Hope & Faith

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Hope & Faith
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Genre Sitcom
Created by Joanna Johnson
Starring
Theme music composer
ComposerScott Schreer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes73 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes (approx.)
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) –
May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)

Hope & Faith is an American television sitcom, starring Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa as Hope Shanowski and Faith Fairfield. Hope is a homemaker and mother of three and Faith is her sister, a washed up soap opera star whose character is killed off, leading her to move in with Hope and her family in the fictional suburban Cleveland town of Glen Falls, Ohio. It originally aired on ABC from September 26, 2003, to May 2, 2006. During its first and second seasons, the series was part of the revived TGIF comedy block.

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Hope & Faith was created and produced by Joanna Johnson, who loosely based the premise on her own life as a former cast member of The Bold and the Beautiful . The series was primarily filmed at New York City's Silvercup East, a sister studio to Silvercup Studios. In May 2006, ABC announced that Hope & Faith had been cancelled after three seasons. [1]

History

ABC announced on January 18, 2006, that it was benching Hope & Faith for the February sweeps to make room for an expanded edition of Dancing with the Stars . The show began to air its remaining episodes from March 21, 2006, on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET against American Idol . [2] In May 2006, ABC announced that the show would be cancelled when it unveiled its fall 2006 line up. [1]

Main characters

Recurring characters

Notable guest stars

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 25September 26, 2003May 14, 2004
2 26September 24, 2004May 6, 2005
3 22September 30, 2005May 2, 2006

Reception

Critical reception

Hope & Faith received generally mixed reviews. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season reports a 25% approval rating, based on 8 reviews. [4] In a review for Variety, following the pilot episode, Phil Gallo criticised that it was predictable, commenting that the show is "Banal and derivative, ABC’s attempt to revive the TGIF franchise hinges on the concept that every generation needs its own Family Matters or Full House ; this attempt to create a recipe based on the appeal of those shows backfires so badly." He continued, "Ripa and Ford are adequate, but the direction, writing and husband role are so lifeless, it would take some truly bizarre occurrences to make this at least unpredictable." [5]

People Magazine gave the series a scathing review, and was highly critical of the pilot episode's humor , referring to it as a "terribly frantic half hour", and of Ripa, said that "this comedy would have more potential if Ripa’s over-the-top character were chewing up a soap-opera set rather than running amok in a Middle American kitchen. [6]

In a favorable review from Ken Tucker for Entertainment Weekly, he praised the show's premise, and the performances of both Ford and Ripa, stating that the series is "Loud, obvious, and crass, Hope & Faith is one of this season’s more fascinating new sitcoms." [7]

Ratings

US Ratings
SeasonEpisodesPremiereSeason finaleViewers
(in millions)		Rank
12003–200425September 26, 2003May 14, 20048.2 [8] #77 [8]
22004–200526September 24, 2004May 6, 20056.9 [9] #98 [9]
32005–200622September 30, 2005May 2, 20065.8 [10] #103 [10]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNomineeResultRef
2004Angel AwardsBest New ComedyHope & FaithWon [11]
2004 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series
(Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger 		Macey CruthirdNominated [12]
2004 People's Choice Awards Favorite New Television Comedy SeriesHope & FaithNominated [11]
2004Television Week's Critics PollWorst Television (#8)Hope & FaithWon [11]
2005 Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Richard Quinlan
(episode: "Carmen Get It")		Nominated [13]
2005 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress Megan FoxNominated [14]
2006Angel AwardsBest Comedy SeriesHope & FaithWon [11]
2006 Young Artist Awards Best Family Television Series (Comedy) Hope & FaithNominated [11]
2006 Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actress (Comedy) Macey CruthirdNominated [12]
2006 Best Performance in a TV series - Supporting Young Actor (Comedy) Paulie LittNominated [15]

Home media

On March 31, 2009, Lionsgate Home Entertainment (under license from ABC Studios) released Season 1 of Hope & Faith on DVD in Region 1. [16] The set contains four discs and specials features include a blooper reel, audio commentaries, and cast and crew interviews. The second and third seasons have not yet been released.

Reruns and syndication

Shortly after the series was canceled, WE tv acquired the cable syndication rights to Hope & Faith and it debuted in August 2006, lasting through May 2010, in which it aired all 73 episodes. The series has also been screened on CMT and ABC Spark in Canada. In the United Kingdom the show was broadcast on the now defunct ABC1 from 2005, until the channel's closure in 2007, [17] and in Ireland on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two, where it was aired in its entirety. In Australia, it was originally screened on Seven Network, and rerun on rival Network Ten's afternoon schedule. The show is also shown in Latin America, Fiji, New Zealand, Norway and Denmark.

Broadcast in other countries

International versions

A Turkish adaptation of the series, titled Belalı Baldız (Troublesome Sister-in-law), aired in 2005 on ATV. [18] Lead actors and actresses were Berna Laçin (Dilek; Hope), Nurgül Yeşilçay (Arzu; Faith) and Kenan Işık (Faruk; Charlie). Reruns began in July 2008 on TürkMax. All 34 episodes were made available on YouTube by the producer in 2018. [19]

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