Ben Underwood Returns to Westside Hospital Clean-Shaven in Season 3 Premiere Ben Underwood returns to Westside Hospital clean-shaven in the season 3 premiere, but the change is due to a different project, not the storyline. In the season 3 premiere of Fox's medical drama, which aired on Tuesday, September 22, Ben (Underwood) returned to Westside Hospital with a different look after opting for a more fresh-faced appearance on his first day. Underwood, 63, exclusively told Us that shaving his facial hair was not actually a reflection of the story. Underwood Explains Clean-Shaven LookUnderwood clarified that he did not want to show a different side of Ben. He said he is actually doing a different project that he cannot speak about right now, but it was mandatory that he had to be clean-shaven for that.He added that the show's producers were very open to the change. He said Doc was so open to it, and their production company, all of them and the producers said they loved that he was doing that, so they would work around it.Fox's fall TV season is jam-packed with hit shows returning with more episodes. Best Medicine is coming back for season 2 on Tuesday, September 21. The show follows a doctor who moves from Boston to a small practice in the East Coast fishing village where he vacationed as a child. In addition to Josh Charles, the cast includes several other actors.Ben and Amy's Past Romance RevealedWhile Amy didn't have much of a recollection of their time together, viewers got a glimpse at a moment that confirmed Ben and Amy's past romance. Underwood teased that Ben and Amy's relationship in the early days was very hot and very spicy.He said she is in the clear, which is important to know. It is after her divorce and before she has a connection with Jake. He continued that they would spend weekends together sometimes, and it was sporadic, but it was something they both enjoyed and were both drawn to keep repeating their time together.Underwood also noted that Ben was there first before Amy found love with Jake. After joining the show, Underwood recalled being clued in to the fact that he would be part of a new love triangle.The fall TV schedule is overflowing with highly anticipated premieres and returns including Tracker, Dancing With the Stars, Line of Fire and more. Scroll on for more new and returning shows this fall: A Tale of Two Cities (MGM+) stars Kit Harington and François Civil in a four-part adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic.Underwood on Joining Established ShowUnderwood told Us about his approach to joining the show. He said he just really doesn't think much about it, to be honest. Coming into an established show, he trusts the writers and the producers. They know what they're doing. So he just kind of plays his part, hits his mark, says his lines and brings what he brings to it. But in terms of everything else, that's so far out of his hands.He recalled that he got the majority of the secrets. They talked about the overall general arc of the character. And the specifics in terms of all the secrets, he doesn't know. There's a long way to go.In other news, Presley Gerber's autopsy is complete, but the cause of death has been deferred after his death at 27.