Psych

After Men in Trees and Desperate Housewives, Justine Bateman is set to guest in an episode of the USA Network comedy Psych.  According to Entertainment Weekly, the Rye, New York native will play the role of Victoria, the estranged wife of Carlton Lassiter, head detective for the Santa Barbara Police Department, played by Timothy Omundson.

Psych, which features James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the police whose keen observation and detective instincts lead people to believe that he's psychic, opens its third season on July 18.

Before Bateman, Steven Weber of Brothers and Sisters was reported to be joining the cast, as the brother of Henry Spencer, Shawn's father and a former detective himself, played by Corbin Bernsen.  Before Weber, Cybill Shepherd of The L Word had come aboard Psych to play Spender's mom Madeleine, who returns to Santa Barbara after years of psychology practice abroad.  Other names that are floating as potential guests include Rachael Leigh Cook, Ted Lange, Jeff Fahey, Gary Cole, and Christopher McDonald.

By no means a stranger to the small screen, Bateman spent seven years on the set of Family Ties with Michael J. Fox from 1982 to 1987.  She played the role of superficial Mallory Keaton, who was portrayed as a clueless airhead whom Alex (Fox) constantly made fun of.  After a few movies, she made a brief comeback in the NBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly in 1996.  This was followed by yet another string of television shows, such as Showtime's Out of Order, Fox's Arrested Development, and CBS' Still Standing.

-Glenn Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Entertainment Weekly
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