HGTV may have canceled a host of shows in 2025—but the home renovation network is now bringing a slew of new programs to screens for 2026, including a hotly anticipated collaboration with ABC’s “The Bachelor.”
The popular property channel will premiere four new shows during the coming year, one of which has already hit the small screen.
Their release comes after the future of the home renovation network was up in the air after HGTV revealed that it was canceling several series, including “Bargain Block,” “Married to Real Estate,” “Farmhouse Fixer,” “Izzy Does It,” “Christina on the Coast,” and “The Flipping El Moussas.”
While the network never publicly addressed the cancellations, reports later surfaced that a drastic decline in viewership may have been to blame.
But, now, it seems the network is preparing for a bounce back with the release of several new-to-screens projects, including the recently released “Neighborhood Watch,” as well as “Bachelor Mansion Takeover,” which premieres in March.
“Neighborhood Watch” premiered on Jan. 7, 2026, and features 16 30-minute episodes.
“From neighbors and postal workers to uninvited guests and animal visitors, the network will tap into the most embarrassing, hilarious, outrageous and downright bizarre moments caught on home surveillance video,” reads the description of “Neighborhood Watch.”
Meanwhile, a dozen favorites from ABC’s “The Bachelor” franchise will trade their roses for hammers in “Bachelor Mansion Takeover.” Dating show host Jesse Palmer will continue his role as emcee.
The contestants include former stars from across multiple “Bachelor” franchises, including “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “The Golden Bachelor,” and “The Golden Bachelorette.”
Thus far, Dean Bell, Jill Chin, Noah Erb, Allyshia Gupta, Tammy Ly, Sandra Mason, Sam McKinney, Brendan Morais, Courtney Robertson Preciado, Jeremy Simon, Christopher Stallworth, and Joan Vassos have all been signed up to appear.
And in keeping with the theme of the series, the contestants will be judged on their renovation expertise by fellow “Bachelor” alums Tayshia Adams and Tyler Cameron across the six-episode series.
Each episode will show one of the contestants being eliminated by Cameron—who was a runner-up on Season 15 and was recently recruited by celebrity broker Ryan Serhant as a real estate agent—and Adams—who was a contestant on Season 23 of “The Bachelor” and later became the lead on Season 16 of “The Bachelorette.”
The contestants will have to put their renovation skills to the test as they compete for a $100,000 prize.
“Bachelor Mansion Takeover” premieres on March 2.
HGTV is also bringing in “Wild Vacation Rentals,” which will star D’Arcy Carden and Sherry Cola as they travel across the country to find the wildest rental dwellings.
“With today’s endless getaway possibilities, Sherry and D’Arcy will find the top spots that are worth travelers’ time and money, sharing the homes’ hilariously honest reviews, unbelievable stories straight from the owners, and incredible designs and unique quirks,” the description of the series, which premieres on March 2, reads.
The last two shows being added to the roster are “Property Brothers: Under Pressure,” which will see Jonathan and Drew Scott helping clients through the homebuying journey, and “Botched Homes,” which stars Charlie Kawas as he “makes it his mission to fix what others got horribly wrong, from doors and stairs that lead to nowhere to cabinets that don’t open and hideous design choices.”
“Charlie and his team will right the wrongs of shoddy contractors and DIY projects gone awry, bringing function, flow and beauty to clients’ spaces in disrepair,” HGTV’s description of the series adds.
HGTV has yet to share a release date for “Property Brothers: Under Pressure” and “Botched Homes.”
HGTV is likely hoping that these series will help to reverse the network’s fortunes after Deadline reported that its audience had halved between 2017 and 2024.
Deadline reported that HGTV averaged about 1.5 million viewers in 2017, citing Nielsen.
However, since then, the network has struggled to bring in audiences, with its average viewership in 2024 coming in at 773,000.
Today, the U.S. Television Database lists HGTV as the 10th most popular TV channel, with an average of just 575,000 viewers.
Deadline noted that part of the reason for HGTV’s troubles is the large budget it takes to produce and put on a home renovation show.
The overhaul shows reportedly cost upward of $500,000 per episode.
“Home reno shows are expensive because all of the materials are jacked up and on delay, the price of wood and marble and everything else is going up, so these shows don’t make as much sense anymore,” one source told the outlet.
“Stuff wouldn’t arrive on time; we had wood floors, for instance, that would come in six weeks after we started production, and then we’re also depending on contractors,” said an unnamed producer who makes the network’s renovation shows come to life.
“Everyone knows if you’re doing construction on your home, you never come in on budget. So, try to apply that to a show that has really strict budgets. Some of our episodes took 16 weeks to shoot; it’s more labor-intensive than doing a real estate show.”