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?
PS Call a spade a spade, Network. She didn’t leave. She was fired!!
Without Christina I won’t be watching… I am tired of America’s slavery to youth and disrespect for those who allow and celebrate the natural aging process. Christina is a beautiful example of the class and wisdom and solid natural beauty someone of her caliber represents. Baby Boomers need to reject the casual acceptance of this blatant display of civil rights abuse.
I also won’t be watching without Christina. She was the main reason I watched the show. She made the whole show! Boooooooo! I can’t believe they let her go because of her age process, She looks better than most of those younger there! Sorry girls no offense.Well all I can say is watch out Mark, You not getting any younger.
What a giant mistake you made by eliminating Christina. I watched the show because of her. Whoever made that decision should be fired.
I sure agree with you. I have been reading everyone’s comment. Nobody is happy with this change. Wow! What a network bomb! All of you are so right, Cristina WAS the glue. Remember how she and Mark would talk about the Hallmark movies as they came up? I just can’t figure out WHAT THEY WERE THINKING!! They certainly didn’t help the show. Were they trying to sink it? I just don’t think they can “fix” this unless they admit they made a mistake and bring her back. I am impressed with the class Cristina has shown through all this!
This is the biggest disappointment from a network that I have always enjoyed watching. Christina was perfection to co-host with Mark and this duo made your show a hit. Hallmark, you just lost another viewer. What were you thinking?
I won’t be watching your show anymore. Christina talked to woman of ALL ages. I will miss her warm and caring personality. BIG mistake!!!
Just not the same family warmth….change is often hard..however..just not sure about this one
I miss Christina! I thought she was GREAT! Though I have nothing against Debbie, she just isn’t Christina!
Christina was the only reason I watched. Love her recipes, love her sweetness and generous attitude towards everyone. She was there b/4 the trip to Dollywood and gone when we all came back ~ I was gone for a while too ~ but I tuned in one day to hear Mark say she was off for a little bit to “can peaches” and I thought that was strange. Been gone again but each time I tuned in she was gone and it began to look like she wasn’t coming back. Now it’s official ~ I have no reason to watch… Read more »
Christina was the reason I tuned in ~ I have no desire to watch it now
I agree without Cristina it isn’t a family. And such fakiness not saying a word about it. Horrible decision! Done watching!
I miss Christina, too. It’s especially difficult to keep watching the show because I think Debbie’s talents really should be in a seat other than the host’s. She seems to be having a hard time with it so I feel bad for her and sometimes even cringe (the smiles and laughs obviously aren’t real and she talks over everyone, even the guests). Ya gotta look at the top, however. What were the producers thinking? Or doing… Like the very first female host they had, Debbie will probably lose her job sooner then she expects. Hollywood just eats up and spits… Read more »
With Cristina it was like you were really in her home and you were so welcomed. Now it’s more like a yuppy show and a “get together”. Won’t be watching anymore.
With Cristina you could feel like it was really her home and you were so welcomed. Now it’s more like a yuppy show. I won’t be watching anymore, I’ll find my home and craft ideas elsewhere.
I miss Christina soooo much. I don’t think she was too old. She has such a great personality and to me filled the spot perfectly! I like Debbie, but to me Christina made the show better. I don’t watch as much. Maybe 2 days a week instead of every day. I kept waiting for her to come back. Hallmark you screwed up big time! More older people watch it than younger people. I’m really disappointed with you! I don’t watch your channel as much anymore because you have made me very disgusted!
Will never watch again,Christina was the CLASS of the show. BAD MOVE!
will not ever watch,Christina was the Class of the show!