The Hallmark Channel has come to define a very specific type of entertainment, ranging from wholesome Christmas rom-coms (which almost always involve a big-city career woman returning to her small hometown for the holidays, where she falls in love while learning the true meaning of the season), to dependably alluring mysteries, where so many sparks fly between flirtatious sleuths that it's easy to forget these two lovebirds are investigating a gruesome murder. And while the untold truth behind Hallmark's Christmas movies reveals the artifice behind them, there's no denying that Hallmark has captured a viewing audience that has come to embrace this escapist TV comfort food with gusto.

One key reason why the Hallmark Channel became must-watch television is the network's skill at assemb

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