Melissa & Joey

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.

 Plot 
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 premiere Season finaleRegion 1 Region 2 Region 4 130 Part 1 Part 2 rowspan="2"  rowspan="2"      2 15    colspan="2"     3 TBA Spring 2013 TBA colspan="2"   

 Ratings 
 Season Timeslot (ET/PT) No. ofepisodes 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 September 14, 2011 1.39 2010–11 1.24 Season 2 Wednesday 8pm 15 May 30, 2012 1.21 2012  2012 TBA

 International release 
 Country / Region Channel Premiere References  Sony Spin October 4, 2011   Fox life 2012   ABC Spark March 26, 2012   Magyar Televízió January 21, 2012   STAR World India October 6, 2011   Comedy Central April 9, 2012   Comedy Central September 5, 2011   Fox life 2012   Disney Channel (Russia) April 2, 2012   ComedyMax 2011 

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Category:2010 American television series debuts
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Category:2010s American romantic comedy television series
Category:2010s American sitcoms
Category:American political television series
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Category:Television series about siblings
Category:Television series set in Ohio
Category:ABC Family series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Freeform (TV channel) original programming
Category:Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television