First look at Eric McCormack in the midseason premiere – When is the show coming back? (PHOTOS)

will and graceEric McCormack is this week’s guest star Elsbeth The midseason premiere of season two takes place later this month, and TV Insider shares an exclusive first look at McCormack’s character along with the official episode description.

Season 2, Episode 9, titled “Unalive and Well,” satirizes the world of celebrity spas, which are often more deceptive than helpful. Carrie Preston’s Elsbeth Tascioni welcomes the opportunity to leave town to investigate McCormack’s wellness retreat after Episode 8’s cliffhanger revealed the scandalous reason she left Chicago so hastily at the start of the series.

As revealed in the news after the villainous Judge Crawford (Michael Emerson, Preston’s husband) leaked the story to the press, Elsbeth was allegedly involved in the cover-up of documents that would have been crucial in helping a woman in her high-profile divorce to help the windy city.

First look at Eric McCormack in Elsbeth Season 2

Eric McCormack as Tom Murphey with Carrie Preston in Elsbeth Midseason Season 2 Premiere (Michael Parmelee/CBS)

Showrunner Jonathan Tolins previously told TV Insider that Elsbeth faces “tough” times after this story comes to light and that it will damage her reputation as the moral center of the NYPD. The divorce from Van Ness could also be a motivator for Elsbeth’s strong sense of justice in her work in New York City.

That’s that Columbo-inspired CBS drama’s most important story arc to date, and the Judge Crawford storyline has been integrated into that storyline as a bonus. So when will it be? Elsbeth return to reveal more of this mystery? Here we explain the release schedule and give an insight into McCormack’s guest appearance.

Who does Eric McCormack play in? Elsbeth?

McCormack’s guest star is Tom Murphey, the charismatic founder of a holistic wellness center in “Unalive and Well.” Here’s the episode description: “When a young man is found dead in his car, Elsbeth visits the holistic wellness center he had just left and begins to suspect its charismatic founder.”

The episode also features guest stars Marcia Debonis, Katie Huang and Dan Cordle, as well as co-stars Carra Patterson and Danny Mastrogiorgio.

When is that the case? Elsbeth return?

Elsbeth returns with the midseason premiere of Season 2 on Thursday, January 30 at 10/9c on CBS following the midseason premiere of Matlock. Season 2 will consist of 20 episodes instead of 10 like the debut season, so there will be a lot more mysteries to solve in the second half of the second season. See more exclusive photos from “Unalive and Well” below.

Elsbeth Photos from the midseason premiere of season two

Marcia Debonis as Sheryl and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni (Michael Parmelee / CBS)

Carra Patterson as Kaya Blanke, Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, Eric McCormack as Tom Murphey and Danny Mastrogiorgio as Detective Smullen (Michael Parmelee / CBS)

ElsbethSeason 2 midseason premiere, Thursday, Jan. 30, 10/9c, CBS