THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for tonight's episodes of THE RESIDENT and PRODIGAL SON are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

--"PRODIGAL SON" - (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

PA: Viewer discretion is advised.

A NEW MONSTER EMERGES ON "PRODIGAL SON" THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, ON FOX

Dermot Mulroney ("My Best Friend's Wedding") Guest-Stars

After a catastrophic turn of events, Malcolm and Ainsley are convinced there's more to Nicholas Endicott (guest star Dermot Mulroney) than meets the eye. Their only hope just might be an impromptu Whitly family reunion in the "The Professionals" episode of PRODIGAL SON airing Thursday, Dec. 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (PR-121) (TV-14 D, L, V)

Cast: Tom Payne as Malcolm Bright; Michael Sheen as Dr. Martin Whitly; Bellamy Young as Jessica Whitly; Lou Diamond Phillips as Gil Arroyo; Aurora Perrineau as Dani Powell; Frank Harts as JT Tarmel; Halston Sage as Ainsley Whitly; Keiko Agena as Dr. Edrisa Tanaka

Guest Cast: Dermot Mulroney as Nicholas Endicott; Molly Griggs as Eve Blanchard; Anna Eilinsfeld as Sophie; Matthew Lawler as Eddie; Richard V. Licata as Ciro; Dagmara Dominczyk as The Nightingale