation. And Kira goes into labor (in Don's mind, at least).
5 :01x05 - You Don't Know Jack
Writer: David Flebotte
Director: Chris Long
Guest star: Billy Brown (Tweety McDaniel), David Pearl (Camera Man), Grant Show (Jack Dawson), Julie Claire (Cheryl Steen), Wayne Brady (Tweety's Henchman), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny)
After bailing Don out of jail on a trespassing charge, Lucy publishes his photos of action star Jack Dawson in the arms of Leo; Brent is threatened by menacing visitors intent on finding out who told Lucy about the murder of Aundre G; an out-of-work---and out-of-control---Julia interrupts Holt's photo shoot; and Lucy spikes Willa's story on a diet-and-exercise guru's stomach-stapling operation because it's "dull."
6 :01x06 - The Secret Life of Altar Girls
Writer: Joel Fields
Director: Jesse Bochco
Guest star: Bram Hoover (Tyler Kurta), Scott Klace (Walnut Valley DA), Paul Reubens (Chuck Lafoon), Adrianne Curry (Herself), Christopher Knight (Himself), Stephanie Turner (Maddy Sweet), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny)
Lucy assigns her onetime mentor to help Willa probe the murder of a teenage girl in a small California town. Meanwhile, Holt and Lucy's mounting attraction for each other comes to a boil, while Julia sinks deeper into drugs---and into the arms of Garbo.
7 :01x07 - Come Together
Writer: Rebecca Dameron
Director: Adam Arkin
Guest star: Stephanie Turner (Maddy Sweet), Paul Reubens (Chuck Lafoon), Grant Show (Jack Dawson), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny)
The fallout from the Jack Dawson story rattles DirtNow, but it rattles Leo a lot more. And fallout from the murdered-cheerleader story rattles Willa, but she finds an ally in Brent. Elsewhere, Lucy finds a rehab center for Julia; and Don takes up with another woman - and, he adds, "I'm 99 percent sure this one's real."
8 :01x08 - The Thing Under the Bed
Writer: Sally Robinson
Director: Dean White
Guest star: Lonnie Hughes (Gabe), Randall Batinkoff (Jimmy Rembar), Kristin Minter (Dana Pritchard), Paul Reubens (Chuck Lafoon), David Blue (Toby), Lyn Mahler (Dr. Sandler), Alex Weed (Addict), Mashari Laila Bain (Bartender), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny)
As Lucy struggles to get some sleep, Willa and Don work together to find the whereabouts of a secret celebrity wedding ceremony. Meanwhile, Julia is in rehab and Holt deals with his career.
9 :01x09 - This is Not Your Father's Hostage Situation
Guest star: Tim Halpin (Arresting Officer Tim 'Bob' Mercer), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny), Mini Anden (Holt's Co-Star), Ivonne Coll (Maria), Owiso Odera (Gareth Dasilva), Julie Claire (Cheryl Steen), Johann Urb (Johnny Gage), Vincent Gallo (Sammy Winter)
When a former child star takes everyone at the magazine hostage, the staff is forced to do what he says to stay alive -- produce an issue entire about him. As the staff works, Lucy begins to wonder whether or not the child star is a really a threat or not.
10 :01x10 - The Sexxx Issue
Writer: Matthew Carnahan
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: David Newsom (Jimmy Ray Banheart), Channon Roe (Jeff Stagliano), Ankur Bhatt (Kenny), John Burke (Ray Patterson), Johann Urb (Johnny Gage), Shauna Stoddart (Terry), Glen Badyna (Elliott)
After the hostage situation, Lucy suggests doing a sex-themed issue to get the staff to relax. Brent and Willa land themselves in a sticky situation involving a sleazy father who wants to transform his teenaged daughter into a star. Meanwhile, Don tries to deal with his intimacy problems; Holt copes with Julia's difficult road to recovery, as well as his obsession with Lucy; and Lucy notices that her stalker is stepping up the stalking.
11 :01x11 - Pap Smeared
Writer: Albert Kim
Director: Chris Long
Guest star: Nancy O'Dell (Herself), Vladimir McCrary (Guard), Lukas Haas (Marqui Jackson), Rolando Molina (Ozzy Romero), Mia Cottet (Lynette Ogilvy), Richmond Arquette (Colin De Quisto), Shauna Stoddart (Terry)
A young paparazzi, Marqui Jackson, tags along with Don on his latest assignment -- tailing a local starlet -- but the two are confronted by Ozzy Romero, a former gang leader turned paparazzi, who taps his gang relations to get Don and Marqui away from the story. Meanwhile, Julia has trouble adjusting to life after rehab; Willia tries to avoid Brent after she tries to break it off with him, but he refuses to let the relationship go; and Lucy's stalker continues to escalate their stalking.
12 :01x12 - Caught on Tape
Writer: Joel Fields
Director: Fred Keller
Guest star: Lukas Haas (Marqui Jackson), Richmond Arquette (Colin De Quisto), Shauna Stoddart (Terry), Nancy O'Dell (Herself), Tony Potts (Himself), Perez Hilton (Himself (as Perez Hilton)), Johann Urb (Johnny Gage)
Julia learns that a sex tape she made with a former co-star has surfaced on the Internet, and, in turn, creates an ideal media situation for Lucy. Don sets out on a mysterious mission from a lost friend, and Lucy turns to Willia to help save both the magazine and her job now that her best photographer is MIA.
13 :01x13 - Ita Missa Est
Writer: Matthew Carnahan
Director: Matthew Carnahan
Guest star: Jennifer Aniston (Tina Harrod), Joeanna Sayler (Lumina), Danielle Sapia (Danielle), Owiso Odera (Gareth Dasilva), Mia Cottet (Lynette Ogilvy)
Lucy butts heads with longtime rival, Tina Harrod, when she hears a rumor that Tina is out to get Lucy's job. Meanwhile, Don continues with his mysterious mission and Holt and Julia's relationship reaches a climax. Later, as Willia sets her sights on Lucy's editor-in-chief position, Lucy comes across shocking information about her stalker.
14 :02x01 - Welcome to Normal
Writer: Matthew Carnahan
Director: Matthew Carnahan
Guest star: Ryan Eggold (Farber Kauffman), Kevin Wheatley (Kenny), Ashley Johnson (Sharlee Cates), Kiersten Warren (Martina Linn)
After surviving her attack, Lucky Spiller returns to the magazine in hopes of regaining her status as Tabloid Queen. Meanwhile, Don begins taking medication; Lucy's encounter with a pop star results in an opportunity; and Lucy digs for the truth about a pregnant heiress.
15 :02x02 - Dirty Slutty Whores
Writer: Joel Fields
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Guest star: Victoria De Mare (Hottie), Tim Halpin (LASO Deputy E. Q. Jones)
Lucy is determined to uncover the story when a celebutante is released from jail after a drunk driving charge. Also, Lucy wants the inside scoop when she discovers the detailed life of the dysfunctional family of a TV sitcom dad lands on the internet, and is being planned as a reality series.
16 :02x03 - God Bless the Child
Writer: David Flebotte
Director: Chris Long
Guest star: Billy Brown (Tweety McDaniel), Sharon Lawrence (Cassie Hope), Evan Peters (Craig Hope), Larry Miller (Bill Hope), Julian Acosta (Adam Proteau), Ryan Eggold (Farber Kauffman)
Lucy goes after music mogul Tweety McDaniel, after seeing a debilitated Prince Tyreese at a fund raiser. Also, Don discovers some dirt on a former actress who is now a politician, and Brent attempts to outdo Lucy at Dirt Now.
17 :02x04 - Ties That (Don't) Bind
Writer: Robert Stuart Nathan
Director: John Fortenberry
Guest star: Danny Comden (Ted Rothman), Rochelle Aytes (Jasmine Ford), Richard Karn (Holt's Dad), Ryan Eggold (Farber Kauffman), Julian Acosta (Adam Proteau)
Lucy and a studio executive rekindle their romance. Meanwhile, Willa and Farber dig for dirt concerning a new TV series, and Holt's outspoken relative makes the news headlines which leads to a public relations fiasco.
18 :02x05 - What Is This Thing Called
Writer: Jeanette Collins, Mimi Friedman
Director: David Arquette
Guest star: Danny Comden (Ted Rothman), Aimee Garcia (Debbie Ann), Vicki Lewis (Cosmetician), Callum Blue (Graham Duncan), Derek Magyar (Roy Toy), Ryan Eggold (Farber Kauffman), Ashley Johnson (Sharlee)
Photographer Don reexamines his feelings about the tabloid culture after meeting one of his targets. Meanwhile, a new photographer is hired by Lucy and is sent to cover Holt, even though he has not been in the news recently.
19 :02x06 - And the Winner Is...
Writer: Albert Kim
Director: Tricia Brock
Guest star: Richmond Arquette (Collin De Quisto), Rosanna Arquette (Mia), Juli Clair (Holt's Publicist), Morena Baccarin (Claire), Rochelle Aytes (Jasmine Ford), Victor Webster (Trey Paulson), Julian Acosta (Adam Proteau), Ashley Johnson (Sharlee), Ryan Eggold (Farber Kauffman), Jeffrey R. Nordling (Brent Barrow)
Although Lucy and her staff are there to attend an awards show, the best show is what's happening backstage. Meanwhile, Brent will do anything to make an impression to his new boss, and Lucy juggles men.
20 :02x07 - In Lieu of Flowers...
Writer: Bart Baker
Director: Chris Long
Guest star: Ryan Eggold (Farber Kauffman), Ashley Johnson (Sharlee), Tim Peper (Mitchell Bianchi)
Lucy is compelled to reexamine her relationships after encountering life and death circumstances. An overweight sitcom star does not want to grace the cover of DirtNow. Willa and Farber's relationship is tested by a former child star.