Ugly Betty Preview: The Passions Of The Betty

This Wednsday night, Ugly Betty will return with its first new episode since the holiday-hiatus. We have some details about the episode, as well as a couple of video clips to share with you. Minor spoilers ahead!

It seems Betty and Matt are having a bit of trouble in the passion department. Also, Becki Newton (Amanda)’s brother Matt Newton returns to his gust-starring role as Troy, the guy Marc hooked up with in the Caribbean. Below is ABC’s episode description:

“"The Passion of the Betty" - In Ugly Betty's first episode in its new Wednesday night timeslot as part of ABC's winning comedy bloc, Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) makes a cameo appearance, returning as Betty's orthodontist, Dr. Farkas. When Betty becomes concerned that she and Matt are spending too much time together, she tries to give him something else to be passionate about -- a surprise gallery showing of his art work -- with unintended results (Tony Award-winning actress Christine Ebersole guest stars as Frances, the gallery owner). Meanwhile, Marc is horrified that his one-night stand, Troy (Matt Newton), is falling for him, since Marc was Troy's "first," Hilda grapples with whether or not to tell Bobby that he's the father of her unborn child, and Cal Hartley hires a Hollywood powerhouse, Denise Ludwig (Nadia Dajani), to replace Wilhemina, on Ugly Betty, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.”

Ugly Betty’s new time slot is Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m. ET on ABC.

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