Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Coming to Ohio

editor@buddytv.com — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:22:01 GMT

Ty Pennington and his design team are heading to Ohio to inform one lucky family that they have been selected for a home makeover by showing up at their Dayton-area home on Thursday, July 30. At present, there are five families vying for a spot on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

While the chosen family has not yet been disclosed, the Dayton community and volunteers are gathering together to support the cause. Last Friday, volunteers met at Far Hills Community Church for a pep rally. Between 1,500 and 2,000 volunteers with donated building materials will demolish the existing house and replace it with a brand new one in less than a week.

ABC'S 2009-2010 Lineup: 11 New Shows

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:10:07 GMT

ABC unveiled its Fall schedule today and it features an ambitious lineup of new series to premiere all season long.?? The schedule features eight new shows, including a Wednesday night that contains nothing but new programs.?? This is identical to the strategy ABC used two years ago when it premiered three new hour-long shows on Wednesdays.

The new Wednesday, however, features four new half-hour comedies which I will tentatively title the Back to You reject lineup, as three of the sitcoms star former cast members of that failed FOX sitcom, including Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton and Ty Burrell.?? The other big change to the schedule is that Ugly Betty has been bumped to Fridays, wedged between Supernanny and 20/20.

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Emmys 2008: Handicapping the 'Best Reality Show Host' Award

editor@buddytv.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:33:12 GMT

There is a new category this year for the Prime Time Emmy Awards, and it has me quite excited. Probably far more excited than I should be. It is for the Best Reality Show Host. The Emmy Nominations will be announced next Thursday morning, July 17, and while we have a fairly good idea who the contenders are for the major awards, thanks to leaked short lists that have hit the internet over the past couple of weeks, we have no idea who the contenders for Reality Host will be. While the categories for Best Reality Show are split into Reality Show and Reality Show – Competition, the Host category is a veritable free-for-all. If you host any sort of prime time reality series, you are eligible. Since prognostication is part of the BuddyTV repertoire, we thought it'd be nice to take a look at who likely will be nominated and who, in a perfect world, should be.

Wynonna, Beckham to Grace 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

editor@buddytv.com — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:30:00 GMT

Country singer Wynonna will make special appearances on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The episode, which is scheduled to air November 4, features the reconstruction of a 20-acre property owned by a Wyoming couple that has devoted their life to providing safe residence for rescued animals.

Aside from Wynonna, the said Extreme Makeover: Home Edition installment will also feature soccer icon David Beckham, who gives the Miller’s 10-year old son a special gift of his own.

'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Reveal Day Delayed

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:30:00 GMT

The last time around, we reported on the latest beneficiary of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition being Kirkland, Washington resident, Connie Chapin, whose 100-year old ancestral home was already on its last posts and shingles. Ty Pennington and his crew of fast and hard-working home builders showed up on Chapin's doorstep on Wednesday, September 26.

The century old structure was torn down the following day, with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition scheduled to replace it with the Chapin family's brand-new residence in a week. However, due to unforeseen complications brought about by the old house's construction materials and the inclement Washington weather, the big reveal had to be pushed back a day.

Swimming Teacher to Benefit from 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

editor@buddytv.com — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:30:00 GMT

A Kirkland swimming teacher is getting her century old house a much-needed rebuild courtesy of Ty Pennington and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Among those who will take part in the episode is the University of Washington swimming team, which will assist Connie Chapin in a special segment of her Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode set to air in January.

The mother of four, whose only source of livelihood comes from teaching swimming to underprivileged children, got the surprise of her life Wednesday, when, out of nowhere and beyond her wildest dreams, Ty Pennington and the rest of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew parked themselves in front her Highland neighborhood residence.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition: BuddyTV Fall 2007 Preview

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Premiere Date and Time: Sunday, September 30, 7pm (special two-hour premiere)

Network: ABC

Time Slot Competition: Sunday Night Football, Viva Laughlin, The Simpsons and King of the Hill, Life is Wild

Host: Ty Pennington

Emmy Analysis 2007: Reality Television Nominations

editor@buddytv.com — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:19:06 GMT

While their nominations might not get quite the same amount of speculation and attention as do the noms for comedy and drama series or individual actors, reality programs are still part of the Emmy Award night. And with reality shows appearing to have outlived all the “This is just a fad” predictions, and finding themselves fairly firmly entrenched in nearly every network's schedule, the competition for the gold statuette can be just as fierce as any Survivor challenge.

Reality television awards are divided into two categories, Reality-Competition Programs, and plain ol' Reality Programs. The nominations for each category bring some heavy-hitters, some old contenders and a couple of new faces.

The Bachelor's Andy Baldwin Helped Build New Home

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMT

Lt. Andy Baldwin, Pearl Harbor-based naval doctor who starred in season 10 of ABC’s reality dating show, The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman, was often cited for his numerous achievements in the field of sports, military and medicine. But apart from his successful career, he was also most notable for his humanitarian acts. Last year, he was asked to serve as a surgeon for a team of fifty military personnel in Laos. In addition to his many medical missions, he also established a fund to raise money for pancreatic cancer research. He also saved the life of a man during The Bachelor’s cast and crew wrap up party at a club in the Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu, Hawaii. Most recently, the 30-year old native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania helped build a new home in Kalihi.

Baldwin served as a volunteer to work behind the scenes on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which is slated to return in its fifth season on September 23.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Host Arrested for DUI

editor@buddytv.com — Wed, 16 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Many reality TV stars had already crossed the threshold of the law just like The Simple Life’s Paris Hilton and Laguna Beach’s Jason Wahler. Surprisingly, another TV icon had joined the bandwagon and he came in the form of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington.

On Saturday, May 5, Pennington was arrested at 12:35 am in Los Angeles and was charged with a misdemeanor for driving under the influence. According to reports, Pennington had an blood alcohol level of .14, which was over the legal limit of .08 in California. In less than three hours, he was released over a bail amounting to $5,000.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Fall Preview

editor@buddytv.com — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:37:34 GMT

You can't have a more noble show. Really. I'm often skeptical and bitingly cynical when it comes to so-called "heartwarming" television, but Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is fine by me.

But that doesn't mean I watch it.