The Comeback

1. Pilot

Air Date: 2005-06-05

Actress Valerie Cherish agrees to be filmed for a reality show in an effort to get a part in a new sitcom.

2. Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts

Air Date: 2005-06-12

Valerie, Mickey and the cast of 'Room and Bored' are introduced to the media.

3. Valerie Bonds with the Cast

Air Date: 2005-06-19

After a table read for 'the first official episode,' Valerie invites her co-stars to a 'bonding lunch.'

4. Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy

Air Date: 2005-06-26

Valerie enlists a new writer, Gigi, to help pitch a less offensive line for her character.

5. Valerie Demands Dignity

Air Date: 2005-07-10

The network tries to spice up Valerie's reality show by bringing in the star of another reality show.

6. Valerie Saves the Show

Air Date: 2005-07-17

With the cast in a funk, Valerie tries to boost morale with a late-night cookie delivery.

7. Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode

Air Date: 2005-07-24

Valerie gets a 'name' actor for a 'Room and Bored' episode about her character.

8. Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs

Air Date: 2005-07-31

Valerie and Mark head for a long weekend at a Palm Springs resort--with strings attached.

9. Valerie Hangs with the Cool Kids

Air Date: 2005-08-07

At the network's insistence, 'Room and Bored' gets a makeover and two new cast members.

10. Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover

Air Date: 2005-08-14

With Juna getting all the hype, Valerie enlists a new publicist to land a magazine cover.

11. Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet

Air Date: 2005-08-21

Valerie gets a new dress and a new look after 'Room and Bored'--and Juna--earn nominations for a familiar TV-awards show.

12. Valerie Shines Under Stress

Air Date: 2005-08-28

Jane pulls rank on Tom and Paulie G to get Valerie more lines on 'Room and Bored.'

13. Valerie Does Another Classic Leno

Air Date: 2005-09-04

Valerie makes a memorable guest appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'

1. Valerie Makes a Pilot

Air Date: 2014-11-09

Valerie learns that her old nemesis Paulie G. is creating a character based on her for a new HBO series.

2. Valerie Tries to Get Yesterday Back

Air Date: 2014-11-16

HBO tasks Valerie to bring back Jane to produce a behind-the-scenes documentary.

3. Valerie Is Brought to Her Knees

Air Date: 2014-11-23

Valerie meets her co-star, and becomes increasingly anxious about shooting an intimate scene.

4. Valerie Saves the Show

Air Date: 2014-11-30

Valerie learns that some of her 'Seeing Red' scenes may be cut, and takes an improv class at The Groundlings.

5. Valerie Is Taken Seriously

Air Date: 2014-12-07

Valerie frets about Paulie G.'s agitated behavior, and scores an exclusive interview with The New York Times.

6. Valerie Cooks in the Desert

Air Date: 2014-12-14

Valerie's plans for a special date night with Mark are thwarted by a day-long desert reshoot.

7. Valerie Faces the Critics

Air Date: 2014-12-21

While Valerie and her team ramp up for the Emmys(R), Valerie's marriage is put to the test by the film crew.

8. Valerie Gets What She Really Wants

Air Date: 2014-12-28

Valerie gets her first real taste of success, and wonders if Mark will be there on the biggest night of her life.

1. Valerie Gets a New Chapter

Air Date: 2026-03-22

Valerie is offered a role in a new multi-cam sitcom – but is hesitant to accept when she learns it will be written by AI.

2. Valerie Has a Secret

Air Date: 2026-03-29

Valerie meets her human showrunners and tries to convince a TV vet to direct the pilot.

3. Valerie Faces Reality

Air Date: 2026-04-05

Valerie discovers that being back on a soundstage makes her miss her old sitcom team of one: Mickey – whose death she never processed.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2026-04-12

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2026-04-19

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2026-04-26

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2026-05-03

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2026-05-10