Get ready to return to Hope Valley. Hallmark Channel has announced that season six of their When Calls the Heart TV show will return on Sunday, May 5th at 8 p.m. and a second episode will air the following evening, on Monday, May 6th.
Season six of the series was pulled from the schedule following co-star Lori Loughlin’s arrest so that the remaining new episodes could be “retooled” (to edit Loughlin out).
Here’s the press release and a preview of the return:
SEASON SIX OF HALLMARK CHANNEL‘S HIT SERIES
“WHEN CALLS THE HEART” RETURNS WITH A SPECIAL TWO NIGHT EVENT ON MAY 5Th AND MAY 6thThe Network’s Frontier Drama Makes Its Highly Anticipated Return
STUDIO CITY, CA – April 10, 2019 –– Season Six of “When Calls the Heart,” Hallmark Channel’s longest-running, most-watched primetime series to date, returns with two all-new episodes on Sunday May 5th and Monday May 6th at 8 p.m. ET/PT, series star Erin Krakow announced on-air today in a special video message.
Buoyed by a legion of devoted fans, the sixth season’s first episode was the highest-rated premiere in the series’ history, ranking as the #2 original scripted series of the week, only behind AMC’s “The Walking Dead”, and marks the #3 original scripted series on cable in 2019-to-date. On a Live +3 basis, the program delivered a 2.9 Household rating, 3.1 million Total Viewers, and 449,000 Women 25-54. The episode reached over 3.6 million unduplicated total viewers.
Source: Nielsen, February 18 – February 24, 2019
What do you think? Will you be watching the return of When Calls the Heart on Hallmark? Do you think that Loughlin should have been edited out of these episodes?
I am thrilled WCTH is coming back! The show should not suffer for one persons mistakes. I, too love Lori and was deeply saddened that this happened. We all make mistakes but some are more serious than others. That’s life.
I will definitely watch the return of WCTH. I am sort of on the fence about Lori Loughlin. You know, innocent until proven guilty. Hallmark, I think was a little quick to cut ties with Lori. Hallmark has always professed to be all about family and when one of their own needed their support they thru her under the bus. I don’t by any means condone what Lori did (if in fact she did do it), but I am also in no position to judge anyone. I hope they do not kill her off though but recasting her could be… Read more »
I am a #Heartie through and through – in good times and in challenging times. I am beyond thrilled for the return of S6. I love Lori and will continue to love Lori, but my guess there is something in her contract that spelled out consequences in the event of some legal problems. I completely trust Hallmark, Brian Bird and Michael Landon to make the best decision possible. They have given us an amazing show and they would have no reason to sabotage the show if they had a choice.
Def yes and wish they didn’t fire Lori
Definitely yes. If I happen to need to be somewhere else, I will race to On Denand?to view it, since I can’t afford a DVR.
I am so very happy the series is coming back!! I trust Hallmark to do the right thing regarding Lori’s character. The series has a lot of wonder people and one person should not spoil a good thing for the others. I will definitely be watching!!! All the best!!
One of the best Hallmark series. Thank you for bringing the series back. I trust Hallmark
executives to make the best decision regarding Miss Lori.
I am glad When Calls the Heart is coming back! I also hope Abigal will also be back, recast! I really love the show and look forward to watching it! Also, I really enjoy watching the Good Witch, I hope it returns! Thank You Hallmark Channel for all
your GREAT shows!
I am so glad the series is continuing soon. I was so anxious for this season to start, then was stopped because of Lori’s mistake. You would have had complaints no matter how you handle this unusual situation. I’m just glad the show will be continued, hopefully for many more seasons.
I definitely will have been waiting for it to return ..looking forward to it thank you for bringing it back on air ….
No she shouldn’t have been edited out.
She got what she deserved, she knew it was wrong and got caught. She has shown no remorse for her actions. Her actions since it happened have been nothing but smiles and giving autographs. She should have taken the plea, but thinks she’s better than anybody. I really liked her as an actress until this situation and her behavior since she got caught.
I am glad When Calls the Heart is coming back. I hope Abigail is recast. I really enjoy the show. Also, I hope Garage Sales show will be back on. I also like the Good Witch, and hope that returns. I enjoy all your shows on Hallmark channels. They are good clean shows. Thanks for the channels & shows.
I so agree.
I’ll definitely watch. My only question is what happens to The Good Witch now? It was supposed to premiere that day. Had Hallmark announced something that I missed or have they not said anything about it yet?
I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. I love Lori and hope things work out for the best for her. I don’t know what happened, but it’s not my business. She will be missed! It was a blow when Jack left and again with Lori. Don’t really care for Erin K., but there are lots of other actor/actress I love. And I do wonder what happens next with this series. Hope you can manage to keep going and just replace Lori with someone else for time being or permanently. Good luck with all that! And thank you for… Read more »
I do not think the already-filmed season should have been edited or re-tooled. Waste of $$ and time, especially on part of viewers who FINALLY got to start the NEW season, only to have it pre-empted longer. They could have written her out for new season. I hope they do NOT re-cast her part, no other person would fit, even other fluff HM actresses. Just have her go away, or character of Abigail killed off.