HGTV Offers New Series and Specials Aimed at Design and Pop Culture Fans in Its 2012 Programming Lineup

HGTV Offers New Series and Specials Aimed at Design and Pop Culture Fans in Its 2012 Programming Lineup

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HGTV will roll out more than a dozen new original series and 20 specials in 2012, including a new season of the hugely popular HGTV Design Star, the new design series White Room Challenge and Selling London--a spin-off of the hit HGTV real estate series Selling NY. HGTV's programming willoffer an exciting and entertaining lineup that features returning fan favorites, fresh new designers and several famous faces--either sharing their passion for design with viewers or receiving the HGTV treatment themselves.

For the pop culture connoisseur, HGTV will have its fair share of celebrity appearances. In Going Yard, landscape professional and popular runner-up from The Bachelorette Chris Lambton and his fiancé Peyton Wright will transform neglected backyards into amazing outdoor family retreats. In January, LeAnn Rimes and her husband Eddie Cibrian will have their Chicago residence redone by designer Jonathan Pierce and his Nashville-based team in the new series, Interiors Inc.

To round out the program portfolio, HGTV fans who yearn for more information can find of-the-moment expert advice on HGTV.com, including the latest in designer portfolios, craft ideas, seasonal decorating tips, games, new expert blogs and series information. Fans also will have more opportunities interact with fellow HGTV junkies and network design experts via HGTV Facebook and HGTV Twitter.

Competition Series

-- Price this PlaceAirs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT Are you an HGTV junky? Do
you always guess right on House Hunters? Think you know your stuff?
Now's your chance to win some cash! We are traveling the country looking
for folks just like you to answer some simple questions. The more you
guess right, the more money in your pocket.

-- HGTV Design Star Premieres Tuesday, May 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PTHGTV Design
Star, with host and mentor David Bromstad, is a once-in-a lifetime
opportunity for an aspiring designer to catapult into the big time by
winning their own primetime show on HGTV. During season seven of the
series, 12 new designer finalists will be put through creative and
clever challenges that are unexpected, suspenseful and highly dramatic.
In the end of the final winner will be chosen by the design panel headed
by Vern Yip, Genevieve Gorder and surprise celebrity guests.

-- White Room Challenge Premieres Tuesday, April 24, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Inspired by everyone's favorite episode of HGTV Design Star, it's now a
series all its own. Each week David Bromstad hosts four up-and-coming
designers who compete to create the most original, eccentric and
outrageous rooms using a variety of unusual materials. HGTV's Jamie
Durie heads the expert judging panel which will award the grand prize of
$10,000 cash.

Design Makeover

HGTV

CONTACT: Lynne Davis, HGTV, +1-212-549-8612, ldavis@hgtv.com, or Marisa Van Brunt, Rogers & Cowan, +1-212-445-8444, mvanbrunt@rogersandcowan.com

Web Site: http://www.hgtv.com

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