KRISTEN BELL IS VERONICA MARS, A SMART, FEARLESS 17-YEAR-OLD APPRENTICE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR OUT TO SOLVE HER BEACH TOWN'S TOUGHEST MYSTERIES WHILE NAVIGATING HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES AND CLIQUES, ON A REBROADCAST OF THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "VERONICA MARS," TUESDAY, JAN. 18

"Pilot" -- While trying to navigate the everyday drama of high school, the smart, fearless, 17-year-old Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) also moonlights as an apprentice private investigator out to solve her wealthy town of Neptune's toughest mysteries. After coming to the aid of the new kid, sophomore Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III), who's been duct-taped to the school's flagpole, Veronica ends up incurring the wrath of the thugs who put him there, Eli "Weevil" Navarro (Francis Capra) and his P.C.H. Biker Boyz. To get Weevil and his gang off her and Wallace's case, Veronica devises an intricate plan that helps some of Weevil's cronies avoid trouble with the law, on a rebroadcast of the series premiere of the new drama VERONICA MARS, Tuesday, Jan. 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on UPN. Mark Piznarski directed the episode from a script written by series creator and executive producer Rob Thomas. (Originally broadcast 9/22/04)

Meanwhile, defying her father, Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni), the disgraced former sheriff turned private eye, Veronica pursues a late-night case of adultery against billionaire Jake Kane, only to make an unsettling discovery about her mother, who abandoned Veronica and Keith a year ago.

Veronica Mars: Kristen Bell
Keith Mars: Enrico Colantoni
Wallace Fennel: Percy Daggs III
Duncan Kane: Teddy Dunn
Logan Echolls: Jason Dohring
Eli "Weevil" Navarro: Francis Capra
Sherriff Lamb: Michael Muhney
Cliff McCormack: Daran Norris
Lianne Mars: Corinne Bohrer
Deputy Sacks: Brandon Hillock
VP Van Clemmons: Duane Daniels
Felix: Brad Bufanda
Hector: Patrick Wolfe
District Attorney: Kirk Fogg
Jake Kane: Kyle Secor
Celeste Kane: Lisa Thornhill
Phuong: Benito Paje
Lilly Kane: Amanda Seyfried
Clown: Randy Seidman
Mrs. White: Ruth Stehle
Teacher #1: Linda Castro
Fireman Bill: Tom McCafferty
Corny: Jonathan Chesner
Boy at Keyboard: Mark Styles
Mouth: Zac Henry
Your Favorite Band Sucks: Elvin Lai
Dance Team Advisor: Nicole Monica
Steve: David E. Taylor
Inga: Seraina Jacqueline
Teacher #2: Jennifer Dove
Cat in the Hat Raver: Amber Ojeda
Band Dork: Chris Wiley
Pep Squadder: Heather Brittany
Pencil-Necked Geek: Joshua Levine
Judge: Annie Hinton
Tony: Scott Barry

RATING: TVPG-L