After a month of shocking show cancellations on HGTV, from “Bargain Block” to “Christina on the Coast,” many fans have been left to wonder what will replace their favorite shows. On July 28, 2025, Deadline provided some insight on the matter, with an exclusive report on the network’s future.
The outlet revealed that a combination of slipping ratings and the high cost of home renovations has pushed HGTV to revamp its model, according to multiple sources connected to the network and its shows. The result will likely be fewer renovation shows and more real estate shows, Deadline reported.
HGTV’s Ratings Have Nearly Shrunk in Half Over Last 8 Years
HGTVRenovation shows, in which HGTV’s stars completely transform multiple spaces in and outside a house, can cost up to $500,000 per episode, according to Deadline’s reporting. All of the shows known to have been axed since mid-June fit under that category, including “Bargain Block,” “Married to Real Estate,” “Izzy Does It,” “Farmhouse Fixer,” “Christina on the Coast,” and “The Flipping El Moussas.”
Real estate shows, in which stars tour homes with prospective buyers, cost far less — between $200,000 and $300,000 — and take less time to film and produce, according to Deadline’s sources.
Many of those shows are also the highest-rated on HGTV, like David Bromstad’s “My Lottery Dream Home” and Retta’s “Ugliest House in America.”
Although Nielsen ratings show HGTV is still a top 12 network, the network’s audience numbers have been almost cut in half over the last eight years, per Deadline. In 2017, its shows averaged around 1.5 million viewers, the outlet reported, but in 2024, that number was 773,000. The number of young viewers, ages 18-49, was down by 26% in 2024.
“The viewers have just left the building and they’re not coming back,” one source told Deadline, while another who worked on a recently-canceled HGTV show noted, “I don’t know if it’s a show thing as much of an audience thing where a lot of people are dropping cable. There was a time when people would just put on HGTV when they were cleaning.”
New Shows & Strategies in the Works at HGTV, While Some Longtime Stars Remain
EntertainmentNOW / HGTV / YouTubeHGTV executives are likely looking for low-cost shows with quick turnarounds, but not all renovation shows are disappearing from its airwaves.
“Rock the Block,” a perennial favorite hosted by Ty Pennington is likely to continue; in fact, he updated fans that he’ll be filming with HGTV this fall. Erin and Ben Napier, who star on “Home Town,” signed a multi-year deal with HGTV in January, according to Variety.
Multiple other longtime stars have been promoting online that they’re busy filming new seasons of their shows, including Dave and Jenny Marrs of “Fixer to Fabulous,” Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt of “100 Day Dream Home,” and Jasmine Roth of “Help! I Wrecked My House.” Alison Victoria will also be back with a spinoff show she’s producing called “Sin City Rehab.”
HGTV has also announced that former “Queer Eye” star Bobby Berk will appear in a new show produced by John Cena with a working title of “Junk or Jackpot.”
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HGTV Preparing for Major Revamp & Shift in Focus: Report