Hallmark Channel Archives - Page 4 of 8

Starting Wednesday, Five New Hallmark Holiday Movies Over Five Consecutive Nights!

November 24, 2015 Kellie Freeze

This holiday week, Hallmark Channel offers up a healthy serving of original holiday films. The network will premiere five festive flicks over five consecutive nights in what will hopefully become a Thanksgiving TV tradition. Each of the holiday-themed romantic comedies begins at 8pm ET/PT and is part of the network’s Countdown to Christmas Thanksgiving Week. Actress Candace Cameron Bure not only stars in Saturday’s A Christmas Detour, but she also serves as the five-night event’s emcee. “I kind of pop in, in between the breaks, to check in on the viewers, and I’m setting up each movie,” she says. “I’m hoping […]

Kellie Martin Shares Big News On Hallmark’s “Home & Family”!

September 24, 2015 Kellie Freeze

This Morning on Hallmark Channel’s daytime talks and lifestyle program, Home & Family, actress Kellie Martin stopped by to talk about her new movie, Hello, It’s Me and made a big announcement! “I’m having a baby!” the actress happily shared with host Cristina Ferrare and guest-host Matt Iseman. This is the second while for the actress and her husband, Keith Christian. The duo are proud parents of nearly 9-year-old Maggie who got to reveal, “It’s a girl.” The cutie wasn’t sure if it was okay to spill the secret. “It’s fine…” Martin said and laughed, “No one’s watching, right?” The actress […]

Alison Sweeney Produces and Stars in “Love On The Air”

September 16, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Early last spring, when I interviewed Alison Sweeney for her Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film, Murder She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, the actress excitedly shared that she was working on a new film project for Hallmark. She revealed, “I’m producing another movie for the Hallmark Channel that is tentatively titled Radio Hype. The main character is a talk radio host and it’s sort of a fun premise — she ends up doing a program with her nemesis and it’s like a he said/she said radio show. The banter is really clever.” Sweeney also said, “I’ve had so much fun […]

Save the Date for Hallmark’s “A Country Wedding”

June 26, 2015 StayTuned Staff

Ah, June — that magical month where everyone seems to be getting hitched. Hallmark is celebrating June with a “June Weddings” programming celebration, and tomorrow night (June 27), they’re premiering their Hallmark Channel Original Movie, A Country Wedding, at 9pm ET/PT (8pm CT). Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland, the hot gardener from Desperate Housewives) plays Bradley Suttons, a country music sensation. His parents died when he was a child, and he left his home and his best friend Sarah behind (after a make-believe wedding between the two). Now an adult who’s already made it big in Nashville and moved onto bigger […]

Paige Hemmis Makes Her Wedding A “Home & Family” Affair

June 19, 2015 Kellie Freeze

A wedding is an event to be shared with family and friends, but for designer Paige Hemmis and singer Jason Short’s nuptials, they’ve invited millions of people to join the celebration. Hemmis, a lifestyle expert on Hallmark Channel’s daytime talk and lifestyle program Home & Family, and Short, a member of the Australian pop/opera music group ARIA, will share their union in a very special Home & Family primetime event on June 22. “The love that the cast and crew has for each other on this show envelopes anyone who visits our set,” says Hemmis. “That is exactly the kind of […]

“When Calls The Heart” Returns And Hope Is In The Air

April 23, 2015 Kellie Freeze

At the conclusion of the first season of When Calls the Heart, heroic schoolteacher Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow) shared a kiss with hunky Constable Jack (Dan Lissing). In many fairy tales, a kiss signifies “happily ever after,” but for Elizabeth and Jack, or “Jackabeth” as their fans have dubbed them, nothing is ever that easy. “It would be nice if I could say that they go on lots of dates and they ride off into the sunset,” says Krakow, but “we might make them work for it.” Not long after the start of their romance, Elizabeth receives a telegram begging […]

Hallmark Channel renews Home & Family for Fourth Season

April 14, 2015 Kellie Freeze

This morning, Hallmark Channel announced that it has renewed its Emmy-nominated daily lifestyle program, Home & Family for a Fourth Season. Emmy winner Mark Steines & New York Times Bestselling author Cristina Ferrare  host the series, which features experts who provide tips, trips, recipes and how-tos. These “family members” include lifestyle expert Debbie Matenopoulos, Hollywood beauty specialist Kym Douglas, healthy living advocate Sophie Uliano, design expert Paige Hemmis, DIY expert Tanya Memme, medical expert Matt Iseman, garden coach Shirley Bovshow, chef Fabio Viviani, decorator Ken Wingard, dog trainer Laura Nativo, pediatrician Dr. J.J. Levenstein, family man Matt Rogers, financial advisor […]

Bell, Denton and Madison Charm In Hallmark’s Good Witch.

February 27, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Catherine Bell has starred in seven original movies as charming witch Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale, and now she is thrilled to continue that enchanting journey in a weekly Good Witch series, premiering in a 2-hour special Saturday on Hallmark Channel. Bell is excited to spend more time with, and put a fresh spin on, a character she loves. “That’s been the most interesting part,” she says. “Finding the voice of this series. You want to make it so people are invested in the characters and want to tune in every week, while keeping — of course — the magic that everyone […]

Hallmark Announces Kitten Summer Games, Summer 2016

February 17, 2015 Kellie Freeze

Because cats are cute, and finding fur-ever homes for adoptable cats is awesome, Hallmark Channel announces Kitten Summer Games, a new feline athletic event scheduled to premiere in August 2016. And event that promises to be cute and awesome. The network is building on its successful Kitten Bowl II and its inaugural Feline Football League to expand its kitten sporting franchise. The Kitten Summer Games will serve as a bit of catnip alongside the 2016 Olympic games held in Rio De Janiero, Brazil. The press release from Hallmark, dated Feb 17, states “The Road To Gold Begins in 535 Days!” […]

Hallmark Grants “A Wish Come True”

January 31, 2015 Kellie Freeze

What would happen if every one of our birthday wishes came true — all at once? Megan Park (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) finds out when she stars in the Hallmark Channel original movie, A Wish Come True. Just as she has done since she was a child, whenever she blows out her birthday candles, Lindsay Corwin (Park) makes a wish and writes it down on a list. On the night of her 30th birthday, she makes the ultimate wish: for all of her birthday wishes to come true. When her nearly three decades of wishes, including everything from losing […]