Jennifer Finnigan News

'Better Without a Couch' -- Casey finds out that his ex-girlfriend wants to pick up the couch that she lent him before their breakup - the same couch that Mia and Casey are currently using. Since the Putney girls are known to be the jealous type, Ben assures Casey that he'll come up with the perfect plan to help him get rid of it without Mia knowing the real reason. Meanwhile, Maddie updates Vicky and Joel's wills, but finds they won't take her professional efforts seriously, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Better with Skinny Jeans' - When Mia accuses Ben of ripping her favorite pair of jeans, she drags him to the store, where he has to break the tough news to Mia... it's time for pregnancy pants. Meanwhile Joel decides to get himself into shape after he finds out he's ranked last in Vicky and her girlfriends' fantasy husband draft website, and Maddie goes to extreme lengths to impress Casey with her high regard for the U.S. Postal Service, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Better with Christmas Crap' - Mia and Maddie know their parents will give them an avalanche of guilt if they don't uphold the Putney family Christmas tradition of spending the holiday together at their lake house. When Maddie finds out Mia and Casey are using their pregnancy as an excuse, she tells Vicky and Joel her own tall tale to keep from having to go, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 12/8/10)

'Better with Fighting' - When Casey and Mia have their first fight as an engaged couple, Casey implements his plan that stops all arguments cold. In an effort to help, Maddie decides to show them how arguing can actually be healthy for a relationship, but ends up exposing a fault in her own nine-year relationship with Ben. Meanwhile, the longtime married Vicky and Joel quietly resolve their arguments by simply hiding each other's things, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/13/10)

'Better with Ben' - Everyone dreads the gimmicky Putney family Christmas photo card that Joel obsesses over every year. But Ben, who has been left out of the card despite being with Maddie for nine years, is secretly hurt when Joel invites newcomer Casey to be included, so he and Maddie devise their own rival Christmas card. Meanwhile, when Mia and Casey realize they're no good at saying 'no,' they ask Maddie and Ben to be the ones to say it to their future child, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/6/10)

The following guests are set to appear on ACCESS HOLLYWOOD LIVE for December 6- 10:

'Better with Christmas Crap' - Mia and Maddie know their parents will give them an avalanche of guilt if they don't uphold the Putney family Christmas tradition of spending the holiday together at their lake house. When Maddie finds out Mia and Casey are using their pregnancy as an excuse, she tells Vicky and Joel her own tall tale to keep from having to go, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 12/8/10)

'Better with Christmas Crap' - Mia and Maddie know their parents will give them an avalanche of guilt if they don't uphold the Putney family Christmas tradition of spending the holiday together at their lake house. When Maddie finds out Mia and Casey are using their pregnancy as an excuse, she tells Vicky and Joel her own tall tale to keep from having to go, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

The following guests are set to appear on ACCESS HOLLYWOOD LIVE for December 6- 10:

'Better with Ben' - Everyone dreads the gimmicky Putney family Christmas photo card that Joel obsesses over every year. But Ben, who has been left out of the card despite being with Maddie for nine years, is secretly hurt when Joel invites newcomer Casey to be included, so he and Maddie devise their own rival Christmas card. Meanwhile, when Mia and Casey realize they're no good at saying 'no,' they ask Maddie and Ben to be the ones to say it to their future child, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/6/10)

'Better with Firehouse' - Mia and Casey go house hunting when they realize that Mia's apartment will be too small for them when the baby comes. But Casey's unusual taste in home selections concerns Mia, especially when he sets his sights on a dilapidated old firehouse. Maddie tells her to just go along with his choice because, before a man turns 27, he never knows what he wants anyway. Meanwhile, now that Joel has recently retired, the already-retired Vicky finds her husband getting on her nerves because he doesn't know how to spend his new, free time, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 9/20/10)

'Better with Christmas Crap' - Mia and Maddie know their parents will give them an avalanche of guilt if they don't uphold the Putney family Christmas tradition of spending the holiday together at their lake house. When Maddie finds out Mia and Casey are using their pregnancy as an excuse, she tells Vicky and Joel her own tall tale to keep from having to go, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Better with Firehouse' - Mia and Casey go house hunting when they realize that Mia's apartment will be too small for them when the baby comes. But Casey's unusual taste in home selections concerns Mia, especially when he sets his sights on a dilapidated old firehouse. Maddie tells her to just go along with his choice because, before a man turns 27, he never knows what he wants anyway. Meanwhile, now that Joel has recently retired, the already-retired Vicky finds her husband getting on her nerves because he doesn't know how to spend his new, free time, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 9/20/10)

'Better with Flirting' - Mia and Casey are excited when Maddie gets them a meeting with one of the top wedding planners in the city -- the charming but very expensive Lorraine Ashley (Reba). But the too-good-to-be-true arrangement turns awkward when it looks like Lorraine is trying to upstage the couple's pending nuptials. Meanwhile, Ben realizes that he has been with Maddie for so long that his 'flirting muscle' has gone soft, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Better with Thanksgiving' - This Thanksgiving, everyone but Vicky is relieved when her oven breaks down. For once, the rest of the family can enjoy a normal Thanksgiving dinner and won't have to endure one of her unsavory concoctions -- such as maple syrup turkey stuffed with shrimp and raisins. And while spending the holiday at Maddie's and Ben's apartment, Mia accidentally finds her late grandmother's presumably stolen ring hidden in their linen closet... Now the unmarried couple has some explaining to do, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Better with Flirting' - Mia and Casey are excited when Maddie gets them a meeting with one of the top wedding planners in the city -- the charming but very expensive Lorraine Ashley (Reba). But the too-good-to-be-true arrangement turns awkward when it looks like Lorraine is trying to upstage the couple's pending nuptials. Meanwhile, Ben realizes that he has been with Maddie for so long that his 'flirting muscle' has gone soft, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Better With Road Joel' -- Joel and Ben accompany Casey on a road trip to Vermont to help him move his stuff out of storage. Ben looks at the trip as an opportunity to bond with Casey; but Joel sees the road trip as his annual chance to go off -- way off - of his salt-free diet. Meanwhile, the Putney women organize Mia's baby shower, and Casey's hard-to-please mother, the earthy but rather quirky Ariel, comes for a visit. Mia goes out of her way to be accepted by her future mother-in-law, but things get heated between Vicky and Ariel when both want their grandchild to call them 'Nana,' on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

'Better with Halloween' - It's Halloween, which is also the date of Maddie's birthday. Because Maddie feels like she can never have a real birthday -- since the holiday always steals the spotlight -- Mia and Casey offer to give her a Halloween-free party at their new home, the renovated firehouse. Ben, however, wasn't listening when Maddie told him what she wanted for a gift, so Joel tells him about what he does whenever he messes up. Meanwhile, Maddie and Vicky warn Mia that couples living together shouldn't look behind each other's 'curtain,' for fear they might learn things they should never know about each other; when Mia finds a mysterious videotape among Casey's things, she wonders what it might reveal behind his curtain, on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

ABC has picked up additional episodes of new and returning series for the 2010-11 Season, it was announced today by Paul Lee, president, ABC Entertainment Group. New series 'Better With You' and 'No Ordinary Family' receive full season orders, and additional episodes were ordered for 'Detroit 1-8-7' and returning series 'Brothers & Sisters.'

'Better With Road Joel' -- Joel and Ben accompany Casey on a road trip to Vermont to help him move his stuff out of storage. Ben looks at the trip as an opportunity to bond with Casey; but Joel sees the road trip as his annual chance to go off -- way off - of his salt-free diet. Meanwhile, the Putney women organize Mia's baby shower, and Casey's hard-to-please mother, the earthy but rather quirky Ariel, comes for a visit. Mia goes out of her way to be accepted by her future mother-in-law, but things get heated between Vicky and Ariel when both want their grandchild to call them 'Nana,' on 'Better with You,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.