Pavan
09-30-2003, 05:12 PM
REGIS PHILBIN GUEST STARS ON ABC'S NEW HIT SITCOM, "HOPE & FAITH," IN NOVEMBER SWEEPS
Daytime kingpin Regis Philbin ("Live with Regis & Kelly") moonlights in primetime with his morning co-host, Kelly Ripa, as well as Faith Ford on the new TGIF hit comedy, "Hope & Faith," to air in November sweeps. In the forthcoming episode, Regis will play used-car salesman Handsome Hal Halverson, who auditions Kelly's character to appear in his local TV commercial. The exact airdate is TBD. "Hope & Faith" airs Fridays (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
"Hope & Faith" premiered last week as the highest-rated program among the coveted Adults 18-49 demo (4.7/15) for the night, and garnered approximately 12 million viewers, the most successful Friday night debut on ABC since "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" in 1996. The series is produced by Touchstone Television.
Daytime kingpin Regis Philbin ("Live with Regis & Kelly") moonlights in primetime with his morning co-host, Kelly Ripa, as well as Faith Ford on the new TGIF hit comedy, "Hope & Faith," to air in November sweeps. In the forthcoming episode, Regis will play used-car salesman Handsome Hal Halverson, who auditions Kelly's character to appear in his local TV commercial. The exact airdate is TBD. "Hope & Faith" airs Fridays (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
"Hope & Faith" premiered last week as the highest-rated program among the coveted Adults 18-49 demo (4.7/15) for the night, and garnered approximately 12 million viewers, the most successful Friday night debut on ABC since "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" in 1996. The series is produced by Touchstone Television.