The WB's 'Beauty and the Geek' sequel to premiere January 12

The WB network announced Tuesday it will bring back its summer hit "Beauty and Geek," starting in January.

The network will run eight episodes of the show, which teams up smart-but-socially-awkward guys with hot-but-intellectually-malnourished women for a series of challenges and life lessons, Zap2it.com reported.

The show masterminded by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg is scheduled to bow Jan. 12 and hold onto the 9 p.m. ET time slot while "Everwood" goes on midseason break.