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?
Won’t be watching the show from now on because of the ruthless dismissal of Christina. HOME & FAMILY, really? That is not what you do to family.
Very sorry to hear you let Christina go Home and Family will never be the same I have to agree with the ladies. Christina was grace personified. Without Christina it just is not Home and Family anymore. Christina and Mark were a great twosome!! They complimented one another, I believe you made a huge mistake letting Christina go. She will be missed, and to you Christina, when one door closes!! God will open another!! God bless you for coming into our lives each day. Cannot watch the show anymore without you as host.
I will never watch the show again and I watched it everyday. For her to vanish out of thin air is a horrible way to fire someone. No explanation from anyone and life goes on as if she never existed. Well that’s o k I guess but not for me. I hate home s d fsmily s d will never tune in again as many of the viewers shared with you idiots.
Debbie is annoying. Watched because of Cristina Was a warm homey show with her made me happy. Fat cats always have to screw things up
Home and Family has gone from one of my favorite daily shows to now freeing me up with two hours of found time. The warmth and class that Ferrare lent to this show has been replaced with a silly free-for-all. Not for me now, thank you! (And by the way Hallmark – thank you for an explanation to your viewers of what had happened. I bet you were hoping no one noticed. Can’t imagine how this effected Cristina…she is a real lady!)
i hate the show now
Actually, no I did not vote before. I have never seen this comment before today.
I will not be watching the show now, I really Liked Cristina, no way can Debbie do the show.
I can’t believe they let Christina go, she was such an asset to the show I don’t feel it’s the same without her and i won’t be watching as much sorry, very disappointed in the decision to let her go.
Iam sad that Christina left the show. I enjoyed her very much, maybe because I have ajways liked her for years. She always looked beautiful.
Surely disappointed that Cristina has been replaced. The changes in the show are unfortunate. Cristina gave dignity, refinement, appreciation and grace to the show. It will be several years (if at all) before Debbie will be able to develop those attributes with any measure of acceptance. Nevertheless, Debbie has her excellent qualities and is trying, but the show is not as wonderful. It seems I have gone from never missing it if at all possible feeling that I won’t miss anything if I don’t see it. The refinement and maturity factor is no longer.
Sad to see Cristina go. I don’t see the right style and class anymore with the show. Mark and Debbie just don’t have that right mix of chemistry. They are toooo much alike. Now it seems Mark needs to step up to be the more mature and knowledgable one. And that is unlikely. So seems Hallmark made a mistake. 52 is the new 60 ? Mark u need to quit the puns.
i aggre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Why do the networks wait until their show is doing great then decide to get rid of the people who cause’s it to be great they just ruined this show!
I will no longer be watching the Home & Family show. It is not Home & Family without Cristina not matter how hard they try.
I think you just made a mistake
I feel that Christina gave a this show just a feeling of class. She was funny and very knowledgeable of so many things and she and Mark meshed very well .Debbie on the other hand , is scattered and loud!. Maybe as an occasional guest she was good but as a daily host not so good. She and Mark do not go together well as she is always butting in on his conversations and trying to out do whatever he says. She just tried too hard to do the job that Christina did so graciously .It is just not a… Read more »
I am appalled that you let your original host go. She was a delight to watch and she was more like the majority of women than your current Co host. I am very disappointed in my favorite network. Will not be watching anymore.
I can’t believe that Christina was fired! She was the Heart of Hallmark and the show. Now, because of what you have done, I can’t quite believe the line that you all are “family” anymore. Not even a send-off for her! I wondered for a month or more what had happened, was she ill, etc. Her humility and love cemented all the relationships together into a wonderful, beautiful, believable unity. Now when Mark keeps touching Debbie’s arm and joking with her, it almost feels like flirting or dating…I just don’t feel like watching anymore. I feel like the Network ought… Read more »
Very flirty feeling, just not appropriate
Christina was always flirting with Mark.
I had been watching g her actions she seem like she was getting dimentia very forgetful
Never saw ANY inappropriate behavior from Cristina. She always acted like a lady with immense class.
I NEVER saw any of this. I did see her put up with his silliness sometimes but I NEVER saw ANY inappropriate behavior on Christina’s part. Just goes to show you, people see what they want to see, whether it’s real or not. Christina was the single best thing that happened to that show: she was lovely, she was considerate, she was a great role model for all women, not just those over a certain age. H&F is betting on people forgetting that and returning to the show. I think they’re wrong.)
Hated to see Christina leave the show. She was so warm and witty. I watched every day ,it was the best show on tv. I do not watch it now at all !!it has now turned into a cartoon,with all the silliness that goes on. I believe HF will never be the same without her. She and Mark complemented each other so much. It has been totally wrong for FH to let her go. She is missed so much!!!