Raising Hope
Raising Hope is an American sitcom that aired from September 21, 2010, to April 4, 2014, on Fox.
Following its first season, the show received two nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Martha Plimpton was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Cloris Leachman was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
Plimpton also won the 2011 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
The fourth season premiered Friday, November 15, 2013, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central with back-to-back episodes. On March 10, 2014, Fox canceled Raising Hope, and the series finale aired April 4, 2014.
Premise
James "Jimmy" Chance is a 21-year-old, living in the surreal fictional town of Natesville, who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family for support in raising the child.
Cast and characters
Lucas Neff as James "Jimmy" Bon Jovi Chance, Hope's father. A good-natured, wide-eyed 21-year-old who is clueless about raising a child and everything else. He met and had a one-night stand with Lucy Carlyle, resulting in her pregnancy and the birth of Hope. He did not know about Hope until seven months later when Lucy contacted him. He also did not know that Lucy was a serial killer until the morning after their one-night stand. Jimmy is harmless and kindhearted. When he was a teenager, he went through a phase where he dressed like a goth. In Season 2 Episode 1, it was revealed that he used to have musical talent when he was young. (Teen singer, Greyson Chance played 13-year old Jimmy in the episode "Prodigy") In Season 3, he marries Sabrina.
