Longtime Crown Media programming and production executive Michelle Vicary will leave her position at the beginning of June, the network said Monday.

Vicary has served as executive VP of programming for Crown Media Networks since 2011, overseeing production and original programming for all of Crown Media’s platforms, including Hallmark Channel, according to the company. She was instrumental in developing such Hallmark scripted series as When Calls the Heart, Good Witch and Chesapeake Shores.

Crown Media has named Randy Pope, senior VP of programming and development, and Darren Melameth, senior VP, programming and content strategy, as interim co-leads while searching for a replacement, said Crown Media Family Networks CEO Wonya Lucas.

“We thank Michelle for her contributions to the growth and success of our networks and for helping to bring the quintessential Hallmark brand to life,” Lucas said in a statement. “We appreciate the passion and effort she has  brought to our team and to the company.”

Crown Media earlier this month named veteran programming executive Toni Judkins as its senior VP, programming and development for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

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Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Feb. 3 to Feb. 9 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Feb. 18 -- We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (documentary) -- HBO

Feb. 19 -- Year of the Rabbit (comedy) -- IFC

Feb. 20 -- Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones (drama) -- Facebook Watch

Feb. 21 -- Gentefied (drama) -- Netflix

Feb. 21 -- Hunters (drama) -- Prime Video

Feb. 21 -- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (returning series) -- Disney+

Feb. 23 -- Better Call Saul (drama) -- AMC

Feb. 23 -- Ballmastrz: 9009 (animation) -- Adult Swim

Feb. 23 -- The Walking Dead (drama) -- AMC

Feb. 23 -- When Calls The Heart (drama) -- Hallmark

Hallmark Channel cancelled its Wednesday upfront event in New York City due to the nor’easter snowstorm, but that didn’t stop the network from making several programming announcements, including the renewals of its scripted series When Calls the Heart and reality series Meet The Peetes.

Instead of a formal upfront event, the network made the announcements during a Facebook live event from New York's wintery Central Park featuring Hallmark Channel president and CEO Bill Abbott and Hallmark Channel executive vice president of ad sales Ed Georger, as well as actresses Candace Cameron Bure and Danica McKellar.

Hallmark ordered a sixth season of its scripted drama series When Calls the Heart, based on the book of the same name by Janette Oke and starring Erin Krakow, Lori Loughlin and Daniel Lissing.

“Most series experience a ratings decline with age, but When Calls the Heart is bucking that trend thanks to our devoted fans who elevate the show to new levels each year,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming and Network Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks in a statement. “The compelling storytelling combined with our captivating cast keeps our viewers engaged and enthusiastic about the saga of Hope Valley, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to continue the journey in season six.”

The network’s freshman reality series Meet The Peetes – which follows the family of former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete and actress Holly Robinson Peete – will return for a second season in 2019, said network officials.

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“We look forward to continue sharing the Peetes’ journey as they navigate through life united as a family,” Vicary said.

Hallmark also announced that next February it will add a new Super Bowl Sunday special, Cat Bowl, to complement its annual Kitten Bowl telecast. Cat Bowl, which will feature adult cats plating a feline Hall of Fame game, will debut Feb. 2, prior to the 6th annual Kitten Bowl telecast.

The network said it will also bring back it American Rescue Dog Show event with a second installment airing in February 2019.

On the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries front, the network will premiere three new original movies in 2018, including Crossword Mysteries, Picture Perfect and The Chronicle Mysteries.

Hallmark Channel has renewed its popular drama When Calls The Heart for a third season, the network said Tuesday.

The series, which stars Lori Loughlin, Erin Krakow and Jack Wagner, will return in February 2016 with 10 new episodes, although the network will offer a two-hour sneak peek of the new series later this year, according to network officials.

When Calls The Heart has a passionate loyal fan base in the television landscape and their devotion to the captivating storylines and characters has made this series grow with outstanding ratings and top social media engagement,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming, Crown Media Family Networks in a statement.  “We are incredibly proud of the series’ success and look forward to bringing families back together on Sunday nights in its new day and time period.”

Hallmark Channel will mark the second-season premiere of original series When Calls The Heart, with a two-hour event at the end of April.

Based on the Janette Oke novel of the same name, When Calls The Heart comes back on April 25 via a special presentation from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. (ET/PT).

The series, which averaged a 1.5 household rating during its 10-episode rookie run in 2014 that made it one of the top-five performers in its Saturday night timeslot, returns its top-liners Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing and Lori Loughlin, who also stars in the network's Northpole holiday movie franchise and sister service Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Sugar Cookie Murder entry. Introduced late last season, Jack Wagner is also a key cast member,

The series follows young teacher Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow) who moves to Coal Valley, an early 20th century coal mining town, for her first classroom assignment. A mine explosion has claimed the lives of most of the community's men, leaving behind their widows—including the kindly Abigail Stanton (Loughlin). The newly widowed women face many challenges as they confront life alone in Coal Valley, including a stint working in the mines to support their families. As Thatcher adapts to the frontier lifestyle, she begins to fall for handsome Mountie Jack Thornton (Lissing). Wagner and James Brolin appeared in the final episodes of the first season, looking to bring justice to the coal mining tragedy.

Vewers embarking to Coal Valley for the sophomore-season debut with fill find Elizabeth and Jack closer than ever after theri first kiss in the installment entitled “Trials of the Heart." However, their budding union is threatened when she receives a distressing telegram from home requesting her return. As Jack gains a new understanding of Elizabeth's high-society family, Abigail remains in Coal Valley, where she nervously awaits the mining disaster trial, and finally confronts investigator Bill Avery (Wagner) about a shocking discovery that could put their own romantic future on hold.

When Calls The Heart’s late April bow continues Hallmark Channel’s original series presence on Saturday night.

The network, on April 18, will wrap up the first season of Good Witch with a two-hour finale, called “True Colors.” Starring Catherine Belle as Cassie Nightingale, the show, developed from the network’s successful telefilm franchise, has been the family-friendly’s most successful with the Nielsens to date, according to executives at the programmer.

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The March 14 premiere conjured a 2.3 household rating and 2.4 million viewers, according to live + 3 data. After three weeks on air, Good Witch has made Hallmark Channel the highest-rated and most-watched cable network in the Saturday 8 p.m. time period and has reached nearly 8.8 million unduplicated viewers.