Keith Bynum bought trustworthy concerning the highs and lows of TV after the cancellation of his HGTV sequence, Discount Block. And he has shared an replace, hinting at a brand new present.
“The final six months have been a reasonably wild journey,” he wrote alongside a snap of himself and his companion, Evan Thomas, by way of Instagram on Sunday, June 22. “Our total enterprise and lives have been put by way of the ringer by the hands of a large company, but we persist lol. Although you might not be seeing us for for much longer on HGTV, we’re excited that we’ve constructed such an incredible base of followers and we’re very excited concerning the future.”
Bynum continued, “Everybody all the time instructed us TV is a fickle world and they’re very proper. Television is filled with a whole lot of nice individuals but it surely’s additionally filled with a few of the worst individuals I’ve ever encountered. Evan and I’ve all the time tried arduous to stay to what we all know and what we’re good at which is being ourselves.”
The HGTV star ended his Instagram replace on a optimistic observe, writing, “We love you all and we’re very excited to announce what’s subsequent quickly!”
Thomas, for his half, added in a submit remark, “No matter TV, we have now a whole lot of lovely tasks within the making, so stayed[sic] tuned 😍!”
A number of followers shared their assist and disappointment over Discount Block’s cancellation within the submit’s feedback part. “You might be such great people, SO proficient and depraved good,” one Instagram person wrote. “There have been a whole lot of heartbreaks esp over the past 5 years however working with you was a spotlight for certain!”
One other fan commented, “Thanks for all you’ve accomplished for Detroit and for LGBT illustration. Thanks for sharing your artwork and your love story with @emuralit you deliver a lot mild right into a darkish world and I can’t wait to see what you conquer subsequent!”
Fellow HGTV star Ty Pennington wrote in a remark of his personal that he may relate to Bynum and Thomas’ scenario. “Really feel you on this! It’s not enjoyable continually worrying and questioning if it’s all gonna be over, if that is the yr they don’t renew your present,” he shared. “Been on this rat race for 25 years and it doesn’t get simpler! One factor I do know for certain is you guys are rattling proficient and I can’t wait to see what you do subsequent 🙌🔥.”
Discount Block, which premiered in 2021, adopted Bynum and Thomas as they remodeled run-down properties in Detroit into dream houses. They took the sequence to the Massive Simple in October 2024 for the spinoff Discount Block: New Orleans.
Bynum revealed that the present wouldn’t be returning for a brand new season whereas answering fan questions by way of his Instagram Story on June 19. “We do have just a few extra episodes popping out in August, really beginning on Evan’s birthday. However they’re the rest of Season 4 ’trigger they didn’t renew the present for Season 5,” he knowledgeable his followers.
“They initially greenlit it, and I assume that was again in December. Then they determined in February, after we bought all the pieces prepared for Season 5, that they weren’t gonna do it,” he defined earlier than noting that he and Thomas are doing “shopper work and [have] bought another stuff happening” within the wake of the cancellation.