TV Guide: Sean Hayes

Saving Grace Again

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 11:00 PM LIFE Part 1 of two. Memories of Leo haunt Grace as their wedding anniversary nears and she readies to get back in the dating game. Meanwhile, Karen and Jack fix each other up on dates, which, of course, turn out disastrously.

Three's a Crowd, Six Is a Freak Show

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 11:30 AM LIFE Will and Jack do battle over the same lover (Paul Fitzgerald), while a freaked-out Grace learns she has a “six-toe beau” (Ken Marino).

Gypsies, Tramps and Weed

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 11:00 AM LIFE Jack meets his icon, Cher, who has a cameo. Meanwhile, for Will's birthday, Grace sends him to a psychic (Camryn Manheim), whose prediction is more of a curse than a gift. And Karen frowns on Grace's new employee at the design firm. Lenny: Robert Romanus. Manager: Adam Lazarre-White.

Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 11:30 PM LIFE Kristin Davis (“Sex and the City”) plays a doting soul mate of Will's lover, whose sweetness belies a deep-rooted jealousy. Meanwhile, Karen's stint as Jack's assistant at OutTV proves disastrous. Vince: Bobby Cannavale. Tim: Mark Harelik.

The Newlydreads

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 11:00 PM LIFE Divorce stress rattles Grace, who can't handle newlywed clients, so Karen takes over the job with an uncharacteristic flourish. A doomed gay bookstore gets help from Will. Sort of. Linus: Roscoe Lee Browne.

Lows in the Mid-Eighties

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 11:00 AM LIFE Part 1 of two. Will and Grace flash back to Thanksgiving 1985 when she fell in love with him---and he came out of the closet. Martina Navratilova has a cameo. Bobbi Adler: Debbie Reynolds. Pam: Ever Carradine.

Key Party

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 11:30 PM LIFE A birthday party for Will (who's 40 going on 37) is an uneasy celebration, thanks to a symbolic gift from his new lover that betokens commitment. The strangest present: a nude portrait of Will that's lacking in certain details.

Company

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 11:00 PM LIFE A new upstairs neighbor (Stephen Tobolowsky) riles Grace; bad vibes beset Jack, who's working as an exec at a gay TV network, where he's unnerved that “everyone is so smart.” Tim: Mark Harelik. Jimmy: Sam Pancake.

Love Plus One

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 11:30 AM LIFE A “Cyrano de Bergerac”-style plot has Jack borrowing Will's words to impress a crush (Patrick Dempsey), while an ex (Jeremy Piven) asks an amazed Grace to join him in a threesome with his new lover (Maria Pitillo).

Grace 0, Jack 2000

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 11:00 AM LIFE To save his failing cabaret act, Jack unsheathes his claws and writes nasty new material based on Will's private life; Ben (Gregory Hines) resists Grace's attempt to dump him.

No Sex 'N' the City

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:30:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 10:30 AM LIFE Bebe Neuwirth plays herself in a spoof that finds Jack and Karen bemoaning the ends of “Frasier,” “Friends” and “Sex in the City.” Meanwhile, Will's challenged by a fling with a cop (Bobby Cannavale). Nonny: Sharon Osbourne.

Courting Disaster

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 6 10:00 AM LIFE Speeding lands Karen a ticket from a stoic cop (Bobby Cannavale), whose court appearance holds a surprise for Will. Another revelation stems from Jack's mistrust of Stuart, espied in a movie theater with a much younger fellow.

One Gay at a Time

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Fri Dec 4 11:30 PM LIFE Free food lures Grace to AA, where she links up again with wacky Val (Molly Shannon); a new gay TV network relishes Jack's earthy ideas. Like a nude variation of “Jeopardy.” Tim: Mark Harelik. Mitchell: Jon Kinnally.

Back Up, Dancer

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 4 11:00 PM LIFE Janet Jackson spoofs herself, pitting Jack in a dance-off for a backup-dancer gig against an aging trouper: Karen's ex-lover (Will Arnett). Vince: Bobby Cannavale. Lieutenant: Steve Ryan. Choreographer: Andrew Ableson.

Girl Trouble

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Fri Dec 4 11:30 AM LIFE At Grace's interior-design firm, an impressionable new intern (Natasha Lyonne) causes chaos by emulating Karen. Meanwhile, Will and Jack muck up a gay-sensitivity seminar for local cops. Terry: Suzanne Krull. Annie: Henriette Mantel.

Husbands and Trophy Wives

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 4 11:00 AM LIFE Karen fears losing her cushy position as Stan's trophy wife; Will and Jack are stunned when their favorite party-boy couple become dads. Joe: Jerry Levine. Larry: Tim Bagley.

FYI: I Hurt Too

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 11:30 PM LIFE Jennifer Lopez shares some rowdy scenes with Jack and Karen, pitching J-Lo a ballad Kar wrote. Meanwhile, Leo's infidelity tests Grace. Leo: Harry Connick Jr. Subway Passenger: Jason Landau. Directed by James Burrows.

Oh, No, You Di-in't

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 11:00 PM LIFE Conclusion. Jennifer Lopez sings and dances at Karen and Lyle's wedding in a glitzy number that features Jack in the chorus. Marion: Tim Curry. Leo: Harry Connick Jr. Lyle: John Cleese. Beverley: Leslie Jordan.

Fear and Clothing

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 11:30 AM LIFE Will's apartment becomes a sassy snakepit after a break-in at Grace's place drives her to move in with him and Jack. Meanwhile, a feuding Jack and Karen kvetch and make up. Mipanko: Derek Basco. Brian: David Lee Russek.

New Will City

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 11:00 AM LIFE Will returns from the Virgin Islands to find that Grace has found a new confidant in Jack. Meanwhile, Karen frames Rosario. Josh: Corey Parker. Woman: Mimi Savage.

I Do

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 11:30 PM LIFE Part 1 of two. It's wedding bells for Karen and Lyle, readying for a Las Vegas wingding. Jennifer Lopez appears briefly as herself; Tim Curry plays Lyle's lecherous brother. Lyle: John Cleese. Leo: Harry Connick Jr.

Speechless

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 11:00 PM LIFE Graduation jitters jolt Jack, named the Most Popular Student Nurse and tapped to deliver a speech that Will fills with murky metaphors. “If you don't hold on tight,” Will writes, “[dreams] will slip away.”

The Bucket List

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:15:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 04:15 PM MOMAXe

Ben? Her?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 11:00 AM LIFE Part 1 of two. Will is distressed by Grace's affair with his boss, Ben (Gregory Hines). Rosario (Shelley Morrison) wants to divorce Jack, who fears losing Karen's financial support. Josh: Corey Parker.

I Never Cheered for My Father

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:30 PM LIFE Will learns his dad is cheating on his mistress (Lesley Ann Warren)...with Will's mother (Blythe Danner); Jack's son tries out for cheerleader. Elliot: Michael Angarano. Melanie: Sara Paxton. Will: Eric McCormack. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Chicken

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:00 PM LIFE Grace meets Vince, but abruptly leaves shortly after; Jack auditions replacements for Karen because he thinks her marriage will end their friendship. Vince: Bobby Cannavale. Phyllis: Amy Farrington. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally. Grace: Debra Messing.

There but for the Grace of Grace

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:30 AM LIFE Will and Grace are alarmed when the friendship of two bickering oldsters mirrors their own; Ben (Gregory Hines) impresses Jack and Karen with his hidden talents. Sharon: Piper Laurie. Professor Dudley: Orson Bean. Phil: Gary Beach.

Girls, Interrupted

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:00 AM LIFE Grace befriends a sassy kleptomaniac (Molly Shannon); Jack has a crush on the leader of a group of “ex-gays” (Neil Patrick Harris). Kevin: Loren Freeman. Jodie: Marianne Muellerleile.