MAC MUST DECIDE HOW TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION IN AFRICA WHEN SHE LEARNS THAT GENOCIDE IS TAKING PLACE THERE -- AND AT THE SAME TIME CONSIDERS FIRING HER CABINENT TO MAKE A FRESH START BEFORE HER CAMPAIGN -- ON ABC�S �COMMANDER IN CHIEF�

�Little Shop of Horace� � Mac weighs her options on how to deal with a situation in Africa when she learns genocide is taking place in a country there, and it becomes clear there are no easy solutions. Meanwhile, at Dickie�s suggestion, Mac considers firing her current Cabinet � many of them holdovers from Teddy Bridges� administration � and bringing in her own in order to start with a clean slate going into her re-election campaign. At the same time, Rod makes a scheduled appearance at a joint U.S.-Cuban children�s gymnastics convention, where a freak accident sparks an international situation, and Horace asks Caitlin�s friend, Stacey, for help with his homework -- but the two end up doing more than just studying -- on �Commander In Chief,� TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (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, Jasmine Anthony as Amy Calloway and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Richard �Dickie� McDonald.

Guest cast TBD.

�Little Shop of Horace� was written by Tom Szentgyorgyi and directed by Carol Banker.

�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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