MAC MUST DEAL WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A NATURAL DISASTER WITH POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES, ON ABC�S �COMMANDER IN CHIEF�

�First Disaster� � When a destructive hurricane hits Florida � Nathan Templeton�s home state � Mac and Templeton fly to Florida to survey the damage. While there, Mac learns of an emergency situation with an oil tanker off the Florida coast which could have devastating consequences. Templeton, along with the Florida governor, has a showdown with Mac over the handling of the situation. Meanwhile, Rod seriously contemplates taking the Baseball Commissioner position, despite the fact that he hasn�t yet consulted his wife and that no first spouse has ever worked in the private sector. And Rebecca, desperately hoping for some time alone with the boy she has a crush on, convinces her Secret Service agent to give her a little space� potentially putting her at risk and calling into question the agent�s judgment, on �Commander In Chief,� TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (9:00 -10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�Commander In Chief� stars Geena Davis as Mackenzie Allen, Donald Sutherland as Nathan Templeton, Harry Lennix as Jim Gardner, Kyle Secor as Rod Calloway, Ever Carradine as Kelly Ludlow, Caitlin Wachs as Rebecca Calloway, Matt Lanter as Horace Calloway and Jasmine Anthony as Amy Calloway.

Guest cast TBD.

�First Disaster� was written by Crystal Nix Hines and Richard Arthur, and directed by Vincent Misiano.

�Commander In Chief� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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