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?
Meh ! I only started watching the show when I seen Christina Ferrare was on it, but I just could not get into it. I felt the show just took so long everyday. Christina this may be a blessing in disguise ❤️
The show isn’t the same without Cristina. The new host is not right for this type of show. To me, she appears to be looking for a home and a family, this show is not it. Young and new is not always the answer. BRING CRISTINA BACK!
I miss Cristina also….she was the reason I watched and DVR’d the show. She was warm, genuine, interesting and full of light and fun. Debbie I always liked on the show, but she is not Co-Host material. She is just not as savvy and experienced as Cristina, and she doesn’t have that genuine feel that I felt with Cristina. I have been trying to watch with Debbie as co-host, but it’s not working for me, so sadly I will not DVR Home and Family anymore. I may check in from time to time to see the gang, but they have… Read more »
Right on Kathryn!!!
Dreadful decision!! Cristina was perfect for the show!!
Home & family oriented! What is a Debbie??
I hate that Christina is gone…could not believe that she was replaced…so warm, and caring, and genuine. Beautiful, modest, gifted with grace and articulation…a skilled interviewer, asking appropriate and tasteful questions, with interest, and never invasive. A sense of humor, and an easy compatibility with her co-host, Mark. She was a perfect representation of all that is ‘Hallmark’, – class, family values, faith, and optimism. With no offense to the new co-host, whoever made this call, made a mistake. To Christina–thank you for your class and tastefulness- you made turning on the tv for that hour something I truly looked… Read more »
Firing Christina sucks. Shame on you. I’m not watching anymore.
It’s not the same. I miss Cristina. I don’t watch it anymore.
I refuse to watch the show. Debbie is more fake than most. Yes, I’m older but apparently the channel caters to younger people. I did watch and enjoy when Christina was co-host.
Cristina IS Home and Family. I have no desire to watch it without her. She will be so deeply missed.
I think a change is good . It keeps things moving and we all need
A change sometimes . I’m sure Christina will find a new adventure
And I wish her well
I do not watch Home and Family every day but I watched it here and there. I noticed the last few times I watched that Christina seemed to be lost or something. She made a few comments that were odd and seemed to forget things. I thought geez she needs to go. I thought she was not well or something. I hope her health is ok but I can see why she was replaced. I wish her well.
It’s NOT the same without Christina. So sorry to see her go
I really love Cristina and miss her warm and loving self on the show
It’s just not the same however I still enjoy watching just not the same
I loved home and family with Cristina, I was sad to to learn she was gone I haven’t warmed up to Debbie she’s not warm and fuzzy like Cristina she was truly a pleasure especially with the holiday season coming up I loved Cristina, I’m going to watch for countdown to Christmas I hope I enjoy the show as much.