(EDITORS: Please note new time in the following release.)

NICOLE PANICS WHEN DUNCAN AND YONK BOND OVER FOOTBALL AND VIDEO GAMES, ON "THE CLASS," IN ITS NEW TIME PERIOD, MONDAY, OCT. 9 AT 8:30 PM

Two-Time Emmy Award Nominee Sara Gilbert ("Roseanne") Guest Stars

"The Class Blows The Whistle" -- As Nicole's husband starts bonding with her ex-boyfriend over their love of video games and football, she starts to panic when she realizes that her former and current loves are becoming buddies, on THE CLASS, in its new time period, Monday, Oct. 9 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. James Burrows, one of the series' executive producers, directed the episode written by the series' consulting producer, Brian Buckner.

Two-time Emmy Award nominee Sara Gilbert guest stars in a recurring role as Fern, someone from Richie's (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) past.

As if having Duncan around every day doing construction on her home wasn't enough, Nicole faces her worst nightmare when her husband, former pro-football player Yonk Allen, invites Duncan to test his new video game and tag along for an Eagles game. Meanwhile, Holly's obsession with getting her daughter, Oprah, into Kyle's school becomes unbearable for Kyle and Aaron when she starts dropping by their home unannounced. Also, Richie and Lina attempt to go on a second date while Kat sets Ethan up with one of her friends.

SERIES REGULARS:

Nicole Allen: Andrea Anders
Duncan Carmello: Jon Bernthal
Kat Warbler: Lizzy Caplan
Richie Velch: Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Lina Warbler: Heather Goldenhersh
Kyle Lendo: Sean Maguire
Holly Ellenbogen: Lucy Punch
Ethan Haas: Jason Ritter
Yonk Allen: David Keith

RECURRING CAST:

Aaron: Cristi�n de la Fuente
Fern: Sara Gilbert

GUEST CAST:

Busboy: Ben Falcone

RATING: TVPG-DL