THE WOMEN DECIDE IT�S TIME TO FACE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES AND TAKE SOME RISKS, ON �HOT PROPERTIES�

�Sex, Lies & Chubby Chasers� � Through mutual encouragement, the women decide it�s time to take some risks that they wouldn�t ordinarily take. When Ava�s much-younger husband gets an acting job playing a teenager, she decides it�s time to be honest with him about her real age. Chloe starts dating a man who is trying to fatten her up, but to her delight she finds it quite liberating. Meanwhile Lola begins therapy sessions with Sellers to find out why she�s attracted to gay men, and Emerson must convince her wealthy parents to let her work at the real estate office, on �Hot Properties,� FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/28/05)

�Hot Properties� stars Gail O�Grady as Ava Summerlin, Nicole Sullivan as Chloe Reid, Sof�a Vergara as Lola Hernandez, Christina Moore as Emerson Ives, Stephen Dunham as Dr. Charlie Thorpe, Evan Handler as Dr. Sellers Boyd and Amy Hill as Mary.

Guest starring are John Ducey as Craig, Jamie Strange as Madison, Dale Raoul as Mrs. Ives, Mark Ankeny as Mr. Ives and Andrew Walker as Scott.

�Sex, Lies & Chubby Chasers� was written by Suzanne Martin and directed by Andy Ackerman.

�Hot Properties� 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,D,L parental guideline.