🏈Touchdown, Hallmark!🎄 Which 3 Christmas Movies Topped The Ratings Over The Holiday Season?

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Hallmark has released a press release that states the three Christmas movies that earned the reigning achievement of being the most watched movies over the 2024 holiday season.

Have you seen all three movies? Two of them? One? Or none?

See the 3 movies that topped the charts in Hallmark's press release below:


Press Release via Hallmark Media:

HALLMARK CHANNEL 

FINISHES 2024 

AS THE #1 MOST-WATCHED

ENTERTAINMENT CABLE NETWORK 

OF THE YEAR

NETWORK DELIVERS TOP 3 

MOST-WATCHED CABLE MOVIES 

OF THE YEAR

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS 

ELEVATES HALLMARK CHANNEL 

TO BE FOURTH QUARTER’S

#1 ENTERTAINMENT CABLE NETWORK 

AMONG WOMEN 

FOR 11TH STRAIGHT YEAR

January 7, 2025, NEW YORK –– Hallmark Channel was crowned the #1 most-watched entertainment cable network of 2024 among key demographics! Holiday programming mainstay Countdown to Christmas continued Hallmark Channel's reign as the #1 most-watched entertainment cable network in Q4 among Women 18+ for 11 years running. Countdown to Christmas original movie premieres delivered the Top 3 most-watched cable movies of the year among key demos: Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story at #1, Three Wiser Men and a Boy at #2, and Santa Tell Me at #3.

Hallmark Channel’s original series also delivered ratings victories throughout the year, as the network had 2 of the Top 10 most-watched original programs on entertainment cable in 2024 among Women 18+ with When Calls the Heart and The Way Home. Both series returned over the weekend, as The Way Home Season 3 premieres new episodes at 9pm E.T. on Fridays and When Calls the Heart Season 12 premieres new episodes at 9pm E.T. on Sundays, streaming the next day on Hallmark+.

Hallmark Channel Full Year 2024 Entertainment Cable Highlights include (L+SD):

• Hallmark Channel was the #1 most-watched network of the year in:
o Total Day with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+
▪ *4
th year in a row among those demos
▪ Sister network Hallmark Mystery was the #4 most-watched network of the year with Women 18+ in Total Day Primetime with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+ Weekend Total Day with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+ and 25- 54
o Weekend Prime with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+
• 2 of the Top 10 most-watched original series of the year among Women 18+ with When Calls the Heart Season 11 at #2 and The Way Home Season 2 at #7

Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas and Fourth Quarter 2024 Entertainment Cable Highlights include (L+SD):
• Hallmark Channel was the #1 most-watched network in Q4 in:
Total Day with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+ and 25-54
▪ *11th year in a row among Women 18+
o Hallmark Mystery was the #3 most-watched network with Women 18+ in Q4
o Primetime with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+
o Weekend Prime with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+
o Weekend Total Day with Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; Women 18+ and 25- 54

• Top 3 most-watched cable movies of the year among Households; Total Viewers; Persons 18+; and Women 18+
o #1 Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story starring Hunter King and Tyler Hynes
o #2 Three Wiser Men and a Boy starring Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, and Andrew Walker
o #3 Santa Tell Me starring Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing
• Countdown to Christmas’ 32 all-new original movies were the #1 most-watched program among Women 18+ throughout Holiday
• Combined, Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Mystery’s Miracles of Christmas reached 36 million Unduplicated Total Viewers during Holiday

*Source: Nielsen Big Data+Panel, L+SD. 1/1/24-12/29/24. M-Su & Sa-Su 6a-6a & 8p-11p. All ranks exclude news and sports networks and programming. 2 of the Top 10 Original Programs/Series of the Year excludes Repeat airings and Programs with 5 Premiere airings. #1 Program among Women 18+ during Holiday from 10/18-12/29/24. Unduplicated P2+ Reach, HALL+HMYS combined network reach from 10/18-12/29/24, 6 min audience qualifier.

ABOUT HALLMARK CHANNEL
Hallmark Channel is Hallmark Media’s flagship 24-hour cable television network. As the country’s leading destination for quality, feel-good entertainment, Hallmark Channel delivers on the 100-year legacy of the Hallmark brand. The network’s lineup of signature original content includes movies, primetime scripted series, and specials. Dedicated to helping viewers celebrate holidays, seasons, and life’s special moments, Hallmark Channel is home to a host of annual programming events, including the highly successful Countdown to Christmas, which has become a pop culture phenomenon and a beloved holiday tradition for millions of viewers. Rounding out the network’s slate are some of television’s most classic comedies and series, including The Golden Girls, Frasier, and Reba.

For more information, please visit press.hallmarkmedia.com/
To visit the network website, please visit www.hallmarkchannel.com
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So... did you watch any of these Christmas movies over the holiday season?

My pick of these three Christmas movies is Santa Tell Me since it's a true romantic-comedy. It's lighthearted and hilarious, with a great cast of supporting characters. Was it my #1 pick of ALL the Christmas movies for the 2024 holiday season? No, but it was still an enjoyable watch; it's one that I would watch again when I need a good laugh-out-loud laugh!

I'd love to know your thoughts on these movies, as well. Ratings, of course, do not equate whether a movie was likeable. So, did you like/love/dislike these three movies? Do you have a favorite of the three?

Please share your thoughts in comments below.

Happy movie-watching!

Net

🐾 TV Series "Hudson & Rex" is Upping UPtv's Ratings on Thursday Nights! - SEE HERE:

Today, I have some doggone good news from my friends at UPtv...

"The exclusive U.S. cable premiere of the hit series Hudson & Rex is barking up some strong ratings. U.S. Premiere telecasts have more than tripled the network’s Thursday night 8pm hour average¹ and hit new highs on 2/1/24, ranking #17 in HH (Households) coverage ratings among all cable networks in the time period²."

1 Nielsen, L3D, Hudson & Rex premiere episodes Thu 8-9p (1/4/24-2/1/24) vs. Previous 4 weeks Thu 8p-9p (12/7/23-12/28/23), HH Cov AA%

2 Nielsen, L3D, Hudson & Rex Thu 8-9p (2/1/24) rank vs all cable nets in the time period, HH Cov AA%


UPtv is also encouraging the joy of pet adoption with the TV series Hudson & Rex and through their article Pawsitive Vibes: The Uplifting Effects of Pet Ownership.

UPtv states, "Pet ownership has many benefits beyond wagging tails and purring companionship. It can bring joy, comfort, and even laughter to your life. Can’t get enough of the special bond between animals and their humans? UPtv recommends Hudson & Rex, an action-packed one-hour police procedural drama focused on the partnership between detective Charlie Hudson and his partner Rex, an extraordinary former K9 dog."

Reminder: Hudson & Rex, starring John Reardon, airs Thursday nights on UPtv at 8pm/7c.! You can also stream the series from the beginning on UP Faith & Family - *click here for details*.

In addition to this current ratings success for UPtv, I wanted to be sure to also mention how well UPtv did in their ratings at Christmastime. UPtv's 2023 Christmas movies reached 14.3 million viewers, up 7% from their celebration in 2022!

Congratulations to UPtv on the achievement of these wonderful ratings! As long as you continue to air programming that uplifts viewers and brings families together, I hope your ratings keep going UP!!!

Let's all give UPtv 

a Round of A-Paws!

Net 🐾

❄⏳🎄 It's Time to Look Back on Hallmark's 2023 Christmas Movie Ratings 🎄⏳❄ SEE HERE:

Flip the hourglass, it's time to look back in time...

As I write to you this afternoon, we have a gorgeous snowfall outside our window. It is so picturesque; it makes me feel like singing, Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland! We've had so little snow this past November and December; it is a welcome sight from the safety and warmth inside on this cozy Saturday afternoon. My heart does go out to those who must work and travel in it, though. Be safe, everyone, if you live in one of the places receiving snow or bad weather today.

Seeing the snow outside truly puts my mind back into the Christmas spirit, with reminiscing thoughts of Snow Days and White Christmases of the past. What a perfect time this is to reflect on the Christmas movies from 2023.

In their latest press release, Hallmark shares their grand accomplishment of high ratings success over the 2023 holiday season:

[Press Release - excerpt via Hallmark Media:]

"Hallmark Channel rings in the new year by celebrating its title as the #1 most-watched entertainment cable network of 2023 among key demographics. The channel’s Countdown to Christmas holiday programming event continued its annual domination of the cable charts last quarter, elevating it to be the most-watched entertainment cable network in Q4 among Women 18+ for an entire decade running.

The 31 all-new Countdown to Christmas premieres lifted Hallmark Channel’s holiday programming to be the #1 most-watched program on entertainment cable among key demos throughout its 9-week run. The network’s standout original holiday movie premiere, A Merry Scottish Christmas starring Party of Five costars Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf, set records across the cable industry as the #1 most-watched cable movie of the year in 2023.

What’s more, sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries was the #2 most-watched entertainment network – second to only Hallmark Channel – among key demos during the holiday season in December 2023."

While A Merry Scottish Christmas was the Hallmark Channel's number #1 movie in ratings with 3.33 million viewers, A Biltmore Christmas, starring Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha, was a very close second with 3.12 million viewers, and in third place, was Christmas Island, starring Rachel Skarsten and Andrew Walker, with 2.62 million viewers.

Whether you loved all three movies or not is basically irrelevant. All that matters truly, when it comes to ratings - is that you watched the movie.

Of course, there's the question now of whether or not we were entertained as viewers with enough holiday films with heart and humor to return to the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries next year? For me, the answer is... yes! Even though I am hesitant these days when it comes to watching most network and cable television, Hallmark has continued to produce numerous heartwarming stories that my family and I have been easily drawn to. As might be expected, there were some I didn't care for, as well (and I'm sure many of you felt the same), but a higher majority were likable and enticing enough to garner my full attention and make me look forward again to this upcoming Christmas!

As for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, I'm pleased to say that their number #1 Christmas movie (and movie in general) for 2023, according to ratings, was the Day Spring presentation, Miracle in Bethlehem, PA., starring Laura Vandervoort and Benjamin Ayres, with 1.91 million viewers! (I must say, I find it to be peculiar that Hallmark didn't even mention this title in their press release. Any thoughts?) Heaven Down Here came in second with 1.38 million viewers, and third place was nearly a tie with 1.35 million viewers for To All a Good Night and 1.30 million viewers for Mystery on Mistletoe Lane.

I sincerely hope, based on the ratings success of Miracle in Bethlehem, PA, and Heaven Down Here, that networks can see how viewers are drawn to inspirational films that contain unique characters, uplifting stories, and elements of faith!

Blessings to You All!

I'll just be here singing... 

"Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland"! ❄🎶

Net

UPtv Christmas off to the Strongest Start in Network’s History!

*Congratulations* to UPtv, who kicked off their 2021 Christmas movie season with a Royal Weekend of Christmas premieres including "A Royal Christmas Engagement" and "Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby" and had its strongest ratings week of the year!!!

In fact, this was UPtv's strongest start to Christmas ever! The Friday, Saturday and Sunday Christmas movies reached 3.9 million P2+ over it's first Christmas movie weekend from November 5th-7th!



By the way, I was one of the millions who watched "Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby!" The movie is family-friendly, light-hearted and somewhat silly and cheesy, at times, but cute, too. If you enjoyed the first 2 movies in this series, then you'll want to see the arrival of the royal heir - which comes with some surprises and a bit of royal family drama.

"Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby" encores again on UPtv on FRIDAY, November 19th AT 7:00PM ET, SUNDAY, November 21st AT 3:00PM ET and TUESDAY, November 30th AT 7:00PM ET. The movie is also available on DVD at Amazon and Walmart.

You can get a print out of UPtv's Christmas Programming highlights - *here*!

Plus, you can see more in depth details on each new UPtv Christmas movie - *here*!

I am so happy for UPtv - and I hope their numbers keeping going UP!!!

Joyous Blessings! Net

The HALLMARK CHANNEL maintains it's GREAT MOVIE RATINGS!

via Hallmark press release:

HALLMARK CHANNEL MAINTAINS ITS STRONGHOLD ON SATURDAY NIGHTS

Network’s Latest Original Movie Premiere, A Novel Romance, Elevates Hallmark Channel to be the Most-Watched and Highest-Rated Network in Cable Among HHs (Households) and Total Viewers in the 9-11pm Time Period.

Hallmark Channel’s original programming continues to take the lead on Saturday nights with the January 10th premiere of A Novel Romance earning a 2.1 HH rating and 2.2 million total viewers. The film was the #1 HH rated program of the day, catapulting Hallmark Channel to become the #1 HH rated cable network in primetime. Additionally, in its 9-11pm time period, A Novel Romance propelled Hallmark Channel to be the most-watched and highest-rated network among HHs and total viewers.

Kicking off the New Year to a stellar start, Hallmark Channel’s newest original movie, Surprised by Love, garnered a 2.3 HH (Household) rating and 2.4 million total viewers.  The film also boosted Hallmark Channel to be the #1 rated and most-watched cable network among HHs and total viewers in its time period. In addition, Surprised by Love marked the #1 HH rated movie of the week and made Hallmark Channel the #1 rated cable network in primetime among HHs.

“The continuing success of Hallmark Channel’s original programming points to a strong demand for our unique brand of family friendly storytelling,” said Michelle Vicary, EVP, Programming & Network Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks. “Between our original movies and series, Saturday nights on Hallmark Channel have become a top destination on cable for viewers — and with fresh content on the network virtually every (Satur)day in 2015, we are delivering more of what our audience loves than ever before.”

*Ratings Source: The Nielsen Company
*Press Details above via: Hallmark Channel

HALLMARK CHANNEL WRAPS UP "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS"!

Thank you to everyone who joined in the journey of watching all the Hallmark Channel Original Christmas Movies this Holiday Season!

I am ecstatic to share this "Hallmark Press Release" (below) with all of you, which conveys the great ratings success of the Hallmark Channel Movies for the 2014 Christmas Season, from November 1st to December 14th!

*** HALLMARK PRESS RELEASE ***

 

HALLMARK CHANNEL WRAPS UP COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS’ 12 ORIGINAL HOLIDAY PREMIERES WITH THE TWO FINAL DEBUTS PROPELLING THE NETWORK TO RANK #1 AMONG W25-54 RATING FOR THE 6^th STRAIGHT WEEK

 

The “12 New Movies of Christmas” Catapulted Hallmark Channel to Become the Most-Watched Cable Network Among Households
and Women 25-54 over 7 Weekends

Programming Extravaganza Has Reached 56 Million Unduplicated Viewers To-Date

Rounding out this year’s new Countdown to Christmas original holiday premieres, Best Christmas Party Ever and The Christmas Parade boosted Hallmark Channel to become the highest rated network on cable among W25-54 for the 6^th consecutive week. Reaching 56 million unduplicated viewers, “The 12 New Movies of Christmas” made the network the most watched on cable among households and women 25-54 for 7 weekends. The films capped off this year’s original premieres as the highest-rated cable movies of the week, a distinction the network has claimed for 7 consecutive weeks, since Countdown to Christmas kicked off on October 31^st.

The December 13^th premiere of Best Christmas Party Ever earned a 3.1 HH rating and averaged 3.4 million total viewers and reached 5.4 million unduplicated viewers. In its 8-10pm time period, the program scored the #1 spot among HH (3.1) and total viewer (1.6) rating, as well as HH (2,651,000) and total viewer (3,420,000) delivery. The premiere helped boost the network to be the #1 rated cable network in prime time and total day among HH rating, as well as the #1 rated cable network for total day among W25-54. Among HH ratings, the film was also the top program on cable for the day.

Drawing over 3.5 million total viewers and reaching 5.2 million unduplicated viewers, the Sunday, December 14^th premiere of The Christmas Parade earned a 3.1 HH rating and was the #1 program of the day among HH rating. The film placed #1 among HH (3.1), W25-54 (1.5), and total viewers (1.6) rating in its 8-10pm time period. The film premiere delivered #1 among HHs (2,664,000) and total viewers (3,502,000). Among HH ratings, the premiere catapulted the network to be the #1 rated cable network in both primetime and total day.

The “12 New Movies of Christmas” premieres averaged a 3.4 HH rating and reached 24 million unduplicated viewers. Of this season’s original debuts, 7 ranked as the #1 program of the day:

• One Starry Christmas on November 1^st
• The Nine Lives of Christmas on November 8^th
• Northpole on November 15^th
• A Royal Christmas on November 22^nd
• Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle on December 6^th
• Best Christmas Party Ever on December 13^th
• The Christmas Parade on December 14^th

 

In addition, the premiere of Christmas Under Wraps, marked the network’s highest-rated and most-watched telecast in history, scoring a 5.0 HH rating, averaging 5.7 million total viewers, and reaching 7.2 million unduplicated viewers  - Hallmark Channel’s largest unduplicated audience in network history.

 

*Source: The Nielsen Company, October 31^st – December 14, 2014

*See the Hallmark Channel on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter (Join the conversation at #HeartofTV), Pinterest, tvtag, YouTube

 

*** END of PRESS RELEASE ***

As viewers, I know many of us are so grateful for the Hallmark Christmas Movies we enjoy and watch each year with our families... throughout the day, and sometimes late into the night! The Hallmark Channel has become like a member of the family... ever present in our homes each year during the Christmas Season!

Hallmark Channel’s "COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS" Steals the Show!

See ALL the details in the Hallmark Press Release below:

HALLMARK CHANNEL’S

"COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS"

STEALS THE SHOW

BECOMING THE MOST WATCHED

AND HIGHEST RATED NETWORK

OF THE WEEKEND AMONG HH’S

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The Saturday, November 15 premiere of Northpole averaged 4 million total viewers and reached 5.9 million unduplicated viewers

The Sunday, November 16 premiere of Angels and Ornaments claimed 3.3 million total viewers and reached 5.1 million unduplicated viewers


Hallmark Channel’s annual Countdown to Christmas campaign continues to bring joy to the world, with the November 15 and November 16 original holiday premieres of Northpole and Angels and Ornaments catapulting the network to be the #1 most watched and highest-rated among HH’s for the weekend. In addition, the network rated #1 among W25-54 for its second consecutive week. The debuts of Northpole and Angels and Ornaments also became the #1 and #2 movies of the week, respectively, among HH ratings and delivery.

Northpole

Northpole, produced in partnership with Hallmark Cards and a Countdown to Christmas tent pole, averaged 4 million total viewers and a 3.5 HH rtg, while also reaching 5.9 million unduplicated viewers. Additionally, the movie was the top program for the day on cable among HH ratings, as well as the network’s most watched and highest-rated original film of 2014 to-date among HH’s, W25-54, A25-54, and total viewers. In its November 15th 8-10pm time period, Northpole ranked as the #1-rated movie among HH (3.5) and Total Viewers (1.9). The film also placed #2 in key demo delivery among HH (2,975,000), W25-54 (844,000), and total viewers (4,007,000).

Angels and Ornaments followed suit, averaging 3.3 million total viewers and a 3.0 HH rating and reaching 5.1 unduplicated viewers. In addition, the movie was the #2 rated and most watched cable program in its time period among HH and total viewers.

Angels and Ornaments

Viewers continue to flock to Countdown to Christmas, with Hallmark Channel’s programming extravaganza reaching over 33.1 million total viewers in just two weeks and registering growth of 7% among W25-54 delivery and 4% among A25-54, compared to the same period last year. Since their kick offs, Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas, combined, have reached over 38.9 million total viewers.

In Northpole, Santa (Robert Wagner) and Mrs. Claus’ (Jill St. John) magical home, Northpole, has grown into a vast city powered by the magic of holiday happiness around the world. Yet the city is in trouble, as people everywhere are too busy to enjoy festive time together. One of these stressed-out souls is Chelsea (Tiffani Thiessen), a single mom who is trying to get noticed at her new reporting job while helping her ten-year-old son Kevin (Max Charles) adjust to a new school. When he starts talking about real elves and actual sleigh rides, she worries that his imagination has gotten out of control. With a little added help from Kevin’s charming teacher Ryan (Josh Hopkins), a mysterious elf, Clementine (Bailee Madison), and a gospel singer named Josephine (Candice Glover), Chelsea may learn that even chasing down the facts can lead to holiday magic.

In Angels and Ornaments, Corrine (Jessalyn Gilsig) happily prepares for her favorite holiday – Christmas – even though she is still upset from a recent breakup. A gifted musician, Corrine auditions for a solo in a community Christmas concert and plays Christmas carols on the piano to patrons of the music store where she works with childhood friend Dave (Graham Abbey). Her holiday season gets an unexpected dose of romance, when Harold (Sergio Di Zio), a mysterious new coworker, tries to form a love connection between Corrine and Dave. With Harold’s help, Corrine begins to view Dave in a new light, though she questions Harold’s intense interest in her love life. Unbeknownst to Corrine, Harold is on a Christmas Eve deadline from a higher power to fulfill this holiday fairytale! As the clock ticks down to Harold’s fairytale mission deadline, Corrine must decide if she will open up to Christmas love.

Source: The Nielsen Company, November 10 – November 16, 2014

ABOUT HALLMARK CHANNEL

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality family entertainment available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 85 million subscribers. Hallmark Channel is the nation’s leading destination for quality family programming featuring an ambitious slate of original content, including movies; scripted series, such as Cedar Cove and When Calls the Heart; annual specials like Hero Dog Awards and Kitten Bowl; and a daily 2-hour lifestyle show, Home & Family. Hallmark Channel is also home to annual holiday franchise, Countdown to Christmas, featuring a lineup of 24/7 holiday programming, including The 12 New Movies of Christmas. Rounding out the networks’ lineup are television’s most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, The Middle, Little House on the Prairie, and Frasier. Hallmark Channel's sibling network, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, available in HD and SD, features a unique mix of content including original movies and acquired series that are dramatic in tone and focus on the lighter side of the mystery genre, as well as classic presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library.

Wonderful Ratings for "It's a Wonderful Life"

"It's a Wonderful Life"

had TOP Ratings when it aired on NBC

on Christmas Eve Night!

According to our Source: Nielsen Media Research, "It's a Wonderful Life" had 5.62 million viewers and was #1 among adult viewers age 18-49 on December 24, 2012. This was it's most-watched airing since 2005! How they figure such facts is baffling; however, I certainly know our family was gathered around watching "It's a Wonderful Life" that evening, too! It has become an annual Christmas Eve Tradition in our home and it's fun to think we were joined in watching it with more than 5 million viewers! By any chance, were you one of them?

There's nothing quite like the closing scene when family, friends, and towns people gather around and celebrate George Bailey, "the Richest man in Town"! It is amazing how each life affects the other...

"Auld Lang Syne"

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and never brought to mind ?

Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and old lang syne ?

CHORUS:

For auld lang syne, my dear,

for auld lang syne,

we'll take a cup of kindness yet,

for auld lang syne.

Happy New Year, Everyone!!!

Hallmark Channel's HIGH December 2009 TV Ratings!!

Congratulations, HALLMARK CHANNEL!!!

I was so excited to read this Press Release (below)  from the Hallmark Channel. It states that their Christmas Programming in December, 2009... was very Highly Rated! I am so glad to hear this... because our family loved watching their many hours of Christmas Movies - it seems our TV was always on their Channel! Thank you, Hallmark!!!


PRESS RELEASE:

HALLMARK CHANNEL'S POPULAR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE DRIVES NETWORK TO HIGHEST-RATED MONTH IN ITS HISTORY

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 December Success is Highlighted by Network's Highest-Rated Week Ever And Three Consecutive #1 Rated Original Movies


 2009 Marks Fourth Straight Year Hallmark Channel Ranks Among Top 10 Cable Networks in Prime Time


Hallmark Channel, the leader in holiday programming with more than 450 hours of holiday-themed programs, delivered its highest-rated month in network history with a 1.5 HH Prime Time rating in December 2009, earning a #5 ranking among all ad-supported cable networks. The network also averaged a .9 HH Total Day rating for the month, ranking #6 among all ad-supported cable networks.


Hallmark Channel ranked #9 in Prime Time (1.0 HH rating) for the full year 2009, marking the fourth straight year ranking in the Top 10 in Prime Time. Among the network's key demographic of W25-54, the network was Top 10 for the third consecutive year in Total Day (#10).



Highlights of Hallmark Channel's record-setting December included:



-Hallmark Channel ranked #1 in the Saturday 8-10 PM time period among Households (2.9 rating) and W25-54 (1.4 rating) from Nov. 28 - Dec. 19, with three consecutive Hallmark Channel Original Movies ranking as the #1 ad-supported cable movie of the week: "Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle" on Dec. 5, "Christmas in Canaan" on Dec. 12, and "The Three Gifts" on Dec. 19.

 -Hallmark Channel achieved the highest weekly ranking in its history with the help of "Christmas in Canaan." The movie's strong performance helped the network to achieve a #3 ranking for the week of 12/7-12/13, with a 1.8 HH rating in Prime Time.



-Hallmark Channel's holiday movie marathons (Monday-Friday, 12 noon to 12 midnight) more than doubled the time period average among W25-54 (+116%).






Source: Nielsen Media Research, 12/29/08-12/27/09
Released by The Hallmark Channel - January 5, 2010

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 It is so good to hear that the Hallmark Channel's Christmas Movies did so well in December, 2009... hopefully this will encourage them to play just as much this year during Christmastime... and maybe other channels will be encouraged to play more Christmas Movies, as well... since Hallmark's ratings were so high!

I loved the Hallmark Christmas Movies from 12 Noon - 12 AM... however, I liked it best on weekends when they showed a 12 AM Movie, too! Hope they can do that on weeknights this year, too... that was so great for late night Christmas wrapping, projects, etc!!!

Again, Congratulations HALLMARK CHANNEL, for your Successful December TV Ratings in 2009!

We Love Your Christmas and Family Movies!!!