Hallmark opens 2026 Countdown to Christmas with Bears film on Oct. 17

Hallmark opens its 2026 Countdown to Christmas, its annual run of holiday films, with Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story on Oct. 17, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It airs at 8/7c, meaning 8pm Eastern and 7pm Central, on Hallmark Channel, Hallmark says. It also streams on Hallmark+, the company's streaming service, according to Hallmark Channel.