WHEN THE SISTERS� HALF-BROTHER, JAY, HIRES HOPE TO BE A CHEF AT HIS RESTAURANT, A JEALOUS FAITH FEELS ABANDONED, BUT THINGS TAKE A SURPRISING TURN WHEN HOPE PROVES MORE THAN JAY CAN HANDLE AND ENLISTS FAITH�S HELP, ON ABC�S �HOPE & FAITH�

Johnny Galecki (Off-Broadway Hit �The Little Dog Laughed,� �Vanilla Sky,� �Bounce,� �The Opposite of Sex�) Reprises His Guest-Starring Role as Hope and Faith�s Half-Brother, Jay

Susan Sullivan (�Dharma & Greg,� �Falcon Crest�) Returns to Portray Faith�s Therapist, Dr. Lombard

�The Restaurant� � When the sisters� half-brother, Jay, hires Hope as the new sous-chef at his restaurant, Faith is jealous of their growing bond. Dr. Lombard, Faith�s therapist, says that if she wants to be closer to Jay, she should focus on him � and not herself. After struggling to do just that, Faith gets Jay to open up and reveal that the over-enthusiastic Hope is driving him crazy by taking over his kitchen � and he wants to fire her. Faith and Charley devise a plan to spare Hope�s feelings, but their ruse backfires, on �Hope & Faith,� TUESDAY, APRIL 18 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

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

Guest-starring are Johnny Galecki as Jay, Susan Sullivan as Dr. Lombard, Paul de Sousa as Paolo and Rodney Hicks as Perry.

�The Restaurant� is written by Geena Yaitanes and directed by Lynn McCracken.

�Hope & Faith� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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