Is ‘Will & Grace’ On Tonight? Episode 11 Air Date Revealed

Fans will have to wait until next week to watch an all-new episode of “Will & Grace.”

Season 9 episode 11 of the revived NBC comedy series isn’t on this Thursday night. NBC has decided to once again air one of the most lauded installments this season. Instead of a brand new show, fans will see “Will & Grace” Season 9, episode 8, “Friends and Lover,” when they tune in to NBC tonight.

Meanwhile, the synopsis for episode 11, titled “Staten Island Fairy,” reveals that Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) are going to sell their line of bedding on live television. Some of the promotional stills from the upcoming installment show the titular characters rehearsing their lines for the show and getting some cues from the production team.

One still also appears to suggest that there’s going to be tension between the roommates. Will is seen intently looking at Grace’s eyes, while their body language strongly indicates that there’s an ongoing confrontation between them.

Elsewhere in the episode, Jack (Sean Hayes) will have issues with his closeted boyfriend, Officer Drew (Ryan Pinkston), from the previous episode. A promotional still for this storyline show the lovers arguing about their current situation. Drew is apparently married to a woman who has no idea that he is gay. By the looks of it, Jack will try to coerce his beau to come out.

In last week’s Season 9, episode 10, Bobby Cannavale guest starred as Will’s ex-boyfriend Vince. Unfortunately, Vince did not come back to rekindle his romance with Will. He showed up to invite the gang to his wedding, which was obviously not a good idea as Will turned emotional during the ceremony.

In the episode, Will caused some drama when he sought for answers about his breakup with Vince. He became eager to know why Vince, who was one of his longest relationships, decided to leave him. During a toast for the newlyweds, Will said sorry to Vince and even called himself a “sad, lonely man.”

Later, Vince and Will got the chance to talk about their doomed romance. Vince asked Will if he hadn’t made a mistake by marrying a different person. Vince then made an emotional confession saying, “For what it’s worth, I’ll always think of you as my ex-husband.” Will also said the same thing, but then they decided to just leave things at that.

“Will & Grace” Season 9, episode 11 is set to air on Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.