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Status: Canceled
Network: HGTV
Type: Reality
Rating: 0.0/10
HGTV Star
Overview
Ten aspiring designers seek to impress home viewers and an expert judging panel with their design expertise, ingenuity, creativity and "it" factor during the reality competition, HGTV Design Star.
This production, originally released in 2006, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Reality series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Reality genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 0.0 across its 8 seasons.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Reality.
- • Produced in United States of America.
- • Original Language: English.
Starring Cast
Seasons
Season 1
10 Episodes • Aired 2006-07-23
This season is the first season of HGTV Design Star. It features 10 designers competing for their own show on HGTV.
Season 2
6 Episodes • Aired TBA
The winning Design Star was Kim Myles, who went on to host Myles of Style. Kim and Todd each also won a new Mercury Mariner.
Season 3
8 Episodes • Aired 2008-06-08
The winning designer was: ⁕Jennifer Bertrand; show: Paint-Over! with Jennifer Bertrand
Season 4
10 Episodes • Aired 2009-07-19
The fourth season of HGTV Design Star premiered on July 19, 2009. The series was filmed in Los Angeles, California for the first time. Vern Yip returned as a judge, and was joined by newcomers Genevieve Gorder and Candice Olson. Clive Pearse returned as host, and this was his final season hosting the show. A major change this season was that the judges decided the winner, instead of having a public vote. The winner was Antonio Ballatore, whose show The Antonio Treatment debuted in March 2010.
Season 5
10 Episodes • Aired 2010-06-13
The fifth season of HGTV Design Star premiered on June 13, 2010. The series returned to New York City for the new season. Clive Pearse did not return to host. Instead, Vern Yip served as both lead judge and host. Candice Olson and Genevieve Gorder both returned for their second season as judges. As part of the elimination process this season, the designers up for elimination are taped presenting their designs so the judges can evaluate their preparedness to host a series. The winner of this season was prop stylist Emily Henderson. Her show Secrets From a Stylist was aired as a special one-hour premiere on August 29, 2010, where she redesigned the Los Angeles home of Ian Brennan, her friend and the co-creater of Glee. HGTV has since ordered twenty-six more episodes of Secrets From a Stylist, which are due to air in 2011.
