Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World - wikipedia Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World Genre Fantasy Comedy - drama Created by Michele Fazekas Tara Butters Starring Jason Ritter JoAnna Garcia Swisher Kimberly Hebert Gregory India de Beaufort J. August Richards Chloe East Dustin Ybarra Composer ( s ) Blake Neely Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 9 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Michele Fazekas Tara Butters Chris Dingess Craig DiGregorio Running time 43 minutes Production company ( s ) Fazekas & Butters ABC Studios Distributor Disney -- ABC Domestic Television Release Original network ABC Original release October 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 03 ) -- present Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World ( stylized as Kevin ^ Saves the World ) is an American high - concept angelic - themed fantasy comedy - drama television series that was created and executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters for ABC Studios. The series airs on ABC as a Tuesday night entry during the 2017 -- 18 television season, and was greenlit on May 11, 2017. The series premiered on October 3, 2017. The show is set in Taylor, Texas. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring / Guest 3 Episodes 4 Production 4.1 Casting 5 Reception 5.1 Ratings 5.2 Critical response 6 References 7 External links Premise Kevin, a down - on - his - luck man who survived a suicide attempt, moves in with his twin sister Amy, an engineer and professor at the local college, and Amy 's teenage daughter Reese. Shortly after, he discovers a celestial being named Yvette ; Yvette claims that God has tasked Kevin with saving the world, and sent Yvette to guide and protect him. Only Kevin can see and hear Yvette, so his conversations appear to be hallucinations to those around him. The series also explores a mystery, as there are supposed to be 36 righteous souls in each generation, but for unknown reasons, Kevin is the only one left. Cast and characters Main Jason Ritter as Kevin Finn JoAnna Garcia as Amy Cabrera ( née Finn ) Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Yvette India de Beaufort as Kristin Allen J. August Richards as Sheriff Deputy Nathan Purcell Chloe East as Reese Cabrera Dustin Ybarra as Tyler Medina Recurring / Guest Barbara Eve Harris as Colonel O'Donnell Michael Harney as Karl Gilmore Sam Huntington as Jake Gilmore Lesley Boone as Lucille Emma Bell as Deb Christian Ochoa as Ben Lauren Blumenfeld as Ava Richard Masur as Dr. Sloane Kate Flannery as Anne Will Sasso as Dave Brandon Quinn as Ignacio `` Iggy '' DePerro Anjali Bhimani as Susan Allen Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' Paul McGuigan Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters October 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 03 ) 4.17 After getting fired from his Wall Street job and surviving a suicide attempt, Kevin Finn returns to his hometown to live with his sister Amy, a widowed mom, and her teenage daughter Reese. While Amy is away at a work assignment, a meteor crashes to earth near her home. Kevin and Reese investigate, and when Kevin touches the meteorite, he is hurtled backward. He begins having strange visions, including a mysterious woman named Yvette that only Kevin can see. Yvette calls herself one of God 's messengers, tasked with locating the 36 righteous souls of this generation, of which Kevin is the only one known to be left. `` Listen Up '' Kevin Dowling Craig DiGregorio & Jack Kenny October 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 3.61 Yvette tells Kevin that not even she knows what happened to the other 35 righteous ones, and that they 'll have to let the universe guide them. While helping the son of a brewery pub owner find his true path, Kevin reconnects with his ex-girlfriend Kristin and the two sleep together. They ponder getting back together, but both remember how badly Kevin treated Kristin in the past and decide it 's not a good idea. Kevin has a vision of an island surrounded by ocean. `` Sweet Little Lies '' Peter Leto Chris Dingess & Davah Avena October 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 17 ) 3.26 Kevin tries to intervene as a wedding planner for Deb, whose former childhood friend proposed to her when she got cancer. But now that Deb is healthy, she reveals to Kevin that she does not want to get married. Kevin has a vision of a mariachi band. Yvette meets with Ava, a celestial messenger like herself. Ava says she will gather all the other messengers to meet about finding the rest of the righteous, but come meeting time, they are the only two to show up. Ava then says that she too is giving up. `` How to be Good '' J. Miller Tobin Teleplay by : Brant Englestein Story by : Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters October 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 24 ) 2.87 Kevin helps Lucille, Tyler 's rude boss at the diner, and gets dragged into a feud between Lucille and her estranged sister, Anne. Kevin later has a vision of being in an Asian marketplace. Reese confronts Kevin about the strange things she 's observed, and asks if the meteorite gave him superpowers. 5 `` Brutal Acts of Kindness '' Rob Hardy Craig DiGregorio October 31, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 31 ) 2.71 After Yvette convinces him to withdraw his entire $30,000 severance pay and give it away, Kevin helps a woman who can not afford her son 's diabetes medication. He later has a vision of being chased by a tiger through a jungle. Amy finds Reese 's journal and sees that Kevin caused Reese to be thrown in jail. She angrily tells Kevin to pack up and move out. 6 `` Rocky Road '' Wendey Stanzler Jack Kenny November 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 07 ) 2.91 Kevin begins looking for places to stay, hitting up Tyler, Kristin and Nathan. He also helps a man who lost his job 18 months ago look for work, learning that the man never told his wife and has now exhausted their life savings. Angry at her mom, Reese skips school and runs away to an abandoned factory. Kevin and Amy arrive to talk her down, but Reese slips from her perch and falls. Yvette suspends Reese in mid air for a couple of seconds, allowing Kevin to get underneath and catch her. A dumbfounded Amy observes, and starts seeing Kevin the way Reese has seen him. Kevin gets a printout of all his previous visions, plus a new one of mountaintops in the clouds. 7 `` Dave '' Ron Underwood Chris Dingess November 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 14 ) 2.62 Kevin and Yvette are joined by Dave ( Will Sasso ), another celestial messenger, who helps them on Kevin 's next assignment. The assignment turns out to be helping Kristin 's cancer - stricken mother Susan ( Anjali Bhimani ) find some joy while living out her last days. Kevin later sees a vision of a flaming gazebo. Meanwhile, Amy wants to use science to figure out what she witnessed when Reese fell, and soon meets Iggy ( Brandon Quinn ), a theology professor who tries to convince her that it 's okay for some things to remain unexplained. Also, Nathan tells Reese he wants to ask Amy out on a date, but Reese will not give him permission. 8 `` Chrysalis '' Metin Hüseyin Kevin Deiboldt December 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 05 ) 2.62 Kevin sees a vision of blue butterflies, and follows one to an art class held by Ethan ( Enoch King ). Kevin offers to help Ethan get over his fear of rejection by taking him to an art show, later realizing this will conflict with Reese 's school play. Dave appears and reveals himself to Ethan, offering to take him to the art showing so Kevin can be with his family. At the same time, Yvette meets with Ava, who tells her that Dave has turned all the celestial messengers against her. Kevin angrily confronts Yvette about being able to reveal herself to other people, and asks what else she 's hidden from him. Yvette admits she does not know if the other 35 righteous really exist, and is operating on faith alone. Kevin chooses to work with Dave, which backfires when Ethan gets scared and backs out of the show. Kevin returns to Yvette while making things right with Ethan by setting up a surprise showing of Ethan 's paintings. Ethan offers a painting of a blue butterfly to Kevin as a thank you, also telling Kevin about a trip he took that inspired it. Kevin now knows where the next righteous soul will be found. Elsewhere, Kristin helps Amy prepare for her first date with Iggy, but later notices that Amy will not tell Nathan about the date. 9 `` Probably '' Tamra Davis Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters December 12, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 12 ) 2.49 Kevin travels to Laos, taking Tyler along. The two are befriended by Vong ( David Huynh ), whom Kevin and Yvette briefly think is the next righteous but he 's not. Kevin sees another of his visions and wants to press on, but Yvette now has doubts and thinks Dave may have been right. Yvette appears as human and is approached by Tyler, who finds her fascinating. The two dance to a mariachi band ( another of Kevin 's earlier visions ), which renews Yvette 's faith. Kevin and Tyler, with help from Lucille on video chat, then help Vong 's wife deliver their first child, and it turns out the baby is the next righteous soul. Back at home, Reese tells Amy that Nathan wanted to ask her out. Amy meets Nathan the next day and tells him about Iggy, but says she now knows she was n't yet ready to date and is glad she realized this with someone she does n't truly care about. Nathan later does something special for Amy. 10 `` The Ugly Sleep '' J. Miller Tobin Davah Avena January 2, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 02 ) TBD 11 `` Solo '' Lee Rose Kevin Deiboldt January 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 09 ) TBD 12 `` Caught White - Handed '' Jennifer Lynch Brant Englestein January 16, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 16 ) TBD Production The series was originally called The Gospel of Kevin, but the name was changed since the show was not `` overtly religious ''. The series was picked up for a 16 - episode full season on November 10, 2017. Casting Cristela Alonzo, who played a lead role as the heaven - sent entity in the original pilot, was replaced by Kimberly Hebert Gregory after the series was picked up. Reception Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' October 3, 2017 1.0 / 4 4.17 N / A 2.17 N / A 6.33 `` Listen Up '' October 10, 2017 0.8 / 3 3.61 TBD TBD TBD TBD `` Sweet Little Lies '' October 17, 2017 0.8 / 3 3.26 TBD 1.75 TBD 5.01 `` How to be Good '' October 24, 2017 0.7 / 3 2.87 TBD TBD TBD TBD 5 `` Brutal Acts of Kindness '' October 31, 2017 0.6 / 2 2.71 TBD TBD TBD TBD 6 `` Rocky Road '' November 7, 2017 0.7 / 3 2.91 TBD TBD TBD TBD 7 `` Dave '' November 14, 2017 0.7 / 3 2.62 TBD TBD TBD TBD 8 `` Chrysalis '' December 5, 2017 0.6 / 2 2.62 TBD TBD TBD TBD 9 `` Probably '' December 12, 2017 0.6 / 2 2.49 TBD TBD TBD TBD 10 `` The Ugly Sleep '' January 2, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 11 `` Solo '' January 9, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 12 `` Caught White - Handed '' January 16, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 68 % approval rating with an average rating of 6.73 / 10 based on 22 reviews. The website 's consensus reads, `` Breezily entertaining, Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World relies on its likable lead to carry its still - sketchy premise, hinting at deeper potential that 's yet to develop. '' Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 59 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. References Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( May 11, 2017 ). `` ABC Orders ' The Mayor ', Zach Braff Comedy, ' Gospel of Kevin ', ' Crossing ', ' Good Doctor ', Shondaland Drama to Series ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( July 24, 2017 ). `` ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for Marvel 's ' Inhumans, ' Daveed Diggs ' ' The Mayor ' ''. Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World ' series premiere react : Meet the last of the Righteous ''. EW.com. 2017 - 10 - 04. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 18. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( October 4, 2017 ). `` ' Fresh Off the Boat, ' ' Voice ' adjust up, ' Brooklyn Nine - Nine, ' ' L&O True Crime ' adjust down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( October 11, 2017 ). `` ' Voice, ' ' Flash, ' ' Lethal Weapon ' & ' The Mick ' adjust up, ' NCIS : New Orleans ' down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( October 18, 2017 ). `` ' NCIS, ' ' Voice ' and ' This Is Us ' adjust up, ' Black - ish ' and ' L&O True Crime ' down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( October 25, 2017 ). `` ' This Is Us, ' ' Fresh Off the Boat, ' ' Kevin ' & World Series adjust up, ' L&O True Crime ' down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( November 1, 2017 ). `` ' The Middle ' and World Series adjust up, ' Law & Order True Crime ' down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( November 8, 2017 ). `` ' The Middle ' adjusts up, ' The Mayor ' adjusts down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 8, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( November 15, 2017 ). `` ' Fresh Off the Boat, ' ' The Flash ' and ' Kevin ' adjust up, ' Bull ' and ' L&O True Crime ' adjust down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( December 6, 2017 ). `` ' Chicago Med ' adjusts up : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 6, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( December 13, 2017 ). `` ' The Voice, ' ' Brooklyn Nine - Nine, ' all others unchanged : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ( # 110 ) `` The Ugly Sleep '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ( # 111 ) `` Solo '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Shows A-Z - kevin ( probably ) saves the world on abc ''. The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Malone, Michael ( September 4, 2017 ). `` Show Name Changes ( Probably ) Help the Series ''. Broadcasting & Cable : 28 -- 29. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( November 10, 2017 ). `` ABC : ' Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World ' Gets 3 - Episode Back Order, ' The Mayor ' Gets 3 More Scripts ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( June 16, 2017 ). `` ' The Gospel Of Kevin ' : Kimberly Hébert Gregory To Co-Star On ABC Series, Replacing Cristela Alonzo ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 18, 2017 ). `` ' The Orville, ' ' Once Upon a Time, ' 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live + 7 ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 2, 2017 ). `` ' Chicago PD, ' 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live + 7 ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World : Season 1 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World - Season 1 Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2017. External links Official website Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World on IMDb ABC programming ( current and upcoming ) Primetime 20 / 20 ( since 1978 ) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 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Question: who plays doctor sloan on kevin probably saves the world
Answer: Richard Masur