SEASON FINALE

WHEN HOPE REMINISCES ABOUT HER FIRST FIGHT WITH CHARLEY DURING THEIR COURTSHIP IN COLLEGE, SHE UNCOVERS SHOCKING SECRETS THAT CHARLEY AND FAITH HAVE KEPT HIDDEN FROM HER ALL THESE YEARS, ON ABC�S �HOPE AND FAITH�

The Season Finale Showcases Hope, Faith and Charley As They Would Have Looked in College in the �80s

�Hope�s Float� -- Hope reminisces with her family about the first fight she and Charley had during their courtship back in 1985 when they were both in college. Flashbacks to that fateful night reveal that it was also the first time Charley and Faith met. The fireworks begin when Hope cancels her date with Charley to go to a Huey Lewis concert, choosing instead to stay and console Faith, who is distraught after not being cast as the lead in her high school play. Both Charley and Hope think they missed the concert, but as the story is re-told, Hope uncovers some outrageous secrets that Charley and Faith have kept under wraps all these years � not to mention one last surprise that�s revealed about Hope -- on the season finale of �Hope & Faith,� TUESDAY, MAY 2 (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 Lisa Datz as Emily and David Aron Damane as bartender.

�Hope�s Float� is written by Nastaran Dibai and Jeffrey B. Hodes, and directed by Peter Marc Jacobson.

�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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