Home & Family has a new co-host. Today, the Hallmark Channel announced Debbie Matenopoulos will replace Cristina Ferrare as co-host of the daytime talk show.
Ferrare has hosted the series alongside Mark Steines since 2012.
Read the full details below:
STUDIO CITY, CA, June 21, 2016 – Cristina Ferrare, longtime co-host of Hallmark Channel’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated daily series “Home & Family,” will depart the network’s popular original lifestyle program, it was announced today by Hallmark Channel. The network also announced that current “Home & Family” member Debbie Matenopoulos will immediately join Emmy® Award-winning journalist and series co-host Mark Steines as the series’ new co-host.
“Cristina Ferrare has been instrumental in making ‘Home & Family’ one of daytime’s most popular lifestyle series,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming & Publicity, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
“Cristina’s natural flair and expertise, along with her warmth and grace, set a standard for all of us at ‘Home & Family,’ and we are forever indebted to her.
“It is a great pleasure to promote ‘Home & Family’ regular contributor Debbie Matenopoulos to become Mark’s co-host. Debbie has quickly become an audience favorite among our family of multi-talented lifestyle experts and we look forward to Debbie’s continued unique and exciting contributions going forward.”
What do you think? Do you watch Home & Family? Are you sad to see Cristina leave?
Huge mistake!! Debbie is okay but she is no Christina
Christine Ferrera is the main ingredient of the show in my opinion. Her professionalism and God conviction are a breath of fresh air to watch. I love you Chritina and will pray for you. I will miss seeing you on Home & Family.
The show is not the same without Christina. I agree that her dedication to her faith and the class and fun she brought will be missed, and the loss will the ruin of this show for me. I will no longer take the time out of my day for this new format.
I have nothing against Debbie. It’s just that Christina brought my demographic in. What a loss and what a foolish decision by Hallmark.
I am very disappointed that Cristina has left the show.The show will never be the same show. I do hope she is well.
While I like Debbie, she is not Cristina and the show is suffering. I do love Mark. I think Hallmark mishandled Cristina’s leaving. For her to go on vacation and never come back is poor management.
Christina was why I tuned into Home and Family!
I’m gone!!! Cristina and Mark were charismatic together. Cristina brought such warmth and love to this show. The new co-host is not for me. I truly loved this show. So sad.
Sorry to see Christina leave. Why did she leave?
Sorry, Debbie does not compare to Cristina as a host. Don’t know if I will keep watching.
I wont be watching Home & Family as often without Christina! Christina made this show in my opinion!!
I’m really disappointed, I have trouble with Debbie and it will be hard to watch “Home and Family ” on a regular basis now. I will miss Christina and have missed her she has grace and charm in co-hosting I am glad that Mark is still with the show! I do hope she is well and hope she comes back and why did she leave? I never enjoyed Debbie’s sigments so this is not because of changes, it is her personality, I find her too much!
Kathy
I am very unhappy. I loved Christina and will no longer watch this show.
Apparently Hallmark is not concerned with the older viewer.
I will not be watching. I love cristina
So sorry to see her gone. She is the warmth of the show.
I am very disappointed to see Kristina leave. The show won’t be the same
I am so saddened by the loss of beautiful Christina! I had a feeling about her leaving the show for the past month. I pray that she is well and happy. I for one will miss her and no longer find the show as attractive. She was the reason that I have tuned in daily to watch. She was just her. There was nothing pretentious about this co-host. I will struggle with viewing the Home & Family show now. There have been one to many changes within a very short period of time.