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TV Home Shows Boom During Bust

Posted Jun 12, 08 9:20 AM CDT in Arts & Living,  Business 

(Newser) – Home shows are becoming the heavyweights of reality television, even as the housing market continues to plummet, the New York Times reports. HGTV and TLC have million-plus nightly audiences as shows that provide step-by-step guidance to potential homesellers and buyers appeal to viewers weary of past hits that traded on big bucks through real-estate speculation.

HGTV and TLC, loaded with home shows, have seen a steady audience increase even as the market has disintegrated. “People loved comedies during the Depression, too,” said the producer of TLC's Flip That House. Adds a former TLC exec: “The audience has a different attitude toward housing now, but they still care deeply about it.”

Source New York Times

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This Atlanta residence, shown in a 2007 file photo, was used in A&E's reality TV series "Flip This House."   (AP Photo)
Shows like HGTV's "Designed to Sell" and TLC's "Flip That House" are finding a growing audience as trouble in the real-estate market hits home with American viewers.   (AP Photo)
"A few years ago, viewers were wondering 'what's my house worth,' with an exclamation point," says a former TLC programming executive. "Now they're saying it with a question mark."   (AP Photo)
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