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 am very sad to hear Christina will no longer be the co-host on Home and Family. Personally, I will miss her and what she contributed to the show. It makes me very sad that she will no longer be a part of ‘my’ morning! Debbie is great and I have always enjoyed what she brought to the show but feel she is maybe a little too much as the co-host….a little over the top maybe? Christina was softer, warmer and more nurturing bringing a compassionate mothering quality to the show that made the cast appear to be a family.… Read more »
Home & Family is the first morning show I have watched daily since I quite watching The Today Show many years ago. Cristine’s warm good nature & as well as her natural interaction with Mark was what drew me in. I like Debby very much, but I don’t like her in place of Cristine!!! I’ve watched the show & the rerun show everyday for the last 3 years I even taped the show in case I missed it I would have something to watch on the weekend. And to be perfectly honest the show has lost its pop since Cristine… Read more »
Landed on H&F yesterday while surfing for something to watch. There was the whole crowd along with Mark’s new wife and stepdog. Even if they add his in-laws to the lineup, Christina will always be the key missing piece of the puzzle.
Big mistake Hallmark Channel to replace Cristina. I met her when my daughter was a guest on the show and she was a class act. She is much more professional and I think that viewers relate to her more. Debbie is immature and boring. I can’t believe that she was chosen as a replacement. Wait, yes I do…..she’s younger. I don’t bother to watch anymore.
I think the show is not nearly as interesting without Christina. Christina has life experience and a lot of knowledge that adds to the show. I use to watch all the episodes and record the ones I couldn’t watch live, now I don’t care whether I see them or not. If the series gets completely cancelled now- it won’t be a loss. Big mistake on Hallmarks part.
I think it’s awful. Debbie is good as a contributor but not Co-Host. Kim would have even been better. You seriously need Christina back Hallmark. Dumb dumb mistake.
Hallmark has made a big mistake. I record the show and cut out Debbie as much as possible. I got tired of all of her fake emotions and big ego.
I miss Cristina , Debbie needs to sit down and keep her month shut once in a while, I really don’t watch it but I turn it on and turn it off. They both try to out talk each other. So I turn it off , just hoping I will turn it on and Cristina will be back.
Mark is very likeable, and he and Cristina played off against each other well. When Debbie was fired from The View man, years ago it was because she spoke too much and not intelligently. I agree that she absolutely talks too much, and I cannot tolerate the show anhymore. When there is a topic of interest I record and fast forward over Debbie
Why does everyone act like Christina doesn’t and never did exist? I thought her and Mark were good friends. At least acknowledge that she has been a big part of the success of the show. Even the opening for the show has wiped Christina out like she was never there. Shame, shame.
I was very sorry to hear about Cristina, I won’t be watching the show amy more.
THE SHOW NOW, IS ABOUT A LOT OF NONSENSE, IT’S ON WAY TOO LONG, AN HOUR A DAY IS TOO MUCH, I THINK IT’S TIME TO END IT. CHRISTINA MADE THE SHOW,
I like Debbie but not for “this gig”. Christina and Mark are what makes Home and Family. I’m so sad because I’m just not drawn to the show anymore. Maybe now I’ll get something done in that 4 hours that I watched H&F. I still watch but it’s not a necessity.
I will never turn on the Hallmark channel again. Age discrimination now defines the Hallmark Channel.
I will not be watching H&F any more! They are crazy to of let her go!!
I have stopped watching HM.
Please bring Christina back!
I use to record it everyday but since
Christina got fired I have cancelled
The recording. This show is
So boring!