JONATHAN AND DINO MAKE A SHOCKING DISCOVERY ABOUT THEIR FRIEND BEN, ON ABC'S "life as we know it"

"Natural Disasters" - Jonathan and Dino discover Ben's big secret. But as Ben grows tired of living a lie and develops a newfound chemistry with Sue, Ms. Young's jealousy gets way out of hand. Meanwhile, Jackie makes a new friend at an Al-Anon meeting, on "life as we know it," THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"life as we know it" stars Sean Faris as Dino, Jon Foster as Ben, Chris Lowell as Jonathan, Missy Peregrym as Jackie, Kelly Osbourne as Deborah, D.B. Sweeney as Michael Whitman, Lisa Darr as Annie Whitman, Marguerite Moreau as Ms. Monica Young and Jessica Lucas as Sue.

Guest starring are Jessica Harmon as Zoe Cresswell, Carly McKillip as Ali O'Keefe, Samm Levine as Bernard Sachs, Joshua Close as Matt Gleason, Nick Lashaway as Christopher Flynn, Crystal Lowe as Donna, Julie Patzwald as Crystal, Chang Tseng as Mr. Chang, Donnelly Rhodes as Principal Schaffer, Alison Matthews as Mrs. Thorpe, Susan Bain as woman, Bill McKenzie as man, Paul Richardson as Tom Burger and Adam Battrick as Trent Jones.

"Natural Disasters" was written by Joel Madison and directed by Rachel Talalay

"life as we know it" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-14,D,S parental guideline.