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HGTV Star
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★ 0.0 (0 votes) | 2006 | 1h 0m
Reality
Overview
Ten aspiring designers seek to impress home viewers and an expert judging panel with their design expertise, ingenuity, creativity and "it" factor during the reality competition, HGTV Design Star.
Details
- Status Canceled
- First Air Date July 23, 2006
- Last Air Date July 21, 2013
- Seasons 8
- Episodes 69
- Networks HGTV
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Seasons
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Season 1
10 episodes • 2006
This season is the first season of HGTV Design Star. It features 10 designers competing for their own show on HGTV.
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Season 2
6 episodes
The winning Design Star was Kim Myles, who went on to host Myles of Style. Kim and Todd each also won a new Mercury Mariner.
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Season 3
8 episodes • 2008
The winning designer was: ⁕Jennifer Bertrand; show: Paint-Over! with Jennifer Bertrand
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Season 4
10 episodes • 2009
The fourth season of HGTV Design Star premiered on July 19, 2009. The series was filmed in Los Angeles, California for the first time. Vern Yip returned as a judge, and was joined by newcomers Genevieve Gorder and Candice Olson. Clive Pearse returned as host, and this was his final season hosting the show. A major change this season was that the judges decided the winner, instead of having a public vote. The winner was Antonio Ballatore, whose show The Antonio Treatment debuted in March 2010.
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Season 5
10 episodes • 2010
The fifth season of HGTV Design Star premiered on June 13, 2010. The series returned to New York City for the new season. Clive Pearse did not return to host. Instead, Vern Yip served as both lead judge and host. Candice Olson and Genevieve Gorder both returned for their second season as judges. As part of the elimination process this season, the designers up for elimination are taped presenting their designs so the judges can evaluate their preparedness to host a series. The winner of this season was prop stylist Emily Henderson. Her show Secrets From a Stylist was aired as a special one-hour premiere on August 29, 2010, where she redesigned the Los Angeles home of Ian Brennan, her friend and the co-creater of Glee. HGTV has since ordered twenty-six more episodes of Secrets From a Stylist, which are due to air in 2011.
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Season 6
10 episodes • 2011
The sixth season of the American reality television competition series HGTV Design Star premiered July 11, 2011. The two major additions to the show were Tanika Ray as host, and David Bromstad as mentor. ⁕Meg Caswell, 33, Chicago, Illinois -- Winner ⁕Karl Sponholtz, 42, Chicago, Illinois -- Runner-Up ⁕Mark Diaz, 33, Miami, Florida -- Third Place ⁕Kellie Clements, 33, Edmond, Oklahoma -- Fan Favorite ⁕Kevin Grace, 42, Chicago, Illinois ⁕Leslie Ezelle, 43, Dallas, Texas ⁕Cathy Hobbs, 42, Brooklyn, New York ⁕Tyler Wisler, 35, Orange, New Jersey ⁕Bret Ritter, 30, Brooklyn, New York ⁕Doug Hines, 44, Atlanta, Georgia ⁕J Allen, 31, Chevy Chase, Maryland ⁕Blanche Garcia, 32, Montclair, New Jersey
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Season 7
8 episodes • 2012
The seventh season of the American reality television competition series HGTV Design Star premiered on May 29, 2012. The host and mentor this season is David Bromstad. Danielle Colding is the winner of Season 7 of Design Star. Her show Shop This Room premieres on August 4.
Season 8
7 episodes • 2013
The eighth and final season of the American reality television competition series HGTV Star premiered on June 9, 2013. The series had been renamed from "Design Star" for this new edition. David Bromstad returned for his second season as host, and Sabrina Soto joined the show, along with returning judges Vern Yip and Genevieve Gorder.