Melissa & Joey

*Melissa & Joey*
Melissa & Joey
Genre	Situation comedy
Created by	David Kendall; Bob Young
Starring	Melissa Joan Hart; Joey Lawrence; Taylor Spreitler; Nick Robinson
Theme music composer	Joey Lawrence &; Matthew Gerrard
Opening theme	"Stuck With Me",; performed by Joey Lawrence
Composers	Danny Lux &; Michael Reola
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	82 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David Kendall; Bob Young; Melissa Joan Hart; Joey Lawrence; Paula Hart
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 22 minutes
Production companies	Hartbreak Films; ABC Family Original Productions
Original release
Network	ABC Family
Release	August 17, 2010 –; 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?

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

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
Season		Episodes	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	—	—
	1	30	August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17)	September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	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

Season	Timeslot (ET/PT)	No. of episodes	Premiered		Ended		TV season	Viewers (in millions)
Season	Timeslot (ET/PT)	No. of episodes	Date	Premiere viewers (in millions)	Date	Finale viewers (in millions)	TV season	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

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]