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?
I too am disappointed that Cristina is not on the Home and Family show. I quit watching it for a couple of weeks thinking she was on vacation. Am so disappointed she isn’t coming back. I will not be watching it any longer. Mark and Cristina made the show feel like a real family.
O.K. Hallmark. Time to cancel Home And Family. The show has gone completely downhill since Christina was rudely ‘let go’. Give the crafters and Shirley their own show to fill the time-slot. Not watching anymore.
Just terrible! I will no longer each Home and Family. No chemistry and no more fun! Come on Hallmark, get a life!!!!
I, too, miss Cristina on Home & Family. Sorry to see her go.
Just checked to see if Cristina was back on Home & Family. I like Mark and have nothing against Debbie, but Cristina was why I watched the show. I won’t be checking any more. Poor judgment at H&F.
I am very sad to know that christina will no longer be the co host if home and family. I have watched this show for the past 3 years, everyday. I am no longer interested in watching!
I am very disappointed that Cristina is no longer on the Home and Family show I loved the feeling of the show and the interaction with her and Mark. I will not watch the show any more. The feeling is just not family it is cool instead of warm and loving. Big mistake getting rid of Cristina in my opinion.
It’s a joke now. Cristina brought class and now this show is full of clowns. Ridiculous move H&F …you can’t even hear what they’re saying. I’ve stopped watching.
I know I should not care because I don’t personally know these people but it bothered me seeing that Mark got married this weekend and Cristina who was so close to him and his boys was not a part of it. And it doesn’t seem like she is friendly with Kym anymore. There must be more to this story because it doesn’t make sense, at least to me. (I know, it’s none of my business lol)
Well if I were in Christina’s position, I don’t think I would go to Mark’s wedding anyway. She might have been invited, who knows, but they likely were happy she wasn’t there because facing her must be a cold reminder of the lousy treatment she got, and how they ALL allowed it to happen. No doubt, they are all saving their own skins, and in their own little ways, threw Christina under the bus to keep their jobs. ALL the cast know that, at any moment, they could get the same treatment from corporate. My money is on Debbie getting… Read more »
How can we find out whether H&F ratings have gone up, down or stayed the same since Christina left?
So sorry to hear that Cristinna is no longer on Home and Family! The program is just not the same. I used to watch daily but now I don’t mind missing the program.
I miss her very much I don’t watch it anymore
So very sad to hear that Cristina is not on Home and Family anymore. Such a warm personality! Love the heart-felt emotion for God and country on the Memorial Day show!
The show is not interesting anymore. Christina has a fun, loving and warm heart. She showed that she is a person who made us feel comfortable. Her shining personality brings us joy.. Bring her back so I can watch again. The cast is ok, but I won’t watch it anymore.
I just can’t continue watching the show. It’s like Cristina ferrare never existed . They are all laughing like idiots and never a mention of her . To leave this show so abruptly is very sad and odd to me. Just wondering if something else happened . Makes no sense because she was the whole show. Never watch it again.
done with home and family show very disappointed makes me feel they really dont know what their viewers want or maybe dont care ? and not to even speak of her like she didnt exist : (
I won’t be watching anymore…
Heartbroken & thoroughly disappointed.
Love to Cristina & God bless her!!