What is the reason for this boom? Bill Abbott is the CEO, and he has his own theory. “The environment is undeniably contentious. We are a place you can go and feel good."Ratings are booming. Hallmark was the only non-news channel in the top 15 to see substantial viewership growth last year. In November and December, when Hallmark aired Christmas movies almost nonstop, the channel often ran neck-and-neck with Fox News and ESPN for the title of most-watched TV network on basic cable. Ratings are up another 9 percent so far this year, Nielsen says, and the Christmas movie marathon hasn't even started yet.
Yup, I get it. Bridget and I watched an hour long show on the National Geographic channel last night about the jungles in Columbia. The two nights before that we binge-watched "Fawlty Towers" and "Arrested Development".
We used to watch the news. The news sucks now. It's exhausting. It causes headaches and agita. The news desperately needs a new leading man.
