Young & Hungry | |
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Genre | Sitcom Romantic comedy |
Created by | David Holden |
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Theme music composer | Shridhar Solanki & Sidh Solanki |
Opening theme | "I Like That" (seasons 2-5) |
Composer | Christopher French |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 71 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Network | Freeform |
Release | June 25, 2014 – July 25, 2018 |
Young & Hungry is an American romantic sitcom created by David Holden. The multi-camera series starred Emily Osment, Jonathan Sadowski, Aimee Carrero, Kym Whitley and Rex Lee, and premiered on ABC Family (now known as Freeform) on June 25, 2014. [1] [2] On March 7, 2016, Freeform renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on June 1, 2016, [3] and concluded on August 3, 2016. On October 24, 2016, Osment announced via Twitter that Young & Hungry was renewed for a fifth season. [4] On March 15, 2018, it was officially announced that the fifth season would be the last. The final ten episodes premiered on June 20, 2018, and concluded on July 25, 2018. A series finale movie was initially announced with the cancellation, [5] but was scrapped on August 24, 2018. [6] Young & Hungry received generally mixed reviews from critics.
Set in San Francisco, wealthy tech entrepreneur Josh Kaminski hires Gabi Diamond as his personal chef. The two have a one-night stand after having a bit of trouble on Gabi's trial dinner. The series follows the two and their lives. The dynamic follows the couple's relationship and love life. Gabi faces challenges both in and outside of the kitchen.
Gabi lives in an apartment with her best friend, Sofia. Sofia (AKA 'lil SoSo). They constantly get into crazy antics thanks to Gabi's elaborate plans.
Celebrity chef and television personalities have also appeared in the show as themselves including Michael Voltaggio, Rachael Ray, Giada de Laurentiis, and Alex Guarnaschelli. [7] [17]
The show is inspired by San Francisco food blogger Gabi Moskowitz. [7] On August 23, 2013, ABC Family placed a pilot order. The pilot was written by David Holden and directed by Andy Cadiff. Ashley Tisdale, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, and Jessica Rhoades serve as executive producers. [18]
Filming for the pilot started on April 21, 2014. [19] On January 6, 2014, ABC Family placed a series order on Young & Hungry, with the premiere on June 25, 2014, alongside the comedy Mystery Girls . [1] On September 29, 2014 the network renewed Young & Hungry for a second season. [20] On June 24, 2014 the first webisode was released with Gabi Moskowitz starring.
On April 11, 2017 a book titled "Young & Hungry: Your Complete Guide to a Delicious Life" was published. [21]
Casting announcements began in September 2013, with Emily Osment first cast in the lead role of Gabi Diamond, a blunt and klutzy food blogger who not only has a true gift for cooking, but also the ability to figure out what it is people want to eat. [22] Aimee Carrero was the next actor cast in the series regular role of Sofia Rodriguez, Gabi's best friend and an ambitious banking intern. [23] Shortly after, Jonathan Sadowski and Rex Lee were cast in the series, with Sadowski playing the lead role of Josh Kaminski, a young tech entrepreneur who hires Gabi as his personal chef; and Lee cast as Elliot Park, Josh's high-strung personal aide and right-hand-man. [24] Kym Whitley was the last actor cast in the series regular role of Yolanda, Josh's housekeeper. [2] MTV announced Australian singer Kylie Minogue as a guest star in the second season as a potential new love interest for Josh. [25]
In Australia, the series premiered on July 25, 2015 on FOX8. [28] In Turkey, the series airs on Dizimax Drama. [29] In the Netherlands the series started on August 21, 2016 on Comedy Central. [30] In the United Kingdom, the show started airing on November 14, 2016 on E4. [31] In India, the first two seasons of the show aired in 2016 on Zee Café. [32]
Young & Hungry was available on Netflix until the show was removed in August 2022 and moved to Disney+ in select countries. [33] [34] [35]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a rating of 43%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. [36] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 48 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [37]
Neal Justin of Star Tribune said, "Hannah Montana veteran Osment obviously learned a thing or two about hamming it up for the camera from Miley Cyrus. She has so much energy — dancing while she cooks, babbling nonsensical phrases, darting around the spacious pad — that by the end of the first episode, viewers might feel winded. The jokes are also full of life — and naughtiness. When she spots the lavish refrigerator in the kitchen, she practically wraps herself around it." [38] Gail Pennington of St. Louis Post-Dispatch stated that the show is "grounded by the charms of Emily Osment," asserting, "Young & Hungry is nicely paced, and even in the first episode, the humor is character-driven. It's as uncomplicated, and tasty, as a good grilled cheese." [39]
Lea Palmieri of Decider wrote, "Young & Hungry works because it openly admits, life is complicated and we do silly things and get ourselves into sticky situations, because we're all just trying to figure it out—so why not have some fun in the process? The show is not afraid to take on substantial topics while keeping it light. Kind of like a TV cream puff. If you feel a twinge of nostalgia for the family sitcoms of the past, but acknowledge that you're growing up, no matter how reluctantly that may be, give Young & Hungry a try. The show is funny and it's bold and it's paving the way for more shows that we'll look back on fondly from the next decade." [40] Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times stated, "Mixed would be Young & Hungry, a more than occasionally funny show in which Gabi (Emily Osment), an appealing but financially challenged food blogger, becomes personal chef to Josh (Jonathan Sadowski), an appealing but romantically challenged tech-ionaire. Executive produced by Ashley Tisdale, Young & Hungry feels much more Disney Channel than ABC Family. And that's not just because Osment is late of Hannah Montana. Osment is an accomplished physical and verbal comedian who is always fun to watch." [41]
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Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
1 | 1.09 | 2.77 | 1.91 | 2.90 | 1.76 | 2.93 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 1.85 | 2.62 | – | 0.40 | |||||||||||
2 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.77 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.59 | 1.97 | 1.93 | 1.85 | 1.60 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.60 | 1.81 | 1.68 | 1.78 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 1.65 | 0.71 | |
3 | 1.65 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.59 | 1.54 | – | 0.53 | |||||||||||
4 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.52 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.44 | 1.51 | 1.53 | – | 1.55 | |||||||||||
5 | 1.49 | 1.36 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.55 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.29 | – | 1.35 |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Show | Young & Hungry | Nominated | [43] |
Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Emily Osment | Nominated | |||
2015 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Cable TV Comedy | Young & Hungry | Nominated | [44] |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show: Comedy | Nominated | [45] | ||
Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Emily Osment | Nominated | |||
Choice TV: Scene Stealer | Ashley Tisdale | Nominated | |||
2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Cable TV Comedy | Young & Hungry | Nominated | [46] |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Show | Nominated | [47] | ||
Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Emily Osment | Nominated | |||
Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Program – Comedy | Young & Hungry | Nominated | [48] | |
2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy TV Show | Nominated | [49] |
During April 2016, it was confirmed that Young & Hungry would possibly spawn a spin-off series titled Young & Sofia centered on Gabi's best friend, Sofia Rodriguez. In May 2016, cast details surfaced with Aimee Carrero starring as Sofia Rodriguez; Ashley Tisdale as Logan Rawlings, Sofia's overbearing boss at Click'd Media; Steve Talley as Kendrick; and Ryan Pinkston as Leo. The spin-off was introduced in the eighth episode of season four, [50] [51] but ultimately was not picked up. [52]
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