Whether it’s the Countdown to Christmas, Loveuary, Christmas in July, or Fall in Love — there’s a series of Hallmark Channel movies for every season.
The linear cable network, owned by Crown Media and Hallmark (yes, the greeting card company), cranks out new made-for-TV romantic movies multiple times a month in addition to original series like When Calls the Heart and The Way Home.
Last year, the network released a whopping 40 new movies in the two months between Halloween and New Year’s despite growing competition from Great American Country Family, a network comprised mainly of former Hallmark executives and talent.
The network is embracing diversity, featuring people of color and LGBTQ+ characters more consistently (as opposed to GAC Family, which some critics say started a culture war over ex-Hallmark, current-GAC star Candace Cameron Bure’s comments about keeping “traditional marriage” at the center of its movies). The move by Hallmark has been viewed as a step in the right direction for the network.
Hallmark Channel is not the only network the company owns; there’s also Hallmark Drama, which airs “family-friendly dramatic content,” and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, which airs original series and movies of its own, in addition to splitting the Countdown to Christmas roster every winter.
If you recently cut the cord but want to stay up to date with the latest and greatest from Hallmark, you’ve come to the right place. Below, we’ve outlined several ways to watch all three Hallmark linear cable networks live.
How To Watch Hallmark Channel With Cable
If you have cable, you can find the channel number by using Hallmark’s channel locator. Input your zip code and look for your cable provider on the list, and you’ll be able to find the channel number for all three Hallmark networks. You can also quickly find the Hallmark Channel schedule plus Drama and Movies & Mysteries on their respective websites.
The Hallmark Channel app for smartphones, tablets, and streaming devices also has on-demand titles available to stream with your cable TV login information.
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How To Watch Hallmark Channel On Peacock
The most cost-effective way to watch all three Hallmark channels live is with a Peacock Premium subscription. NBC Universal’s streaming service announced a partnership with Hallmark in advance of last year’s Countdown to Christmas that includes live access to all three Hallmark networks 24/7, plus a back catalog of some of their most popular movies and complete series like Chesapeake Shores.
New movies hit the Hallmark Channel streaming service for on-demand replay 72 hours after they air, and new episodes of Hallmark Channel original series, like The Way Home and When Calls the Heart, are added to Peacock on Monday mornings following a Sunday night premiere. You can also stream the three most recent When Calls the Heart seasons.
Signing up for Peacock is as easy as heading to its website and picking one of its two plans: the ad-supported Premium plan for $4.99/month or $49.99/year, and the ad-free Premium Plus plan for $9.99/month or $99.99/year. The live channels have ads regardless of your plan, but Premium Plus removes them for any on-demand titles.
What Streaming Service Has The Hallmark Channel
You can also watch Hallmark Channel on several live TV streaming services created to replace traditional cable television, often with many live channels and features you’d expect with cable, such as DVR.
You can sign up for any of the following streaming services by going to their website linked below and choosing the plan that would allow you to stream all of your Hallmark faves.
- fuboTV – All three Hallmark networks are included in all three of fuboTV’s streaming plans, starting at $74.99/month.
- Hulu + Live TV – Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are included in Hulu + Live TV’s base plan, which costs $69.99/month. Hallmark Drama is only included if you subscribe to the Entertainment Add-On for an extra $7.99/month.
- Philo – You can watch all three Hallmark channels on Philo for $25/month.
- Sling – Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama are only available as part of Sling’s Lifestyle Extra channel add-on. You’ll need to subscribe to a base plan ($40-55/month) and then add Lifestyle Extra for $6/month.
What is Hallmark Movies Now?
Hallmark Movies Now is a streaming service by the network and does not include the live networks. It has an on-demand catalog that features a lot of older movies and complete series from the networks. However, newer titles are not guaranteed (except for currently-airing series, which premiere later in the week than they do on cable).
It costs $5.99/month but won’t necessarily replace having access to live Hallmark.
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