Kevin From Work Gets Double Episode Premiere; Young & Hungry Midseason Premiere Pushed by a Week

ABC FAMILY SETS ITS WEDNESDAY NIGHT LINE UP THIS SUMMER WITH A DOUBLE HELPING OF COMEDY WITH BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES FOR THE SERIES PREMIERE OF

“KEVIN FROM WORK” ON AUGUST 12
HIT COMEDY SERIES “YOUNG & HUNGRY” JOINS THE LINEUP AUGUST 19
REALITY SERIES “JOB OR NO JOB” PREMIERES AUGUST 5

Burbank, CA (July 8, 2015) – ABC Family announced that new comedy series “Kevin From Work” will premiere with back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, August 12 at 8:00PM & 8:30PM ET/PT. Returning hit comedy “Young & Hungry” will join the Wednesday comedy line up the following week on Wednesday, August 19 at 8:30PM ET/PT. Reality series “Job or No Job” rounds out the Wednesday line-up, with the series premiering on Wednesday, August 5 at 9:02 PM ET/PT.

“Kevin From Work” launches with back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, August 12 at 8:00PM & 8:30PM ET/PT.The half-hour workplace comedy is centered on Kevin, a young man who declares his unrequited love for his coworker Audrey in a letter, believing he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job overseas. But when the opportunity falls through and Kevin is forced to return to his old job, how will he and Audrey continue to work together now that his feelings are no longer secret? The comedy stars Noah Reid (“Backpackers“) as Kevin, Paige Spara as Audrey, Matt Murray (“Rookie Blue”) as Brian, Jordan Hinson (“Eureka”) as Roxie, Punam Patel as Patti, with recurring guest star Amy Sedaris (“Strangers with Candy”) as Julia. “Kevin From Work” will air in its regularly scheduled time slot Wednesdays at 8:00 PM ET/PT starting August 19th.

The summer season of “Young & Hungry” will premiere on Wednesday, August 19 at 8:30PM ET/PT. The midseason finale left off with Gabi (Emily Osment) leaving Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) behind to start a dream job in Switzerland, just as they were finally poised to take their relationship to the next level. When the show returns, Gabi and Josh must decide what their next step is, both professionally and personally. “Young and Hungry” established a series high in Adults 18-49 (973,000/0.8 rating) and set season (and near series) high in Adults 18-34 (685,000/1.0 rating), according to Live+7 ratings during its May midseason finale. For the season, it ranked as cable’s No. 1 original series in its Wednesday-at-8 timeslot among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and across key female demos (W18-34/W18-49/F12-34). Launch to date, “Young & Hungry” is ABC Family’s No. 1 comedy of all time in Women 18-34, Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34.

WEDNESDAY LINE UP

August 5

8:00 – 8:31pm ET/PT – “Melissa & Joey” series finale

8:31 – 9:02pm ET/PT – “Baby Daddy” summer finale

9:02 – 10:02pm ET/PT – Series premiere of “Job or No Job”

August 12

8:00 – 9:00pm ET/PT – Series premiere of “Kevin From Work” with back-to-back episodes

9:00 – 10:00pm ET/PT – “Job or No Job” all new episode

August 19

8:00 – 8:30pm ET/PT – “Kevin From Work” all new episode

8:30 – 9:00pm ET/PT – Summer premiere of “Young & Hungry”

9:00 – 10:00pm ET/PT – “Job or No Job” all new episode

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ABC Family