For 199 episodes, Ty Pennington and his design team have led a television phenomenon that has helped deserving families in all 50 states. This Friday, January 13, at 8/7c, the 200th episode and series finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs on ABC. To all who have ever cried or laughed watching an episode of this series over the last nine years, I hope you will set aside the two hours to watch what I believe is the most impressive feat of non-fiction television in a long while. From my experience, no factual television series has attempted to accomplish so much, by so many, for such a good cause, in one single episode.
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ABC has canceled Extreme Makeover: Home Edition after nine years on the air and will wrap on Friday, Jan. 13, the network announced Thursday.
The series will end with its 200th episode, in which the team will build seven homes in seven days for families in Joplin, Mo., affected by the May 2011 tornado.
Ty Pennington jumps on board The Revolution for ABC daytime
Although the two-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Reality Program will no longer continue as a series, ABC plans to air four...
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This week we're headed to Springfield, Mass. to meet a very special family, the Walkers. This is a huge week for us. Typically we're building a house so that somebody can get around in a wheelchair or so somebody can become more independent and we can rehabilitate them, but this week we're dealing with a loss. On April 6, 2009, Carl Walker, at the age of 11, sadly took his own life. This tragedy has really affected the family and the community.
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ABC's new daytime show The Revolution will debut on Monday, Jan. 16, the network announced Monday.
The Revolution will feature fashion guru Tim Gunn, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington, celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, women's health expert Jennifer Ashton and therapist Tiffanie Davis Henrie and focus on providing life-changing tips and tools to transform viewers' lives. The series (airing 2/1c) will also include a weekly highlight of one woman's personal journey over the course of five months.
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The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is getting a refresher course on what it's like to debut a new show.
"I haven't had this in a long time," he says about the Monday premiere of his game show You Deserve It (9/8c, ABC). "I have a brand new show that nobody knows about and I really hope people watch."
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