AGENT COULSON AND HIS S.H.I.E.L.D. TEAM RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO RESCUE A KIDNAPPED SCIENTIST, ON ABC'S "MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D."

"The Asset" - When the brilliant scientist Dr. Franklin Hall is kidnapped, Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must race against the clock to locate him. Skye is their only way in -- pushing the team to their limits when the entire plan turns upside-down, on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/8/13)

"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz and Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons.

Guest starring are Ian Hart as Dr. Franklin Hall, David Conrad as Ian Quinn, Josh Cowdery as Agent Tyler, Bodie Newcomb as Agent Mack, Scott Subiono as Todd Chesterfield, Vachik Mangassarian as Qasim Zaghlul, Assaf Cohen as translator, Brandon Molale as Quinn's main guard.

"The Asset" was written by Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen and directed by David Solomon.

"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG,V parental guideline.

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