MAGGIE GOES IN FOR LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY WITH LOVED ONES, OLD AND NEW, BY HER SIDE ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC'S 'A MILLION LITTLE THINGS,' THURSDAY, FEB. 21

"the rosary" - As her friends anxiously await the outcome of Maggie's surgery, an unexpected arrival from her mother leads to a tense first meeting with Gary, on an all-new episode of "A Million Little Things," airing THURSDAY, FEB. 21 (9:01-10:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

"A Million Little Things" stars David Giuntoli as Eddie Saville, Ron Livingston as Jon Dixon, Romany Malco as Rome Howard, Allison Miller as Maggie Bloom, Christina Moses as Regina Howard, Christina Ochoa as Ashley Morales, Grace Park as Katherine Kim, James Roday as Gary Mendez, Stephanie Szostak as Delilah Dixon, Lizzy Greene as Sophie Dixon and Tristan Byon as Theo Saville.

Guest stars include Melora Hardin as Patricia, Chandler Riggs as PJ, James Tupper as Andrew, and Marissa Jaret Winokur as Linda.

DJ Nash is creator and executive producer; Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor and James Griffiths are executive producers. "A Million Little Things" is produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment.

The episode "the rosary" was written by Tawnya Bhattacharya and Ali Laventhol, and directed by Richard J. Lewis.

"A Million Little Things" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned to this program at a later date.