Big Brother: Meet the Season 
Tony Awards 2018: Best, Worst 
Upfronts 2018: Best and Worst
1 of 8
Kevin Can Wait: Erinn Hayes Exit (Potentially) Explained
Kevin Can… Get Kicked Out
After a time jump, we find out that Kevin blew through all the money he and Donna had saved up for Kendra and Chale’s wedding. As a result, Donna divorced him. Oh, and his kids want nothing to do with him either. Now he’s sleeping on Kyle’s couch and splitting his time between work and Enzo’s.
Kevin Can… Get His Heart Broken
Donna has an affair, eventually running off with her new man and leaving Kevin and the kids behind. In this scenario, Kevin gets to keep the house — and CBS doesn’t have to build a new bachelor pad set for Mr. Gable. It could also pave the way for Kevin and Vanessa to get together, should the writers want to take full advantage of Kevin James and Leah Remini’s already proven chemistry.
Kevin Can… Pretend Donna Is Always at Work
Norm Peterson had Vera. Niles Crane had Maris. Karen Walker had Stan. Kevin Can Wait can make Donna the spouse that is referenced but never seen.
Kevin Can… Make Donna the New Mrs. Wolowitz
The series could borrow a page from fellow CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory and keep Donna in the picture in a more substantial way without actually having her be in the picture. Much like Howard’s mother (may she rest in peace), Donna — now played by an Erinn Hayes lookalike — could occasionally pop up, but only from above or behind.
Kevin Can… Become a Widower
For Donna, heaven — gulp! — simply can’t wait. And after Kevin has an appropriate amount of time to mourn the mother of his three children, in comes Vanessa to mend his broken heart. (Kevin can probably get through the five stages of grief by November Sweeps, right?)
Kevin Can… Simply Recast
Maybe unemployment really took its toll on Donna and she’s starting to look like an entirely different person to Kevin. Or maybe she goes away for the summer to “find herself,” returning home with a new outlook on life — and a new face. Hey, it’s not like it hasn’t been done before. (See: Bewitched‘s Darrin Stephens, Family Matters‘ Harriet Winslow, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s Vivian Banks, etc.)
Kevin Can… Just Pretend Season 1 Never Happened
Latent binge-watchers of Kevin Can Wait would probably be confused, but it wouldn’t be unprecedented if The Powers That Be simply decided to reboot the show and start from scratch. Or better yet…
Kevin Can… Wake Up in Queens
What if Kevin Gable goes to sleep and wakes up as Doug Heffernan, with Carrie by his side? “I dreamt I was a retired Long Island police officer. And Danny was my brother — and he had this terrible mustache.” Boom: It’s The King of Queens revival most Kevin James fans would have preferred in the first place!
Image: Courtesy of CBS
Image: Courtesy of CBS
Image: Courtesy of CBS
Image: Courtesy of CBS
Image: Courtesy of CBS
Image: Courtesy of CBS
Image: Courtesy of CBS
Image: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television (Inset: CBS)
