After a few years of rising numbers, last year, the Nielsen ratings for Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart TV show settled in and ended up just a bit down. Still, the Canadian-American TV series has a fiercely devoted audience who keeps returning, so Hallmark has even developed an upcoming spin-off, When Calls Hope. Will the season six ratings be negatively impacted by the departure of Daniel Lissing? Will When Calls the Heart be cancelled or renewed for season seven? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
A western family drama, When Calls the Heart stars Erin Krakow, Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Martin Cummins, Pascale Hutton, and Kavan Smith. Inspired by the Janette Oke novel, the Hallmark TV series centers on Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher from a high society background. When she is assigned to teach in a coal country classroom, her life completely changes, particularly when she meets Royal North West Mounted Policie Constable Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing). Season six kicks off with the recently widowed Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton anticipating the arrival of Jack’s posthumous baby.
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Note: Although Hallmark Channel separates the When Calls the Heart holiday special from the regular season, the two-hour movie which premieres on Christmas Day 2018 has a season six production number, so we include the movie’s ratings as part of season six.
For comparisons: The fifth season of When Calls the Heart on Hallmark averaged a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.325 million viewers.
What do you think? Do you like the When Calls the Heart TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for season seven on Hallmark Channel?
*3/18/19 update: The series has not been cancelled but, following Loughlin’s arrest, Hallmark pulled the remaining season six episodes. It seems that the intent is to rework the episodes (presumably to remove Loughlin) and air them at a later date. We’ll update you when we have a date.
*4/10/19 update: Season six of When Calls the Heart returns May 5, 2019.
*4/13/19 update: When Calls the Heart has been renewed for a seventh season by Hallmark.
Love this series!!! Please renew this show!!!
There are so few squeaky clean programs left and I did enjoy them. Would be nice if they could stay on.
Love, love, love this show. Binged it when i first found it. Maybe Jack had an unknown twin brother that shows up ?
Food for thought. Please keep it, hard to find good programming without a lot of sex violence and cussing.
Bb
My husband even keeps suggesting that maybe Jack really isn’t dead since no one found his body. I think it’s sweet that my man is this into the series with me! He’s not usually a fan of Hallmark movies, but he does enjoy watching “When Calls the Heart” with me.
Only if a bring Jack back but they identified the wrong body. They let jack and Elizabeth raise their children. Jack comes back on the 1st wedding anniversary
FI watched the show from the begining. Please don’t cancel..
I have been watching this show from the begining and love it. I have gotten my granddaughter and sister watching it as well. Please do not cancel a great family show, these type of shows are going away and bad ones stay. I love Hallmark, they have family movies ans shows.
Please don’t cancel one of my favorite shows thanks
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While I liked Jack and am sorry to see him go, I think this show is about so much more than one person. I would think his untimely death would open up many more story ideas. Life happens, good and bad, and his death adds a little more reality to the show. I record it regularly and hope to see it renewed. I love the fact that it is a clean, caring and compassionate show for all ages.
I truly enjoy watching WCTH. Each episode gives a message, whether it be love, forgiveness, an act of kindness, dignity, and hope. I am looking forward to seeing another season of When Calls the Heart.
We love the show and it’s values
Please continue this wonderful show. The whole family can watch, which is such a rarity these days.
I vote to keep it!! Please!!
Waiting for the next season to be released to Netflix. Don’t have Hallmark with my cable package. Great show~ hate to see it be cancelled.
An awesome show which I believe should stay on, it teaches so many lessons of love and more. Its clean and carry a level of mixed demomgrapics that can reach across the gender, race and even age. Something I can let my children watch.