ABC Upcoming Episode Press Release - Various Shows - 18th April 2016

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  The Family - Episode 1.11 - Election Day
  
  “Election Day” – Willa reveals a terrible secret to Claire right as the Gubernatorial election results are announced. Back in the cellar, Agent Clements tries to convince Jane to set him free, resorting to desperate measures. Ben shares some shocking news with Willa, who is now determined to get him out of the family. Meanwhile, Bridey ponders whether to use all the information she has on the Warren family in order to make the front page with her story and discovers a missing piece of the puzzle to guarantee her success. Nina is determined to get a confession from Doug, while, in flashbacks, we see how Hank went from beloved co-worker to social pariah, on “The Family,” SUNDAY, MAY 8 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT).
  
  “The Family” stars Joan Allen stars as Claire Warren, Alison Pill as Willa Warren, Rupert Graves as John Warren, Margot Bingham as Detective Nina Meyer, Liam James as Adam Warren, Andrew McCarthy as Hank Asher, Zach Gilford as Danny Warren, Floriana Lima as Bridey Cruz, Madeleine Arthur as Young Willa and Rarmian Newton as Young Danny.
  
  Guest starring are Michael Esper as Pock-Marked Man/Doug, Matthew Lawler as Agent Gabe Clements, Zoe Perry as Jane, William Hill as Ted, Ana Maria Jomolca as Agent Lisa Davis and Rachel Bay Jones as Sally.
  
  “Election Day” was written by Bill Krebs and Corey Miller and directed by Colin Bucksey.
  

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  ABC
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  The Catch - Episode 1.07 - The Ringer
  
  “The Ringer” — AVI takes on a case involving a missing child with parents embattled in a bitter divorce. Against their better judgment, Ben convinces Margot and Reggie to work a con for their benefactor, and Alice leads Dao into investigating Ben from a different angle, on ”The Catch,” THURSDAY, MAY 5 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “The Catch” stars Mireille Enos as Alice Vaughan, Peter Krause as Benjamin Jones, Alimi Ballard as Reginald Lennox, III, Jay Hayden as Danny Yoon, Jacky Ido as Agent Jules Dao, Rose Rollins as Valerie Anderson, Sonya Walger as Margot Bishop and Elvy Yost as Sophie Novak.
  
  Guest stars TBA.
  
  “The Ringer” was written by Jim Campolongo and directed by John Stuart Scott.
  

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  ABC
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  Black-ish - Episode 2.22 - Super Rich Kids
  
  “Super Rich Kids”– Dre has always felt his older son was never like him, but when he finally meets Junior’s cool friends, Dre is all in and happy that his son may have the opportunity for an actual social life. Meanwhile, Bow is dealing with Ruby, Zoey, Jack and Diane not confessing to things breaking around the house and decides to handle it her own way after some judgment from Vivian, on “black-ish,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 (9:31-10:00 p.m. EDT) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “black-ish” stars Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson, Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson and Jenifer Lewis as Ruby.
  
  Guest starring is Regina Hall as Vivian, Nat Faxon as Everton, Harrison Holzer as Wes, and Logan Reinhart as Kevin.
  
  “Super Rich Kids” was written by Damilare Sonoiki and directed by Anton Cropper.
  

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  ABC
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  Modern Family - Episode 7.20 - Promposal
  
  “Promposal” – With Closet-Con right around the corner, Claire is on high alert and convinced there is a mole in the company. Meanwhile, Phil goes vigilante when he and Gloria confront Auntie Alice for stealing her hot sauce recipe. Jay tries to teach Joe how to do some manly handy work, and with prom coming up, Mitch helps Luke with his “promposal” while Cam helps with Manny’s, but Cam goes a little overboard, revealing that there maybe something deeper going on, on “Modern Family,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 (9:00–9:31 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network
  
  “Modern Family” stars Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett.
  
  Guest starring are June Squibb as Auntie Alice, Spenser McNeil as Reuben, Joe Mande as Ben, Kasey Mahaffy as Dom, Olivia Welch as Olive, Chad Roberts as Grayson, Joshua Carlon as Jonah, Annalisa Cochrane as Melanie, Michele Panu as Sarah, Marsha Kramer as Margaret and Nawal Bengholam as Waitress.
  
  “Promposal” was written by Stephen Lloyd and directed by Ken Whittingham.
  

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  ABC
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  The Goldbergs - Episode 3.22 - Smother's Day
  
  “Smother’s Day” — Barry and Erica forget to get Beverly a Mother’s Day gift and make last minute “Mom Coupons” instead. Beverly is understandably hurt, and decides to get revenge by cashing in every coupon they have made. Meanwhile, Adam tries to get Murray to let him go to space camp and accuses him of being as dream crushing as Pop-Pop, on “The Goldbergs,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “The Goldbergs” stars Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as Beverly Goldberg, Patton Oswalt (“Ratatouille”) as adult Adam Goldberg, Sean Giambrone as Adam Goldberg, Troy Gentile (“Good Luck Chuck”) as Barry Goldberg, Hayley Orrantia (“The X Factor”) as Erica Goldberg, AJ Michalka as Lainey Lewis, with George Segal (“Just Shoot Me”) as Pops Solomon and Jeff Garlin (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) as Murray Goldberg.
  
  Guest starring are Judd Hirsch as Pop-Pop, Stephanie Katherine Grant as Emmy Mirsky, Kenny Ridwan as Dave Kim and Ann Reilly as Cashier.
  
  “Smother’s Day” was written by Chris Bishop, from a story by Marc Firek, and directed by David Katzenberg.
  

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  The Middle - Episode 7.22 - Not Mother’s Day
  
  “Not Mother’s Day” – After enduring year after year of botched Mother’s Days, Frankie declares that the family gets to take a pass on doing anything at all for her this year. But after a man offers to buy Frankie’s groceries at the market when she discovers that she forgot her wallet – and tells her to pay the kindly gesture forward – she decides to have the family pull each other’s names out of a hat and do something nice for that person, which doesn’t go as smoothly as planned, on “The Middle,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 (8:00–8:30 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.
  
  “The Middle” stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.
  
  Guest starring are Marsha Mason as Pat Spence, Dagney Kerr as Gloria, Robert Pine as Mr. Travers, Vernee Watson as cashier and Shaughn Buchholz as Rodney.
  
  “Not Mother’s Day” was written by Rich Dahm and directed by Lee Shallat Chemel.
  

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  The Real O'Neals - Episode 1.10 - The Real Retreat
  
  "The Real Retreat” – When Jimmy is unexpectedly named Faith Leader for the weekend at the Catholic Youth Retreat, a jealous Kenny decides to take on his older brother’s role as ring leader of the bad kids.
  
  Home alone without the kids, Pat invites a new lady friend over, and Eileen can’t help but enlist Jodi to spy on them, with surprising results, on “The Real O’Neals,” TUESDAY, MAY 3 (8:30–9:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.
  “The Real O’Neals” stars Martha Plimpton as Eileen, Jay R. Ferguson as Pat, Noah Galvin as Kenny, Matt Shively as Jimmy, Bebe Wood as Shannon and Mary Hollis Inboden as Aunt Jodi.
  
  Guest starring are Matt Oberg as VP Murray, Jamie Denbo as Sam, Noah Crawford as Drew, Jeremy Lawson as Jesus, Rickey Eugene Brown as Goon, Ethan Lee as Nerdy Boy and Caroline Morahan as Maleficent.
  
  “The Real Retreat” was written by Lewaa Nasserdeen and directed by Todd Holland.
  

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  Fresh off the Boat - Episode 2.21 - Rent Day
  
  “Rent Day” – The flip house is finally finished, and Jessica convinces Honey and Grandma that they would make more money if they rent it out instead. Honey and Grandma are reluctant to get into the landlord business, but Jessica assures them that she will take care of everything. However, when the perfect renters become more of a nuisance, Jessica fears that she might be in over her head. Meanwhile, amateur detectives Emery and Evan, better known as “The Huang Boys,” take on the mystery of Louis’ missing watch, on ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” airing on TUESDAY, MAY 3 (8:00–8:30 p.m. EDT).
  
  Inspired by a true story, “Fresh Off the Boat” stars Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery, Ian Chen as Evan and Chelsey Crisp as Honey.
  
  Guest starring are Evan Hannemann as Barefoot Dave, Trevor Larcom as Trent, John Francis Daley as Jordan, Allison Scagliotti as Raquel, Alex Quijano as Office Bryson, Eric Edelstein as Jerry, Patrick Fischler as Mr. Jaffey and Kim Estes as Banker.
  
  “Rent Day” was written by Camilla Blackett and directed by Jude Wang.
  
  “Fresh Off the Boat” was written by Nahnatchka Khan, who also serves as executive producer. Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar are also executive producers. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
  

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  ABC