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Elsewhere on Saturday, Lifetime's DECK THE HALLWAYS had 312k viewers.

OWN's THE CHRISTMAS SHOWDOWN brought in 143k, and UP's THE CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST had 193k.

Great American Family's CHRISTMAS AT THE INN did not register in ratings, and neither did Friday's NATIONAL TREE LIGHTING.
December 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
New special THE HALLMARK CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE: A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL also scored big for Hallmark, 875k live viewers and the No. 2 spot on all of cable for the day. Meaning: Hallmark had 1-2 most-watched programs on Saturday.
December 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
On Saturday, SHE'S MAKING A LIST had the 3rd-highest ratings of the holiday season, 5th for year overall for Hallmark, with 1.616M live viewers.

LIST was also No. 1 in total viewers, No. 1 in key demo (18-49), No. 1 in expanded key demo (25-54), and No. 1 with women.

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December 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
TWELVE DATES 'TIL CHRISTMAS started pretty strong for Hallmark, with episode one getting 779k live viewers and episode two notching 826k on Friday night, the first time any of the Friday series have gone up for second, back-to-back episode. Episode 2 also most watched show on cable.
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Trailer and key art for BET+ original A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS, streaming on December 25.

🎥 Trailer: youtu.be/VCRkc_TQrV4?...
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Despite no one in the media seeming to realize it, A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS, which is re-airing tonight on NBC, is NOT a new special, it debuted last year.
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Netflix originals KLAUS, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES and THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 will be part of Regal Cinemas "Holiday Classics" limited-run theatrical offerings that run through December 31.

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December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New comedy available for digital sale or rental, PRACTICALLY MARRIED, starring Lisa and Sara Alavi, about sisters tired of dating who decide to adopt, but then get a Christmas wake up call when tasked with taking care of their nephews over the holidays.

🎥 Trailer: youtu.be/dkJuZqerF0U?...
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Amazon Prime Video original Spanish-language kids special, 31 MINUTES: ONE HOT CHRISTMAS (31 MINUTOS: CALUROSA NAVIDAD) is streaming now.
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS, TED COOPER! and SINGLE ON THE 25TH are currently the consensus 1-2 according to both IMDb and Letterboxd users, with A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS also in both reviewers' Top 5.
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trailer and key art for Lifetime's THANK GOD: CHRISTMAS AT KELLER RANCH, starring Arielle Kebbel and Tyler Hilton, and based on the song by Kane and Katelyn Brown, airing December 13.

🎥 Trailer: youtu.be/UOyyOmQxlsc?...
December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
And the new holiday movies I've seen this season that I'd most enthusiastically recommend…

1. A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE
2. BRIDGET JONES MAD ABOUT THE BOY (yes, the end is all holiday)
3. THE MERCHANTS OF JOY
4. TINSEL TOWN
5. CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hallmark has done the close-up on hands almost touching, to express yearning, so many times and yet…Still works

Kudos to set dec for signaling he's falling in love by slowly making his apartment more and more Christmas-y

Also, nice to see adults fall in love in the city, in semi-realistic fashion
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
SINGLE ON THE 25TH both the extremely rare Hallmark joint that goes out of its way to say being single is OK AND one of the more genuinely romantic holiday movies of year. Needed mid-movie kiss and could have done without party planning of it all (ugh), but Lyndsy Fonseca is a solid Hallmark heroine
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
THE HALLMARK CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE: A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL was, as expected, mostly an ad, and I applied the fast-forward button liberally, but watching Kimberley Sustad skate in a skirt and answer, no less than half a dozen times, "I'm Canadian," when people acted impressed, was fun.
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NYC Christmas tree seller doc, THE MERCHANTS OF JOY, on Amazon, is good, borderline great. Compelling, festive, and surprisingly emotional.
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Rocky Kramer will host a Christmas special episode of his popular Twitch show, ROCK AND ROLL TUESDAYS on his channel, December 9 at 7 PM PT.
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Not completely surprising, given movies' lackluster ratings so far, but do wonder if they'll air RECIPE FOR ROMANCE (based on book SWEET ON YOU) on another date?

All 6 Harlequin movies, including holiday-set SAVVY SHELDON FEELS GOOD AS HELL, also airing on CTV in Canada.

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December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
SHE’S MAKING A LIST was goofy, ridiculous and charming in all the best holiday ways and truly think Andrew Walker was born to be a holiday leading man. Plus, the child actress, Cadence Compton, was quite good, not always the case with Hallmark. Not my absolute fave of year but a winner.
December 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Have talked about how many Hallmark originals are sponsored, and show it, but they're not the only ones. Roku's MERRY LITTLE MYSTERY is "presented by Wal-Mart" which roughly translates to, an 80-minute Wal-Mart ad, that you still have to watch other ads to watch. No thanks!
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
PREP & LANDING: THE SNOWBALL PROTOCOL was No. 1 or 2 on Disney+'s most-watched list for 5 days after its debut, with DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LAST STRAW claiming the top spot the day it debuted, and THE POLAR EXPRESS, THE SANTA CLAUSE series and other PREP & LANDING specials also all charting.
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
For a guy who almost exclusively makes big-budget action or comedy titles, Mark Wahlberg has been in quite a few Christmas-set stories.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In addition to appearing with DECK THE HALLMARK at Christmas Con next week in New Jersey, Alonso Duralde offered this week on BREAKFAST ALL DAY pod to personalize copies of HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS ordered via Book Soup: booksoup.com/book/9781493...

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December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
December-set PETER HUJAR'S DAY, which debuted at Sundance and stars Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, received the most nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards.

🎥 Trailer: youtu.be/Rzp8uw-t-eA?...
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
HOLIDAY WITH THE TWINS is now streaming on Roku Channel.
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM