HGTV viewers are sounding off after the community cancelled Discount Block and Married to Actual Property, with some saying they “don’t perceive the path that HGTV is taking.”
Earlier this week, Discount Block‘s Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas, in addition to Married to Actual Property‘s Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson, revealed that their respective exhibits wouldn’t be returning for brand new seasons. Sherrod described the scenario as “disheartening,” whereas Thomas mentioned, “TV is filled with numerous nice folks, nevertheless it’s additionally filled with a number of the worst folks I’ve ever encountered.”
After the information broke, followers took to the HGTV Reddit discussion board to share their reactions. “First is Discount Block then Married to Actual Property… What’s taking place with HGTV??? Two of the perfect exhibits cancelled?!” wrote one Reddit person.
“I suppose it’s lastly time to cease watching HGTV. They’ve gotten rid of all my favourite exhibits. I used to be already irritated with the dearth of backyard/outside exhibits and their transfer to present influencers television exhibits and now this,” mentioned one other.
“Married to Actual Property is my should see TV present on HGTV. LOVE Egypt, Mike, and Uncle Mark!!!” one other added.
Evan Thomas, Keith Bynum, and Shea Hicks-Whitfield in Discount Block; HGTV
One other wrote, “I actually don’t perceive the path that HGTV is taking. This sucks past perception.”
One fan steered, “Looks as if they’re eliminating range. Consider the exhibits which might be left. They’re nearly completely white, straight, rich, and vaguely non secular.”
“I can’t assist however suppose the identical,” mentioned one other. “It looks as if they’re eliminating everybody moreover straight, white folks. I need to see a various vary of individuals that’s consultant of our inhabitants. And people exhibits had been good! It’s not like all these folks getting cancelled are flops.”
“Discount Block and Married to Actual Property are the one 2 good exhibits they nonetheless had 😭 I noticed within the feedback Egypt mentioned there’s much more to the story, which is precisely what Keith mentioned on his publish,” wrote one person. “Is that this anti-DEI bull****? If My Lottery Dream Residence and Farmhouse Fixer get cancelled then I’m positively leaning in direction of discrimination.”
Mike Jackson and Egypt Sherrod; HGTV
“HGTV could be closing down altogether. Or possibly they need to change into TLC and we’ll get 90 Day Fiancé + dwelling remodels! Yay! 🤮” one other added.
One other mentioned, “Married to Actual Property and Discount Block had been two of my favourite exhibits! It could be nice if a brand new channel was created that continued to air the exhibits HGTV is canceling. However that’s most likely a pipe dream.”
“I’d moderately maintain the exhibits which might be making a optimistic contribution to communities, like Discount Block and Residence City, and drop the drama and contests like Rock The Block and something Tarek/Christina,” one commenter steered.
“This was my favourite present. I cherished how they made issues stunning with no cash. HGTV destroys creativeness,” mentioned one other about Discount Block.
Even fellow HGTV star and Rock the Block host Ty Pennington was shocked by the information. ‘You recognize, typically I assumed I had respectable gauge about what TV executives wished and the previous couple of years have utterly shattered that,” he wrote on Sherrod’s Instagram publish. “Critically shocked to listen to this! Ya’ll are true professionals and I particularly cherished the designs from the final season 🙌 Maintaining doing you 🙏🏼❤️ Onward and upward!”
Regardless of the disappointing information, Sherrod, at the very least, is taking the cancelation in her stride and prepared for the subsequent alternative. “Typically GOD will rip you out of a scenario to set you up on your subsequent!” she captioned her publish.
What do you consider the latest HGTV cancelations? Will you miss Discount Block and Married to Actual Property? Tell us within the feedback under.