Kevin Can Wait Is Killing Off Its TV Wife to Make Way for Leah Remini

Season 2 will begin with a time jump

Since Kevin Can Wait debuted last fall, people have wondered who in fact Kevin—played by Kevin James—was waiting for. It turns out that it might have been the demise of his TV wife.

During new CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl’s contentious session with reporters at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, execs revealed that the sitcom will be killing off James’ TV wife, played by Erinn Hayes. When it returns for Season 2 on Sept.

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