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?
You’ve just lost a fan of the show. I cannot believe Cristina was fired and without any explanation. She and Mark had chemistry that gave the show a “home and family” aura. This breaks my heart and just shows what’s really important in “some” people’s minds and hearts. I like Debbie but not as a host. This is very disappointing and I can see CANCELLATION in the future for Home & Family.
Sorry, I’ve tried watching with new co-host but the show doesn’t have the same “feel”. I missed the announcement and would tune in occasionally thinking Christine might be back by now (thought she was on vacation)….. Miss the “family”!!!
I have never been a talk show fan, I quickly became a fan of Home & Family. I have watched it maybe 2 – 3 times and did not enjoy the show at all. 1. Christina kept it g-rated. 2. I am disappointed how she eas treated, and I asked for an explanation from the network and the show and was never answered. 3. I watch Hallmark a great deal and I expected more respected than I recieved. I expected more for Cristina. I can honestly say I will not watch the show any longer. The way Debbie acts is… Read more »
Miss Cristina on H & F. She added grace and class. Not the same without her.
I have been watching H&F for along time. I loved Christina. She made the show. She gave the show elegance and beauty. She had so much charisma and sweetness and grace. If you replaced her because of her age, shame on hallmark!! I have missed her since it happened but was not aware of what happened till I Google it. I’m so disappointed.
I no longer watch Home & Family. I watched every day to see Cristina’s cooking segments and thought her honesty about topics was refreshing. The love she has for her family, her cooking and her tv family was endearing and I think it’s shameful how she was replaced so suddenly. Shame on Hallmark, I’m disappointed in this poor decision.
I just found out Christina will no longer be on H&F,I really enjoyed her and am saddened about this. Hallmark not a good decision as well as Cedar Cove ending,very bad mistake…
It is sad to see the original host of a great show leave. I will miss Cristina very much. I started watching the show back in 1996 when it first aired. She is a great lady whom I admire and have respect for. I only wish her the best in all she does.
SO BUMMED
I am very sad, its not the same without her
This is ridiculous. Shame on you! The show will be lacking in personality and grace.
Why would the network make such a drastic change I’ve watched the show because of Christina and will not continue any longer.
I too miss Christina, , she brought such personality to every show , really miss her
The show has turned into a crafting show. The content has suffered greatly since Christina was replaced. Debbie is fine but it’s just not the same show. I no longer watch.
this stinks – she was the whole show and the reason to watch it