PREMIERE

NEW FUN AND SEXY ENSEMBLE DRAMA SERIES �MEN IN TREES� PREMIERES WITH A SPECIAL PREVIEW, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 ON ABC

From Headwriter and Executive Producer of �Sex and the City� and The Director of the Academy Award-winning Film, �Walk the Line�

�MEN IN TREES� Airs in its Regular Time Period Friday, September 15, at 9:00 p.m., ET

Relationship coach and bestselling author Marin Frist feels confident that, when it comes to men, she knows what to look for, what to avoid, and what will make her happy. But after her own relationship falls apart, she finds herself stuck in a small Alaskan town full of the one thing she really doesn�t need -- available men. Amid the amazingly beautiful world surrounding her, Marin, for the first time in her life, now has a chance to stop, breathe and take a look at her real self, on �MEN IN TREES,� a new ensemble drama about finding love in the most unexpected places, premiering in a special preview, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The series moves to its regular time period Friday, September 15 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), following a replay of the pilot episode (from 8:00-9:00 p.m.).

Please Note: �MEN IN TREES� had originally been scheduled to premiere on Friday, Sept. 22. This episode will repeat Friday, Sept. 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m.), preceding the regular time period premiere.

�Finding a good man in today�s world isn�t as difficult as some women think. You just have to watch out for the signs. You wouldn�t drive with a blindfold on, but for some reason, women continue to date with one�� So native New Yorker Marin advises a crowd of her devoted fans in the series� premiere episode, �Pilot.� Marin thinks she has found her good man, fianc� Graham, but discovers, bound for a speaking engagement in Elmo, Alaska, that he�s been cheating on her. Plans for the wedding come to a screeching halt. Concluding that she really doesn�t know anything about men, Marin resolves to temporarily stay in Elmo, where the ratio of men to women is ten to one, and get started on her new book � about men.

Marin�s subjects are quite a lively bunch. Adorably affable Patrick, an avid fan of Marin�s books, runs the town�s only inn and radio station. Man�s man Buzz owns and flies the only plane in and out of Elmo. Sophisticated Ben runs the town�s only bar and has an unusual past. Last but definitely not least, strong and silent Jack protects the environment and comes to protect Marin from a possibly rabid raccoon and, occasionally, herself.

There are women in Elmo too. Both Theresa, Ben�s estranged wife and former rock musician, and Sara, the town�s �working girl,� introduce Marin to a whole new way of thinking about men. And of course there�s Annie, Marin�s biggest fan, who moves to Elmo after hearing about Marin�s break-up to reassure her -- mostly by quoting the relationship advice she has learned from Marin�s books. Back in NYC, Marin�s tough-girl editor, Jane, lends her long distance support, and even braves the ice and bad cell phone reception for the occasional visit.

�MEN IN TREES� stars Anne Heche as Marin Frist, Abraham Benrubi as Ben, Emily Bergl as Annie, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick, Sarah Strange as Theresa, James Tupper as Jack and John Amos as Buzz.

Guest starring in �Pilot� are Tobias Slezak as Graham, Claudette Mink as Kiki, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Fran�oise Yip as Alice K, Mar Andersons as Dave, John Boncore as old Tlingit man, Gina Doty as 40-something woman, Rose Pate as 20-something woman, Esme Lambert as old lady on plane, Brent Chapman as bearded man, Greg Anderson as affable man, Trevor Carroll as book store cashier and Adrian McMorran as man no. 2.

�Pilot� was written by Jenny Bicks and directed by James Mangold.

�MEN IN TREES� was created by Jenny Bicks (�Sex and the City�). Bicks, James Mangold (�Walk the Line�) and Cathy Konrad are executive producers. The series is filmed in Vancouver, Canada and is from Tree Line Films, Perkins Street Productions and NS Pictures, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television.

�MEN IN TREES� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.