Two New York City-bound travelers find themselves inextricably linked when a snowstorm reroutes them to an airport hotel in Buffalo. Ever the eternal optimist and hopeless romantic, Paige desperately needs to find a way back home to meet her fiancee’s parents before her forthcoming wedding. And it’s somehow up to fellow passenger Dylan MacKenzie, who is permanently soured on romance following a recent heartbreak. Yet Dylan somehow rises to the occasion to become Paige’s chivalrous helpmate. The pair are joined on this misadventure by an older couple named Frank and Maxine trying to get to Connecticut. As their madcap journey ensues, our foursome will find plenty of surprises in store.
Ratings
A Christmas Detour had the top cable network numbers in the five-night Thanksgiving Weekend Event 2015 on Hallmark Channel, which featured one original movie each night, with the top numbers on Saturday, according to Nielsen. The film, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Paul Greene, averaged a 0.67 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.778 million viewers overall. Among all scripted cable programs that week, it ranked 3rd behind AMC’s “The Walking Dead” (13.98 million) and “Into the Badlands” (5.17 million).
Credits
Director
Ron Oliver
Cast
Candace Cameron Bure, Paul Greene, Sarah Strange, David Lewis, Marcus Rosner, Barbara Niven
Writer
Mark Amato
Executive Producers
Brad Krevoy, Eric Jarboe, Jimmy Townsend, Jonathan Axelrod, Alan Ett,
Distributor
Hallmark Channel, MPCA/BRK Distribution LLC