Beverly decides to have the news broadcast tested by a focus group. Oddly enough, Brian turns out to be the most popular with the focus group, while Billy ends up the least popular.

After refusing to change his segment of the show for the sake of the ratings, Billy quits, and Beverly replaces him with Brian.

Brian wants to help Billy get back on the air, but he accidentally does a great job, which makes it even harder for him to persuade Beverly to hire Billy back.

Brian can't help feeling guilty about this situation and blackmails Beverly with some compromising pictures.

After Billy's return to the show, it turns out Beverly read the results wrong and that Billy's segment was highly regarded.