SEASON PREMIERE

SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND CONSUMMATE BACHELOR BRIAN COMES BACK HOME TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC�S �WHAT ABOUT BRIAN�

It�s taken a lot of soul-searching and a near-death experience, but Brian is finally free of his feelings for Marjorie and returns home, hoping to make things right with Adam and the rest of the group before Adam and Marjorie�s wedding, on the season premiere of �What About Brian,� MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

In the season premiere, �What About Second Chances,� six months have passed since Brian, the consummate bachelor yet closet romantic, left town following a heartbreaking blow out with Marjorie, the current love of his life -- who also happens to be engaged to Brian�s best friend, Adam. Since Brian�s been away, his close friends, Dave and Deena, have been suffering the fallout of their disastrous experiment with an open marriage; What was supposed to combat the doldrums of parenting, work stress and a lackluster sex life has only driven the couple further apart. They�re now hoping marriage counseling will be able to heal their wounds and restore what was once a great love.

Meanwhile Brian�s sister, Nicole, is thrilled to finally be pregnant after a year of fertility treatments and is busy preparing for the new arrival. Unfortunately she�s doing most of the nesting alone, since her husband, Angelo, a hunky, Italian actor, is off in Rome starring in his first film. Thankfully Angelo is planning to return home in time for Adam and Marjorie�s wedding -- which is not soon enough for Nicole.

Additions this season are Jimmy (Jason George), a fun-loving lawyer in Adam�s firm who rivals Brian as Adam�s best friend; and Jimmy�s feisty wife, Ivy, (Amanda Foreman), who owns a bar in Koreatown.

�What About Brian� stars Barry Watson as Brian Davis, Matthew Davis as Adam Hillman, Sarah Lancaster as Marjorie Seaver, Rick Gomez as Dave Greco, Amanda Detmer as Deena Greco, Rosanna Arquette as Nicole Varzi, Raoul Bova as Angelo Varzi, Jason George as Jimmy and Amanda Foreman as Ivy.

Guest starring are Mikaila Baumel as Larissa, Payton Spencer as Geneva, George Gerdes as counter guy, Angel Oquendo as technician, John Fleck as Dr. Bill, Bahni Turpin as Chandi, Jayne Taini as the psychic, Jan Devereaux as condescending woman, Camille Langfield as stripper and Rachelle Lefevre as hot stripper (Summer).

The episode was written by Dana Stevens and directed by Jonathan Pontell.

The creator/executive producer of �What About Brian� is Dana Stevens and the executive producers are J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Josh Reims and Jonathan Pontell. The series is produced by Touchstone Television in association with Bad Robot. The series premiered April 23, 2006.

�What About Brian� 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-14 parental guideline.