Dell Copes With the Absence of His Daughter Next Week on Private Practice  3/13/09

VIOLET MUST CONVINCE A PREGNANT PSYCH PATIENT TO UNDERGO AN UNWANTED SURGERY THAT WILL SAVE HER LIFE, ON ABC'S "PRIVATE PRACTICE"

Guest starring Josh Hopkins ("Swingtown," "The Perfect Storm") as Dr. Noah Barnes, Amanda Detmer ("What About Brian," "Saving Silverman") as Morgan Gellman and Amanda Foreman ("Felicity") as Katie

"What Women Want" - After Addison discovers that a mentally unbalanced pregnant patient has lost her baby, Violet must convince her that the baby has died and that surgery is necessary, while Cooper must tell a longtime patient he must remove part of his jaw due to a fast-growing cancer. Meanwhile, Dell copes with the absence of his daughter after his ex moves for a new job, and Sam and Addison find themselves suppressing their feelings for two very unattainable people, on "Private Practice," THURSDAY, MARCH 19 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Guest starring Josh Hopkins as Noah, Amanda Detmer as Morgan, Amanda Foreman as Katie, Agnes Bruckner as Heather, Jamie Thomas King as Brandon and Jana Kramer as Lyla.

"What Women Want" was written by Lauren Schmidt and directed by Mark Tinker.

"Private Practice" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. This program carries a TV-14,D parental guideline.

This episode of "Private Practice" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.

Source: ABC Press Release

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