Hallmark Channel Shuts Down Production Of ‘Home & Family’ & Original Movies Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Hallmark Channel’s popular daytime lifestyle program Home & Family has joined a number of other daytime shows in suspending production in face of an alarming spread of the coronavirus. The Crown Media Family Networks’ channel also has put on hold production of its slate of signature original movies, shot in various U.S. and international locations. The decision follows growing concern over the coronavirus pandemic, which has prompted President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garceti to call for any large gatherings of people to be canceled.
Hosted by Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison, Home & Family is filmed in the Universal City area of Los Angeles.It will go dark starting Monday, March 16, for at least two weeks. Hallmark will air repeats of Home & Family while the show is on hiatus. The program’s last original today, March 13, featured Kevin McGarry & Chris McNall, stars of Hallmark’s flagship drama When Calls the Heart.
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