Hallmark Mystery Explained

Hallmark Mystery
Owner:Hallmark Media
Country:United States
Language:English
Area:Nationwide
Headquarters:Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Sister Channels:Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Family
Online Serv 1:Service(s)
Online Chan 1:Frndly TV, fuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV

Hallmark Mystery (formerly known as Hallmark Movie Channel (HMC) and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (HMM)) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel owned by Hallmark Media, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. The channel was spun off from sister network Hallmark Channel, and airs family-oriented feature and television films along with a limited number of murder- and mystery-themed television series.

As of February 2015, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is available to approximately 55,827,000 pay television households (48% of households with television) in the United States.[1]

History

Hallmark Movie Channel

The Hallmark Movie Channel was launched in January 2004 as an outlet for additional movies and series available to the Hallmark Channel (HC) that the station did not have the airtime to run. Two series were initially picked up, with Magnum, P.I. available at launch and Diagnosis Murder available in January 2005.[2] Crown Media shifted showing their Mystery Movie film series in 2008 from Hallmark Channel to this channel as they were having more success with lighter romances.[3] [4] On April 2, 2008, the channel was switched over to HD format.[5]

AT&T U-verse dropped Hallmark Channel and sister channel Hallmark Movie Channel on September 1, 2010, due to a carriage dispute.[6] As of July 23, 2015, both channels have returned to U-verse.[7] In July 2012 during a retransmission consent dispute with Hearst Television, the network was slotted by Time Warner Cable in place of Hearst's broadcast television stations as a 'free preview' and make-good for viewers until the dispute was settled.[8]

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

On March 14, 2014, Crown Media Holdings announced that Hallmark Movie Channel would be rebranded as Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in October 2014.[9] In rebranding, the company was trying to differentiate between the two channels, which feature different programming. With the new name, Hallmark reestablished a mystery wheel series under the name "Original Mystery Wheel" in 2015,[9] having previously had one on the Hallmark Channel from 2004 to 2008.[3] [10]

After running several repeats of the Jesse Stone films in 2015, the channel agreed to pick up the next two films in the series from Sony Pictures Television.[11] On Monday, November 11, 2015, Hallmark Movie Channel started its first "The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas" seasonal programming.[12]

On July 28, 2017, it was reported that Crown Media would add a brand new cable network titled Hallmark Drama (now Hallmark Family), which launched on October 1, 2017, and a subscription video on demand streaming service titled Hallmark Movies Now on October 3 of the same year.[13] [14]

Two new development deals along with new installments of existing movie series were announced by the channel. Al Roker signed a deal for his The Midnight Show Murders: A Billy Blessing Novel and Scandal inspiration Judy Smith, a crisis communications specialist, made a deal for the movie The Adjuster.[15] Although The Adjuster never made it into production, in 2021, Smith was developing a new film titled Redemption in Cherry Springs.[16]

Hallmark Mystery

On February 6, 2024, Hallmark Media announced Hallmark Movies & Mysteries would be renamed Hallmark Mystery on March 6, 2024.[17]

Programming

The channel features mystery, western, and family-friendly movies and mini-series mainly from the Hallmark Channel library, notably original films that had once premiered on Hallmark Channel at an earlier date. The channel also has featured a small number of films from Hallmark Hall of Fame, Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. It also broadcasts the McBride, Murder 101, Jane Doe, and Mystery Woman film series, as well as later Perry Mason and Matlock made-for-TV movies produced after the end of those series.

The first original movie to premiere on the channel was Son of the Dragon on April 2, 2008, this was followed by a continuous stream of original movie premieres.[18] In July 2010, the channel began airing scripted television series to its schedule. Currently, these syndicated series mostly include mystery series and Hallmark Channel original series.

As a companion to Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas" event, the network also airs a large number of Christmas-themed films during the later months of the year, branded as "Miracles of Christmas".[19]

Wheel series

Current programming

Former programming

Hallmark Original Mystery Movies

Seasonal programming

In March 2009, the network announced that it was partnering with the NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and TV to showcase short films by the school's students and alumni. The shorts began airing in October, and were also available for viewing online at the network's website hallmarkmoviechannel.com. Alec Baldwin is a Tisch alum who served as one of the judges to determine which films would appear on the network.[22] [23]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015. Seidman. Robert. TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. February 22, 2015. March 14, 2015. January 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101062815/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/22/list-of-how-many-homes-each-cable-network-is-in-as-of-february-2015/366230/. dead.
  2. News: Dempsey. John. Hallmark launches pic outlet. January 23, 2018. Variety. November 12, 2003. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071659/http://variety.com/2003/tv/news/hallmark-launches-pic-outlet-1117895535/. live.
  3. News: Another Cable Network Turns to Crime. January 19, 2018. Ad Age. en. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235224/http://adage.com/article/media/hallmark-movie-channel-renamed-hallmark-movies-mysteries/292123/. live.
  4. News: Cogdill. Oline. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. January 19, 2018. Mystery Scene Magazine. en-gb. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120241/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/4620-hallmark-movies-mysteries. dead.
  5. News: Becker. Anne. Hallmark Unveils Movies, Sister Channel to Go HD. January 23, 2018. Broadcasting & Cable. March 26, 2008. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124072859/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/upfront-center-hallmark-unveils-movies-sister-channel-go-hd/27681. live.
  6. Web site: Hallmark Channels Go Dark On AT&T U-verse. Eggerton. John. Multichannel News. September 1, 2010. February 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20100905061523/http://www.multichannel.com/article/456590-Hallmark_Channels_Go_Dark_On_AT_T_U_verse.php. September 5, 2010.
  7. Web site: Hallmark Channel Returns to U-verse After Nearly Five Years. Steinberg. Brian. Variety. July 22, 2015. July 25, 2015. July 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725014313/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/hallmark-channel-att-uverse-1201545854/. live.
  8. News: Jones. Lloyd. Hallmark Movie Channel to replace ABC for the foreseeable future. February 14, 2018. The Conway Daily Sun. July 11, 2012. en. October 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201015021354/https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/hallmark-movie-channel-to-replace-abc-for-the-foreseeable-future/article_d27ec8ab-101f-5077-9330-35cd4284cd48.html. live.
  9. Web site: Hallmark Movie Channel Rebranding; The network will become Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and will get a new tagline and logo, starting in the fourth quarter of 2014.. Lewis. Hilary. The Hollywood Reporter. March 13, 2014. March 14, 2014. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164115/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hallmark-movie-channel-rebranding-688270. live.
  10. News: Steinberg. Brian. Hallmark Movie Channel To Emphasize Mystery Dramas And Tweak Name. January 19, 2018. Variety. March 13, 2014. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120734/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hallmark-movie-channel-to-emphasize-mystery-dramas-and-tweak-name-1201131477/. live.
  11. News: Littleton. Cynthia. Tom Selleck Collars More 'Jesse Stone' Pics in Hallmark Pact. January 24, 2018. Variety. March 6, 2015. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071330/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/tom-selleck-collars-more-jesse-stone-pics-in-hallmark-pact-1201447403/. live.
  12. . Hallmark Movie Channel Inaugurates "The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas" the Network's First-Ever Holiday Programming Slate . TheFutonCritic.com . September 24, 2013 . January 19, 2018 .
  13. Web site: TCA17: Crown Media to Launch Hallmark Drama Cable Network. Umstead. Thomas. MultiChannel News. July 28, 2017. August 14, 2017. August 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808000852/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/tca17-crown-media-launch-hallmark-drama-cable-network/414302. live.
  14. Web site: TCA17: Crown Media to Launch Hallmark Drama Cable Network. Umstead. Thomas. Broadcasting & Cable. July 31, 2017. August 14, 2017. August 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805085159/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/tca17-crown-media-launch-hallmark-drama-cable-network/167577. live.
  15. News: Ramos. Dino-Ray. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Announces Development Deals With Al Roker & Judy Smith. February 15, 2018. Deadline. July 31, 2017. February 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211121101/http://deadline.com/2017/07/crown-media-hallmark-movies-mysteries-al-roker-judy-smith-the-midnight-show-murders-the-adjuster-1202139459/. live.
  16. Web site: Alexander . Jared . Real life 'Olivia Pope' Judy Smith to produce content for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries . The Grio . 3 August 2021 . 22 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Beloved Hallmark Media Network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries to Rebrand to Hallmark Mystery . The Futon Critic . February 7, 2024 . February 8, 2024.
  18. Web site: Hallmark Channel Press Site. Hallmark Channel Press Release 8/8/07.
  19. Web site: Jacobs . Meredith . Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' Miracles of Christmas: Everything to Know About 2022 Movies . 2022-11-15 . TV Insider . en-US.
  20. Snierson. Dan. Hallmark Christmas Movies: Premiere Dates for 12 Films Revealed. February 14, 2018. Entertainment Weekly. September 11, 2017. January 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129215616/http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/11/hallmark-christmas-movies-mysteries-premiere-dates/. live.
  21. News: TV Yule Log: How it started, and this year's options, from Darth Vader to Lil Bub. Turnquist. Kristi. 24 December 2015. The Oregonian. 6 January 2018. 6 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120340/http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2015/12/the_tv_yule_log_how_it_started.html. live.
  22. Web site: EntertainmentCareers.net. Hallmark Plans More Originals, Adds Short Films From NYU Students. 2009-07-21. 2009-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20090727024252/http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/tvbiz/archive/2009/03/24/hallmark-plans-more-originals-adds-short-films-from-nyu-students.aspx. live.
  23. Web site: Tisch.NYU.edu. Tisch Partners with Hallmark Movie Channel. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090402221031/http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/object/Kanbar_Hallmark.html. 2009-04-02.

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