FAITH BECOMES THE WEATHER WOMAN AT A LOCAL STATION AND STARTS TO FALL FOR A NEWSCASTER, ON ABC'S "HOPE & FAITH

Dean Cain Is Special Guest Star

"Weather or Not" - The ever-surprising Faith stumbles on a new gig as the weather woman at a local TV station and enjoys being pursued by a hunky newscaster, played by special guest star Dean Cain. But although Hope feels her sister is abandoning their new catering business, Faith feels equally neglected when Hope replaces her with a new, highly motivated assistant, on "Hope & Faith," FRIDAY, APRIL 22 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Cain, who recently starred in the highly-rated TV movie, "The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story," also starred in the popular ABC Television series, "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," guest-starred recently on "Las Vegas," co-starred in the feature film "Out of Time," and just completed the television pilot "Grown Men."

"Hope & Faith" stars Faith Ford as Hope, Kelly Ripa as Faith, Ted McGinley as Charley, Megan Fox as Sydney, Macey Cruthird as Hayley and Paulie Litt as Justin.

Guest starring are Dean Cain as Larry Walker, Wynn Everett as Grace, Frank Harris as Keith, William Whitehead as Hank and Traci Hovel as Mrs. Jackson.

"Weather or Not" is written by Peter Murrieta, and directed by Gil Junger.

"Hope & Faith" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

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