GRIFF ORCHESTRATES A COSTLY SURPRISE FOR HIS DAUGHTER, DR. SAM GRIFFITH, WHEN SHE REFUSES TO CONCEDE HER JOB AS CHIEF, ON "GOOD SAM," WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19

Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Heroes")
Begins a Recurring Role as Therapist Asher Pyne

Episode Directed by Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin")

"Butt of the Joke" - When Dr. Sam Griffith (Sophia Bush)
refuses to concede her role as chief, her father Griff (Jason Isaacs)
orchestrates a costly surprise. Also, Sam's mother, hospital administrator Vivian (Wendy Crewson)
, turns to her new spouse, therapist Asher Pyne (Sendhil Ramamurthy)
, for help navigating the battle between her daughter and ex-husband, on the CBS Original series GOOD SAM, Wednesday, Jan. 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

REGULAR CAST:

Sophia Bush (Dr. Sam Griffith)
Jason Isaacs (Dr. Rob "Griff" Griffith)
Skye P. Marshall (Dr. Lex Trulie)
Michael Stahl-David (Dr. Caleb Tucker)
Omar Maskati (Dr. Isan M. Shah)
Davi Santos (Dr. Joey Costa)
Wendy Crewson (Vivian Katz)
Edwin Hodge (Malcolm A. Kingsley)

GUEST CAST:

Marium Carvell (Nurse Donna Williams)
Asher Pyne (Sendhil Ramamurthy)
Evan Parke (Byron Kingsley)
Yanna McIntosh (Dr. Rhonda Glass)
Douglas Hughes (Bernie)
Oshini Wanigasekera (Meg)
Brian Paul (Dr. Alex Anders)
Carly Street (Tracy Reynolds)
Kevin Bundy (Baldwin)
Fallon Bowman (Bianca)
Natalia Jonas (Lily)

WRITTEN BY: Jen Klein

DIRECTED BY: Gina Rodriguez