CHARLEY REPLACES HOPE AS HIS BOWLING TOURNAMENT PARTNER WITH A SURPRISINGLY TALENTED FAITH, BUT HIS PLANS GO AWRY WHEN HOPE DISCOVERS THE TRUTH AND FAITH REVERTS TO HER USUAL NON-COMMITAL SELF, ON ABC�S �HOPE & FAITH�

�The Big Shanowski� � When Faith demonstrates a surprising talent for bowling, Charley immediately dumps the athletically challenged Hope as his partner for the big league tournament. To spare Hope�s feelings, Charley leads her to believe that Faith pressured him into teaming with her to prove to them that she can be reliable and keep a commitment. When Hope discovers Charley�s true motives, she is angry and hurt, but attends the competition anyway. However, when Faith reverts to classic form and leaves for a date instead of the tournament, it�s Charlie that has a dilemma, on �Hope & Faith,� TUESDAY, APRIL 18 (8:30-9:00 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 Jann Ellis as Laverne, Robert McKay as Roy and Amir Arison as Pete Hobart.

�The Big Shanowski� is written by David Babcock and directed by Gil Junger.

�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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