TV Raising Hope Raising Hope 7.419/10 by 321 users James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title Raising Hope Alternative Titles Hope First Air Date 2010-09-21 Last Air Date 2014-04-04 Number of Episodes 88 Number of Seasons 4 Genres Comedy, Family, Networks FOX, Casts Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward, Cloris Leachman, Gregg Binkley Plot Keywords , Jimmy Chance Lucas Neff Virginia Chance Martha Plimpton Burt Chance Garret Dillahunt Sabrina Shannon Woodward Maw Maw Cloris Leachman Barney Hughes Gregg Binkley