<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CNN’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ratings</a> continue to struggle, falling behind cable channels like the Food Network and Hallmark Channel following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite a busy news cycle with Trump cabinet announcements, the murder of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, and chaos in Syria, the ratings were dismal for the network’s primetime shows like “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anderson Cooper 360” and &#8220;The Source with Kaitlan Collins” during the week of Dec. 2, </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-loses-food-network-networks-primetime-viewership-languishes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fox News</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The evening lineup averaged a total of </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">367,000 total viewers between 8-11 p.m. In comparison, Fox News averaged 2.5 million total primetime viewers last week.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The audience for CNN wasn’t just less than Food Network, Fox News, and Hallmark Channel, but also MSNBC, ESPN, Freeform, TNT, Discovery, INSP, Hallmark Mystery, TLC, TBS, History, HGTV, USA, and Paramount. In fact, it came in 17th in cable in primetime, the outlet noted. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">CNN just lost in the ratings to…Food Network!! The news outlet finished in 17th place among all cable stations last week in primetime.</p>
<p>It wasn’t like it was a slow news cycle either. There was the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the manhunt for the killer, the… <a href="https://t.co/pPXiU2Xi7I">pic.twitter.com/pPXiU2Xi7I</a></p>
<p>— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1866681088107745764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the coveted age demographic of 25-54, the news was even worse for the Ted Turner-founded network, with only 67,000 average viewers, the outlet noted. This put CNN behind channels like TV Land, MTV, Adult Swim, Nick at Nite, and Comedy Central in the key demographic.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fox News Channel, in comparison, averaged 280,000 viewers during primetime last week in the key age demo.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reacting to the news, </span><a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1866681088107745764"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charlie Kirk</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said it was one more sign that legacy media was done.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is devastating for the legacy cable news media,” Kirk wrote on X. “People are rejecting them and turning to resources like ‘The Charlie Kirk Show,’ Bongino, Megyn Kelly, Joe Rogan, and War Room.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And they’re coming to X for real-time breaking news,” he added. “We are living through a dramatic tectonic shift that will change the course of history.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The news comes after CNN and MSNBC&#8217;s ratings had already plummeted after Trump’s landslide victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in the election last month, as previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-and-cnn-ratings-plummet-following-trumps-landslide-victory"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Nielsen data, coverage of Trump’s election victory throughout the day on CNN on Thursday — just after the election — brought in 419,000 total viewers and in the key age demographic, just 91,000 viewers, <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in-msnbc-ratings-crater-on-friday-as-viewers-tune-out-post-election-coverage/">Mediaite </a>noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over on MSNBC, the network had a total for the entire day of 596,000 viewers — and in the coveted age demographic, a total of 71,000 viewers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Year over year, CNN’s audience was down 40 percent, while MSNBC’s numbers were also down 23 percent.</span></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-and-cnn-ratings-plummet-following-trumps-landslide-victory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSNBC And CNN Ratings Plummet Following Trump’s Landslide Victory</a></strong></p>


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CNN Falls To Food Network, Hallmark Channels In Ratings Battle Following Trump Victory

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A new </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lawsuit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> alleges that </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hallmark"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hallmark</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> executive VP of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly told her staff she did not want to cast “old people” anymore, per a newly filed age discrimination lawsuit filed against the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood"><span style="font-weight: 400;">company</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The suit was filed by former casting director Penny Perry, 79, who was fired in April after nine years with the company. Perry claims that Hamilton Daly repeatedly said she was “too long in the tooth,” and was hoping to replace her with “new talent.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We need to bring in someone who knows more young talent,” the exec allegedly said, adding that the network&#8217;s leading stars were “aging out.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The suit specifies that Hamilton Daly made comments about actresses Holly Robinson Peete, 60, and Lacey Chabert, 42. She allegedly called the women “old talent” who should be “replaced.” Both stars appeared in Christmas movies and shows on the Hallmark Channel.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Lacey’s getting older and we have to find someone like her to replace her as she gets older,” Hamilton Daly allegedly said, per <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/hallmark-holly-robinson-peete-lacey-chabert-leading-ladies-aging-out-lawsuit-1236188881/">Variety</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“No one wants her because she’s too expensive and getting too old. She can’t play leading roles anymore,” she allegedly said of Robinson Peete.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hallmark responded to the filing with a statement. “Lacey and Holly have a home at Hallmark. We do not generally comment on pending litigation. And while we deny these outrageous allegations, we are not going to discuss an employment relationship in the media.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hamilton Daly was hired as Hallmark’s executive VP of programming in September 2021 after previously working at Netflix and A+E Networks, the outlet noted. Perry alleged in the lawsuit that Hamilton Daly thought she was “too old to work in her position” and that after coming on board at Hallmark, she “maneuvered to push her out of the company.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hallmark has been undergoing a shift in priorities following the exit of former CEO Bill Abbott in 2020 following backlash over a commercial featuring a same-sex couple that aired on the network. Abbott has since founded his own network, Great American Family, and taken many of the big-name stars with him, such as Candace Cameron Bure.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hallmark Media CEO Wonya Lucas — who oversaw the company’s transition into embracing more LGBTQ-friendly storylines — </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ceo-behind-hallmark-channels-woke-journey-announces-plan-to-step-down"><span style="font-weight: 400;">stepped down</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> from the role in 2023.</span></p>


Lawsuit Against Hallmark Alleges Exec Wanted To Replace ‘Old Talent’

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-more-stars-leave-hallmark-for-great-american-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Great American Media</a> star Alexa PenaVega shared an update with fans about how she and her family were doing after she revealed in April that her daughter, Indy, was stillborn.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a touching video posted on Tuesday on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_qVB5gqK8/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, PenaVega broke down at times as she thanked followers for all their prayers after she and husband Carlos PenaVega, announced that their fourth child, a little girl,</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-great-american-media-stars-share-heartbreaking-loss-of-baby-girl"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">died during birth</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She captioned her post, “</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Love you all. Wanted to give everyone an update and thank you all for your kind words and encouraging prayers. They have meant so much to us.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;So I just want to say, first off that we’re doing well,” the former Hallmark Channel star said.  “We’re actually doing really well, considering everything.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;You know this season, obviously is the most traumatic thing that we’ve ever had to go through as a family, let alone I don’t think I’ve ever experienced anything quite like this. And I hope to never ever have to experience anything like this again,” she added. &#8220;But it’s been really incredible to see how God has just moved through our family during this time. We have obviously felt a lot of pain. A lot of pain. But also, an insane amount of peace.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alexa PenaVega gives emotional update after daughter’s stillbirth, reveals her ‘health declined a lot’ <a href="https://t.co/ewH8MCZeF3">https://t.co/ewH8MCZeF3</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hha933NZOE">pic.twitter.com/Hha933NZOE</a></p>
<p>— Page Six (@PageSix) <a href="https://twitter.com/PageSix/status/1791070735521226818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“God has really met us in this place between pain and peace,” the actress continued. &#8220;It really doesn&#8217;t make any sense other than it is His supernatural peace, that is just covering us and allowing us to still go through grief and to still, you know, walk through this valley, but not alone. And not without purpose.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The new </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Great American Media’s Pure Flix star then revealed that after they lost their daughter, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">her own “health declined a lot. And nobody could figure out what was wrong.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;But I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever surrendered in this way to God in my life,” PenaVega said. “Like you think, ‘God, I’m gonna surrender. I&#8217;m gonna surrender. I&#8217;m gonna surrender.&#8217; But until you get to this point, you don&#8217;t even realize the type of surrender that you&#8217;re capable of.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And let me tell you, Indy’s little life has transformed us,” she added. “Like, completely. Our family has never been stronger, my faith has never been stronger, my marriage has never been stronger.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She then began to get very emotional and broke down in tears as she talked about how their daughter’s “life was so purposeful in just that short little bit that we had with her. And while she may not have taken a breath here on earth, she did not go without purpose.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alexa and Carlos have been together since 2012 — and married since 2014. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">They are also parents to two sons, Ocean and Kingston, as well as a daughter, Rio.</span></p>


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Great American Media Star Shares Update With Fans After Losing Infant Daughter

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<p>Great American Media stars Carlos and Alexa PenaVega announced the heartbreaking loss of their fourth child, a daughter who died during birth, on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The two stars, who just recently announced their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-more-stars-leave-hallmark-for-great-american-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first film</a> with Great American Media&#8217;s Pure Flix after doing a number of films with Hallmark Channel, shared the news in a joint Instagram post.</p>
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<p>&#8220;There are never the right words to say when it comes to loss. After a beautiful and peaceful delivery our daughter &#8216;Indy&#8217; was born at rest. It has been a painful journey,&#8221; the couple wrote. &#8220;But in the pain we have found peace. God continues to comfort and hold us in his arms. The prayers from the community around us have been so sustaining in this difficult season.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This little girl has already changed our lives in so many ways. She was absolutely beautiful. And looked just like daddy. Dark hair and all,&#8221; the post continued. &#8220;Grief has come to us in waves. Moments of feeling absolutely gutted … then moments of feeling blessed by just getting a few moments with her. We can’t understand why things like this happen and we may never get those answers. Indy Rex PenaVega, you completely changed our world. You moved us to a new place. You gave us the community we have been longing for. We love you can’t wait to see how many other lives you change.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Hallmark Channel ex-pats have been together since 2012 — and married since 2014 — and share three children together: son Ocean, 7; son Kingston, 4; and daughter Rio, 2.</p>
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<p>They just recently announced a new film project — &#8220;<a href="https://deadline.com/2024/04/carlos-penavega-alexa-penavega-star-first-movie-great-american-pure-flix-1235881682/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mr. Manhattan</a>,&#8221; available on the streaming platform Pure Flix on May 24 — that confirmed their move from Hallmark to Great American Media. They follow a number of former Hallmark regulars like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-absolutely-breaks-my-heart-candace-cameron-bure-responds-to-backlash-over-marriage-comments">Candace Cameron Bure</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wonder-years-actress-weighs-in-on-candace-cameron-bure-marriage-controversy-disagrees-with-neal-bledsoe-quitting-gaf">Danica McKellar</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-actor-trevor-donovan-plays-against-type-onscreen-on-social-media-and-especially-in-politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trevor Donovan</a>, and more.</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two more popular stars from the Hallmark channel have left the network and followed </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/candace-cameron-bure"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Candace Cameron Bure</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to Great American Media, which includes the Great American Family channel.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In May, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega will appear in the movie “Mr. Manhattan&#8221; on the streaming site Great American Pure Flix, part of the Great American Media company, </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2024/04/carlos-penavega-alexa-penavega-star-first-movie-great-american-pure-flix-1235881682/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline magazine</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Carlos and Alexa are audience favorites and beloved for their commitment to family on and off the screen, which is the foundation of Mr. Manhattan,” Bill Abbott, President &amp; CEO of Great American Media, said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And we are excited about a number of additional projects in development with these two enormously talented actors,” he added.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">❤️ Welcome to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreatAmericanMedia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreatAmericanMedia</a> Family, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCarlosPena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheCarlosPena</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/alexavega?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@alexavega</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MrManhattan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MrManhattan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PureFlix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PureFlix</a> <a href="https://t.co/P0irbCBIlB">https://t.co/P0irbCBIlB</a></p>
<p>— Great American Family (@GAfamilyTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/GAfamilyTV/status/1778450020368269427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The real-life husband and wife pair also promoted their latest project on their social media </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oFoUkOVz8/?hl=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">accounts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, sharing a screenshot of the article and reposting the news shared on the Great American Pure Flix account that read, “We’re so excited to announce that </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">@therealcarlospena</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">@vegaalexa</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> will star in their first movie for Great American Pure Flix, ‘Mr. Manhattan’, premiering on May 24th!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Full House” star reacted to the post as well, adding, “It’s a good one! You’re gonna enjoy it!!!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A description of the movie </span><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/great-american-pure-flix-announces-carlos-penavega-and-alexa-penavega-star-in-mr-manhattan-a-world-premiere-original-motion-picture-streaming-may-24-302114741.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">read</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “Mason Bradley (Carlos PenaVega) makes a promise to his brother and sister-in-law to be godfather to their newborn son (and future children). Mason has exciting news of his own: he’s just been accepted to Columbia Law School, which comes as a shock to his fiancé, Dani (Alexa PenaVega). Ten years on, Mason is surround by big city life and obsessed with becoming partner in his firm. He and Dani have broken up. Just when Mason feels personal success is at hand, he receives an unimaginable call. His brother and sister-in-law have tragically been killed in a car accident. Mason is now a single father with two children.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Great American Pure Flix streaming site is described as </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the “leading faith and family streaming service that inspires, uplifts and entertains with content that you can confidently stream with the entire family.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bure joined GAF in 2022, where she develops, produces, and stars in movies and TV shows broadcast on the channel. The former “Fuller House” star previously said she left Hallmark because she wanted to share “faith-filled” stories “that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking to the </span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/candace-cameron-bure-great-american-family-11668205295"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Bure talked about her decision to leave Hallmark for GAF.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment,” Bure said, noting that Hallmark had essentially become “a completely different network” than when she signed on due to a “change of leadership.”</span></p>


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Two More Stars Leave Hallmark For Great American Media

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<p>Hallmark Media CEO Wonya Lucas — who oversaw the company&#8217;s transition into embracing more LGBTQ-friendly storylines — will step down.</p>
<p>According to a <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hallmark-ceo-wonya-lucas-step-down-1235558874/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published Tuesday by The Hollywood Reporter, Lucas will stay until year&#8217;s end, and will remain on the Hallmark Media board of directors — and Hallmark Companies CEO Mike Perry will manage the transition as she exits.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am honored to have led this company and am tremendously proud of the progress we’ve made by creating an evolved entertainment experience that inspires meaningful, emotionally connected moments for our audiences,&#8221; Lucas said in a statement. &#8220;My passion for the Hallmark brand has grown in deeply rewarding ways and will remain paramount as I continue to help guide Hallmark Media’s future in a more strategically focused capacity.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">After three years at the helm, Hallmark Media President &amp; CEO Wonya Lucas will exit her current role at the end of year, the company announced Tuesday. Lucas will continue to serve on the Hallmark Media Board of Directors <a href="https://t.co/gWPBmYlXCv">https://t.co/gWPBmYlXCv</a></p>
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<p>Lucas came to Hallmark from TV One in 2020, taking the reins from former CEO and President Bill Abbott after backlash over Hallmark Channel&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hallmark-channel-pulls-ads-featuring-lesbian-kiss-after-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">removal of a commercial</a> featuring a same-sex couple — and one of her <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/08/wonya-lucas-exit-hallmark-media-president-ceo-board-of-directors-1235457553/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">priorities</a> while at the helm was to increase &#8220;representation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lucas&#8217; arrival followed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hallmark-channel-apologizes-will-allow-lgbt-ads-promises-to-work-with-glaad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promise from Perry</a> for Hallmark Channel to work with GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ) to create a more inclusive environment and promote more diverse storylines. During her tenure, the channel not only introduced several LGBTQ+ supporting characters but also premiered its first feature film centered on a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hallmarks-self-described-king-of-gay-christmas-wont-comment-on-candace-cameron-bures-marriage-remarks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">same-sex relationship</a>.</p>
<p>But while Lucas the niece of late baseball legend Hank Aaron oversaw a move to more diverse and &#8220;inclusive&#8221; programming, she also oversaw the abrupt exits of a number of the network&#8217;s biggest stars.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-cameron-bure-thrills-fans-by-ditching-progressive-hallmark-for-a-wholesome-and-faith-filled-alternative-cable-network" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Candace Cameron Bure</a>, who headlined a number of holiday films for the network in addition to starring in the Aurora Teagarden mystery series, announced in 2022 that she was joining ex-CEO Bill Abbott&#8217;s new venture — Great American Family — which would keep the focus on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-absolutely-breaks-my-heart-candace-cameron-bure-responds-to-backlash-over-marriage-comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traditional marriage</a> and faith-based storylines.</p>
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<p>Among the other actors who made the jump from Hallmark to Great American Family are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-actor-trevor-donovan-plays-against-type-onscreen-on-social-media-and-especially-in-politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trevor Donovan</a>, Jennie Garth, Daniel Lissing, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-house-star-lori-loughlin-lands-another-movie-role-following-prison-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lori Loughlin</a>, and Jen Lilley.</p>


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<p>The driver who allegedly caused the crash that killed actor Treat Williams has been charged in his death, Vermont State Police stated in a <a href="http://vtstatepolice.blogspot.com/2023/08/update-no-2-shaftsbury-barracks-fatal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>.</p>
<p>Ryan M. Koss, 35, who was driving a Honda Element at the time of the accident, was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/entertainment/treat-williams-death-driver-cited-vermont/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> on Tuesday with &#8220;grossly negligent operation [of a motor vehicle] with death resulting.&#8221; Koss voluntarily met with police and was processed on the charge, after which he was released. He is scheduled to appear on the morning of September 25 for his arraignment.</p>
<p>According to the police report, Koss turned into the path of Williams&#8217; motorcycle — and Williams was unable to avoid a crash. The 71-year-old actor was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained critical injuries, and he was later pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. The New York Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office listed severe trauma and blood loss as the official cause of death.</p>
<p>Williams — who starred in &#8220;Hair,&#8221; &#8220;Everwood,&#8221; and The Daily Wire&#8217;s &#8220;Run Hide Fight&#8221; among other projects — spent most of his life outside Hollywood, greatly preferring his property in Vermont. He was survived by his wife, actress Pam Van Sant, and two children.</p>
<p>His daughter Ellie shared a tribute to her late father in mid-July, just a month after he died.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I have never experienced this kind of grief before, so it’s hard to put my thoughts into words, but I’ll try my best for now,&#8221; she wrote in the caption of her Instagram post. &#8220;I have been home with my family in Vermont for a month now, but it feels like just yesterday that I frantically got on a plane home after I got that phone call.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;It feels like he’s just away filming. However, I keep forgetting that he’s not coming home this time,&#8221; she added. &#8220;This love is a once-in-a-lifetime love. A father&#8217;s incomprehensible love for his daughter, and a daughter&#8217;s boundless love and complete admiration for her father.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Dad, I love you more than words could ever describe. You have given me the best life imaginable, and I could not have ever dreamed of having a better father. Thank you for loving me completely. I know you will walk with me by my side for eternity. Until we find each other in the next life, Ellie Belly,&#8221; she concluded.</p>


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<p>&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-cameron-bure-thanks-fans-after-gaf-becomes-fastest-growing-network-in-all-of-cable-tv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Great American Family</a>&#8221; network has purchased the Sony Christian streaming site &#8220;PureFlix&#8221; in order to expand its faith-based and family-friendly shows, distancing itself even further from LGBTQ programming available on the Hallmark Channel.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://www.greatamericanfamily.com/2023/05/11/pure-flix-and-great-american-media-to-merge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> from the network&#8217;s merger announcement, GAF said that the company &#8220;will build on the multi-faceted, multi-channel family and faith media brands in the portfolio&#8221; as both have sought to &#8220;serve and delight consumers in the family and faith categories.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;In a media environment where programming and distribution business models are in a constant state of flux, this agreement provides a rare opportunity to maximize our potential with the expertise, market knowledge and content creation capabilities of a world class partner like Sony Pictures,&#8221; Great American Media President and CEO, Bill Abbott, said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#39;Hallmark Channel&#39; Rival &#39;Great American Family&#39; Purchases Christian Streaming Service &#39;PureFlix&#39; To Produce More &quot;Faith And Family-Friendly&quot; Entertainment &#8211; Bounding Into Comics <a href="https://t.co/idEtqeW45Z">https://t.co/idEtqeW45Z</a></p>
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<p>&#8220;Family-friendly entertainment remains an important segment of the industry, and merging these two entities will create the greatest opportunity to achieve more scale for Pure Flix as it continues to build its subscriber base,&#8221; Ravi Ahuja, Chairman of Global Television Studios and Corporate Development for Sony Pictures added.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bill and the Great American Media team have been successfully leading the Great American Family and Great American Living brands, and we believe they have a winning plan to take Pure Flix to even greater heights,&#8221; Ahuja continued.</p>
<p>Both Abbott and actress Candace Cameron Bure <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-cameron-bure-confirms-network-will-keep-traditional-marriage-at-the-core-while-hallmark-leans-into-lgbtq-stories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left the Hallmark</a> Channel for Great American Family after its programming and advertising started involving LGBTQ stories.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-house-star-candace-cameron-bure-to-create-and-star-in-faith-filled-wholesome-content-for-the-whole-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bure</a> recently spoke to the Wall Street Journal about joining GAF and said it was because she wanted to share &#8220;faith-filled&#8221; stories &#8220;that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment,&#8221; the actress said, noting that Hallmark had essentially become &#8220;a completely different network&#8221; than when she signed on due to a &#8220;change of leadership.&#8221;</p>
<p>In an earlier <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-house-star-candace-cameron-bure-to-create-and-star-in-faith-filled-wholesome-content-for-the-whole-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> about her move to GAF, the &#8220;Full House&#8221; star said &#8220;I&#8217;m very excited to develop heartwarming family and faith-filled programming and make the kind of stories my family and I love to watch. I am constantly looking for ways that I can inspire people to live life with purpose.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-cameron-bure-shares-details-about-upcoming-film-that-honors-u-s-veterans">Candace Cameron Bure Shares Details About Upcoming Film That Honors U.S. Veterans</a></strong></p>


‘Great American Family’ Purchases Christian Streaming Site To Expand Its Faith-Based And Family-Friendly Shows

'Great American Family’ Purchases Christian Streaming Site To Expand Its Faith-Based And Family-Friendly Shows

<p>Great American Family actress Candace Cameron Bure made it clear that she&#8217;s not going to let cancel culture influence her choices, saying that while she realized facing backlash for her personal views could be &#8220;difficult,&#8221; it was nothing compared to what Christians faced in other countries.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/candace-cameron-bure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bure</a> joined Wednesday&#8217;s episode of the &#8220;<a href="https://thejuliasadlershowpodcast.libsyn.com/candace-cameron-bure-on-full-house-her-faith-journey-being-a-christian-in-hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Unapologetic with Julia Jeffress Sadler</a>&#8221; podcast, and she addressed the fact that critics routinely attack her for voicing her conservative Christian views — particularly in the film business.</p>
<p>&#8220;Cancel culture is real, and it’s difficult, and it’s hard,&#8221; she said, but she immediately pivoted to point out the fact that people outside the United States faced a much more difficult situation if they wanted to preach the Gospel.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know there’s all the places in the world, all different countries, where people get severely persecuted for their faith. I feel like we’ve had this cushion here in North America where someone yells at us or someone says a mean, negative thing and our feelings get so hurt over it,&#8221; she said, adding, &#8220;And that isn’t nearly the persecution that other people go through from being a Christian in other countries.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bure went on to say that she did not intend to allow critics to change her, arguing that it was even more important for Christians to stand up and stand firm in their beliefs when they were faced with backlash.</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s hard, no matter what. Especially when you are a compassionate person and you have a heart for people. But it’s important that we speak truth in love, ’cause, listen, nobody’s gonna change, nobody’s gonna listen to you when it comes out angry, when it comes out in a harsh way, but it’s important that we don’t back down,&#8221; she explained.</p>
<p>After Bure&#8217;s abrupt exit from the Hallmark Channel — which she attributed to a change in leadership and a shift away from faith-based stories that focused on traditional values and marriages — she faced a wave of backlash accusing her of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/hallmarks-self-described-king-of-gay-christmas-wont-comment-on-candace-cameron-bures-marriage-remarks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bigotry</a> and of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/make-your-money-honey-one-tree-hill-actress-slams-candace-cameron-bure-over-marriage-comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">selling out</a>.</p>
<p>Bure <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/my-choice-is-clear-great-american-family-actor-exits-stage-left-over-candace-cameron-bure-marriage-comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> by saying that she loved everyone — even those who hated everything she stood for – and confirming that she would stand in her faith despite their attacks.</p>
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Candace Cameron Bure Says Cancel Culture Can't Force Her To Back Down

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<p>&#8220;Full House&#8221; star Lori Loughlin mounts comeback ahead of the premiere of her upcoming romantic comedy movie on the Great American Family network after she served prison time for the college admission scheme.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lori-loughlin">58-year-old</a> actress joins actor James Tupper in the GAF original movie &#8220;Fall Into Winter&#8221; when it debuts on the network on Jan. 28, <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/01/great-american-family-lori-loughlin-rom-com-fall-into-winter-1235237940/">Deadline magazine</a> reported.</p>
<p>The movie marks the former &#8220;Fuller House&#8221; star&#8217;s first role in a rom-com movie since she served two months behind bars for her involvement in the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-uncover-massive-college-entrance-exam-cheating-plot-n982136">Varsity Blues college admissions scandal</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lori Loughlin &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/MrJamesTupper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MrJamesTupper</a> star in our third <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreatAmericanWinter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreatAmericanWinter</a> movie, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FallIntoWinter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FallIntoWinter</a>! Premiering Saturday, January 28 at 8/7c, on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreatAmericanFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreatAmericanFamily</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeHome</a> ❄️ <a href="https://t.co/bxceBLHgfS">pic.twitter.com/bxceBLHgfS</a></p>
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<p>In May 2020, she and husband fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, plead guilty to a variety of conspiracy charges after paying $500,000 to get their two daughters, Isabella Rose and Olivia Jade, into the University of Southern California as phony rowing recruits.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Every Christmas Has A Story&#8221; star later served two months in prison, while her husband got five-months behind bars. Loughlin was released in December, while Giannulli remained behind bars. Giannulli was then released early on April 2, 2021 and served the remainder of his sentence at home, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/03/mossimo-giannulli-released-prison-serving-rest-time-home/7075614002/">USA Today</a> noted.</p>
<p>In December 2021, the &#8220;When Calls The Heart&#8221; star <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/09/lori-loughlin-reprise-abigail-stanton-when-calls-the-heart-season-2-when-hope-calls-gac-family-return-to-acting-college-admissions-scandal-1234845738/">made headlines</a> when news surfaced that she would be reprising her role as Abigail Stanton in a spinoff of the her hit show in one called &#8220;When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas.&#8221; She appeared in a two-part Season 2 premiere of the series.</p>
<p>Executive producer of &#8220;When Hope Calls&#8221; Brian Bird said Loughlin joining GAC Family (renamed GAF) was all about &#8220;second chances,&#8221; as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/from-full-house-to-the-big-house-lori-loughlins-quest-for-redemption">reported</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Taking this photo lifted my heart in so many ways,&#8221; Bird shared. &#8220;Offering second chances in this messed up world are [sic] just a better way to live.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Love seeing Lori Loughlin back on screen as Abigail Stanton … this time in Brookfield and #WhenHopeCalls,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Loughlin getting hired at GAC Family is a curious turn of events that could mean the renaissance of her career.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Fall Into Winter&#8221; is Loughlin&#8217;s first TV movie since spending time behind bars. It debuts on the network on Saturday Jan. 28 at 8 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lori-loughlin-sentenced-to-two-months-in-prison-for-college-admissions-scandal">Lori Loughlin Sentenced To Two Months In Prison For College Admissions Scandal</a></strong></p>


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Actress Lori Loughlin Mounts Comeback With Rom-Com Movie Premiere Following Prison Time

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/candace-cameron-bure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Candace Cameron Bure</a> thanked fans for their support after her new channel — the Great American Family — became the &#8220;fastest growing network&#8221; in all of cable TV.</p>
<p>In a post to her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/candacecbure/3007673845296784333/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram Story</a>, the 46-year-old actress shared a press release from the Great American Media about closing out the fourth quarter as the &#8220;fastest growing network in all of cable television.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Thank you for finding us and watching Great American Family Channel,&#8221; Bure wrote over the press release from the network.</p>
<p>In a tweet from GAF, the network shared &#8220;Great news for Great American Media&#8217;s #GreatAmericanFamily to end 2022 &amp; an even better way to start 2023. Happy New Year to everyone who helped make this happen, from people on-camera &amp; off, but especially our viewers!”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great news for Great American Media&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreatAmericanFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreatAmericanFamily</a> to end 2022 &amp; an even better way to start 2023. Happy New Year to everyone who helped make this happen, from people on-camera &amp; off, but especially our viewers! 🎉<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreatAmericanChristmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreatAmericanChristmas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WelcomeHome</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreatAmericanWinter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreatAmericanWinter</a> <a href="https://t.co/HwCtF021II">pic.twitter.com/HwCtF021II</a></p>
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<p>In the press release, the network shared that in only the channel&#8217;s second year, it ranked &#8220;#1 in Total Day ratings growth in Households (+113%),&#8221; ages 18-49 (+100%) and total viewership (+116%), per Nielsen.</p>
<p>It also noted that the network came in #1 in &#8220;Primetime ratings growth in Households (+128%) among all cable networks.&#8221;</p>
<p>The press release said that the jump in growth was a direct result of the &#8220;network&#8217;s Great American Christmas franchise, which featured 18 original Christmas movies&#8221; that included Bure, among other fan favorites Danica McKellar, Gladys Knight, and more.</p>
<p>Bure recently shared what kind of Christmas programming fans could expect from the network that planned to go head-to-head with The Hallmark Channel during the holidays.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Full House&#8221; star left Hallmark to join GAF to tell what she called &#8220;faith-filled&#8221; stories, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-house-star-candace-cameron-bure-to-create-and-star-in-faith-filled-wholesome-content-for-the-whole-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-house-star-candace-cameron-bure-to-create-and-star-in-faith-filled-wholesome-content-for-the-whole-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> in April, Bure shared how excited she was to be developing &#8220;heartwarming family and faith-filled programming and make the kind of stories my family and I love to watch. I am constantly looking for ways that I can inspire people to live life with purpose. GAC fits my brand perfectly.&#8221;</p>
<p>Later, in a Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/candace-cameron-bure-great-american-family-11668205295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>, Bure explained that she wanted to share &#8220;stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment,&#8221; the actress said, noting that Hallmark had essentially become &#8220;a completely different network&#8221; than when she signed on due to a &#8220;change of leadership.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hallmark started developing more LGBTQ storylines, including the first original holiday movie focused on a same-sex couple, called &#8220;The Holiday Sitter,&#8221; which premiered December 11 on the channel.</p>


Celebrities Visit Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family”

Candace Cameron Bure Thanks Fans After GAF Becomes ‘Fastest Growing Network’ In All Of Cable TV

<p>Actress Lacey Chabert made it clear that she was standing by the Hallmark Channel after former network star Candace Cameron Bure left to pursue a relationship with competing channel Great American Family.</p>
<p>Bure, who made a number of Christmas movies and starred in a mystery-movie franchise at Hallmark, announced the surprise move in early 2022. She later explained that the change in leadership at Hallmark had factored into her decision — as did her personal faith and her desire to keep telling stories with traditional marriage at the center of the story.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Fuller House&#8221; star&#8217;s comments drew backlash from a number of people, ranging from long-time co-star <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/candace-cameron-bure-unfollows-jodie-sweetin-as-she-backs-jojo-siwa-in-traditional-marriage-controversy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jodie Sweetin</a> to &#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221; and former Hallmark actress <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/make-your-money-honey-one-tree-hill-actress-slams-candace-cameron-bure-over-marriage-comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hilarie Burton Morgan</a>. Actor Neal Bledsoe, who had also made the move to Great American Family, <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/my-choice-is-clear-great-american-family-actor-exits-stage-left-over-candace-cameron-bure-marriage-comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abruptly cut ties</a> with the network in the wake of Bure&#8217;s comments.</p>
<p>Chabert, who took over some of the Christmas promotional duties in Bure&#8217;s absence, defended Hallmark. Saying that she had &#8220;found a real home&#8221; with the channel, Chabert explained in a recent <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/lacey-chabert-interview-hallmark-christmas-movies.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Vulture: &#8220;I’m able to be more of who I am here than possibly anywhere else I’ve worked.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Any shift I’ve felt has been embracing our creative ideas,&#8221; Chabert said, responding to Bure&#8217;s claim that the change in leadership at Hallmark had made the network a very different place. &#8220;And it’s my responsibility to the audience who continue to tune into my movies that I give the best I have to offer. That’s always my mission. I’ll never abandon what Hallmark means for me, which is that everything is centered around the heart. I don’t think there are any plans for that to change anytime soon.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Mean Girls&#8221; alum refused to go any further, however, explaining that she bore no ill will toward the actors and actresses who had chosen to leave the Hallmark Channel.</p>
<p>&#8220;You know what, I wish everybody the best. I really can’t comment on it further other than I care about everybody involved,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Chabert has appeared in some 30 movies during her tenure with the Hallmark Channel and doesn&#8217;t appear to be slowing down any time soon.</p>


‘Mean Girls’ Actress Defends Hallmark After Candace Cameron Bure Exit: ‘Everything Is Centered Around The Heart’

'Mean Girls' Actress Defends Hallmark After Candace Cameron Bure Exit: 'Everything Is Centered Around The Heart'

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