SUNDAY, JANUARY 1

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the preceding NFL doubleheader and post-game coverage that airs until 8:00 PM ET, local programming will air until 8:00 PM on the West Coast.]

--"THE SIMPSONS" - (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

HOMER'S NEW FRIEND SAVES HIM FROM A VIOLENT TERRORIST ON "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, ON FOX

Kiefer Sutherland ("24") and Tom Colicchio ("Top Chef") Make Guest Voice Appearances

Homer befriends Wayne (guest voice Kiefer Sutherland), a security guard recently hired by the nuclear power plant. Plagued by violent flashbacks from his past as a CIA agent, he must overcome his tortured nightmares to save Homer from a Ukranian terrorist. Meanwhile, Marge fantasizes about being a contestant on "Top Chef," hosted by Tom Colicchio (guest voicing as himself), and the future of Springfield's hot "it" couple Nedna - Edna Krabappel (guest voice Marcia Wallace) and Ned Flanders - is revealed in the "The Falcon and the D'Ohman" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Jan. 1 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-2216) (TV-PG L, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Hank Azaria as Moe; Harry Shearer as Skinner; Pamela Haden as Milhouse; Tress MacNeille as Dolph

Guest Voice Cast: Kiefer Sutherland as Wayne; Tom Colicchio as himself; Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Edna Krabappel.