Hallmark Channels: Keep the Staple TV Channels Cheaper Online When You Cut Cable

Hallmark is one of the staple TV channels. It’s home to the audience’s favorite, feel-good movies, and shows. And it’s where viewers can see classic holiday films.

Those wishing to ditch cable can still enjoy Hallmark and its sister channels without a cable contract. It’s available on a number of streaming services, which we will discuss in detail below.

In a hurry? If you don’t want to dig into the details and just want to start watching Hallmark without cable now, these services will work well:

How to Watch the Hallmark Channel Without Cable

There are three Hallmark channels that you will be interested in:

• Hallmark Channel: The base channel that shows family-oriented original and licenced TV movies and shows.
• Hallmark Drama: Traditionally, the place for older Hallmark movies and TV series but has been suplemented with some original programming.
• Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: Primarily airs family-friendly movies and mystery TV series.

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The Hallmark channels are not available over-the-air (OTA). That means you need to get them through a provider. In the past, that meant cable. But now you can get these channels from a number of streaming services.

The best thing about streaming services is that they are cheaper than comparable cable plans. They are also more flexible and don’t require you to sign a contract. And you can use them on pretty much any TV or device that you currently own.

All you need is an internet connection. And if you’re reading this, well, you already have one of those. So let’s dive into your options!

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Streaming Services with Hallmark Channel

Hallmark isn’t available on some of the most popular streaming services. In fact, the two most popular live TV streaming services, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV, do not offer any of the channels. But don’t be discouraged. There are lots of (even low-cost) services that do provide Hallmark.

FuboTV

Hallmark Channels	Base, Drama, Movies & Mysteries
Related Channels	Discovery, OWN
Total Channels	130+
Cloud DVR	1000 hours
Simultaneous Screens	10
Free Trial	✅
FuboTV Price	$79.99/mo

Fubo is a complete cable replacement streaming service offering 130+ channels for $79.99/mo. This includes all the Hallmark channels plus Discovery and OWN. Unfortunately, FuboTV does not offer any of the A&E channels, which includes Lifetime and LMN.

But if you want Hallmark and a great selection of sports channels, FuboTV is the service for you. It offers over 35 sports networks. The rest of its base (Pro) package includes a broad selection of local, news, entertainment, and family-oriented channels.

You can learn all about FuboTV in the following articles:

• FuboTV Review
• FuboTV Packages
• FuboTV Local Channels
• FuboTV Devices.

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Philo

Hallmark Channels	Base, Drama, Movies & Mysteries
Related Channels	Discovery, Lifetime, LMN, OWN
Total Channels	65+
Cloud DVR	Unlimited
Simultaneous Screens	3
Free Trial	✅
Philo Price	$25/mo

Philo provides all the Hallmark channels as well as the related channels Discovery, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network (LMN), and Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). It provides 65+ channels overall.

Philo manages to keep its price so low because it doesn’t provide any local or sports-oriented channels. If those are important to you, check out Sling TV or one of the other services.

You can learn more about Philo with the following guides:

• Philo Review
• Philo Packages
• Philo Devices.

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Sling TV

Hallmark Channels	Base, Drama, Movies & Mysteries
ESPN Add-ons	Discovery, Lifetime, LMN
Total Channels	50+
Cloud DVR	50 hours
Simultaneous Screens	3
Free Trial	❌
Sling TV Price*	$51.00/mo

The base Sling TV plans cost $40.00/mo. To get the Hallmark channels, you need to add the Lifestyle Extra add-on for a total of $51/mo. This also gives you Discovery, Lifetime, and LMN. Sling TV does not offer OWN.

Along with these channels, Sling TV offers the local Fox and NBC affiliates and 50+ other channels that show sports, entertainment, movies, and family-friendly TV.

See the following for more information about Sling TV:

• Sling TV Review
• Sling TV Packages
• Sling TV Local Channels
• Sling TV Devices.

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DIRECTV STREAM

Hallmark Channels	Base, Movies & Mysteries
Related Channels	Discovery, Lifetime
Total Channels	75+
Cloud DVR	Unlimited*
Simultaneous Screens	Unlimited
Free Trial*	✅
DIRECTV STREAM Price	$79.99/mo

DIRECTV STREAM (formerly AT&T TV) offers Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries along with 75+ other channels for $79.99/mo. You can add Hallmark Drama for an additional fee. And if you upgrade to the Ultimate plan for $119.99/mo, you will also get LMN, OWN, and 130 other channels including a year of free HBO MAX.

DIRECTV STREAM is a good choice for people who are doubtful about abandoning cable. You don’t need to go out and get a streaming device: DIRECTV STREAM has its own so you will not have to deal with a third party.

You can learn all about DIRECTV STREAM in the following articles:

• DIRECTV STREAM Review
• DIRECTV STREAM Packages
• DIRECTV STREAM Local Channels
• DIRECTV STREAM Devices.

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Vidgo

Hallmark Channels	Base, Drama, Movies & Mysteries
Related Channels	Discovery, Lifetime, LMN, OWN
Total Channels	110+
Cloud DVR	❌
Simultaneous Screens	3
Free Trial	❌
Vidgo Price*	$69.99/mo

Vidgo offers all of the Hallmark channels along with the related channels and more like it (eg, Discovery Junior). Its 110+ channel lineup is well balanced with local ABC and Fox channels and national channels spanning from sports, entertainment, and news, to family content. 

Vidgo falls with its old-fashioned interface — still, it’s usable. More importantly, it doesn’t include a DVR, but you can buy your own with the money you save using Vidgo over your cable provider.

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• Vidgo Review
• Vidgo Packages
• Vidgo Local Channels
• Vidgo Devices.

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Other Ways to Get Hallmark

There are other ways to get Hallmark content and live channels:

• Frndly TV: Provides access to all of the Hallmark channels for just :frndly-price:/mo. In total, you get 20 mostly live TV channels including GSN, insp, and The Weather Channel. This is a particularly good service for Christian families. (Frndly TV review)
• Amazon Prime: Select Hallmark content is available to stream or you can sign up for the Hallmark Movies Now channel for $5.99/mo.
• YouTube TV: You can get Hallmark Movies Now as an add-on for $5.99/mo. Again: this is on-demand; you won’t get to watch any of the live Hallmark channels.

Hallmark Movies Now

Hallmark Movies Now is Hallmark’s own on-demand streaming service. Completely ad-free, it features around 1,000 hours of original content not found on the live channels. It also includes classics from The Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Hallmark Drama, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

Some TV providers (such as Sling TV) offer it as a premium channel/service, but it’s also available as a stand-alone subscription directly from Hallmark for $5.99/mo ($59.99/year, save a dollar a month) after a seven-day free trial.

The Hallmark Movies Now app is supported on all the regular major streaming platforms.

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TVs and Mobile Devices for the Hallmark Channel

To view the Hallmark Channel without cable, you’ll need a device capable of installing streaming apps. All of the streaming services we’ve discussed support the vast majority of devices.

These include the following streaming devices:

• Amazon Fire TV
• Apple TV
• Chromecast
• Roku.

They also all support mobile devices running Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad). All but DIRECTV STREAM support Android TV. And everyone supports web browsers, which can be used with an HDMI cable to connect to a TV.

All the services except Philo and Vidgo support Samsung smart TVs directly. FuboTV and Sling TV support LG smart TVs. But only FuboTV supports Hisense smart TVs. Sling TV and FuboTV also support the Xbox One gaming console.

There are various other devices that are supported. For example, DIRECTV STREAM has its own device you can use. And some services support the iPod Touch. If you have a device that wasn’t mentioned here, contact the streaming service directly. 

Today’s Hallmark Schedule

Here is today’s schedule in Eastern Time:

11:00am	Movie – You're Bacon Me Crazy Cleo Morelli, an aspiring Portland chef, tries to win a food truck competition. When a handsome chef from a rival food truck parks across the street from her, Cleo's goal to win takes a spicy turn.
1:00pm	Movie – Love on the Right Course A professional golfer suffers a series of setbacks and returns home to Budapest to reevaluate her future. While there, a golf pro helps her rediscover herself and find love.
3:00pm	Movie – Royal Matchmaker A struggling matchmaker is hired by a king to find his son a suitable wife in time for a national celebration. As the clock ticks toward the deadline, the matchmaker finds him the perfect wife -- only to realize that she's fallen in love with him.
5:00pm	Movie – A Lifelong Love While trying to reunite her grandfather with his lost love, Annika teams up with college sweetheart Ryan to create a book about the experience, documenting different love stories along the way.
7:00pm	Movie – Roadhouse Romance Lt. Callie Jackson returns home after a military tour to find her late grandfather's barbecue joint is struggling, but she has a run-in with a TV director who teaches her that sometimes it's best to look forward instead of looking back.
9:00pm	When Calls the Heart – Stronger Together Hickam and Lee clash with the mayor of Benson Hills, while Gowen suggests a solution with huge implications for the town; Elizabeth and Nathan clear up a misunderstanding.
10:00pm	Movie – Fourth Down and Love Sparks fly between a single mother and a professional football player when they coincidentally meet again on her daughter's flag football field.
12:00am	The Golden Girls – Impotence of Being Ernest Rose feels inadequate when her new boyfriend experiences impotency.
12:30am	The Golden Girls – Love Me Tender Sophia disapproves of the man Dorothy is dating. John Fiedler guest stars.
1:00am	The Golden Girls – Valentine's Day The women remember terrible Valentine's Day experiences. Cameo appearance by Julio Iglesias.
1:30am	The Golden Girls – Two Rode Together Dorothy takes Sophia to Disney World for quality time; Rose and Blanche write a children's book.
2:00am	The Golden Girls – You Gotta Have Hope Rose finally gets to confront her fantasy that Bob Hope is her father.
2:30am	The Golden Girls – Impotence of Being Ernest Rose feels inadequate when her new boyfriend experiences impotency.
3:00am	The Golden Girls – Love Me Tender Sophia disapproves of the man Dorothy is dating. John Fiedler guest stars.
3:30am	Reba – Hello, My Name Is Cheyenne Reba takes it upon herself to keep Van sober when she suspects he has a drinking problem; Kyra and her band are invited to perform at a USO event for soldiers leaving for Iraq.
4:00am	Reba – Where There's Smoke Cheyenne and Van must run interference at a client party after Reba takes a pill, by mistake, that will make her violently ill if she drinks alcohol.
4:30am	Reba – Reba and the One When Barbra Jean signs Reba up for an online dating service, Reba winds up dating a mystery man and spending less time with the family.
5:00am	Frasier – Everyone's a Critic Frasier, jealous over Niles' job as an art critic, schemes to get the same position at the radio station.
5:30am	Frasier – The Dog That Rocks the Cradle Roz hires Bulldog as her baby sitter, unaware that he's deliberately scaring away potential love interests.
6:00am	Cheers – Fools and Their Money Sam tries to protect Woody from the evils of gambling when he bets compulsively on football.
6:30am	Cheers – Take My Shirt ... Please? Sam's crushed when he donates his baseball jersey to a charity auction and nobody bids on it.
7:00am	Reba – As Is When Reba teams up with Van to invest in real estate, he buys an uninspected house, which prompts her to want out of their partnership.
7:30am	Reba – And God Created Van Cheyenne asks Reba to talk some sense into Van when he stops going to church, but when Reba's efforts fail, she takes her problem straight to the church's handsome new minister (Patrick Fabian).
8:00am	Reba – Best Li'l Haunted House in Texas Reba is disappointed when her plans for Halloween fall through because everyone in the family has other plans.
8:30am	Reba – Have Your Cake Realizing that his wife has gained quite a bit of weight, Brock consults Reba on how best to handle the delicate situation.
9:00am	Reba – Grannies Gone Wild The family learns that Cheyenne no longer wishes to pursue a career in dentistry after she turns down Brock's offer to intern at his office; Barbara Jean is called for jury duty.
9:30am	Frasier – Rivals Frasier's and Niles' new romantic interests create a wedge between the brothers when each thinks the other is moving in on his woman.
10:00am	Frasier – A Tsar Is Born The Russian origin of Martin's clock prompts Frasier and Niles to look for evidence they're descendants of the Romanov dynasty.
10:30am	Frasier – The Late Dr. Crane After a man posing as him dies, Frasier reads his own obituary and regrets the decisions in his life.
11:00am	Movie – Marry Go Round Abby is a successful executive who's moving to Paris and planning to marry Edward. Life is perfect until she learns her divorce to her high school sweetheart, Luke, is not exactly official.

Wrapping Up

If you want to kill the cable bill but fear losing your Hallmark classics, fear no more! Simply make the move to your preferred streaming service with the Hallmark channels included. Then you can watch all the feel-good shows you love whenever you want!

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FAQ

What is the cheapest way to get the Hallmark Channel?

Frndly TV is the cheapest way to get the Hallmark channels for $5.99/mo. But if you want a general cable channel, Philo provides an excellent service with more than 65 channels for $25/mo. Sling TV also provides excellent service including local and sports channels for $51/mo.

Who carries the Hallmark Channel?

The two most popular streaming services, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV, offer a great channel selection. But the Hallmark Channel isn’t one of them. Here are the services that do offer the Hallmark Channel:

• Philo
• Sling TV
• Vidgo
• DIRECTV STREAM
• FuboTV
• Frndly TV.

Can you pay for just the Hallmark Channel?

If you already use a streaming service that doesn’t offer the Hallmark Channel, it can be a nuisance to change platforms. But you can’t get Hallmark all by itself. You can, however, get Hallmark movies and TV shows on-demand. Simply subscribe to Hallmark Movies Now. It costs $5.99/mo. 

Is the Hallmark Channel on Amazon Prime?

Amazon Prime offers the Hallmark Movies Now channel. It is roughly the same as a standalone Hallmark Movies Now subscription. It does not provide you with the Hallmark Channel itself, however. Instead, you get access to Hallmark’s large library of movies and TV shows on-demand.

How can I watch other family and kids channels?

Here are our options for watching related channels: