HGTV GIVES VIEWERS MORE OF WHAT THEY WANT WITH SECOND WEEKEND NIGHT OF PRIMETIME PREMIERES

New York [Aug. 9, 2017] HGTV has officially added a second night of fresh fantasy programming on Saturday nights. The net now offers two weekend nights of primetime premiere hours filled with islands, beaches and beautiful home renovations. Saturday primetime features fresh episodes of Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation at 9 p.m. ET/PT and House Hunters Renovation at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The popular Sunday primetime lineup has helped HGTV maintain a top #3 ranking among cable networks on Sunday nights. The schedule showcases all new back-to-back episodes of Beachfront Bargain Hunt at 8 and 8:30 p.m. ET/PT; Caribbean Life at 9 and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT and Island Hunters at 10 and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation features families who purchase a beachside fixer upper and transform it into their perfect getaway, while House Hunters Renovation follows home buyers as they tour three rundown properties and choose one to renovate into their dream home.

In Beachfront Bargain Hunt, home seekers set out to find affordable seaside properties and Caribbean Life features families who leave the mainland behind in hopes of finding an affordable tropical home. HGTV also explores big-budget options in Island Hunters where families search for the ultimate tropical getaway - their own private island.

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HGTV delivers the superstar experts, fascinating families, compelling renovations and stunning transformations that make all things home fun. America's favorite way to get entertaining, relatable and inspirational home and lifestyle content, HGTV offers: a top 10 cable network that is distributed to more than 91 million U.S. households; a website, HGTV.com, that attracts an average of nine million people each month; social media platforms that engage nearly nine million users; HGTV Magazine, a monthly publication that reaches more than one million readers and exclusive collections of home-oriented products through the HGTV HOME(TM) consumer products line. Viewers can become fans of HGTV and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, HGTV is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., which also owns and operates Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network, Cooking Channel and Great American Country.