Mark Steines is out as co-host of Hallmark Channel's 'Home and Family' — but why?

Jayme Deerwester | USA TODAY

Mark Steines is history at Hallmark Channel.

"Today Hallmark Channel has parted ways with Mark Steines as the co-host of the network’s lifestyle series Home & Family,” the cable network said in a statement Friday. "We are extremely grateful to Mark for his incredible work and wish him all the best success in his future endeavors."

Hallmark didn't explain Steines' sudden departure from the lifestyle-centered daytime talk show, which he had co-hosted for six years with (variously) actress Cristina Ferrare (The Weather Man), Trading Spaces host Paige Davis and former The View's Debbie Matenopoulos, who joined the show in 2016.

Before he joined Home and Family in 2012, Steines spent more than a decade at Entertainment Tonight, as a correspondent and anchor.

Steines has not yet spoken publicly about his departure. His representative did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment.