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Home & Family

Home & Family (formerly The Home and Family Show) is an American daytime talk show. The series originally premiered on April 1, 1996, on The Family Channel, and was dropped by the network immediately prior to its 1998 relaunch as the Fox Family Channel. In 2012, Hallmark Channel picked up a revival of the series, airing as a two-hour program on weekday mornings.

The show premiered on April 1, 1996, on The Family Channel and ran until August 14, 1998. It was hosted by Cristina Ferrare and Chuck Woolery, and featured numerous recurring and regular personalities known as "the family" who share tips on beauty, crafts, cooking, and the like. Originally among the family were Jamie Gwen (chef), Candace Garvey (lifestyles), Mayita Dinos (gardening), Bob Golic, and the Carey brothers (carpentry and home repairs).

In January 1997, Woolery was fired due to complaints about the show being two hours and was replaced by Family Challenge host Michael Burger.

Home & Family was revived in 2012 on the Hallmark Channel, unique with the daily guest star being asked to remain for the entire episode, providing a broader view of the star's personality and interests. Crew members are often seen, as well.

The revived show's ninth season became its last, following cancellation by Hallmark Channel in March 2021. The final episode aired on August 4, 2021, with hosts Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison.

Home & Family is a two-hour daily Hallmark series that was recorded before a studio audience on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in Los Angeles, California. Steines said that the decision for that was made to encourage actors to be on the show, without having to wake at 4:00 a.m. The focus of the show is simply entertainment and tips within a "wholesome image". Discussions on current events or politics are avoided and speech is censored; as an example, the word "breast" was forbidden.

The series originally aired on The Family Channel but ended on August 14, 1998, just one day before the channel became Fox Family Channel, which included a major restructuring of the network's programing. Its revival began on October 1, 2012, and moved to its current home, the Hallmark Channel. Mark Steines and Paige Davis co-hosted the show but Davis left after six weeks on November 16, 2012, with her final episode being taped the day before she was replaced by Cristina Ferrare, who in turn was replaced by Debbie Matenopoulos.

The show continued on to season two where it premiered on September 30, 2013. Then on April 30, 2014, Home & Family was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 15 of that same year. It was announced on April 14, 2015, that season four was approved and along with that notice they announced that the show would air new episodes weekly throughout the entire year.

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