Melissa & Joey

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Melissa & Joey
GenreSituation comedy
Created byDavid Kendall
Bob Young
StarringMelissa Joan Hart
Joey Lawrence
Taylor Spreitler
Nick Robinson
Theme music composerJoey Lawrence &
Matthew Gerrard
Opening theme"Stuck With Me",
performed by Joey Lawrence
ComposersDanny Lux &
Michael Reola
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes82 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDavid Kendall
Bob Young
Melissa Joan Hart
Joey Lawrence
Paula Hart
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Production companiesHartbreak Films
ABC Family Original Productions
Original release
NetworkABC Family
ReleaseAugust 17, 2010 (2010-08-17) –
August 5, 2015

Melissa & Joey is an ABC Family television series. It stars Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. It first aired on ABC Family on August 17, 2010. The show follows local politician Mel Burke (Melissa Joan Hart) and Joe Longo (Joey Lawrence). Mel hires him to take care of her niece and nephew after a Ponzi scheme leaves him broke.

The show has been renewed by ABC Family for a second season of fifteen episodes. They began airing on May 30, 2012. The show is ranked number one on Cable TV's telecast at 8 o'clock for people ages 18–34, 18-49 and 12-34. On August 17, 2012, ABC Family renewed the show for a third season. It premiered in Spring 2013. The fourth series begins in October 2014.

On May 24, 2011, Shout! Factory released Melissa & Joey: Season One, Part One on DVD in Region 1. It includes special features and a sneak peek of the rest of season one episodes, bloopers and interviews with the cast. On October 4, 2011, Shout! Factory released Melissa & Joey: Season One, Part Two on DVD in Region 1. It included the rest of the episodes of the first season in a 2-disc set.

What is the show about?[change | change source]

Mel Burke (Melissa Joan Hart) lives in Toledo, Ohio. She is a politician there. Her sister and brother-in-law ran a Ponzi scheme. The sister is in prison and the brother-in-law is on the run. This leaves her niece Lennox and her nephew Ryder without their parents to take care of them. Mel takes them into her home. However, Joe Longo (Joey Lawrence) used to work for Mel's brother-in-law and lost everything he had including his car, money, house and his wife who left him. He tries to find a job. Mel finds it hard to handle her own life including parenting her niece and nephew. She hires Joe to become the family's new male nanny, or "manny".

Episodes[change | change source]

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 30 August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17) September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14) Part 1 Part 2
May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)[1] October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)[2]
2 15[3] May 30, 2012 (2012-05-30) August 29, 2012 (2012-08-29)
3[4] TBA Spring 2013 TBA


Ratings[change | change source]

Season Timeslot (ET/PT) No. of
episodes
Premiered Ended TV season Viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere viewers
(in millions)
Date Finale viewers
(in millions)
Season 1 Tuesday 8pm (2010)
Wednesday 8pm (2011)
30 August 17, 2010 2.15[5] September 14, 2011 1.39[6] 2010–11 1.24
Season 2 Wednesday 8pm 15 May 30, 2012 1.21[7] 2012 TBA 2012 TBA

International release[change | change source]

Country / Region Channel Premiere References
 Brazil Sony Spin October 4, 2011 [8]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fox life 2012 [9]
 Canada ABC Spark March 26, 2012 [10]
 Hungary Magyar Televízió January 21, 2012 [11]
 India STAR World India October 6, 2011 [12]
 Italy Comedy Central April 9, 2012 [13]
 Netherlands Comedy Central September 5, 2011 [14]
 Serbia Fox life 2012 [9]
 Russia Disney Channel (Russia) April 2, 2012 [15]
 Turkey ComedyMax 2011 [16]

References[change | change source]

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  6. Robert. "Wednesday Cable: 'Storage Wars' Tops; 'Necessary Roughness,' 'Melissa & Joey' Finales; 'Operation Repo' Premiere & More". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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