TED TRIES TO TAKE THE HIGH ROAD, MUCH TO VERONICA'S DISGUST, WHEN A RIVAL AT WORK COMES UP WITH A SIMILAR PROJECT, ON ABC'S "BETTER OFF TED"

"The Long and Winding High Road" � Ted insists on taking the high road after his nemesis at work (guest star Kyle Bornheimer, "Worst Week" and ABC's upcoming "Romantically Challenged") comes up with almost the exact same project that Ted's team has been working on. But Veronica will stop at nothing to get the upper hand, enlisting Linda and even little Rose's help in sabotaging the rival project, on "Better Off Ted," TUESDAY, JAN. 12 (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 Kyle Bornheimer as Pete, Carla Jimenez as Patricia, Martha Boles as Lisa. Terry Rhoads as Chet, Leanne Wilson as Kathleen and Omi Vaiya as William.

"The Long and Winding High Road" was written by Michael A. Ross and directed by Michael Spiller.

"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 parental guideline.

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