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Enjoy a little Christmas this week with Hallmark's Queen of Christmas - Candace Cameron Bure, as she portrays twins who switch places and join Kevin McGarry for quite the adventure with a Christmas themed scavenger hunt!
These two stars were surely chosen this week in order to promote the newest "Aurora Teagarden" movie premiere "How to Con a Con," starring Candace Cameron Bure, and an all new episode of "When Calls the Heart," with Kevin McGarry - both airing Sunday night!
See details on the Christmas movies airing this week...
Starring: Candace Cameron Bure, Mark Deklin, Eion Bailey and Natasha Bure
Storyline via Hallmark: Identical twins Kate and Chris Lockhart plot to be the other sister -- at Kate’s office and Chris’ school – and take on planning their sister’s Christmas events. One rule, though: no romance. Chris as Kate is making her mark in the office, but co-worker Greg Turner grows curious about her sudden style. Kate as Chris, warming to her sudden family life, is introduced to a wealthy donor to help out the festival. Her jaw drops when she realizes that Tom Kinder is a teenage crush she met at that very festival 20 years ago. Can the sisters pull off their big events? And what about no romance? Will their little game of deceit take two hearts with it – Greg’s and Tom’s?
Encores: Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 8pm/7c.
on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Storyline via Hallmark: When Belinda returns home for Christmas, she sees Dustin, who broke her heart. “Accidentally” paired together by her dad, who runs the Scavenger Hunt, the two rekindle their love solving clues and taking selfies with their tasks. Along the way, they take a tree to a reclusive gentleman, who Belinda visited with her mother. But Belinda is also home to purchase the town museum for a client who intends to build condos there. Conflicted, she wonders how to tell Dustin, the museum’s director. It’ll take a Christmas miracle for their love to survive and for the museum to be saved.
Encores: Friday, March 12, 2021 at 9pm/8c.
on the Hallmark Channel
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Hope you enjoy one or both Christmas movies airing this week. "Switched for Christmas" is my favorite, of the two, but I'm such a fan of Kevin McGarry, I'm looking forward to "Christmas Scavenger Hunt," too!
Which movie do you like best? Share in comments below...
Be sure to check out the Christmas TV Schedule for more Christmas movies airing in March and April!
The Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday week-long event also includes The Passion of the Christ, season one of the crowdfunded series The Chosen and the Stellar Music of Hope Easter Special
(SEE UPtv's Video Promo below...)
ATLANTA – March 9, 2021 – UPtv, the television home for uplifting entertainment, announced this year’s “Easter Lives Here” programming slate filled with contemporary uplifting films, inspiring biblical stories and a music special. With over 20 titles, UPtv remains the only place to find the biggest collection of Easter programming that truly celebrates the season.
The “Easter Lives Here” event kicks off Palm Sunday with The Passion of the Christ and culminates with the World Broadcast Premiere of the theatrical film When We Last Spoke on Easter Sunday (April 4) at 7 p.m. ET. Starring Corbin Bernsen, Melissa Gilbert and the late Cloris Leachman, When We Last Spoke centers around two sisters who, in 1967, are abandoned and raised by grandparents in the town of Fireside in this heartwarming tale of family, friendship and forgiveness. Following The Passion of the Christ on Palm Sunday, UPtv will kick off season one of The Chosen, the largest crowdfunded media project of all time and first multi-season series about the life of Jesus Christ. Episodes will air nightly beginning that Sunday through Holy Thursday, April 1, with a full season marathon on Good Friday.
“UPtv is a movie destination year-round, and we take great pride in curating a special collection of films, series and specials, touching on faith, love and forgiveness to celebrate the Easter season,” said Charley Humbard, CEO of UP Entertainment. “Springtime often represents hope and renewal. After a year of uncertainty, these sentiments are being felt more than ever before. We invite viewers to tune in to UPtv this Easter for uplifting faith films and inspiring stories including the World Broadcast Premiere of When We Last Spoke. All of the great movies that are part of the ‘Easter Lives Here’ programming event can be found and tracked using the recently launched My UPtv Movies App so viewers never miss their favorite titles.”
The My UPtv Movies app allows viewers to learn more about upcoming movies on the network, watch movie previews and request personalized showtime alerts. Viewers can also favorite movie titles to add to a personal collection to easily access them later, check off the movies watched, set calendar reminders and request push notifications. In first quarter to-date, UP Premiere movies are pacing +13% ahead of YA*.
As a special treat to viewers, UPtv will be sprinkling Easter eggs on air March 29 – April 2 with MPKs every day between 5 and 8 p.m. ET during fan-favorite series Gilmore Girls and Reba. During the UPtv Easter Egg Hunt, one lucky viewer will have a chance to win a $1000 gift card grand prize to help with their Spring cleaning by entering clues they find for a chance to win. More information can be found at UPtv.com/hunt.
In addition to The Passion of the Christ and When We Last Spoke, other titles included in UPtv’s Easter celebration include Courageous, God’s Not Dead and Heaven is For Real.
EASTER PROGRAMMING SLATE (All times ET)
Saturday, March 27
Love Finds You in Sugarcreek 5p
Love Finds You in Charm 7p
Love Finds You in Valentine 9p
Finding Normal 1a
Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday)
God’s Not Dead 4:30p
The Passion of the Christ 7p
The Chosen Episode 1 9p
The Chosen Episode 2 10p
The Passion of the Christ 1a
Monday, March 29
The Chosen Episode 3 10p
Tuesday, March 30
The Chosen Episode 4 9p
The Chosen Episode 5 10p
Wednesday, March 31
The Chosen Episode 6 9p
The Chosen Episode 7 10p
Thursday, April 1
The Chosen Episode 8 (Season 1 Finale) 9p
Friday, April 2
The Chosen season one marathon beginning at 1:30
The Passion of the Christ 9p
The Passion of the Christ 11p
Heaven is for Real 1a
Saturday, April 3
Facing the Giants 2p
Fireproof 4:30p
Courageous 7p
Fireproof 9:30p
Facing the Giants 12a
Sunday, April 4 (Easter Sunday)
Stellar Easter Music of Hope Easter Special 10a
CABLE TELEVISION PREMIERE
(Hosted by award-winning Gospel Music Artists, Jekalyn Carr and Tauren Wells; The 2nd Annual Stellar Music of Hope Easter special is a music offering of hopeful and soul healing classics performed by Yolanda Adams, Marvin Sapp, Donnie MCclurkin, Karen Clark Sheard, JJ Hairston, Kierra Sheard, Rich Tolbert, Jr., Cece Winans, Pastor Mike, Jr. Evvie McKinney, Jonathan Traylor and Doe.)
Somebody’s Child 11a
Mr. Church 1p
Undercover Angel 3p
Heaven is For Real 5p
When We Last Spoke 7p WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE
In-Lawfully Yours 9:30p
When We Last Spoke 11:30p
About UPtv
UPtv, the television home for uplifting entertainment, is one of the premier brands from UP Entertainment, LLC. UPtv is the trusted destination for adults seeking positive programming with relatable stories of love, laughter and relationships, through exclusive premiere movies, box-office hit films and beloved series. UPtv’s award-winning pro-social initiative, “UPlift Someone,” has inspired over 200 million people to uplift others through its social videos and dedicated UPlift Someone Facebook page. Additionally, UP Entertainment is home to the subscription streaming service, UP Faith & Family, America’s favorite streaming service for families, as well as AspireTV, the leading network for Black and urban lifestyle programming.
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I'm overjoyed and encouraged to see UPtv continue this wonderful tradition of special Easter programming, which includes many biblical films and productions that proclaim the true meaning of Easter Sunday - the Resurrection of Jesus! I hope this programming will uplift and inspire you in your faith.
image: Hallmark Channel - Crown Media Family Networks
Great News to brighten up your day - for all of you "Home & Family" fans! According to deadline - the morning talk show / lifestyle program - will be returning to the Hallmark Channel beginning April 5th, 2021, albeit with a shortened schedule. The show went on hiatus in January in order to comply with new corona virus standards.
Instead of 5 days a week, "Home & Family" will now only air 3 days - Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Plus, there's more. Instead of 2 hours, the show will only be one hour - from 10 am to 11 am ET. Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison will still continue to host.
Should be interesting to see what this new shortened format will be like when the show returns this spring!
You can enjoy this weekend - two new movies and a new episode of "When Calls the Heart!" See below what I'm looking forward to watching and be sure to share your picks, too!
Scroll down below for details on these new shows, plus classic movies airing this weekend...
Saturday, March 6, 2021:
Natalie Hall stars in the new Hallmark movie premiere...
Story-line via Hallmark: A promising seamstress designs dresses for a Charity Ball hoping to impress the royal guest. Though the dresses seem destined for disaster, the two still may manage to find their happily ever after.
Story-line via UPtv: Callie Fitzgerald is tired of her family fixing her up and questioning her single status. She is determined to find a pretend boyfriend for her 35th birthday party just so her family will leave her alone. What she didn’t expect was to actually fall for him.
Storyline: A geyser erupts at the oil rig and everyone in Hope Valley drops everything to help. Nathan is summoned for an inquiry by a Mountie from his past and Jesse takes a liking to driving Lee’s motorcycle.
See Classic Rom-Coms All Weekend Long: Winter in Vail, The Last Bridesmaid, My Best Friend's Bouquet, A New Year's Resolution, It Was Always You, Falling for Vermont, Sweet Autumn and more!
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries-
There's a Cedar Cove TV series marathon on Saturday (Caution - Please Note: not all episodes are family friendly) and on Sunday, it's back to sleuthing with a Mystery Woman Movie Marathon, leading into two Hailey Dean Mystery Movies, starring Kellie Martin.
Hallmark Drama-
See Classic Rom-Coms on Saturday: Home by Spring, Love by the Book, Reading, Writing & Romance and more!
See Classic Hallmark Hall of Fame movies all day Sunday, including Follow the Stars Home starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
INSP-
See fascinating adventures and westerns all weekend long, including the great classic movie, The Man from Snowy River.
UPtv-
See Classic Rom-Coms All Weekend Long: Sincerely Yours, Truly, Happily Never After, Late Bloomer, The Seven Year Hitch, The Dating List and more!
Hope you all will have a nice, relaxing weekend. Our weather here in the Midwest is finally warming up, a bit - highs are now in the 40's - 50's (if we're lucky), but the lows at night are still in the 20's. (brrrrrr) That's typical for us in March, so I can't complain. The sun is shining - so it's a beautiful day! I sure hope your weather is pleasant, too. Spring is coming soon!
I'm looking forward this weekend to both new movies and especially, this explosive new episode of When Calls the Heart! Each episode is so intense, it just keeps getting better and better. Last week we were introduced to a new character, Joseph Canfield (played by Viv Leacock from the Hailey Dean mystery series). In this same episode, Lee hurt his back while doing some heavy lifting and Joseph tells Rosemary (Lee's wife) that he will be praying for him. At first, Joseph's comment seems to catch Rosemary off guard, but as she understands his promise, she is taken by this stranger's kindness to pray for her husband and she stops to introduce herself to him. This beautiful, touching moment from the second episode of When Calls the Heart shows us how each of our lives can touch another, in big and small ways. It was wonderful to see this element of faith presented within the story. I'm looking forward this week - when we meet Joseph's entire family, his wife and two children. By the way, the children are actually Viv Leacock's real life daughter, Vienna, and son, Elias. You might recall, Vienna Leacock had a role in the Lacey Chabert Hallmark Christmas movie, Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas, where she played the piano and reconnected with her father. In When Calls the Heart she will portray Angela, a young, blind girl. I'm interested to see how she will fit in and learn with the other children in Hope Valley.
How about you? What are you looking forward to watching over the weekend? Please share in comments below...
Please note: I have not pre-screened the new movies listed above; however, an anonymous commenter did share that they have seen My Birthday Romance, and they reported it to be family friendly... so that's good news! If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please be to sure to share in comments.
Before the new royal-themed movie, "Fit for a Prince," premieres this weekend, take a look back at a viewer favorite royal movie, "Crown for Christmas!" It's hard to believe this movie was actually Danica McKellar's first Hallmark movie; I believe many feel it's still one of her finest performances!
Get swept away to the castle in Winshire - as Danica portrays governess Allie Evans to a young girl, Princess Theodora, and perhaps, falls in love with Theodora's father, King Maximillian. (or just Max.) This heartwarming movie has been touching hearts since Christmas, 2015!
See details on the Christmas movies airing this week starring Danica McKellar...
Storyline via Hallmark: Event planner Rachel Davis returns to her Tennessee hometown to take on the biggest job of her career – Dollywood’s 30th Smoky Mountain Christmas celebration – and is teamed up with unimaginative operations director Luke Hakman to plan the event that has to be as bombastic and glamourous as Dolly Parton herself. And when Dolly gets involved in a little matchmaking, Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas event lights up the sky with joy, laughter and love.
Encores: Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 8pm/7c.
on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Storyline via Hallmark: Allie, a fired maid from a ritzy NYC hotel, takes a job as a governess to a young girl who is part of a powerful family in Europe. After reluctantly accepting, and upon arrival at the castle, learns the girl is Princess Theodora and that her father is Maximillion, the King of Winshire. Max informs Allie that the Princess prides herself on terrorizing authority figures and has gotten worse since her mother's death. As the story unfolds, we see Allie bond with Theodora and also helps to bring Theodora and her father together. And through all of this, a spark forms between Allie and Max. However, Countess Celia is expecting to wed the King. Will Max take a stand for his feelings for Allie and make it truly a merry Christmas for all?
Encores: Friday, March 5, 2021 at 9pm/8c.
on the Hallmark Channel
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Hope you enjoy one or both Christmas movies airing this week.
If you're looking forward to even more Christmas, Hallmark has shared the classic Christmas movies we can expect to see in April. The list includes: Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas, Deliver by Christmas, Christmas at Grand Valley, Good Morning Christmas!, On the 12th Date of Christmas and more - see the Christmas TV Schedule!
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