This is a list of
television film
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s produced for the
cable network
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Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is an American television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. The channel's programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies and ...
(HC) and
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (formerly known as Hallmark Movie Channel, and also known as HMM) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings. The channel was spun off from sister network Hallmark Chan ...
(HMM). Such films are currently called Hallmark Channel Original Movies and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.
The Hallmark Channel was officially launched in August 2001, with its sister channel Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (originally Hallmark Movie Channel) launched in January 2004. In addition to stand-alone original films, both channels broadcast a number of original film series, including ''
Garage Sale Mystery
''Garage Sale Mystery'' is an American/Canadian mystery film series starring Lori Loughlin as Jennifer Shannon. It is based on the ''Garage Sale Mystery'' book series written by Suzi Weinert. The Hallmark series aired on Hallmark Movies & Myster ...
'', ''
Jesse Stone'', ''
Signed, Sealed, Delivered'', the ''
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries'' and ''
The Good Witch
''The Good Witch'' is a television film that aired on the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2008. It stars Catherine Bell as Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale and Chris Potter as chief of police Jake Russell. The film has spawned six followup telev ...
'', as well having produced mystery-themed
wheel series
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.
The Hallmark Channel achieved its highest-ever broadcast premiere ratings with the 2014 original movie ''Christmas Under Wraps'', starring
Candace Cameron Bure, which was watched by 5.8 million viewers. Both networks receive their highest ratings during their
"Countdown to Christmas" period, with a succession of festive original films being broadcast from late October to late December.
A number of these films are also carried in Canada by the
W Network
W Network (often shortened to W) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts general entertainment programming oriented towards a female audience.
W Network was established in ...
and
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian television network owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications. The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC on November 25, 1971 to Cable Television Ass ...
under content distribution agreements with Hallmark parent
Crown Media
Hallmark Media (formerly Crown Media Holdings) is an American media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards.
Hallmark Media consists of Crown Media Productions and ...
; the vast majority of Hallmark Channel films
are filmed in Canada and thus qualify for
Canadian content
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quotas. In the
United Kingdom
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, Hallmark Original Movies are shown on
Movies 24
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, a sister channel.
Umbrella series
The channels have broadcast a number of umbrella or '
wheel series
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', featuring premieres of original films.
: * ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' originally premiered back in 1951 on
NBC
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, but its movies began to be shown exclusively on Hallmark Channel starting on November 30, 2014 with the release of ''One Christmas Eve''.
Seasonal programming
The channels also produce annual
seasonal programming blocks, which include premieres of original films.
: * Formerly known as The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas and The Most Wonderful Miracles of Christmas.
: † Formerly known as Countdown to Valentine's Day and Love Ever After.
: ‡ Formerly known as Spring Fever and Spring Fling.
: # Formerly known as Winterfest.
: ✤ Formerly known as Fall Harvest.
Film series
Some Hallmark films are a part of a larger film series. Below is an alphabetically-sorted list of all film series and the number of films in each.
: (HD)
Hallmark Drama
Hallmark Drama is an American cable television channel owned by Hallmark Cards' Crown Media Holdings. It is the sister channel to Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and focuses on family-friendly dramatic storytelling.
History ...
is a sister channel to HC and HMM.
: * Film added to wheel series after an original stand-alone film.
: †
Jesse Stone films premiere on HC, but are repeated on, and considered to be a key franchise for, HMM.
: + Also TV series.
Hallmark Entertainment
Some of the movies do not fall under any of the aforementioned groups. The following list consists of television films and miniseries produced for or by
Hallmark Entertainment
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that did not premiere on either Hallmark Channel, its sister channels, or as part of the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' anthology series.
Hallmark Channel Original Movies (2000–2015)
2016
Hallmark Channel
:(W) Winterfest, (CtVD) Countdown to Valentine's Day, (SF) Spring Fling, (JW) June Weddings, (SN) Summer Nights, (FH) Fall Harvest, and (CtC)
Countdown to Christmas are
seasonal programming blocks.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
2017
Hallmark Channel
:(W) Winterfest, (CtVD) Countdown to Valentine's Day, (SF) Spring Fling, (JW) June Weddings, (SN) Summer Nights, (FH) Fall Harvest, and (CtC)
Countdown to Christmas are
seasonal programming blocks.
:* Simultaneous premiere on HC and HMM.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
2018
Hallmark Channel
:(W) Winterfest, (CtVD) Countdown to Valentine's Day, (SF) Spring Fever, (JW) June Weddings, (SN) Summer Nights, (FH) Fall Harvest, and (CtC)
Countdown to Christmas are
seasonal programming blocks.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
:(MoC)
Miracles of Christmas is a seasonal programming block.
2019
Hallmark Channel
:(W) Winterfest, (CtVD) Countdown to Valentine's Day, (SF) Spring Fever, (CtS) Countdown to Summer,
(JW) June Weddings,
(SN) Summer Nights, (FH) Fall Harvest, and (CtC)
Countdown to Christmas are
seasonal programming blocks.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
:(MoC)
Miracles of Christmas is a seasonal programming block.
:* Simultaneous premiere on HC and HMM.
:† Part of Gold Crown Christmas Week: Christmas in July.
2020
Hallmark Channel
:(W) Winterfest,
(LEA) Love Ever After,
(SF) Spring Fling,
(ALR) A Little Romance, (SN) Summer Nights,
(FH) Fall Harvest,
and (CtC)
Countdown to Christmas are
seasonal programming blocks.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
:(MoC)
Miracles of Christmas is a seasonal programming block.
:* Simultaneous premiere on HC and HMM.
2021
Hallmark Channel
:(NYNM) New Year New Movies!, (LEA) Love Ever After, (SF) Spring Fling, (SN) Summer Nights, (FH) Fall Harvest, and (CtC) Countdown to Christmas are
seasonal programming blocks.
:† Part of Christmas in July.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
:(MoC) Miracles of Christmas is a seasonal programming block.
Hallmark Movies Now
2022
Hallmark Channel
:(NYNM) New Year New Movies!, (L) Loveuary, (SiL) Spring into Love, (SN) Summer Nights, (CiJ) Christmas in July, (FiL) Fall into Love, and (CtC) Countdown to Christmas are
seasonal programming blocks.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
:(HM) Hallmark Mahogany are films under Hallmark's Mahogany banner. (HD) Hallmark Dayspring are films under Hallmark's Dayspring banner. (MoC) Miracles of Christmas is a seasonal programming block.
2023
Hallmark Channel
:(NYNM) New Year New Movies! is a
seasonal programming block.
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Announced or In Development
*''A Biltmore Christmas''
*''The Case of Mystery Lane''
*''Curious Caterer: The Grilling Season''
*''Naima in Nashville''
Highest-rated premieres
Hallmark Channel
Top 10 Christmas premieres
Within a calendar year
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Top 10 Christmas premieres
Within a calendar year
See also
*
List of ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' episodes (and
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List of programs broadcast by Hallmark Channel
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References
External links
Official websites
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Crown Media Press
Other
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