JAMES' RELATIONSHIP WITH KATIE IS IN JEOPARDY WITH A CORPORATE SHAKE-UP, DUNCAN FIGHTS TEMPTATION DURING FASHION WEEK, MARLA MOVES IN WITH KARL AND WENDY, AND BRODY AND TERRENCE RACE TO TRACK DOWN DONTRELL'S BLACK BOOK, ON ABC'S "BIG SHOTS"

"Three's a Crowd" -- James falls for a sexy consultant with plans to shake things up at Amerimart, much to Katie's chagrin; Duncan struggles with his newfound monogamy to Lisbeth as Fashion Week approaches and old flings pay him a visit; Karl arranges a date for Marla with one of his company's chemists at Wendy's request; and Brody tries to track down Dontrelle's black book before Terrence finds it and publishes Duncan's indiscretion, on "Big Shots," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Big Shots" stars Michael Vartan as James Walker, Christopher Titus as Brody Johns, Joshua Malina as Karl Mixworthy, Paige Turco as Lisbeth, Jessica Collins as Marla, Peyton List as Cameron Collinsworth, Amy Sloan as Wendy Mixworthy, with Nia Long as Katie Graham and Dylan McDermott as Duncan Collinsworth.

Recurring: Paul Blackthorne as Terrence Hill, Jazzmun as Dontrelle.

Guest Cast: Erin Daniels as Rebecca Parks, Paul Fitzgerald as Phil Fryman, Deprise Brescia as Layla and Emmanuelle Vaugier as Wanda Barnes.

"Three's a Crowd" was written by Emily Whitesell and directed by Jeff Melman.

"Big Shots" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with a 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

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