“Stitchers is new ground for us and I’m excited to bring procedurals to the network,” said Tom Ascheim, President, ABC Family. “We think our fans will love the intricate mysteries that Stitchers will solve week to week as much as they love our relationship-driven dramas. We are also going back for seconds of our new comedy, Young & Hungry. Good food, good laughs – of course we want more.”

From Jeffrey A. Schechter (Overruled!), Stitchers tells the story of a young woman recruited by the government to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased. She’ll use the memories of each person she finds herself in to help investigate their murders and decipher mysteries that wouldn’t have had a chance to be solved. Executive produced by Jonathan Baruch and Rob Wolken, Stitchers stars Diane Farr (Numb3rs), Emma Ishta (I Smile Back), Felix Gomez (Un lugar en el mundo), Kyle Harris (The Carrie Diaries), and Minni Jo Mazzola (Parks and Recreation).

Over the course of its 10-episode first season, which concluded late last month, Young & Hungry ranked as basic cable’s #1 telecast in its time period in Adults 18-34, and Women 18-34, as well as other key demos. From David Holden (The War at Home), the series follows the impact of a young entrepreneur (Jonathan Sadowski) hiring a feisty personal chef (Emily Osment). The series also stars the likes of Rex Lee (Suburgatory), Kym Whitley (I Love You, Man), and Aimee Carrero (The Americans), though there’s no word on when the second season would actually premiere.

Per Deadline, ABC Family has also formally cancelled Young & Hungry‘s lead-out Mystery Girls, confirming reports surfacing that the Tori Spelling comedy wouldn’t continue following its own 10-episode first season. A decision on fellow newbie Chasing Life, however, should be made sometime in early 2015, as the show will continue its first season this coming January.

Will you be watching Stitchers? Do you think the ABC Family audience will accept a procedural when it’s been conditioned to watch relationship dramas? When do you think Young & Hungry will return for its second season?

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The former stars Emily Osment (Hannah Montana) as excitable food blogger Gabi, who gets hired on as the personal chef to tech magnet Josh (Jonathan Sadowski). However, Josh’s personal assistant Elliot (Rex Lee) doesn’t think that she’s qualified enough for the job, preferring a celebrity chef to work with his client rather than a young amateur, and Gabi is forced to prove her talents and give herself enough cushion to learn on the job. Young & Hungry also stars Aimee Carrero (The Americans) as Gabi’s best friend Sofia and Kym Whitley (Animal Practice) as Josh’s housekeeper Yolanda.

The latter tells the story of Charlie Contour (Jennie Garth) and Holly Hamilton (Tori Spelling), former co-stars of a detective series who have gone their separate ways since the show wrapped. While Charlie has settled into the suburbs, becoming a wife and mother, Holly is still hanging on to the notion that she can regain the fame she’s lost. Both of their lives are disrupted, though, when they’re called in on a real crime, as a superfan of their series (Miguel Pinzon) who witnessed a crime will only confide in them. Will this be the catalyst for Holly and Charlie to put decades of silence behind them and fall back into their old dynamic? Or is Charlie simply too far removed from the Hollywood scene to be willing to engage her former friend?

Young & Hungry is set to premiere Wednesday, June 25th at 8:00 on ABC Family, with Mystery Girls following at 8:30. You can check out an additional preview for each series here.

Will you be watching Young & Hungry and/or Mystery Girls? Do the extended previews give you a better idea about what to expect from each series? Should ABC have paired their upcoming summer comedies with both Baby Daddy and Melissa & Joey, creating a full night of comedy?

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The first, based on Mexican telenovela Terminales, tells the story of April, an ambitious 20-something journalist whose life seems to be coming together. She’s landed her dream job at a local newspaper; her relationships with her family have strengthened since she made it out of her teens and struck out on her own, finding herself while in college; and she’s begun a relationship with a co-worker that seems like it could turn into something special. However, once she discovers she has cancer, her world crashes in around her and she realizes that there’s a chance she might lose everything she’s worked so hard for.

The second stars Emily Osment (Hannah Montana) as enthusiastic food blogger Gabi, who gets hired as the personal chef of tech whiz Josh (Jonathan Sadowski). Gabi must then prove that her knowledge of food extends beyond the internet and that she, not the celebrity chef that Josh and his personal assistant Elliot (Rex Lee) want, is the right person for the job.

Finally, Mystery Girls tells the story of Charlie (Jennie Garth) and Holly (Tori Spelling), two former co-stars of a mystery series who are reunited after decades apart by a real life crime. The witness, a fanatic of the show Charlie and Holly starred in, will only speak to them and the two will have to use their crime-solving skills to help bring the culprit to justice and repair their friendship in the process.

Chasing Life premieres Tuesday, June 10th at 9:00 on ABC Family, with Young & Hungry debuting Wednesday, June 25th at 8:00 and Mystery Girls following at 9:00.

Which new ABC Family shows will you be watching this summer? Do you think Chasing Life can find an audience on a network known for its sudsier fare? Are you excited to see Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling reunited on television?

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On Tuesday, June 10th, the fifth season of Pretty Little Liars premieres at 8:00, with new drama Chasing Life to follow at 9:00. The series, which already received a back order and will have a 20-episode first season, follows April (Italia Ricci), an ambitious 20-something journalist whose life is looking up. She’s got the career that she wants; she has an excellent relationship with her family; and she’s formed a connection with a co-worker that could turn into something special. However, the life path that she had in mind becomes all the more twisty when she learns that she has cancer from her oncologist uncle. In addition to Ricci, Chasing Life stars Mary Paige Keller, Rebecca Schull, Richard Brancatisano, Steven Weber, and Scott Michael Foster.

Monday, June 16th will see the return of Switched at Birth at 8:00 and the second season premiere of The Fosters at 9:00. The former will pick up the day after the events of the winter finale, with Kathryn dealing with the reality of being a herotica novelist and Regina feeling torn between her old neighborhood and her new life, while the latter finds Callie and Jude adjusting to their new roles in the family.

The network will be premiering two new comedies this summer in Young & Hungry and Mystery Girls. The former, to debut Wednesday, June 25th at 8:00, follows Gabi (Emily Osment), a food blogger who becomes the personal chef of wealthy young entrepreneur Josh (Jonathan Sadowski). The series also stars Rex Lee, Aimee Carrero, and Kym Whitley. At 8:30 will be Mystery Girls, the tale of two former TV detectives brought back together by a real life mystery. Starring on Mystery Girls will be Tori Spelling as Holly, a starlet longing for her glory days; Jennie Garth as Charlie, a suburban wife and mother who has put her days of fame behind her; and Miguel Pinzon as Nick, a Mystery Girls super fan who witnesses a crime and will only speak to Holly and Charlie.

Do you think Twisted‘s absence from the summer schedule is a sign of cancellation? Will you be watching either Young & Hungry or Mystery Girls? Is Chasing Life going to be a good fit behind Pretty Little Liars?

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