Hallmark Channel No. 1 Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network For 2024

Hallmark celebrates being the Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network for 2024 and delivered the top 3 Most-Watched Cable Movies of the year.

Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and more

In the fourth quarter of 2024, Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas pushed the feel-good channel to be the No. 1 Entertainment Cable Network among Women for the 11th straight year. Moreover, it is officially the number 1 Most-watched Entertainment Cable Network among its key demographics.

Meanwhile, Countdown to Christmas 2024 original programming continues Hallmark’s standing as the No. 1 Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network in the fourth quarter for women 18+ for the 11th year in a row.

The network’s original movie premieres delivered the Top 3 Most-Watched Cable Movies for 2024 among key demographics:

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story at No. 1, Three Wiser Men and a Boy at No. 2 and Santa Tell Me at No. 3.

Hallmark’s original series reign

Hallmark continues to launch new, original series. In 2024, they delivered ratings victories throughout the year as the network had two series in the Top 10 Most-Watched Original Programs on Entertainment Cable among Women 18+. These include When Calls the Heart and The Way Home, both of which returned over the weekend.

Meanwhile, The Way Home season 3 airs new episodes at 9 pm ET on Fridays, while When Calls the Heart season 12 airs new episodes at 9 pm ET on Sundays, with the episodes streamed the next day on Hallmark+.

Full-year 2024 Entertainment Cable highlights

• The feel-good network was the No. 1 Most-Watched Network of the Year with persons 18+ and women 18 for the fourth year in a row.
• Hallmark Mystery was the fourth Most-Watched Network of the Year with women 18+
• Sister network Hallmark Mystery was the #4 most-watched network of the year with Women 18+ in Total Day
• Two of the Top 10 most-watched original series of the year among Women 18+ with When Calls the Heart Season 11 at No. 2 and The Way Home season 2 at No. 7.
• Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas the No. 1 Most-Watched Network in the fourth quarter in the eleventh year in a row among women 18+
• Hallmark Mystery was the No. 3 Most-Watched Network with Women 18+ in Q4

•  Top 3 Most-Watched Cable Movies of the year among persons 18+ and women 18+:
  • Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story starring Hunter King and Tyler Hynes
  • Three Wiser Men and a Boy starring Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, and Andrew Walker
  • Santa Tell Me starring Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing

Meanwhile, Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas featured 32 new, original movies, which were ranked No. 1 Most-Watched Program among Women 18+ throughout the holidays.

Combined, Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Mystery’s Miracles of Christmas attracted 36 million unduplicated total viewers during the holidays

Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Mystery’s Miracles of Christmas reached 36 million Unduplicated Total Viewers during the Holidays.

Hallmark Channel will undoubtedly continue to attract a huge viewership in 2025.