ABC Upcoming Episode Press Releases - Various Shows - 17th November 2014

Forever - Episode 1.10 - The Man in the Killer Suit

"The Man in the Killer Suit" -- When all the ingredients for a sensational, scandalous murder investigation are combined -- a fairytale romance gone wrong, a jealous mentor and lover, an anxious, wealthy father of the beautiful fiancee - does love really conquer all? An engaged British aristocrat turns up dead in Central Park, and his identity is called into question, as well as who killed him. The trail leads Henry and Jo through one of New York's top luxury department stores and from working class to upper crust New York society. Henry remembers back to 1957 when, once again, he and his family had to pack up and move to protect his secret. Coincidentally, Abe crosses paths with the woman who he memorably shared his first kiss with as a youngster, on "Forever," TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Forever" stars Ioan Gruffudd as Henry, Judd Hirsch as Abe, Alana De La Garza as Detective Jo Martinez, Lorraine Toussaint as Lt. Joanne Reece, Donnie Keshawarz as Detective Hanson and Joel David Moore as Lucas.

Guest starring are Mackenzie Mauzy as Abigail Morgan, Katie Paxton as Emily Sontag, Gary Basaraba as Norman Sontag, Laura Fraser as Patricia Bedard and Blair Brown as Fawn Mahoney Ames.

"The Man in the Killer Suit" is written by Cameron Litvack and directed by Jace Alexander.

The Middle - Episdoe 6.08 - The College Tour

"The College Tour" - Mike accompanies Sue on a college tour weekend, and Frankie abandons Brick with a school project and a revolving door of babysitters while she goes to see Axl play in his first college football game, on "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"The Middle" stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.

Guest starring are John Gammon as Darrin, Brock Ciarlelli as Brad Bottig, Gia Mantegna as Devin Levin, Greg Cipes as Chuck, Grace Bannon as Ruth, Bil Dwyer as Maddie's dad, Ashlee Fuss as Maddie, Tommy Bechtold as Kenny, Michael Scott Allen as I.U. tour guide, Betsy Lippitt as Butler tour guide, Daniel Montgomery as Ball State tour guide, Aliee Chan as Purdue tour guide and Joseph Buttler as science teacher.

"The College Tour" was written by Rich Dahm and directed by Blake T. Evans.

Modern Family - Episode 6.09 - Strangers in the Night

"Strangers in the Night" - When Alex tells Phil and Claire she has a boyfriend, they worry they've put too much pressure on her and has made up an imaginary boyfriend. Jay and Gloria both have parties that they are dragging the other to and Jay has a clever plan to get himself out of it, but Manny just might spoil everything. Mitch and Cam just got a beautiful white couch delivered but when Mitch is stuck helping out Brenda, a distressed co-worker, and allows her to stay - it is a mishap waiting to happen, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofia Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex, Rico Rodriguez as Manny and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily.

Guest cast includes Kristen Johnston as Brenda, John Karna as Alec, Yuriy Turchyn as Teddy, Eileen Galindo as Mindy and Marcus Folmer as Photogrpaher.

"Strangers in the Night" was written by Chuck Tatham and directed by Fred Savage.

Black-ish - Episode 1.09 - Colored Commentary

"Colored Commentary" - Dre wants the family to feel more connected so he encourages "Team Johnson" to embrace what it means to have each other's backs. But Dre creates trouble for himself when he falls short of Bow's expectations. Meanwhile, Bow and Dre invoke "Team Johnson" and put the less-than-enthusiastic Zoey and Andre Jr. in charge of babysitting the twins, on "black-ish," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"black-ish" stars Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson, Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson and special guest star, Laurence Fishburne.

Guest starring are Peter MacKenzie as Mr. Stevens, Jeff Meacham as Josh, Mandy Levin as Sydney Martin, Kimberley Crossman as Tawny, Martin Garcia as museum honcho, Christopher Carroll as butler/Winston, Ken Jenkins as announcer/Bernie, Brandon Gibson as Adam, and Michael Nanfria as Kevin.

"Colored Commentary" was written by Yvette Lee Bowser and directed by Ken Whittingham.

Nashville - Episode 3.09 - Two Sides to Every Story

"Two Sides to Every Story" -- Rayna continues to pull out all stops in self-promotion, this time by agreeing to do a televised Christmas special from her home, for charity, with Luke and the children. When Rayna invites Deacon to join the filming, things get awkward fast - her magazine cover story has reverberations for her personal life. Meantime, it's Nashville's Winterfest, and Zoey, Gunnar and Avery have an opportunity to perform. With Scarlett's coaching, Terry (Mykelti Williamson) sings for the crowd and blows them away but cannot handle the limelight. Will and Layla go to Winterfest and each find solace but separately on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

In this episode Connie Britton and Will Chase (Rayna and Luke) perform the holiday classic, "Baby It's Cold Outside," and the real-life single, along with the "Christmas in Nashville" album of songs performed by the cast, is available at the ABC Music Lounge: HYPERLINK "http://abc.go.com/music-lounge" http://abc.go.com/music-lounge.

"Nashville" stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, Eric Close as Teddy Conrad, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Oliver Hudson as Jeff Fordham, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad and Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad.

Guest starring are: Chaley Rose as Zoey Dalton, Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant, David Alford as Bucky Dawes, Kourtney Hansen as Emily, Laura Benanti as Sadie Stone and Mykelti Williamson as Terry.

"Two Sides to Every Story" was written by Ben St. John & Mollie Bickley St. John and directed by Stephen Cragg.

Cristela - Episode 1.08 - Great Expectations

"Great Expectations" - When tasked by Trent to motivate Maddie's work ethic, Cristela has to think fast to come up with creative ways to convince Maddie to get through their shared workload. Meanwhile back at home, Daniela is on a work trip as Felix finds himself taking care of the kids alone, on "Cristela," FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 (8:31-9:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Clips of this episode will be available closer to the airdate at HYPERLINK "http://www.abcmedianet.com" www.abcmedianet.com

"Cristela" stars Cristela Alonzo as Cristela, Carlos Ponce as Felix, Maria Canals-Barrera as Daniela, Terri Hoyos as Natalia, Andrew Leeds as Josh, Sam McMurray as Trent, Justine Lupe as Maddie, Jacob Guenther as Henry, and Isabella Day as Isabella. Stand-up sensation Gabriel Iglesias ("The Fluffy Movie") appears in a recurring role as Alberto.

"Great Expectations" was written by Daley Haggar and directed by John Pasquin.

Last Man Standing - Episode 4.10 - Outdoor Man Grill

"Outdoor Man Grill" - Now that Vanessa is following her passion to become an inner-city high school teacher, Mike is inspired to rekindle his dream of opening up a fish and game restaurant in the Outdoor Man store - and asks Kristin to be his business partner. Meanwhile, Eve takes Mandy pheasant hunting to get feathers for her hats, on "Last Man Standing," FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 (8:00-8:31 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.

"Outdoor Man Grill" was written by Tim Doyle and directed by Ted Wass.

"Last Man Standing" stars Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, Nancy Travis as Vanessa Baxter, Molly Ephraim as Mandy Baxter, Kaitlyn Dever as Eve Baxter, Amanda Fuller as Kristin Baxter, Jordan Masterson as Ryan Vogelson, Christoph Sanders as Kyle Anderson, Flynn Morrison as Boyd Baxter, Jonathan Adams as Chuck Larabee and Hector Elizondo as Ed Alzate.

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