Starring a pair of sitcom veterans, Melissa & Joey revolves around Mel Burke (Melissa Joan Hart) and Joe Longo (Joey Lawrence). She’s a young politico who must take in her sister’s two teenage kids (Taylor Spreitler and Nick Robinson). She hires Joe, an out-of-work commodities trader, to be the family’s new “manny” and mishaps ensue.
If the premise of Melissa & Joey seems familiar, it’s probably because it sounds a lot like Who’s the Boss?, the sitcom that ran for eight seasons on ABC. But, how will this new TV show fare? As well as its predecessor or will it be cancelled after just one season, like so many other ABC Family sitcoms?
Melissa & Joey debuted on August 17th to a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.15 million total viewers. That marked a record for an ABC Family premiere in both total viewership and the key demo. The second half-hour performed about as well, with a 0.9 rating and 2.18 million viewers.
But, can those numbers hold up? The answer is “yes” if the second week’s numbers are any indication. In week two, the numbers held steady in the all-important demo rating. Total viewership declined a bit, to 1.92 million.
If viewership can stay at these levels, it’s a safe bet that Melissa & Joey will be renewed for a second season.
But, what do you think? Is Melissa & Joey worth watching? Would you keep it on the air or just cancel it?
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KEEP IT!
I defiantly could dissect the show and find major plot holes, especially in Mel’s career, but I think the 2 of them (Melissa and Joey) together are dynamite!
As a Sabrina The Teenage Witch fan I am so proud to see how fantastic her acting and talent has grown!
It’s defiantly worth KEEPING!
Just beggining to get into this
The show is corny and weak, but I love Melissa 🙂 KEEP IT.
I think Melissa & Joey is one of the funnier shows on TV. Keep IT! But would like to see some of the other dogs go away!
I like the show, although, I still love and miss Ruby and the Rockets, but I’ll say keep the show, and instead of showing repeats of something, pair with with another comedy show and see how that works out.
wow i’m surprised it got good ratings i thought it was terrible!!!!!!!
Cancel it. It’s really lame!!! Way over acting in it. Not funny.
I love this show and I love Melissa Joan Hart! They could replace the friend/assistant though – Elizabeth Ho (real name). She doesn’t bring much to the table. KEEP IT!!!
KEEP IT!!
keep
Keep it. It’s entertaining.
Both Melissa and Joey are experienced actors, but the script just isn’t that funny. The supporting cast is also pretty bad (the girl who plays Lennox is terrible, Ryder is underdeveloped, and the Asian lady seems to be a caricature rather than a character). If they canceled Ruby and the Rockits, which I thought was better than Melissa and Joey, then they REALLY should cancel this one.
KEEP IT!!!
Love it!
kepp it!!