PREMIERE

ANDREW AND LAUREN LEARN THEY�RE HAVING A BABY, ON THE PREMIERE OF ABC�S �NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY�

Director/producer Barry Sonnenfeld and producers Kim and Eric Tannenbaum bring a comic take on life�s greatest adventure � parenthood -- in an ensemble comedy, �Notes from the Underbelly,� that proves that surviving the politics of pregnancy and maintaining your relationships with family and friends can be just as demanding as raising a child.

In the premiere episode, �Pilot,� Andrew and Lauren have just found out they're going to have a baby, and are finding it difficult to follow rule number one � keeping it a secret. Suddenly switching to decaf, becoming a teetotaler at cocktail parties and going to the OBGYN prove to be difficult to keep from family and close friends. �Notes from the Underbelly� premieres WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

�Notes from the Underbelly� stars Jennifer Westfeldt as Lauren, Peter Cambor as Andrew, Michael Weaver as Danny, Rachael Harris as Cooper, Melanie Paxson as Julie and Sunkrish Bala as Eric.

�Pilot� was written by Stacy Traub and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

Based on Risa Green�s novel of the same name, �Notes from the Underbelly� was created by Stacy Traub (�Kitchen Confidential�). Traub, Barry Sonnenfeld, Kim Tannenbaum & Eric Tannenbaum (�Two and a Half Men�) serve as executive producers. The series is from The Tannenbaum Company, Hill Three Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.

�Notes from the Underbelly� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

This program carries a TV-PG,D,L,S parental guideline.