{"id":15852,"date":"2020-12-17T19:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=15852"},"modified":"2020-12-17T19:20:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:20:55","slug":"hallmark-channel-announces-the-season-eight-premiere-date-of-the-networks-highly-rated-and-longest-running-original-series-when-calls-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/17\/hallmark-channel-announces-the-season-eight-premiere-date-of-the-networks-highly-rated-and-longest-running-original-series-when-calls-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Hallmark Channel Announces the Season Eight Premiere Date of the Network&#8217;s Highly Rated and Longest-Running Original Series &#8220;When Calls the Heart&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uvy12X3qmHw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Season eight of Hallmark Channel&#8217;s beloved primetime drama series, &#8220;<strong><em>When Calls the Heart,<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; will make its triumphant return with more surprises and challenges in store for the residents of Hope Valley, premiering on Sunday, February 21st, 2020 at 9PM\/8c with two additional all-new episodes this season for a total of 12!<\/p>\n<p>Hearties (the legion of fans of the series), will have a Christmas Day &#8220;<em>When Calls the Heart<\/em>&#8221; surprise! There will be a re-air of the 2019 movie, &#8220;<strong><em>When Calls the Heart: Home for Christmas<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; on December 25th, with an exclusive sneak peek of season eight, that you can only see on Hallmark Channel. 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