SEASON PREMIERE

VERIDIAN TRIES MATCHMAKING EMPLOYEES BASED ON GENETIC COMPATIBILITY, ON THE SEASONPREMIERE OF ABC'S "BETTER OFF TED"

Taye Diggs ("Private Practice") Guest Stars

"Love Blurts" � Veridian Dynamics tries matchmaking employees based on their genetic compatibility in hopes of saving on health insurance bills from imperfectly bred children. Ted and Linda balk at this until they meet their supposed matches -- Greg (guest star Taye Diggs) for Linda and Danielle (Virginia Williams) for Ted -- and are instantly attracted despite themselves. Meanwhile, after Veronica finds out Lem is her perfect genetic match, she hounds him to make a donation to a sperm bank, on the Season Premiere of "Better Off Ted," TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Better Off Ted" stars Jay Harrington as Ted, Portia de Rossi as Veronica, Andrea Anders as Linda, Jonathan Slavin as Phil, Malcolm Barrett as Lem and Isabella Acres as Rose.

Guest starring are Taye Diggs as Greg, Virginia Williams as Danielle, and Rachel Andersen as the receptionist.

"Love Blurts" was written by Kat Likkel & John Hoberg and directed by Michael Fresco.

"Better Off Ted" is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. Victor Fresco ("My Name Is Earl," "Andy Richter Controls the Universe") is executive producer and creator of the series.

"Better Off Ted" 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-PG,D,L,S parental guideline.

For more information on "Better Off Ted," visit ABC.com.