The 95+ Best Home Improvement TV Shows, Ranked By DIY Fans

Updated September 8, 2023 6.5K votes 1.3K voters 122.0K views

Over 1.3K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 95+ Best Home Improvement TV Shows, Ranked By DIY Fans

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Vote up the best shows all about home improvement and home rennovation.

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The very best home improvement shows on television, ranked from best to worst. This list of the greatest home improvement shows also includes pictures from the shows when available. Popular home improvement TV shows have been a staple of television for years, so there's often debate about what the most entertaining home improvement show of all time is. Don't let your favorite home improvement television programs in history get to the bottom of the list- be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. The list of home improvement television shows below includes information like the program's cast, creator and premiere date when available.

Examples of shows on this list: Forever Summer with Nigella, Bath Crashers and many more.

This list answers the questions, "What is the best home improvement show of all time?" and "What are the greatest home improvement shows?"

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Home Town
Ben Napier, Erin Napier
103 votes
- Premiered: January 24, 2016
Ben and Erin Napier use eclectic, yet traditional, designs for revitalizing historic houses.
- #40 of 635
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This Old House
Bob Vila, Norm Abram, Kevin O'Connor
327 votes
- Premiered: January 1, 1979
Emmy-winning home improvement advice.
- #2 of 56
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- #129 of 625
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- #43 of 81
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Holmes on Homes
Mike Holmes, Frank Cozzolino, Craig Lowe
233 votes
- Premiered: 2001
Holmes on Homes is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors. The series originally aired on Home & Garden Television in Canada, and also on several other Alliance Atlantis networks in Canada, as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and on HGTV in the United States. It had previously aired in the US on Discovery Home until that channel was rebranded Planet Green on June 4, 2008. It was once the highest-rated show on the Canadian HGTV, with shows airing upwards of 20 times a week at the peak of its popularity. It has won the Gemini viewers' choice award, a testament to the popularity of the show in Canada. Originally, Holmes on Homes ran as a series of 30-minute episodes, but moved to a one-hour format midway through the third season due to popular demand.
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Fixer Upper
Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines
209 votes
- Premiered: May 23, 2013
Chip and Joanna Gaines' Texas remodeling business helps revitalize whole neighborhoods in Texas.
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Ask This Old House
Norm Abram, Kevin O'Connor, Roger Cook
171 votes
- Premiered: October 12, 2002
Answers to home repair questions.
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The New Yankee Workshop
Norm Abram, Bill Wallick, Gary Sullivan
166 votes
- Premiered: 1989
The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This Old House. The series aired for 21 seasons before broadcasting its final episode on June 27, 2009.

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