{"id":315511,"date":"2021-08-05T16:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T13:00:17","slug":"see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/","title":{"rendered":"#See Notable Firsts From the Channel\u2019s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ed5530ebb3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ed5530ebb3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2001_First_Broadcast\" >2001: First Broadcast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2009_First_Countdown_to_Christmas_Event\" >2009: First Countdown to Christmas Event<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2013_First_Original_Scripted_Drama\" >2013: First Original Scripted Drama<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2014_First_Exclusive_Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame_Movie\" >2014: First Exclusive Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2014_First_Partnership_With_Hallmark_Cards\" >2014: First Partnership With Hallmark Cards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2015_First_Countdown_to_Valentines_Day_Event\" >2015: First Countdown to Valentine\u2019s Day Event<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2020_First_Hallmark_Movie_With_LGBTQ_Leads\" >2020: First Hallmark Movie With LGBTQ+ Leads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-notable-firsts-from-the-channels-history\/#2021_First_Hallmark_Series_With_a_Same-Sex_Kiss\" >2021: First Hallmark Series With a Same-Sex Kiss<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#See Notable Firsts From the Channel\u2019s History<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-house-brad-harder-jonathan-bennett.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div> On the night of Sunday, August 5, 2001, actress Jane Seymour <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on the channel hitherto known as Odyssey Network to announce its rebranding, welcoming viewers to Hallmark Channel.<\/p>\n<p>And since then, the romance-friendly network has gone from a cable channel to a cable destination, ending 2020 as the most-watched entertainment cable network among adult women in Q4 for the seventh straight year in a row, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefutoncritic.com\/ratings\/2021\/01\/07\/hallmark-channel-closes-out-2020-as-number-1-entertainment-cable-network-in-fourth-quarter-and-number-2-for-the-entire-year-998100\/20210107hallmark01\/\">a press release<\/a> from the net.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one, Hallmark Channel set out to be the family-friendly destination for great storytelling,\u201d Crown <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Family SVP Chad Harris <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/brandedcontent.adage.com\/pdf\/hallmark_channel.pdf\">said<\/a> during the channel\u2019s 10th anniversary in 2011. \u201cIn a sea of cable networks, with so many networks being so extreme \u2014 violent, going to the edge \u2014 we have remained true to the promise of the uplifting stories that everyone in the family can share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a recap of some notable firsts during Hallmark\u2019s 20 years on the air, including its recent steps toward LGBTQ+ inclusion.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2001_First_Broadcast\"><\/span>2001: First Broadcast<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HallmarkChannel Inside Story - The Infinite Worlds of HG Wells\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5FwPsB_KUfM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When Hallmark Channel launched, it began with a broadcast of the mini<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> <em>The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells<\/em>. In a review for <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2001\/tv\/reviews\/the-infinite-worlds-of-h-g-wells-1200469661\/\">Variety<\/a><\/em>, critic Steven Oxman said the production\u2019s \u201cnotable lack of edge is clearly targeted to a broad, family demographic.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2009_First_Countdown_to_Christmas_Event\"><\/span>2009: First Countdown to Christmas Event<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hallmark Channel - The National Tree - On Location\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lAn6Z4O70CI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hallmark Channel\u2019s Countdown to Christmas event is a yearly yuletide ritual for viewers. And it all started off with 2009\u2019s <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hallmarkdrama.com\/national-tree\/about\">The National Tree<\/a><\/em>, a TV movie starring <em>Pretty in Pink<\/em>\u2019s Andrew McCarthy as a man who teams up with his sons to bring a Christmas tree to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2013_First_Original_Scripted_Drama\"><\/span>2013: First Original Scripted Drama<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to Cedar Cove!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GYK34s5u7yg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The channel got into the primetime scripted drama <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in 2013 with <em>Cedar Cove<\/em>, a three-season romance starring <em>Groundhog Day<\/em>\u2019s Andie MacDowell as a small-town judge living on a Puget Sound island.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2014_First_Exclusive_Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame_Movie\"><\/span>2014: First Exclusive Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hallmark Hall of Fame Presents One Christmas Eve\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHWmAWdZjOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After 63 years on broadcast television, the Hallmark Hall of Fame franchise moved to Hallmark Channel in 2014 with the premiere of <em>One Christmas Eve<\/em>, a TV movie featuring <em>Chicago P.D.<\/em>\u2019s Anne Heche as a newly single mother trying to make the perfect holiday for her two kids.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2014_First_Partnership_With_Hallmark_Cards\"><\/span>2014: First Partnership With Hallmark Cards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Northpole\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UH5AcQQzA94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The year 2014 also marked Hallmark Channel\u2019s first team-up with Hallmark Cards, joining forces to produce <em>Northpole<\/em>. The TV movie starred <em>Saved by the Bell<\/em>\u2019s Tiffani Thiessen as a single mom who gets a dose of holiday magic from her 10-year-old son.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2015_First_Countdown_to_Valentines_Day_Event\"><\/span>2015: First Countdown to Valentine\u2019s Day Event<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Countdown to Valentine&#039;s Day 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VxzMMNyvwaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With its Countdown to Christmas event surging in popularity, Hallmark Channel debuted its first Countdown to Valentine\u2019s Day in 2015. \u201cWe look forward to giving our audience more of what they want and to building on our foundation of annual franchises celebrating a variety of special occasions and holidays throughout the year,\u201d Hallmark exec Michelle Vicary said in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thefutoncritic.com\/ratings\/2015\/02\/18\/hallmark-channels-newest-programming-event-countdown-to-valentines-day-courts-30-million-unduplicated-viewers-and-67-million-women-25-54-784211\/20150218hallmark02\/\">a press release<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2020_First_Hallmark_Movie_With_LGBTQ_Leads\"><\/span>2020: First Hallmark Movie With LGBTQ+ Leads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"On Location - The Christmas House - Hallmark Channel\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eakIkwrNNT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hallmark finally featured LGBTQ+ leads in a movie in 2020 \u2014 a year after controversially nixing Zola ads with same-sex couples. <em>The Christmas House<\/em> starred Jonathan Bennett and Brad Harder playing husbands trying to adopt a baby. (\u201cIt was so much to process and so exciting at the same time,\u201d Bennett told <em>TV Insider<\/em>, reflecting on the milestone.)<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2021_First_Hallmark_Series_With_a_Same-Sex_Kiss\"><\/span>2021: First Hallmark Series With a Same-Sex Kiss<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joy &amp; Zoey Kiss - Good Witch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eoonLaI2UvU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Hallmark Channel made another stride toward inclusivity during the <em>Good Witch<\/em> series finale, with stars Kat Barrell and Kyana Teresa sharing the first same-sex kiss in a Hallmark Channel series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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