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When Calls the Heart (2014)

Drama · History · Romance

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

IMDb rating
7.9 (16,792 votes)
Seasons
13
Streaming (US)
fuboTV · YouTube TV · Philo · Hallmark+ Amazon Channel · Hallmark+ Apple TV Channel · Hallmark TV Amazon Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 13 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

8.33 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 977 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 840 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 802 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 762 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 769 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 744 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 737 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 725 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 734 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 713 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 720 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 776 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Lost and Found8.0977
2Cease and Desist8.2840
3A Telling Silence8.2802
4Secrets and Lies8.3762
5The Dance8.3769
6These Games8.3744
7Second Chances8.4737
8Perils of the Soloists8.4725
9Change of Heart8.5734
10Love Comes First8.3713
11Rules of Engagement8.5720
12Prelude to a Kiss8.6776

Season 2 (2015)

8.37 avg 9 episodes 8.5 → 8.6 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 599 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 590 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 558 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 536 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 534 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 529 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 540 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 320 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 530 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Trials of the Heart8.5599
2Heart and Soul8.3590
3Heart's Desire8.3558
4Awakenings & Revelations8.3536
5Heart of the Family8.5534
6Coming Together, Coming Apart8.3529
7With All My Heart8.4540
8Heart and Home8.1320
9Follow Your Heart8.6530

Season 3 (2015)

8.49 avg 9 episodes 8.5 → 8.7 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 657 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 576 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 541 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 597 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 537 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 556 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 538 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 510 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 547 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Year's Wish8.5657
2Troubled Hearts8.5576
3A Time to Speak8.4541
4Heart of a Hero8.4597
5A Gentle Heart8.6537
6Forever in My Heart8.3556
7Heartbreak8.6538
8Hearts in Question8.4510
9Prayers from the Heart8.7547

Season 4 (2016)

8.49 avg 11 episodes 8.5 → 8.7 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 657 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 495 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 479 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 481 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 456 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 469 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 433 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 425 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 414 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 416 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 407 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A When Calls the Heart Christmas8.5657
2Words from the Heart8.5495
3Heart of Truth8.4479
4The Heart of the Community8.5481
5Change of Heart8.4456
6Heart of a Teacher8.5469
7My Heart Will Go On8.8433
8Healing Heart8.3425
9Courageous Hearts8.4414
10Heart of a Secret8.4416
11Heart of a Fighter8.7407

Season 5 (2017)

8.35 avg 11 episodes 8.4 → 8.5 57 min avg

Ep 0: 8.4 · 824 votesEp 1: 8.2 · 493 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 407 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 424 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 391 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 473 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 403 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 403 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 324 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 380 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 492 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0The Christmas Wishing Tree8.4824
1Believing8.2493
2Hearts and Minds8.1407
3Home Is Where The Heart Is8.5424
4Open Hearts8.3391
5My Heart Is Yours8.8473
6Love And Marriage8.4403
7Heart of the Matter8.2403
8Weather the Storm8.3324
9In My Dreams8.2380
10Close To My Heart8.5492

Season 6 (2018)

7.95 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.1 50 min avg

Ep 0: 8.2 · 431 votesEp 1: 8.0 · 262 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 286 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 245 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 280 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 240 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 236 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 249 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 241 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 250 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0The Greatest Christmas Blessing8.2431
1Phone Rings and Heartstrings8.0262
2The Queen of Hearts8.0286
3A Vote of Confidence7.9245
4Heart of a Mountie8.1280
5Surprise7.8240
6Disputing Hearts7.8236
7Hope is with the Heart7.7249
8A Call from the Past7.9241
9Two of Hearts8.1250

Season 7 (2019)

7.96 avg 11 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 46 min avg

Ep 0: 7.7 · 347 votesEp 1: 7.9 · 242 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 234 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 228 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 219 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 220 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 223 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 296 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 244 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 241 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 342 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Home for Christmas7.7347
1A Moving Picture7.9242
2The Heart of a Father7.8234
3Family Matters7.8228
4Sweet and Sour8.0219
5An Unexpected Gift8.1220
6In Perfect Unity8.1223
7Heart of a Writer7.7296
8Into the Woods8.1244
9New Possibilities8.0241
10Don't Go!8.4342

Season 8 (2021)

7.00 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 6.2 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 614 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 616 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 579 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 576 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 587 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 573 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 566 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 582 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 603 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 627 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 687 votesEp 12: 6.2 · 1,979 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Open Season7.3614
2Honestly, Elizabeth7.2616
3From the Ashes7.2579
4Welcome to Hope Valley7.2576
5What the Heart Wants7.1587
6No Regrets7.1573
7Before My Very Eyes7.1566
8A Parade and a Charade7.1582
9Pre-Wedding Jitters6.7603
10Old Love, New Love, Is This True Love7.0627
11Changing Times6.8687
12The Kiss6.21,979

Season 9 (2022)

7.01 avg 12 episodes 6.8 → 7.2

Ep 1: 6.8 · 776 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 610 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 613 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 628 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 600 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 518 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 619 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 580 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 530 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 357 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 373 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 463 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1In Like a Lion6.8776
2Out Like a Lamb6.7610
3Turn the Page6.7613
4Straight From the Heart6.9628
5Journey into Light7.1600
6Past, Present, Future6.9518
7Hope Valley Days: Part 17.1619
8Hope Valley Days: Part 27.3580
9Recent Memory7.0530
10Never Say Never7.2357
11Smoke on the Water7.2373
12Rock, A Bye, Baby7.2463

Season 10 (2023)

7.55 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 6.9

Ep 1: 7.7 · 301 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 273 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 244 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 252 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 269 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 229 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 238 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 272 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 274 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 286 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 468 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 452 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Carpe Diem7.7301
2Hope Springs7.5273
3Oh, Baby7.6244
4Great Expectations7.9252
5Life is But a Dream7.5269
6The Heart of the Problem7.6229
7Best Laid Plans7.7238
8What Is and What Should Never Be7.8272
9Deep Water7.5274
10All Dressed Up8.0286
11Long Time Running6.9468
12Starry Nights6.9452

Season 11 (2024)

7.86 avg 12 episodes 7.5 → 8.4

Ep 1: 7.5 · 435 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 302 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 281 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 286 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 263 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 287 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 239 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 256 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 229 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 208 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 267 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 228 votes
Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1When Stars Align7.5435
2Tomorrow Never Knows7.4302
3Steps Forward7.6281
4Along Came a Spider7.4286
5Stronger Together7.7263
6Believe8.0287
7Facing the Music7.7239
8Brother's Keeper8.0256
9Truth Be Told8.0229
10What Goes Around8.2208
11Run to You8.4267
12Anything for Love8.4228

Season 12 (2025)

8.04 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.5

Ep 1: 8.1 · 227 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 204 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 206 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 196 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 194 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 200 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 183 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 160 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 152 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 157 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 158 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 139 votes
Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Mountie Way8.1227
2You Get What You Give7.7204
3All That Glitters8.0206
4Dancing Teens8.0196
5Mom's the Word8.3194
6When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall7.9200
7Dance the Night Away7.9183
8The Show Must Go On7.7160
9Buried Treasure7.7152
10Through the Valley8.1157
11Having Faith8.6158
12Must be Gold8.5139

Season 13 (2026)

7.38 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 7.9

Ep 1: 8.0 · 116 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 99 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 93 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 87 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 88 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 95 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 94 votesEp 8: 6.3 · 80 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 81 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 88 votesEp 11: 6.6 · 75 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 72 votes
Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Up In the Air8.0116
2Up in Smoke8.199
3Back to School7.393
4Until Proven Guilty7.687
5Growing Pains7.288
6Moment of Truth7.695
7In a Jam6.594
8Take Two6.380
9Lost and Found Again7.481
10Blessings8.088
11Trials and Trails and Tribulations6.675
12Harvest Moon7.972
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