KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD Star Jason Ritter Achieves World Record

At 11:48 a.m. EDT, live, on ABC's "The View," it was declared by an official adjudicator that Jason Ritter, star of ABC's "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World," achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for Most hugs given in one minute by an individual. Ritter, donning his headband and supported by "The View" co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and brand-new co-host, Meghan McCain, achieved a new record of 86 hugs given by an individual in a minute, besting the previous record of 79 hugs set in March 2016. Take a look here!

We are not done hugging or spreading the goodwill ... ABC has declared TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, "National Hug-a-Kevin Day!," inspired by "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World." On this occasion, people are encouraged to hug a 'Kevin' in their lives. If you are unable to physically hug your Kevin, please visit facebook.com/KevinProbably/ to share the love with our "Kevin." Please hug responsibly.

Tune in to "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" is produced by ABC Studios. The series is co-created and executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters ("Marvel's Agent Carter," "Resurrection," "Reaper"). In addition, the series is executive produced by Chris Dingess and Craig DiGregorio. "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" stars Jason Ritter as Kevin Finn, JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Amy Cabrera, Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Yvette, Chloe East as Reese Cabrera, J. August Richards as Deputy Nate Purcell, Dustin Ybarra as Tyler Medina and India de Beaufort as Kristin Allen.

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ABC Entertainment airs compelling programming across all day parts, with new fall shows including the number one new drama on television, "The Good Doctor," "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" and "The Mayor"; and current hits such as groundbreaking dramas "Designated Survivor," "Quantico," "Scandal" "How to Get Away with Murder," "Grey's Anatomy," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and "Once Upon a Time." The ABC Television Network is also home to the award-winning "Modern Family" and trailblazing comedy favorites "black-ish," "American Housewife," "Fresh Off the Boat," "The Goldbergs," "The Middle" and "Speechless"; hit game shows "$100,000 Pyramid," "Celebrity Family Feud," "Match Game" and "To Tell the Truth"; reality phenomenon "Shark Tank," iconic "The Bachelor" franchise, long-running hits "Dancing with the Stars" and "America's Funniest Home Videos," and the return of "American Idol"; "General Hospital," which has aired for over 50 years on the network, along with daytime talk show "The Chew"; and late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The network also boasts some of television's most prestigious awards shows, including "The Oscars®," "The CMA Awards," "The American Music Awards" and "The Billboard Music Awards."

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ABC Studios is a global leader in the development, production and distribution of entertainment content across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. The studio is the primary content provider for ABC Entertainment, producing hit series for the network, including "American Housewife," "black-ish," "Grey's Anatomy," "How to Get Away with Murder," "Once Upon a Time," "Quantico" and "Scandal," co-productions "Designated Survivor," "Marvel's Agents of "S.H.I.E.L.D." and "Speechless," and late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live"; along with "Code Black" and "Criminal Minds" for CBS. For the 2017-18 season, ABC Studios is producing the dramas "The Crossing," "For the People," "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" and a "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff, and the comedy, "The Mayor," for ABC; as well as the comedy "grown-ish" for Freeform; and co-producing the dramas "The Good Doctor" and "Marvel's Inhumans," and the comedy "Alex, Inc." for ABC. Under the ABC Studios umbrella is also ABC Signature, the boutique division spearheading development and production in premium, basic cable and digital platforms. ABC Signature Studios co-productions include "Marvel's Runaways" for Hulu, "Marvel's Cloak and Dagger" and "Marvel's New Warriors" for Freeform, and "SMILF" for Showtime. In addition, ABC International Studios oversees global development and production. The studio is currently in production in Australia on the 10-part drama series, "Harrow."

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