‘When Calls the Heart’ Co-Creator Explains Why Series Is a Hit With Christian Audiences

By Jeannie Law , Christian Post Reporter | Aug 15, 2018 1:08 PM Hallmark Channel’s most-watched and longest running primetime series, “When Calls the Heart,” has a loyal following, says Brian Bird, the show’s executive producer who’s worked in Hollywood for over 30 years. Bird, who’s written and produced dozens of films as well as 250 episodes for network television — including five seasons of the original TV […]

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Why Fergie, Austin Dillon and Julie Thatcher Are TV’s Social Media MVPs of the Week

A pop star, a NASCAR driver and a returned sister had viewers talking passionately on social media over the past seven days. … There were 18,986 ERs around the season 5 premiere of Hallmark’s hit series “When Calls the Heart,” with Julie Thatcher (portrayed by Charlotte Hegele) generating the most conversation. Julie is the sister to main character Elizabeth Thatcher, […]

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WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Fostering a Positive Community Online and in Real Life

Great piece by Christy Spratlin for TV Junkies about the rise of the #HeartiesArmy. Let’s all share and tweet this out and help earn Christy some massive CLICKS! -Brian Bird   [Picture credit: Crown Media / Ricardo Hubbs] Christy Spratlin | December 13, 2016 | TV News Every now and then you discover a TV show that just touches you. You’re not […]

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When Calls the Heart attracts devoted fan base

ERIC VOLMERS, CALGARY HERALD They are called Hearties. Numbered in the tens of thousands, they are united in their love for an earnest Vancouver-shot television series When Calls the Heart, about a young teacher’s cautious relationship with an RCMP officer in early 20th Century small-town Canada. There are at least 30,000 of them who congregate on the group’s Facebook page alone, where they discuss […]

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Hallmark Channel’s “When Calls the Heart” Debuts the Third Episode of Season 3, Garnering a 2.1 Live+3 HH Rating

[03/04/16 – 11:33 AM] The Hallmark Channel further spins the numbers for Sunday, February 28. [via press release from The Hallmark Channel] HALLMARK CHANNEL’S “WHEN CALLS THE HEART” DEBUTS THE THIRD EPISODE OF SEASON 3, GARNERING A 2.1 LIVE+3 HH RATING The Series’ Newest Episode Becomes the Most Social Program in Network History Hallmark Channel’s original primetime series, When Calls […]

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A chat with Brian Bird: Co-creator of Hallmark Channels “When Calls the Heart”

By Dylyce P.’s The Examiner.com Picture:  Brian Bird at FCWC 2016  © D.P. Clarke   March 3, 2016 5:17 PM MST Picture a void, an empty space yearning to be filled. It cries out over the airways. It begs for relief from the prurient depths of vulgar carnage into which cable television programming has fallen. “When – the heart calls […]

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