Carnie recovers from surgery while facing a hectic week, and Chynna tries to help her by moving into Carnie's home and setting up a "healing regimen." Meanwhile, Wendy must plan a birthday party for her mother without Carnie's assistance.
The trio get an opportunity to do a live concert on PBS, but they must find a new drummer quickly. The obstacles mount when Carnie has to tend to her ill family, and then the illness spreads to Carnie as well.
Chynna hosts a fund-raiser for an orphanage, and Wendy offers to cater the event, but then Wendy worries she may have gotten in over her head.
The gals head to the East Coast to kick off their tour, and they learn that they're behind schedule before the tour has even started.
The women go on a camping trip with their kids so that they can spend some quality time with them and take a break from busy comeback efforts.
In the first-season finale, the women spend some time apart to work on personal goals, and then they decide to get Wilson Phillips tattoos to display their solidarity.