STARS OF ABC FAMILY'S "MELISSA & JOEY" AND "BABY DADDY" TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE TWITTER CHAT WITH FANS DURING EAST COAST BROADCASTS TONIGHT

"Melissa & Joey" Guest Stars Elisa Donovan and David Will Live Tweet at 8pm ET/5pm PT

"Baby Daddy" Star Derek Theler Will Live Tweet at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT

Burbank, CA (April 9, 2014) - "Melissa & Joey" guest stars Elisa Donovan and David Lascher and "Baby Daddy" star Derek Theler will be live tweeting during the East Coast feeds of their hit comedies on Wednesday, April 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Starting at 8pm ET/5pm PT, fans can tweet Elisa Donovan at @RedDonovan and David Lascher @davidlascher and use #MelissaandJoeychat in their messages.

In "Catch & Release," Mel goes against her better judgment and agrees to let Joe act as wingman to his recently divorced friend Charlie (guest star David Lascher) when they go out to a singles bar. There, Joe meets Darcy (guest star Elisa Donovan), who doesn't know he has a girlfriend.

Then at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT, fans can ask Derek Theler questions at @DerekTheler using #BabyDaddychat in their messages.

In "Send in the Clowns," Ben is determined to give Emma the perfect first birthday party, especially since his own was less than stellar. When he decides to host it at the ice cream parlor where he and Riley worked as teenagers, Ben runs into an ex-girlfriend with a mother of a secret. Danny accidentally discovers something about Riley's family that turns her world upside down. Meanwhile, Tucker is in charge of entertainment for the birthday party, a responsibility he takes very seriously.

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