Soichi Shindo (Hiroshi Abe) has been appointed as the new anchor for JBN’s evening news program, News Gate. News Gate is a flagship program with a proud 40-year history, but its ratings have been declining in recent years. To revitalize the show, JBN’s Chairman, Yoshio Kunisada (Hideki Takahashi), recruits Shindo from public broadcasting.

On his first day, Shindo declares to the staff, “I’m here to set this program straight.” He announces one by one his intentions to break from tradition, putting the newly appointed general producer, Hana Sakikubo (Mei Nagano), in a difficult position as she gets caught between Shindo and the veteran staff.

The highlight of the program’s relaunch is a live appearance by the Chief Cabinet Secretary, Tsuyoshi Hanyu (Kinya Kitaoji). However, an urgent cancellation notice comes from his secretary. While the staff is in a panic, Shindo heads with a rookie assistant director, Yusuke Motohashi (Shunsuke Michieda), to confront Hanyu in person, pressing him about the cancellation and its connection to a bribery scandal. This bribery scandal is a scoop Shindo has been secretly investigating. In an unexpected turn of events, News Gate begins its live broadcast without its main anchor…!