DENNY CRANE REFUSES ALAN SHORE'S HELP WHEN HE TAKES ON A HIGH-PROFILE MURDER CASE, AND JERRY ESPENSON AND KATIE LLOYD ATTEMPT TO SUE A WOMAN'S EX-HUSBAND'S LAW FIRM FOR CAUSING THEIR DIVORCE, ON ABC'S "BOSTON LEGAL"

"Mad About You" � Denny Crane takes on a high-profile murder case and refuses help from Alan Shore. While Denny basks in the spotlight, Shirley Schmidt, Carl Sack and the rest of the firm fear the personal and professional embarrassment from Denny's latest crusade for relevancy. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson and Katie Lloyd are assigned to the case of a woman who wants to sue her husband's law firm for causing their divorce by advertising that divorce is the answer to all marital problems, on "Boston Legal," TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Boston Legal" stars James Spader as Alan Shore, John Larroquette as Carl Sack, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Gary Anthony Williams as Clarence/Clarice Bell, Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, Saffron Burrows as Lorraine Weller, Taraji P. Henson as Whitney Rome, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest starring are Bess Armstrong as Penelope Kimball, Jenifer Lewis as Judge Isabel Fisher, Xander Berkley as A.D.A. Rex Swarthmore, Valerie Mahaffey as Mary Winston, Lou Beatty, Jr. as Judge Gordon Kolodny, Grant Shaud as Perry Winston, Patrick Fabian as Attorney Stanley Gould and Amy Hill as Dr. Kathleen Rosewell.

"Mad About You" was written by David E. Kelley & Lawrence Broch and directed by Tom Verica.

"Boston Legal" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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