ELECTION SEASON HITS OCEANSIDE WELLNESS WITH SURPRISING RESULTS, AS SAM AND NAOMI COMPETE TO RUN THE PRACTICE, ON ABC'S "PRIVATE PRACTICE"

"Past Tense" � An office election pits Sam and Naomi against each other to lead the practice, and ends with surprising results, while Addison treats a young Afghan girl who wants to hide her past, and Cooper's objectionable personal life catches up with his professional one, on "Private Practice," THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/29/08)

"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 are Jayne Brook as Meg, Rebecca Lowman as Nicole, Rome Shadanloo as Sharbat and David Sutcliffe as Kevin.

"Nothing to Talk About" was written by Craig Turk and directed by Michael Pressman.

"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 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.