| Title: Handyman |
Network: Syndicated |
| Year: 1955 |
Host: Norman Brokenshire |
| Summary: "Handyman" is a program
for home-workshop/repair addicts. |
| Web Links: N/A |
|
| Title: Help Around the House |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host:
Henry Harrison |
| Summary: "Help Around the House"
visits homeowners and walks them through fix-up projects and repairs
around their homes. Henry provides instruction and guidance while allowing
the homeowners to do the work themselves. Each show features three home
repair segments and ends with a visit to the hardware store or Henry's
woodshop for a lesson on choosing, using and maintaining the proper tools
for your projects. |
| Web Links:
Help Around the House
|
|
| Title: Holmes on Homes |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Mike Holmes |
| Summary: "Holmes on Homes" is the
series for anyone who's been duped during a home renovation with
construction and renovation expert Mike Holmes to the rescue. Each week,
the host visits unlucky families who have been swindled or abandoned
during their home improvement projects. The series uncovers shoddy
construction methods, improper techniques, and down right rip-offs. While
we watch the host fixes the problems, as he explains how homeowners can
safeguard themselves from these unscrupulous builders and dishonest
contractors. |
| Web Links:
Holmes
on Homes; For more info Visit
their Website |
|
| Title: Home |
Network: NBC |
| Year: 1954-1957 |
Host: Arlene Francis |
| Summary: "Home" is a "women's
magazine of the air" program that featured segments on food, health,
family. Sydney Smith handled the home decorating segment; and Will
Peiglebeck did gardening and home repair. |
| Web Links: N/A |
|
| Title: Home Again with Bob Vila |
Network: Syndicated |
| Year: 1990+ |
Host: Bob Vila |
| Summary: "Home Again" is a home
remodeling and renovation program. Later retitled "Bob Vila's Home Again"
Note: Bob Vila practically invented the home improvement movement with
the debut of his PBS series "This Old House" in 1979. He left the show in
the spring of 1989 because he had endorsed various products that were not
sanctioned by PBS. Basically, Bob cashed in on his popularity and PBS gave
him the boot. However, Bob is still here and a prominent figure in the DIY
world. As of 2005, Bob is the commercial spokesperson for HOME123, a home
mortgage service. |
| Web Links:
Bob Vila.com |
|
| Title: Home Front in the Garden |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1998 |
Hosts: Kevin McCloud, Anne McKevitt,
and Diarmuid Gavin. |
| Summary: "Home Front in the
Garden" offers innovative home improvement makeovers, and decorating tips
- this time in the outdoors. Settings include drab new construction, urban
roof tops and even a mature garden in need of an update. Home Front in
the Garden is a BBC production shot entirely in the U.K. |
| Web Links:
Home Front in the Garden |
|
| Title: Home improvement |
Network: ABC |
| Year: 1990-1999 |
Host: Tim Allen as Tim Taylor |
| Summary: See - "Tool Time" |
| Web Links: N/A |
|
| Title: Home IQ |
Network: Do It Yourself (DIY) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: N/A |
| Summary: "Home IQ" covers every
phase of building a custom home, from initial planning to the final move
in. The series brings a homeowner, the builder and all the subcontractors
together to explain financing, contracts, foundations, framing, flooring,
roofing, lighting, appliances, heating and air-conditioning, landscaping,
and closing. |
| Web Links:
Home IQ |
|
| Title: Home Matters |
Network: Discovery Channel |
| Year: 1993+ |
Hosts: Susan Powell, Chris McWatt |
| Summary: "Home Matters" is your
source for everything you need to know to make your home matter. Hosted by
Susan Powell (since 1993) and co-host Chris McWatt, who joined Home
Matters in 1998 as a field correspondent, hosting the "Road Trip"
segments. |
| Web Links:
Home Matters |
|
| Title: Home Office |
Network: Do It Yourself Network (DIY) |
| Year: 1997 |
Host: Ron Vigil |
| Summary: "Home Office" shows how
to create an environment that makes quick, effective work a reality. From
the basic tools needed for an initial set-up to new upgrades for existing
home offices, this five-part workshop offers something for everyone. |
| Web Links:
Home Office |
|
| Title: Home Repair & Remodeling |
Network: Do It Yourself Network (DIY) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Brad Staggs |
| Summary: "Home Repair &
Remodeling" offers expert tips and projects to show viewers not only how
to fix what's broken but also how to upgrade a home. The 65- episode
series gives viewers step-by-step instructions on such projects as outdoor
accent lighting, deck upgrades and maintenance, home safety, gas-range
maintenance, icemaker installation and tips on used appliances. |
| Web Links:
Home Repair & Remodeling |
|
| Title: Home Savvy |
Network: The Learning Channel (TLC) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: JoAnne "JoJo" Liebeler |
| Summary: "Home Savvy" presents
home improvement information in a down-to-earth manner. Although casual in
its approach, practical content and information are staples of this
program. |
| Web Links:
Home
Savvy For more info
Visit "JoJo's
Website |
|
| Title: The Home Show |
Network: ABC |
| Year: 1988-1994 |
Hosts: Sandy Hill, Robb Weller, Gary Collins |
| Summary: "The Home Show" recycled
NBC's "Home" show from the 1950s with segments on arts & crafts, home
decorating, health and fitness. The program had three hosts over time
--Sandy Hill, Robb Weller, Gary Collins (Collins hosted a similar show
called "Hour Magazine" syndicated from 1980-88. |
| Web Links: N/A |
|
| Title: Home to Go |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Peter Fallico |
| Summary: "Home to Go" is the show
for those who don't want to leave behind great renovations when they move,
making it all about portable, affordable, re-inventible home improvements
using paint, fabric, wood, accessories and furniture already in the house.
The show's host and a cast of designers offer help to those in need of
solutions. The projects are practical, like a trunk on wheels for a
coffee table, banquette seating that hides storage, or daylight-saving
fabric walls. |
| Web Links:
Home to Go |
|
| Title: Home Transformations |
Network: Do It Yourself Network (DIY) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Michael Ray Wisely |
| Summary: "Home Transformations"
shows viewers how to make successful home transformations, from adding a
family room, to converting an unused bedroom into a home office, to
turning the garage into a gym. Home Transformations are home improvement
projects designed to complement the changes life can bring. |
| Web Links:
Home Transformations
|
|
| Title: Homes Across America |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Joe Ruggiero, Suzanne Dunn |
| Summary: "Homes Across America"
celebrates fine homes across the United States, and the diversity of
American home design. Each episode presents three homes in loving detail,
focusing on the design elements that make the homes distinctive and also
telling the story of their owners and designers. |
| Web Links:
Homes Across America |
|
| Title: Hometime |
Network: PBS & The Learning Channel |
| Year: 1987- |
Host: Dean Johnson (& various cohosts) |
| Summary: "Hometime" is a weekly
home renovation and repair show that debuted in 1987. The program was
co-hosted by Dean Johnson and a female cohost who included
JoAnne "JoJo"
Liebeler (1987-1991), Susanne Egli ((1991-93), Robin Hartl
(1993-2005). Dan Laabs aka "Lenny", Judd Nelson, Tom Weckwerth "Bucki"
joined the crew in 2005. Chevy Trucks was the program's sponsor for years.
Note: The earlier format of the show implied that Dean Johnson and his
female cohosts were somehow in a relationship because they were always
seen together on the job, as well as sleeping over night at the job
sights. Plus there was never any indication from the host that the female
onsite was just a friend or in another relationship. There was a
perception that he (Dean) was his cohost's partner - in more ways than
one. |
| Web Links:
Hometime |
|
| Title: Hot Property |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 2003 |
Host: Michael Merkin |
| Summary: "Hot Property" follow
first-time buyers who will be shown three homes for sale. They'll pick
their favorite and use their skill and judgment to guess the selling
price. If their estimate is correct to within £500 either way then their
house hunting problems will be over, as they'll win the property on offer!
|
| Web Links:
Hot
Property |
|
| Title: Hour Magazine |
Network: Syndicated (SYN) |
| Year: 1980-1988 |
Host : Gary Collins, Pat Mitchell,
and Bonnie Straus |
| Summary: "Hour Magazine" is an
information series covering topics like home decorating, health, fitness
and arts and crafts. |
| Web Links: N/A |
|
| Title: House & Home |
Network: HGTV (Canada) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Lynda Reeves |
| Summary: "House & Home" is a fast
paced series that teaches viewers how to create the look they want. The
half-hour daily show offers fresh ideas and delivers tips and trends from
North America's design experts. visits unique homes across Canada, showing
viewers how they can use stylish techniques in their own home design plan,
wherever they live. |
| Web Links:
House
& Home:
Visit the Canadian Site |
|
| Title: HouseCalls with Ron Hazelton |
Network: |
| Year: |
Host: |
| Summary: See -
"Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls" |
| Web Links: |
|
| Title: House Doctor: A to Z of Design |
Network: Five (Great Britain) |
| Year: 2005 |
Host: Ann Maurice |
| Summary: House Doctor: A to Z of
Design follows host Ann Maurice as she presents the compilation series
that distilling her advice on staging your home for sale. Each wpisode hse
tackle topics with a similar letter. The final episodes tackle the letters
Y and Z and the topics and tips on yellow paint, yukky decor, zany ideas
and zoning. Ann's other shows include the House Doctor: Inside and Out;
House Doctor: Designs for Living and House Doctor: Ann's Top
Ten. |
| Web Links:
House
Doctor |
|
| Title: House Detective |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Hosts: Tony Frassrand, John Daly |
| Summary: "House Detective"
explores the world of downspouts, crawlspaces and other home problem
areas. Our cameras follow along as a certified home inspector takes a home
owner, buyer or seller through an actual inspection. An informative
segment called "Inspector's Notebook" gives viewers a chance to learn more
about one particular problem that the inspector finds during each
inspection. |
| Web Links:
House Detective |
|
| Title: House Detectives |
Network: (Great Britain) |
| Year: 1999-2002 |
Host: Juliet Morris, Anna Bennett
Dan Cruickshank, Carenza Lewis,
and Judith Miller |
| Summary: "The House Detectives"
series investigates the historical secrets of old houses. |
| Web Links:
House Detectives |
|
| Title: House Hunters |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: 1999 |
Host: Suzanne Whang. |
| Summary: "House Hunters" takes
viewers behind the scenes as individuals, couples and families learn what
to look for and decide whether or not a home is meant for them. Focusing
on the emotional experience of finding and purchasing a new home, each
episode follows a prospective buyer and real estate agent through the
home-buying process, from start to finish. |
| Web Links:
House Hunters; |
|
| Title: House Invaders |
Network: BBC, HGTV |
| Year: 1998 |
Host: Linda Barker, Anna Ryder Richardson;
CoHosts: Phil T., Phil B., and J.J. (the helpful handymen) |
| Summary: "House Invaders"
features a different home each episode. A designer and a team of two
carpenters "invade" the home of a lucky UK family and help them transform
three rooms of their house, utilizing materials such as paint, fabric and
wood, which they already have on hand. Aired on the BBC. |
| Web Links:
House
Invaders; Visit also
Their BBC Webite |
|
| Title: Houselift |
Network: Discovery Channel |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Paul Hochman & Family |
| Summary: "Houselift" is a home
remodeling show with a brand-new perspective - the homeowner's. Paul
Hochman, the Today Show's gear expert, and his wife Tricia and their two
children experience the fun, excitement, terror and tribulations every
homeowner faces when they live through a major home construction project.
|
| Web Links:
Houselift |
|
| Title: How Clean Is Your House? |
Network: Channel 4 (UK), Lifetime Channel |
| Year: 2003-2004 |
Host: Kim Woodburn, Aggie Mackenzie |
| Summary: "How Clean Is Your
House" follow the antics of two clean freaks (Kim and Aggie) from across
the pond (England) as they visit homes and critique the hygiene level
(Filth factor) of the residents. The show debuted in London on the Channel
4 Network. In 2004, the Lifetime Channel brought the show to America. |
| Web Links:
How Clean Is
Your House? |
|
| Title: How 2 Crew |
Network: The Learning Channel |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Paul Ryan, Amy Harris |
| Summary: The "How 2 Crew" is a
half-hour show with a team of home repair experts who help salvage
homeowners' botched projects. |
| Web Links:
How 2
Crew |
|
| Title: How's That Work? |
Network: Home & Garden Television (HGTV) |
| Year: N/A |
Host: Don Bleu |
| Summary: "How's That Work?"
uncovers the entertaining origins of our favorite household items and how
they actually work like a microwave, a hair dryer, a remote control, a
dishwasher--simple, everyday conveniences that most of us take for
granted. |
| Web Links:
How's That Work? |
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