Young & Hungry

Young & Hungry
Genre Sitcom
Romantic comedy
Created by David Holden
Starring
Theme music composer Shridhar Solanki & Sidh Solanki
Opening theme "I Like That" (season 2-present)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 51 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ashley Tisdale
  • David Holden
  • Eric Tannenbaum
  • Kim Tannenbaum
  • Jessica Rhoades
  • John Ziffren
  • Caryn Lucas
  • David Hartle
  • Tony Carey
Producer(s)
  • Devon Kelly
  • Kevin C. Slattery
  • Michael Dow
  • David Hartle
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production company(s)
Distributor
Release
Original network ABC Family (season 1–2)
Freeform (season 3–present)
Original release June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25) – present
External links
Official website

Young & Hungry is an American sitcom created by David Holden, and executive produced by Ashley Tisdale. The multi-camera series stars Emily Osment, Jonathan Sadowski, Aimee Carrero, Kym Whitley and Rex Lee, and premiered on ABC Family (now Freeform) on June 25, 2014.[1][2] On March 7, 2016, Freeform renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on June 1, 2016, and concluded on August 3, 2016.[3] On October 24, 2016, Osment announced via Twitter that Young & Hungry had been renewed for a fifth season.[4]

Plot

Set in San Francisco, wealthy entrepreneur Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) hires food blogger Gabi (Emily Osment) to be his new personal chef. The series follows the couple and their friends after the couple's one-night stand dilemma.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest stars

Development and production

The show is inspired by San Francisco food blogger, Gabi Moskowitz. On August 23, 2013, ABC Family placed a pilot order. The pilot was written by David Holden and directed by Andy Cadiff. Ashley Tisdale, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, and Jessica Rhoades serve as executive producers.[5]

Filming for the pilot started on April 21, 2014.[6] On January 6, 2014, ABC Family placed a series order on Young & Hungry, with the premiere on June 25, 2014, alongside the comedy Mystery Girls.[1] On September 29, 2014 the network renewed Young & Hungry for a second season.[7] On June 24, 2014 the first webisode was released with Gabi Moskowitz starring.

Casting

Casting announcements began in September 2013, with Emily Osment first cast in the lead role of Gabi Diamond, a blunt and klutzy food blogger who not only has a true gift for cooking, but also the ability to figure out what it is people want to eat.[8] Aimee Carrero was the next actor cast in the series regular role of Sofia Rodriguez, Gabi's best friend and an ambitious banking intern.[9] Shortly after, Jonathan Sadowski and Rex Lee were cast in the series, with Sadowski playing the lead role of Josh Kaminski, a young tech entrepreneur who hires Gabi as his personal chef; and Lee cast as Elliot Park, Josh's high-strung personal aide and right-hand-man.[10] Kym Whitley was the last actor cast in the series regular role of Yolanda, Josh's housekeeper.[2] MTV announced Australian singer Kylie Minogue as a guest star in the second season as a potential new love interest for Josh.[11]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27)
220March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)
SpecialNovember 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
310February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
410June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)

Reception

Critical response

Young & Hungry has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the first season holds a rating of 43%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10.[12] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

In a double review with fellow ABC Family series, Mystery Girls, Mary McNamara of the LA Times gave Young & Hungry a mixed review. Whilst praising the comedic skills of Osment, McNamara opined "Young & Hungry feels much more Disney Channel than ABC Family" and criticized the pilot as "overwrought". McNamara finished with hope that if the series "settled down", it would "give Osment the successful starring role she deserves".[14]

Ratings

The first season ended with a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 900,000 total viewers.[15]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Show Young & Hungry Nominated
Choice Summer TV Star: Female Emily Osment Nominated
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Comedy Young & Hungry Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Show: Comedy Young & Hungry Nominated
Choice TV Actress: Comedy Emily Osment Nominated
Choice TV: Scene Stealer Ashley Tisdale Nominated
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Comedy Young & Hungry Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Show Young & Hungry Nominated
Choice Summer TV Star: Female Emily Osment Nominated

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on July 25, 2015 on FOX8.[16]

In Turkey, the series airs on Dizimax Drama.[17]

In the Netherlands the series started on August 21, 2016 on Comedy Central.[18]

In the UK the show started on November 14, 2016 on E4.[19]

Spin-off

During April 2016, it was confirmed that Young & Hungry would possibly spawn a spin-off series titled Young & Sofia. In May 2016, cast details surfaced with Aimee Carrero starring and center on her character Sofia Rodriguez, an ambitious banking intern and the best friend and roommate to Gabi (Emily Osment) from the original series. Other cast members include Ashley Tisdale as Logan Rawlings, Sofia's overbearing boss at Clic'k Media, Steve Talley as Kendrick and Ryan Pinkston as Leo. The spin-off was introduced in the eighth episode of season four.[20][21]

References

  1. 1 2 Kondolojy, Amanda (March 10, 2014). "ABC Family Announces Summer Premiere Dates for 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Switched at Birth' 'Chasing Life', 'Mystery Girls' & 'Young & Hungry'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2014). "ABC Family Picks Up Comedy Pilots Starring Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth & Emily Osment To Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  3. "Young & Hungry on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  4. Osment, Emily (October 24, 2016). "Going back to work for season 5 of Young & Hungry in one week. No one has announced it yet so I am! You're welcome!". Twitter. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. "ABC Family Greenlights Production of Three New Comedy Pilots". The Futon Critic. August 23, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. "Twitter / EmilyOsment: And a very nice first day on". Twitter.com. April 21, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  7. "Young & Hungry Renewed for a second season". September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  8. Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 25, 2013). "Emily Osment cast as lead in new ABC Family comedy pilot 'Young & Hungry'". Zap2it.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  9. "Development Update: Friday, October 18". The Futon Critic. October 18, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (October 22, 2013). "Cynthia Watros Joins MTV Pilot 'Finding Carter', Rex Lee & Jonathan Sadowski Cast In ABC Family's 'Young & Hungry'". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  11. "Exclusive: 'Young & Hungry' Casts Kylie Minogue As Charming New Love Interest". MTV News. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  12. "Young & Hungry Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  13. "Young & Hungry – Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  14. "ABC Family's 'Young & Hungry,' 'Mystery Girls' are a mixed bag". LA Times. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. "Young & Hungry: Season One Ratings". TV Series Finale. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  16. "YOUNG AND HUNGRY". FOX8. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.
  17. "Digiturk - Yayın Akışı". digiturk.com.tr. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  18. "tvgids - Young And Hungry".
  19. "E4 Sets UK Premiere Date For 'Young & Hungry'".
  20. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (7 April 2016). "'Young & Hungry' Spinoff Starring Ashley Tisdale in Development at Freeform". variety.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  21. Andreeva, Nellie (23 May 2016). "'Young & Hungry' Spinoff: Steve Talley Set As Male Lead, Ryan Pinkston Cast, Title & Other Details Revealed". deadline.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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