After the show's ratings begin to drop, Matt finds out that both Ron and Ricky are planning to leave Studio 60 - and bring the writing staff with them. Meanwhile, Harriet debates whether or not do do a lingerie spread in a popular magazine and Jordan and Danny stress over budget cuts.
So come take a fascinating look behind the scenes of Studio 60, a fictional sketch-comedy series on the NBS broadcast network. Problem is the series seems to be going down the tube fast. Everyone involved with the late-night dud seems to have one problem or another, including the current Executive Producer, who just had an on-air mental meltdown, and time is running out fast.
Enter the networks Chairman of the Board, a new network president looking to make her mark on the net. Her answer is move is to bring in a pair of fresh-faced writers to try and save the series. Will it work?