MALCOLM EXPERIMENTS WITH LOVE ON "MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE" SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, ON FOX

When Malcolm gets paired with a dimwitted beauty as his chemistry partner he thinks it's a formula for disaster, but then she reveals her feelings for him and sparks fly. They agree to keep their romantic experiment under wraps until Malcolm realizes that she's just embarrassed to be dating him. Meanwhile, Lois demands that Reese get a job and kicks him out of the house to prove it on the "Secret Boyfriend" episode of MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE Sunday, Jan. 1 (7:00-7:30 PM PT) on FOX. (MIM-706) (TV-TBA)

Cast: Jane Kaczmarek as Lois, Bryan Cranston as Hal, Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, Christopher Masterson as Francis, Justin Berfield as Reese, Erik Per Sullivan as Dewey and Craig Lamar Traylor as Stevie.

Guest Cast: Hayden Panettiere as Jessica, Sarah Mason as Vicki, Erik Von Detten as Brad, Perry D'Marco as Teacher, Harold Sylvester as Phelps, Larry Polson as Lloyd.

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: Due to the preceding NFL doubleheader, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE will air on the West Coast only.]