There’s just something magical about watching a team of designers and contractors transform an old outdated or rundown property into a modern marvel. Because of this, there has been a barrage of shows hitting the airwaves – some better than others.
Here is our list of our favorite home remodeling TV shows. If we missed one or if you disagree, we want to hear from you in the comments section below!
9 Best Home Remodeling TV Show
#1 This Old House
When the first episode of This Old House aired on February 20, 1979, it ushered in a brand-new television genre unlike any other. The program is still going strong four decades later, entertaining and motivating people with quality home improvement information.
This Old House, which was founded by Russell Morash and is currently in its 41st season, is still the highest-rated home renovation program on television. As The New York Times, Salon, and The Atlantic have reported, it continues to connect with audiences. This Old House has received 18 Emmy® Awards and 85 nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
#2 The Vanilla Ice Project
Vanilla Ice has transitioned from talking about music to rhyming about remodeling. For over two decades, the ’90s pop sensation has been a smash renovator as well as a successful song creator in the home-flipping industry.
Vanilla keeps his calm as he directs his staff of contractors and monitors state-of-the-art remodels decked out with the newest in-home technology on the projects featured in this series, which are mega-square-foot homes in Palm Beach, Florida.
#3 Holmes Family Effect
Mike Holmes and his children, Sherry and Michael, work on projects and surprise worthy people who are making a difference in their communities.
Holmes is a Canadian philanthropist, businessman, investor, television broadcaster, and overall good guy who fights for the little guy. In his debut television series, Holmes on Homes, he helps homeowners who are having problems with their renovations (often in the form of fixing bad contractor’s mistakes).
#4 Fixer Upper
Chip and Joanna Gaines own and manage Magnolia Homes, a Waco, Texas-based restoration and design firm, and “Fixer Upper” depicts the process by which the pair transforms decaying but potential-rich homes into showplaces that are helping to regenerate whole communities throughout central Texas.
Magnolia’s construction and realty divisions are managed by Chip, while Joanna is the chief designer. They also serve as part-time consultants to customers who are unable to perceive the beauty of a building beyond its flaws.
Chip and Joanna work together to salvage houses that seem hopeless, restoring the flawed and unveiling them for what they were always meant to be.
#5 Property Brothers Double Down
The initial program in the Property Brothers franchise, Property Brothers, is a Canadian reality television series presently produced by Scott Brothers Entertainment. Drew and Jonathan Scott, twin brothers, star in the series. Drew is a real estate professional who looks for foreclosed homes and negotiates the sale of them.
The brothers employ cutting-edge visualization tools to show how the homes would appear once they’ve been transformed. However, prospective house buyers must take a risk in order to realize the twins’ dream, and Jonathan and Drew must persuade the couples that buying an older property in need of repair is the best choice.
#6 Sell This House
Tanya Memme, the host, and Roger Hazard, the designer, travel around the nation helping homeowners reimagine houses that have been on the market for too long. Hazard transforms the property and prepares it for another open house after a hidden camera walk-through with potential buyers stating their likes and dislikes. The potential buyers are called back to take another look at the house and maybe make an offer.
The show first ran from 2003 to 2011. After a nearly nine-year break, A+E Networks announced in May 2020 that the series will return for its tenth season. Season 10 premiered on FYI on May 18, 2020. The most recent season focuses on homes that have been on the market for over 100 days.
Memme holds an open house to get input from potential purchasers before collaborating with a local designer to alter the residences. Viewers may observe the makeover, hear potential buyer comments, and learn how much the property was advertised for and if it sold after re-listing the properties online and undergoing a fresh round of open house inspections.
#7 Flip or Flop
Tarek and Christina El Moussa have hectic work schedules. After achieving success as real estate agents and then seeing the housing market’s dramatic downturn, the Californians have changed careers and now acquire distressed properties such as foreclosures, short sales, and bank-owned houses, renovate them, and resell them for a profit. That is, at least, how it is meant to function.
In each episode, “Flip or Flop” follows the El Moussas’ roller-coaster ride, starting with a cash purchase of a property at auction, frequently sight-unseen, and the fix-it-up procedure, through the nerve-wracking wait to find a buyer.
#8 Hometown
Home Town is an American television series featuring Ben and Erin Napier, a husband and wife pair who first aired on HGTV on January 24, 2016. In Laurel, Mississippi, the married pair repairs Southern houses. On January 3, 2021, the fifth season of Home Town (sixteen episodes) premiered.
Ben and Erin remain busy in their hometown of Laurel, Mississippi, by sharing a passion for simple, Southern living and restoring historic buildings. The latest season follows the couple as they restore turn-of-the-century houses for first-time buyers, young families, and adults who want to be closer to their grandkids.
Erin’s great sense of style and expertise in graphic design lead the restorations, Ben’s construction and carpentry talents maintain and celebrate the home’s past, and they maintain the charm intact while creating contemporary and inexpensive improvements by employing discovered materials and antique fabrics.
#9 Christina On the Cost
Christina Haack, the star of the smash HGTV show Christina on the Coast, is back this summer with 14 new episodes of her popular show Christina on the Coast. New episodes will premiere on HGTV on June 3, 2021, and will be accessible on discovery+ for streaming.
Christina turns her customers’ run-down homes into high-end showpieces. Her personal experience after her divorce is highlighted. Cameras will accompany her as she goes hunting for the ideal new house while juggling motherhood, a new romance, and her profession.
