S5 E1 • Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?

Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.

Première diffusion : 14 septembre 1974

S5 E2 • Not Just Another Pretty Face

Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.

Première diffusion : 21 septembre 1974

S5 E3 • You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate

Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.

Première diffusion : 28 septembre 1974

S5 E4 • Lou and That Woman

Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.

Première diffusion : 5 octobre 1974

S5 E5 • The Outsider

WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.

Première diffusion : 12 octobre 1974

S5 E6 • I Love a Piano

Murray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.

Première diffusion : 19 octobre 1974

S5 E7 • A New Sue Ann

A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.

Première diffusion : 26 octobre 1974

S5 E8 • Menage-a-Phyllis

Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.

Première diffusion : 2 novembre 1974

S5 E9 • Not a Christmas Story

The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.

Première diffusion : 9 novembre 1974

S5 E10 • What Are Friends For?

Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.

Première diffusion : 16 novembre 1974

S5 E11 • A Boy's Best Friend

Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.

Première diffusion : 23 novembre 1974

S5 E12 • A Son for Murray

Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.

Première diffusion : 30 novembre 1974

S5 E13 • Neighbors

Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.

Première diffusion : 7 décembre 1974

S5 E14 • A Girl Like Mary

Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.

Première diffusion : 14 décembre 1974

S5 E15 • An Affair to Forget

Now that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.

Première diffusion : 21 décembre 1974

S5 E16 • Mary Richards: Producer

Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.

Première diffusion : 4 janvier 1975

S5 E17 • The System

When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.

Première diffusion : 11 janvier 1975

S5 E18 • Phyllis Whips Inflation

Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.

Première diffusion : 18 janvier 1975

S5 E19 • The Shame of the Cities

Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.

Première diffusion : 25 janvier 1975

S5 E20 • Marriage Minneapolis Style

Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.

Première diffusion : 1 février 1975

S5 E21 • You Try To Be a Nice Guy

Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.

Première diffusion : 8 février 1975

S5 E22 • You Can't Lose 'em All

Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.

Première diffusion : 15 février 1975

S5 E23 • Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School

A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.

Première diffusion : 22 février 1975

S5 E24 • Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.

Première diffusion : 8 mars 1975