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- Sean and Morning have slept together the night before the second week's dreadful viewing figures are released, with Pucks! being bested by the talking dog show. Merc's wife Jamie has sex with Matt in his dressing room. Merc and his creative team try to brainstorm a replacement project for Pucks!. After a concerted effort Matt finally schmoozes his way back to being friends with Sean and Beverly with gifts of two cars. (en)
- Labia has stayed the night with Matt who regrets his decision to ask her over, though they spend the day together at the studio, to Sean and Beverly's horror and disapproval. A newspaper article hints that Merc is under threat from the network and he tries to get new programme ideas from his clueless team, who are obviously struggling with the pressure he is putting on them. Sean quizzes Beverly about her date and is obviously dealing with it badly. Matt tries to gently persuade Labia to move on, but she refuses and tells him that she will always be there for him, no matter what he looks like or how much money he earns. Labia prepares to leave, but Diane rings Matt's phone and is horrified when she answers it. Network head, Elliot Salad, takes Carol out for a drink and tells her that Merc will be out after his 'Man of the Year' award and that Carol is slated to replace him. Beverly phones Sean and tells him that she will cancel her date with Rob if he tells her that there is a chance they will get back together, but Sean tells her to go, though he seems to regret the decision after he hangs up. After their second dinner date Beverly and Rob kiss. (en)
- Carol still feels that Merc will never leave Jamie, but she forces Beverly to reveal Jamie's affair with Matt. Matt's lawyer rings to tell him that Diane is starting proceedings to remove his visitation rights. Carol tells an incredulous Merc about Jamie's affair and he flies into a rage. During Merc's 'Man of the Year' celebration the network is packing up and clearing out his office ready for his dismissal. After Merc confronts Matt in the men's lavatory, the night descends into one big brawl, with all affairs out in the open. Merc begins acting violently towards Matt and subsequently Sean and Beverly as they try to control him, shocking everyone including Carol, who reveals to Merc that he has been fired. At first she begins to comfort him, but after he lashes out at her and decides to stay with Jamie, Carol orders him out her car, seemingly ending her relationship with him. Matt is on the way to hospital with a dislocated arm due to Merc's attack, Sean and Beverly are bruised, but finally reconcile. (en)
- Matt leverages his reinvigorated celebrity popularity to get a new series guarantee from the network. Convinced that his best chance for success lies with Sean and Beverly, he attempts to woo the reluctant couple away from Tim. Meanwhile, Carol rejects Beverly's idea to sue Helen for blacklisting her and hits rock bottom after accidentally seeing the latter, but later finds solace in Merc. (en)
- With the pilot episode of Pucks! wrapped up, Sean and Beverly plan on returning to the UK. Merc thinks the pilot is terrible and states that it will not result in a full season. Sean visits Matt and discovers the truth about what happened between him and Beverly, leading to a fist fight between Sean and Matt. All three end up back at Sean and Beverly's house and while arguing about the whole situation they receive an unexpected call from Merc to say that the pilot was a hit with the test audience and that they have a hit show to write. (en)
- Matt considers remarrying his ex-wife; Sean and Beverly discover that getting Tim to leave the project could be harder than they thought; Carol reveals to Beverly that she had sex with Helen. (en)
- After hearing that Pucks! has been pulled from the schedule, Sean and Beverly begin to prepare to go home, but that can be complicated when Sean lets a fan submit one of their old scripts to FOX. Elsewhere, Matt is angry to find out that they have already cast the NBC pilot, and Morning's sister comes to visit. (en)
- Days before filming their new game show, Matt and Merc try their best to put the past behind them; Beverly puts The Opposite of Us at risk as Helen's assumptions escalate; Carol is given an 'insane' job offer. (en)
- Matt discovers stalker Labia topless in the kitchen of his rental home and throws her out. Merc asks Matt to get a Friends co-star to appear in Pucks!, but after several tries and embarrassing phone calls all he can get is Gunther after nobody will give him Jennifer Aniston's latest cell number. Techies fix Morning's face with bluescreen tape and $40,000 worth of CGI and Beverly is introduced to Morning's younger brother, Rob, whom she flirts with slightly. Matt asks Sean and Beverly to write a speech for him, but they struggle with the task late into the night, get drunk and start making love on a desk; it ends badly, with Sean finding it too hard to forgive her for her fling with Matt, walking out and leaving a bereft Beverly. (en)
- After winning another BAFTA for their hit sitcom, Lyman's Boys, Sean and Beverly Lincoln are approached by American television executive Merc Lapidus who woos them into re-creating their sitcom for an American audience. After initial hesitation, they decide to accept his offer and make the journey from London to Los Angeles. On their first day in pre-production Sean and Beverly are told that Julian Bullard , who stars in the British television programme Lyman's Boys, will need to re-audition for the American adaptation. They also learn that Merc has lied to them and has never even seen an episode of their show. Bullard is not given the job and Matt LeBlanc is given the role instead. (en)
- Sean and Beverly are pinned into a corner by Tim; Matt is offered half a million dollars to attend a brutal dictator's birthday party; Morning tries to convince Matt they had sex before he became famous. (en)
- The first reading of Pucks! is disrupted by Merc's crass etiquette. Sean and Matt travel to Las Vegas while Beverly is left at home, bitterly disappointed with the changes that Matt has suggested to the show. Matt convinces Sean about the changes. Sean develops a man-crush on Matt in the face of his charm, wealth, and celebrity. Beverly is also surprised to learn that Morning Randolph, who plays their central female part, is apparently much older than she looks. (en)
- Sean is intrigued when Eileen tries to get him to do a pilot she believes has potential, but cannot get Beverly on board, who is already planning on their return to London. Meanwhile, Matt is unhappy to discover that Labia has moved on from him, and Carol thinks it is time to take her relationship with Castor to the next level, but is not aware of his true intentions. (en)
- Sean and Beverly become frustrated with Matt when he stakes his claim as a co-producer of their new show, leading Sean to embarrass Matt during his appearance on a shopping channel to promote his vests. Carol advises Beverly to let Matt add his name as a co-producer to make it more appealing to the audience, and Sean wears Matt's last remaining vest as an act of penance, only for Matt to back out of the show. Meanwhile, Carol finally decides to heed Beverly's advice to sue Helen, plans to keep the baby despite breaking things off with Merc and to move back to her home state of Michigan. (en)
- Matt explains that he found the script for Sean and Beverly's new show contrived, and they confront him on the set of 'The Box'. Then they develop a completely new show that is based on their own life. Meanwhile, Beverly helps a nervous Carol prepare for her lawsuit against Helen. (en)
- Matt meets with his advisor to see how dire his financial state is; Sean and Beverly agree to let The Opposite of Us be made and meet with several networks; Carol meets her new boss, Helen. (en)
- Matt's father dies suddenly while shopping at a Target store with his partner Linda. He had the car and house keys on him when he died and has been taken away by ambulance. Matt, Sean and Beverly order her an Uber and a locksmith. Matt has to organise the funeral amidst arguing between Linda and Matt's mother via the phone. Matt gives Linda and his mother an urn each, filled with ashes from steaks he cooks. He drives to the ocean to disperse his father's ashes there, but the wind blows them over himself. Meanwhile, Carol and Morning confront Merc over his infidelity. (en)
- Sean and Beverly are put in an awkward position when Matt wants the lead role in their new show; Helen thinks that Beverly has a crush on Carol. (en)
- Matt invites Sean to a 'Rape Prevention Task Force' gala, where more of Morning's secrets are revealed. Beverly and Carol get stoned and bond over stories of their love lives. Beverly becomes paranoid that Sean is falling for Morning. Sean finds Morning's sex tape on the internet, and watches it while masturbating, unaware that Beverly is watching him. (en)
- Beverly wants to start off her relationship with Sean with a clean slate, but Sean cannot get over the fact that she slept with Rob. Carol finally meets Castor Sotto, the man who is stated to replace Merc, and tries to get on his good side. Matt deals with the aftermath of his DUI by learning about Diane's new boyfriend. (en)
- Matt and Jamie's affair continues. Merc's father dies leaving Sean, Beverly, and Matt struggling to decide what condolence gift they should buy to stay in Merc' good books. Morning accidentally reveals to Beverly that she has been in Sean's bedroom. Merc interrupts his father's funeral service to talk business on a cell phone. Beverly cries about the loss of their marriage while standing at the grave-side. (en)
- Matt begins repossessing every gift he gave Sean and Beverly as his financial situation worsens, and is being forced to take a project with Merc; Carol begins hiding her friendship with Beverly. (en)
- Matt is presenting a game show called 'The Box', which is a hit. However, Matt is not satisfied with the direction his career is going, whereas Sean and Beverly work to save The Opposite of Us from being ruined by Tim, the new showrunner assigned by Helen. After a day of shooting an episode of 'The Box', Matt forgets that the cameras are always on the contestants from the show even when it is not being shown live, and drunkenly flirts and masturbates outside the container of an attractive female contestant, which Merc intentionally records in the live feed. Meanwhile, Carol reacts badly to having no job and has become a shut-in. (en)
- Merc invites Sean and Beverly to an elegant dinner party at his house. At the party, Matt flatters Sean and flirts with Beverly. Matt convinces Merc to change his character from an aged headmaster to a hockey coach, and the name of the show to "Pucks!" (en)
- Sean and Beverly seek help for their marriage, but accidentally find themselves with a sex therapist. Merc steals all of Jamie's paintings and Matt goes to save the day. Meanwhile, the network press event starts and Pucks! is pulled from the schedule. (en)
- Beverly decides to leave Los Angeles for good, but is involved with a head-on collision with Matt's car after she confronts Sean about his relationship with Morning. Sean has lunch with Merc in an attempt to salvage the Pucks! pilot when Carol reveals that he has become bored with the show. Beverly and Matt have sex when he takes her back to his house following the crash, after finally getting their differences out into the open. (en)
- Matt's father is admitted to the hospital for heart surgery where Matt must decide whether or not to sell his father's condo, as Sean and Beverly accompany him to the hospital; Carol tries to think of a 'pet name' for Helen. (en)
- The Opposite of Us could be in jeopardy as Sean's former writing partner returns; Beverly is taken to a Golden Globe gift party; Matt bonds with his ex-wife; Carol and Helen connect. (en)
- Pucks! numbers continue to tumble. Beverly is surprised Sean now has a Facebook page. He mentions to Matt that someone named "Labia" has added him and Matt warns him that Labia is his stalker and advises him to unfriend her. Beverly and Sean are pressured by the network to shift the show's focus more towards the students, which leads to Matt having a temper tantrum. After a difficult dinner meeting with Merc, Matt gets drunk and threatens to both leave the show and tell Merc about his affair with Jamie; Beverly pleads with him not to and Matt eventually agrees. (en)
- Matt has to deal with the consequences of his masturbation in front of a female contestant, in which Merc recorded in the live feed. Merc's sabotage backfires when the ratings for 'The Box' go through the roof, leading the network to keep Matt as the host by catering to his demands. Meanwhile, Sean and Beverly start auditioning actors for The Opposite of Us, which includes a recently paralyzed Anthony Powner Smith cast by Tim, and Carol continues to lament the demise of her career by smoking pot. (en)
- Matt takes Sean and Beverly to his ranch for a working weekend to come up with a new series, where Sean would later accidentally shoot and mortally wound a wild boar. Meanwhile, Carol confesses to Beverly her newfound happiness with Merc, only for Matt, Sean and Beverly to run into Morning, who reveals to them that she is engaged to Merc. At the end of the episode, Carol discovers that she is pregnant with Merc's baby. (en)
- It is the final day of shooting Pucks! and Beverly gives Carol an ultimatum when she reads the script and wants to turn it into a TV show. Meanwhile, NBC wants Matt to audition for the role in Andrew's pilot, especially when they hear a rumor that he is going into rehab that Matt thinks was started by his father. (en)
- Matt's young stalker, Labia, turns up while he and Sean are in a restaurant, despite a 500-foot restraining order; she found out where Matt would be dining due to a status that Sean made, as Sean has not yet unfriended her. Matt reveals that she has been stalking him for fifteen years, since he took her to Disneyland as an eight-year-old. Carol insists Merc takes her away for a weekend to celebrate their 5th 'anniversary' together. Jamie then tries to book the weekend away with Matt, but she and Merc use the same travel agent and the resulting confusion comes close to exposing both their extra-marital affairs. Morning's disastrous plastic surgery to one side of her face causes camera angle problems during filming of the show. (en)
- Matt is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno where he is offended to be the second guest. Meanwhile, when Merc comes into the office to pitch some show ideas he is offended by Castor's absence. (en)
- Merc and Carol ask Sean and Beverly to convince Matt to reverse his recent 'chunky' weight gain. Matt's ex-wife Diane is furious that stalker Labia has turned up at the boys' school. Matt is offended by the suggestion he has gained weight but, during filming, the bulge in his trousers turns out to be loose candy and chocolate bars. Later, Jamie tries to comfort him and assure him she would not care if he was overweight but Matt argues with her, resulting in her walking out and telling him to "call her when he's acting like a human." Beverly 'moves on' and reluctantly goes on a dinner date with Morning's brother, Rob, but the date keeps being interrupted- one of the interruptions being a phone call that turns out to be Sean who is distraught on hearing that Beverly is on a date, and they agree to try again the following day. Matt sits at home morosely filling his face with cheesecake, then drunkenly rings Labia and invites her to visit. (en)
- Filming for the Pucks! pilot begins. Matt hits the drink after he loses his court case over custody of his children. With a photographer waiting to capture Matt driving after drinking alcohol, Sean and Beverly go to pick him up. Beverly and Matt appear to make amends. The morning after, however, Matt's attitude towards Beverly returns. (en)
- Matt tries to get off of Pucks! when he is offered a part on a brilliant show on NBC. The only issue is that the writer is Sean and Beverly's nemesis Andrew. Meanwhile, Carol is able to talk Castor out of cancelling Pucks! and gets him to move the show to a new timeslot, promising higher ratings. (en)
- Sean and Beverly are the subject of a bidding war between Eileen, Carol, and CBS, with Beverly urging Sean to ignore them and go home to London; Matt gets angry when NBC, once again, tells them that he has to audition. But when things start to go their way, the network pulls a wild card that could affect Matt at NBC and the Lincolns in London. (en)
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