
(Hallmark Channel)
Earlier this month, we reported that production on season nine of the Home & Family morning program would resume on March 29th. Now, it’s been revealed that the Hallmark Channel lifestyle series will end this year and won’t have a 10th season.
The series began in 1996 as The Home and Family Show on The Family Channel (a predecessor to Fox Family Channel, ABC Family, and the current Freeform channel) and was hosted by Cristina Ferrare, Michael Burger, and Chuck Woolery. The latter left in 1996 and the series ran until 1998.
The show was rebooted in 2012 on Hallmark Channel. Mark Steines and Paige Davis co-hosted the new version but Davis left after six weeks and was replaced by Ferrare, a host of the original iteration. In 2016, Ferrare was dropped and replaced by Debbie Matenopoulos. Then, Steines was replaced by Cameron Mathison in 2018.
In addition to celebrity interviews, Home & Family episodes typically include lifestyle and craft segments. Contributors have included Kym Douglas, Orly Shani, Ken Wingard, Shirley Bovshow, Lawrence Zarian, Paige Hemmis, Ali Fedotowsky, Larissa Wohl, Maria Provenzano, and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
Prior to the pandemic, the Hallmark series aired for two hours on weekdays. Due to COVID-19, production shut down in March 2020 but resumed in September. Filming ceased again in December and production is expected to resume next week. Episodes will begin airing on April 5th with a one-hour, three-day-a-week schedule. The series finale will air on August 4th.
A statement about the Home & Family cancellation was released by Hallmark, per Variety.
The ninth and current season of Home & Family will be the series’ last. For nearly a decade, the show has anchored our daytime lineup, featuring countless hours of cooking, lifestyle, DIY, health, entertaining, and decorating segments. We want to thank the heart and soul of the show, our incredibly talented cast and crew — led by co-hosts Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison — for their creativity, hard work, and dedication. Our audience can look forward to more of the topical segments they know and love when the show returns on Monday, April 5 with a new one-hour, three-day-a-week format. The program’s final episode airs Wednesday, August 4th.
What do you think? Do you like the Home & Family TV series? Are you sorry to hear that the show’s been cancelled and won’t have a 10th season?
I am sorry Home and Family is being cancelled. There is not another daily program in the morning time slot I care to watch. The show was a joy to watch and always informative. I hope it can be replaced with something other than sitcom reruns.
I sure do love the Home and Family show. It’s mind-boggling they would take off such a wonderful beautiful show with wonderful hosts cohosts it’s devastating to the public to see the show go …it’s beyond comprehension that they should cancel it specially after winning awards I would really like an explanation why they canceled it I read articles but nobody’s really said why they canceled it so could you please inform me and or the public why this was canceled. It was so refreshing I hope you bring it back. Love Debbie and Cameron. Debbie is a ray of… Read more »
I will miss the Home and Family show. I loved everyone on the show. I hope you reconsider your decision to cancell.
I am sorry to see it end. Its only one of a few family entertaining type of shows. i really don’t understand. Why do they always take off good shows and keep lousy ones on. Good luck to the stars will miss them I have been watching since the beginning .
I’m so sorry to see Home & Family leave. I LOVE the SHOW & CAST. I feel like the Cast are part of my Family. I’ve watched every episode and enjoyed so much. I hope Hallmark will replace with another similar show. I hope Hallmark will continue to provide Christian based quality to all shows & MOVIES.
Please bring Home & Family back or a similar program. Thank you.
So sad! I will truly miss the show.
I think its ashame that you’re taking off such a great show! I looked forward to it everyday. When they were on 5 days a week. Even when it went to 3 days a week. Always informative and fun. It made you feel good, happy and forget all the other stuff happening in this world. This is a big mistake!
Oh no! The best show on T V is cancelled! What’s going to replace. it…?
Hate it and dread the show leaving! Good television and relevant to the day. Something for everyone! ♥️
I’m so very sad to read this – I looked forward to this show and if could not watch it live I DVR’d them I never missed a Christmas episode! I loved so much how beautiful they decorated for the seasons! Fall – Christmas! After this very difficult year for so many this is just more horrible news. I really wish hallmark would reconsider this decision.
I think it’s terrible. This was such a family show and love it so much. We want it back
This is such a nice family show. I guess it’s too nice by today’s standards.
I am sorry they are canceling Home and Family. I enjoyed the show.
I am sorry that Home and Family is being cancelled. It was not one of my
favorite TV Shows on the Hallmark Channel.
This is awful! You take one of the best shows off and why! There’s so many others that need to be taken off but this is certainly not one of them!! I’ve always loved all the movies and especially the Home and Family!! Totally ridiculous!!
love the show, but not a fan of the host. Please don’t cancel!!