For those looking to cool off this summer … HGTV is not the place for you. The network is heating up with the premiere of 40 new episodes in July alone, including two brand-new series — Worst Yard on the Block and Extreme Buyers Club — as well as new episodes of fan-fave series Renovation Resort Showdown, Holmes on Homes: Building a Legacy and Ugliest House in America.
Straight out of the gate is the third season of Renovation Resort Showdown, which premieres the first of eight episodes on Wednesday, July 1 at 9|8c.
Real estate expert and contractor Scott McGillivray (Rock the Block) and builder and home renovation expert Bryan Baeumler (Renovation Island: The Adventure Continues) will challenge four build-and-design teams from across North America to transform a long-neglected lakeside resort in the Kawartha Lakes region of Canada into the ultimate vacation destination.
The competitors are: friends Chalon and Liz of Dallas, Texas; sisters Marcy and Melissa of Niagara, Ontario; creative collaborators Tatianna and Thomas of Vancouver, British Columbia; and entrepreneurs and friends Taylor and Mehrdad of Vancouver, British Columbia. The duos will have just eight weeks and a $150,000 budget to create one-of-a-kind vacation homes.
Each week, Scott, Bryan and expert guest judges will evaluate the overhauled spaces (based on build quality, functionality and creativity) to determine which team wins the $100,000 cash prize. In the first episode, each team will choose their cabin’s exterior finishes and design outdoor communal spaces on land and in the lake. In a surprise twist, Scott and Bryan reveal that an additional $100,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the weekly challenge champions.
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