▁years ▁before ▁and ▁had ▁returned ▁for ▁a ▁visit . ▁He ▁was ▁never ▁referred ▁to ▁before ▁or ▁seen ▁again . ▁Young ▁Americans ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁company ▁as ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek , ▁Columbia ▁Tri Star ▁Television , ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ' s ▁times lot ▁when ▁it ▁went ▁on ▁hi atus ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁show ▁had ▁ 8 ▁episodes . ▁The ▁reason ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁semi - sp ino ff ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁true ▁sp ino ff ▁is ▁that ▁Will ▁was ▁not ▁originally ▁created ▁for ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek . ▁He ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁Daw son ' s ▁sole ly ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁series ▁Young ▁Americans . ▁ ▁Simon ▁& ▁Sch uster ▁published ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁fifteen ▁mass - market ▁paper back ▁novel izations ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Am anda ▁Show ▁featured ▁a ▁sk it ▁entitled ▁" Mo ody ' s ▁Point " ▁to ▁par ody ▁the ▁show , ▁but ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁when ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁ ▁International ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁especially ▁popular ▁in ▁Australia , ▁where ▁it ▁r ated ▁# 1 ▁in ▁its ▁times lot ▁on ▁Network ▁Ten ▁for ▁several ▁episodes ▁and ▁highly ▁at ▁other ▁times ▁from ▁seasons ▁one ▁to ▁four . ▁The ▁show ▁originally ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁but ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁seasons . ▁In ▁ 2 0