Pilot (Back to You)
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| "Pilot" | |
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| Back to You episode | |
 Chuck and Kelly shoot their first promo since Chuck's return to WURG | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | James Burrows |
| Written by | |
| Production code | BTY-101 |
| Original air date | September 19, 2007 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of the situation comedy Back to You. It aired on September 19, 2007.
In the 90s, Chuck Darling moves from his anchor post at a small T.V. markets news program in Pittsburgh to a much larger market in Denver.
Ten years later, Chuck is in L.A. and is fired after inadvertently going off on a profanity-filled rant that becomes widespread via online outlets (Kelly states that she saw it on YouTube).
Soon after, Chuck's back in Pittsburgh and reuniting with his former co-anchor, Kelly Carr, much to her protest; however, sports correspondent Marsh McGinley is thrilled.
Later, the reason behind Chuck and Kelly's friction is revealed. They slept together on a drunken New Year's Eve which resulted in Chuck becoming the father of Kelly's 10-year-old daughter. Chuck meets his daughter, Gracie, although he does not tell her that he is her father. At the end of the episode, Chuck calls Kelly, telling her that Gracie is spectacular.
Production details
Creators Levitan and Lloyd wrote the script for "Pilot", signed Grammer and Heaton, and brought in Burrows before approaching any of the networks.[1]
The scene which features Chuck explaining to Kelly his various promotions was re-shot between the filming for the pilot episode and the original broadcast of the episode. Fox featured clips featuring the original scene during promos for the Pilot.[2][3]