August 5, 2007
Design Star is a reality competition on HGTV that premiered on July 23, 2006. Hosted by Clive Pearse, the show features contestants vying for the opportunity to star in their own design show on the cable network. Each week, they are subjected to different interior design challenges, and whoever fails to impress the panel of judges at the end of the task is sent home. As with any reality series, elimination is carried out with a signature catchphrase, and considering the prize at stake for this competition, the contestants who do poorly are ushered out with the statement, “Your show has been cancelled.”
Design Star's panel of judges includes renowned interior designer Vern Yip, fashion designer Cynthia Rowley and In Style executive editor Martha McCully.