Press release from The WB:

THE WB PRIMETIME LISTINGS FOR
THE WEEK OF JULY 9, 2000
(ALL TIMES ET)

Please note that the new summer series "Young Americans" will debut on Wednesday, July 12 at 9:00 p.m. On Friday, July 14th, "Young Americans" will have an encore airing in the 9:00 p.m. time period.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
SERIES PREMIERE
"YOUNG AMERICANS" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
"Pilot Episode" (TV-PG, D)
CHARACTER FROM "DAWSON'S CREEK" RETURNS IN THE NEW SUMMER SERIES "YOUNG AMERICANS" - Blue blood meets blue collar as summer session begins at Rawley Academy, a prestigious New England boarding school. Will Krudski (Rodney Scott, "Dawson's Creek") is a local boy on scholarship and his new roommate, Scout Calhoun (Mark Famiglietti), represents everything that made Will always want to attend Rawley - to be one of those guys for whom anything is possible. While Will struggles with an ethical crisis relating to his acceptance into Rawley, Scout falls for Bella Banks (Kate Bosworth), a luminous local girl, but their blossoming romance may turn out to be star-crossed. Meanwhile, a student on the fringe of the new entering class at Rawley, Hamilton Fleming (Ian Somerhalder), is edgy, alternative, and the antithesis of what you'd expect the Dean's son to be - which he is. His outsider status attracts the friendship of Jake Pratt (Katherine Moennig), who matches Hamilton in his aloof stance. These teenagers are led by Finn (Ed Quinn), the teacher and crew coach who hopes to inspire them to shoot their arrows high in what will be the greatest summer of their lives. James Whitmore, Jr. directed the episode written by series creator Steven Antin (160318).