Editing Hallmark Channel (section)

===Animal special franchise===
With the success of the Dog Hero Awards, the channel started a franchise out of the show with additional shows that counterprogram major sporting events. Beyond the Dog Hero Awards and the Kitten Bowl, the channel has the Paw-Star Game (counterprogramming the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]]) and the Summer Kitten Games (which had its first edition counterprogram the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abramovitch|first1=Seth|title=Hallmark Channel Has Gone to the (Hero) Dogs|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hallmark-channel-has-gone-hero-833327/|access-date=February 7, 2022|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 26, 2015|archive-date=January 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112214629/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hallmark-channel-has-gone-hero-833327|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 2, 2014, the Hallmark Channel partnered with New York's [[North Shore Animal League]] and Last Hope Animal Rescue to debut the ''Kitten Bowl'' during [[Super Bowl XLVIII]]. The event&nbsp;– hosted by [[Beth Stern]] and announcers [[John Sterling (sportscaster)|John Sterling]] and [[Mary Carillo]]&nbsp;– is designed as [[Super Bowl counterprogramming|counterprogramming]] to the [[Super Bowl]] and airs during the game's halftime show, and is similar to another animal-themed event that debuted nine years earlier on [[Animal Planet]], the [[Puppy Bowl]]. ''Kitten Bowl II'' returned on February 1, 2015, and was watched by 1.3 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-2-1-2015.html|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 2.1.2015|website=[[Showbuzzdaily.com]]|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203203857/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-2-1-2015.html}}</ref> A new Kitten Bowl has aired every year since,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/kitten-bowl-2019-time-tv-channel-how-to-watch-stream/xtpvf51d4rsp1cy7b4kadkxp2|title=Kitten Bowl 2019: Time, TV channel, how to live stream cats not caring about sports|last=Bernstein|first=Dan|work=[[Sporting News]]|date=February 3, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050849/http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/kitten-bowl-2019-time-tv-channel-how-to-watch-stream/xtpvf51d4rsp1cy7b4kadkxp2|url-status=live}}</ref> running repeatedly on Super Bowl Sunday in a three-hour program that includes "playoff games".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2819103-kitten-bowl-2019-recap-mvp-highlights-and-twitter-reaction |title=SKitten Bowl 2020 date, time, TV channel & how to live stream athletic football cats |last=Chiari |first=Mike |date=February 3, 2019 |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131202337/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2819103-kitten-bowl-2019-recap-mvp-highlights-and-twitter-reaction |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/kitten-bowl-2020-date-time-tv-channel-live-stream/1thf5r5slbz7x128kvhpyx0thd |title=Kitten Bowl 2019: Recap, MVP, Highlights and Twitter Reaction |last=Heck |first=Jordan |date=January 31, 2020 |website=Sporting News |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131202336/https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/kitten-bowl-2020-date-time-tv-channel-live-stream/1thf5r5slbz7x128kvhpyx0thd |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, the first edition of the ''Cat Bowl'' was shown during that year’s Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/pets/kitten-bowl-2019-time-date-hallmark-channel/|title=Kitten Bowl Is Coming! Get an Exclusive Look at One of the Big Games' More 'Relaxed' Cat Stars|last=Bender|first=Kelli|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 29, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050514/https://people.com/pets/kitten-bowl-2019-time-date-hallmark-channel/|url-status=live}}</ref> The eighth and last edition of the Kitten Bowl aired in 2021 as Hallmark canceled it the next year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ryan |title=Kitten Bowl Cancelled at Hallmark, Eyes New Home at GAC Family |url=https://tvline.com/2022/02/07/kitten-bowl-cancelled-hallmark-channel-not-airing-super-bowl-sunday-2022/ |website=TVLine |access-date=February 7, 2022 |date=February 7, 2022}}</ref>