"The Passion of the Betty" - In "Ugly Betty's" first episode in its new Wednesday night timeslot as part of ABC's winning comedy bloc, Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family") makes a cameo appearance, returning as Betty's orthodontist, Dr. Farkas. When Betty becomes concerned that she and Matt are spending too much time together, she tries to give him something else to be passionate about -- a surprise gallery showing of his art work -- with unintended results (Tony Award-winning actress Christine Ebersole guest stars as Frances, the gallery owner). Meanwhile, Marc is horrified that his one-night stand, Troy (Matt Newton), is falling for him, since Marc was Troy's "first," Hilda grapples with whether or not to tell Bobby that he's the father of her unborn child, and Cal Hartley hires a Hollywood powerhouse, Denise Ludwig (Nadia Dajani), to replace Wilhemina, on "Ugly Betty," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/DAVID GIESBRECHT) ANA ORTIZ, AMERICA FERRERA, TONY PLANA

Executive Producer Silvio Horta is one happy man.  His TV series Ugly Betty begins on its new night leaving Fridays in the dust and nothing more than a bad memory.

The ratings took a hit with the change from Thursdays to Fridays and Horta hoped the network would realize quickly that it was in the show’s best interests to change its placement on the schedule.

ABC did and now Horta’s confident Wednesdays will be a ratings winner for Betty - especially considering it’s airing right after the hit comedy, Modern Family.

To kick off the new day and time, Jesse Tyler Ferguson is returning to the series as Betty’s orthodontist Dr. Farkas, a role Ferguson originated before starring as Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family.  According to the EP, Ferguson’s guest shot psyched up all the Betty stars including Betty herself, America Ferrera. No word on whether Ferguson will make regular guest appearances or not, but Horta says the actor’s welcome anytime.

The series has been shooting in New York and much has happened there recently. The city is adding an additional charge to film in certain locations according to the New York Times, which has producers in the Big Apple crying foul. The fee could affect a number of productions including Ugly Betty, but so far, Horta hasn’t seen that happen. In fact, the EP isn’t sure if the places Betty shoots will be hit with the added cost at all.

For now Horta is concentrating on delivering great shows and is glad fans of Ugly Betty are getting all new episodes positioned well for maximum attention.

Ugly Betty airs in its new day and time, Wednesdays, 10:01 p.m. ET/PT beginning tonight on ABC.

Click onto media bars for Executive Producer Silvio Horta’s comments on:

Ugly Betty’s move to Wednesdays.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s return guest appearance on Ugly Betty.

Ugly Betty’s production move to New York.