HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate.
This article is about the American channel. For the British and Irish version, see HGTV (British and Irish TV channel).Country
United States
English
1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
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December 30, 1994
CH 715 (HD)
As of November 2023, HGTV is available to approximately 72,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households.[1]
Carrier disputes[edit]
Cablevision[edit]
On December 31, 2009, Scripps Networks Interactive removed the Food Network and HGTV from New York City-area cable provider Cablevision, on the day that its carriage contract was set to expire. After months of negotiations, an agreement between Scripps and Cablevision was not reached, prompting the removal of the two channels.[10] On January 21, 2010, Cablevision and Scripps reached a deal and the channels were restored to Cablevision's systems in the New York City area on the same day and by the next day in other areas.[11]
AT&T U-verse[edit]
On November 5, 2010, AT&T U-verse dropped the DIY Network, Cooking Channel, Food Network, Great American Country and HGTV, due to a carriage dispute with Scripps Networks.[12] The carriage dispute was resolved two days later, on November 7, 2010, through a new carriage agreement.[13][14]
Controversies and criticism[edit]
On June 13, 2012, representatives for HGTV admitted that scenes featured in the original series House Hunters are mostly re-creations of prior events.[15] In many cases, the final decision and purchase were made prior to filming. In some cases, homes visited were not even on the market.
In May 2014, HGTV decided not to premiere the Benham Brothers' series Flip It Forward (which was created for the channel), due to a controversy regarding the Brothers' beliefs concerning homosexuality and abortion.[16][17]
In July 2023, The Washington Post covered a study that found that homeowners who watched HGTV and saw the "before" sequences, in which hosts are critical of the pre-renovation living space, felt "uneasy" about decorating decisions they make inside of their home. The study suggests this has led to a "shift toward standardization," in which homeowners choose neutral, inoffensive design choices.[18]
Broadcast area
New Zealand
June 27, 2016
19 (SD)
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery Networks
June 30, 2020
