Molly McCook

Audiences can celebrate the holiday season a little early as Food Network and HGTV have set linear premiere dates for five scripted holiday features this December. Following their debut on streaming platform discovery+, A Christmas Open House with Ben and Erin Napier  and Designing Christmas with Hilary Farr will both air on HGTV.

The Los Angeles engagement of 'Hadestown' opened this week at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre.

Discovery’s portfolio of networks, led by Food Network, HGTV and OWN, launch the first-ever discovery+ Holiday Central hub on November 1st, giving fans access to over 300 hours of content, 100 of which will be brand-new premieres.

Ree Drummond, host of The Pioneer Woman and one of Food Network’s most popular stars, stars in her first acting role. Candy Coated Christmas will be available exclusively on discovery+, as part of the streaming service’s holiday content.

Food Network’s unscripted series attracted more than 55.4 million P2+ viewers during 2Q21 while during the same time, Ree Drummond’s popular series, The Pioneer Woman drew more than 13.1 million P2+ viewers.