JONATHAN WITNESSES A CLOSE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN BEN AND MS. YOUNG, ON ABC'S "life as we know it"

"Secrets and Lies" - When Ms. Young decides to call things off with Ben and then reconsiders, their affectionate reunion is witnessed by Jonathan. Meanwhile, Dino confesses to Michael that he wants to move out of his mom's house, and Jackie goes to an Al-Anon meeting to help herself deal with her father's alcohol problem, on "life as we know it," THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"life as we know it" stars Sean Faris as Dino, Jon Foster as Ben, Chris Lowell as Jonathan, Missy Peregrym as Jackie, Kelly Osbourne as Deborah, D.B. Sweeney as Michael Whitman, Lisa Darr as Annie Whitman, Marguerite Moreau as Ms. Monica Young and Jessica Lucas as Sue.

Guest starring are Evan Smith as Max Whitman, Sarah Strange as Mia Tynan, Becky Ann Baker as Amanda Conner, Andrew Jackson as Walter Bradford, Iris Quinn as Diane Bradford, Jessica Harmon as Zoe Cresswell, Carly McKillip as Ali O'Keefe, Samm Levine as Bernard Sachs, Joshua Close as Matt Gleason, Bill Finck as Tony the janitor, Nick Doyle as hockey player no. 1 and Jared Keeso as hockey player no. 2.

"Secrets and Lies" was written by Melissa Carter and directed by Michael Spiller.

"life as we know it" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-14,D parental guideline.