MACKENZIE ALLEN MAKES THE TRANSISTION INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, ON ABC�S �COMMANDER IN CHIEF�

�First Choice� � As Mackenzie Allen makes the challenging transition into the office of the President, among her first orders of business is selecting a Vice President� which Nathan Templeton tries to manipulate to his advantage. Meanwhile, her former speech writer cum press secretary, Kelly Ludlow, learns the ropes the hard way, and Mac�s daughter, Rebecca, faces a teenager�s worst nightmare when her diary goes missing -- containing sensitive information about her mother, the President, and causing a potential crisis -- on �Commander In Chief,� TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 (9:00 -10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/4/05)

�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-starring in �First Choice� are Anthony Azizi as Vince Taylor, Julie Ann Emery as Agent Joan Greer, Peter Coyote as Warren Keaton, Natasha Henstridge as Jayne Murray, Mary Page Keller as Grace Bridges, Stan Kelly as Roman Wolfe, Leslie Hope as Melanie Blackston, Kristen Shaw as Norah Woodruff, Scott Williamson as Ralph Dolan, Jason Wiles as Alex Williams, Lillian Lehman as Laura, Pamela Dunlap as Gilda Rockwell, Ned Vaughn as reporter Charlie, Kate Jennings Grant as reporter Samantha, Steve Tom as reporter three, David Wells as usher Waverly, Edward Edwards as Hale Richardson, Bruce Boxleitner as Tucker Baynes, Hunter Allen as Tommy Bridges, Ted Porter as Agent Elderson, Lisa Waltz as Alison Remarque, Kim Estes as Senator Phelps, Brion Rose as waiter, Arthur Senzy as Agent Swift, Phillip Jeanmarie as student at debate, Peter Trencher as moderator, Stephen Lee as Stephen Wilding, Bella Shaw as CNN reporter and Patrick O�Connell as suit one.

�First Choice� was written by Rod Lurie & Dee Johnson, and directed by Rod Lurie.

�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.

This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.