SAM EMBARKS ON A REALITY TELEVISION CAREER, ON ABC'S "PRIVATE PRACTICE"

Guest Starring Alfre Woodard ("True Blood"), Richard Roundtree ("Shaft") And Matt Long ("Mad Men")

"The Next Episode" - A reality show centered around Sam sheds some light on issues in his colleagues' personal lives. Meanwhile, Sam's mother (Alfre Woodard) seeks his help after her boss (Richard Roundtree) falls ill; and the search continues for a girl who went missing from St. Ambrose, on "Private Practice," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Benjamin Bratt as Dr. Jake Reilly, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace, Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd, and Griffin Gluck as Mason Warner, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Guest cast TBA.

"The Next Episode" was written by Zahir McGhee and directed by Jeannot Szwarc.

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

For more information on "Private Practice" please visit ABC.com/PrivatePractice