

In December 2011, however, it was announced that the show would end in January 2012 after nine successful seasons.

Thus, while the original Extreme Makeover only lasted four seasons, this ran for nine. As it happens, while drastically making over a person is a little challenging even among the mainstream note (that show, along with fellow plastic-surgery-glorifying reality show The Swan on FOX, attracted considerable controversy for promoting unrealistic body image goals and normalizing using plastic surgery as a way to solve personal problems), drastically rebuilding a house for deserving people is definitely feel-good programming, besides offering ample opportunities for Product Placement - and the show always tries to make sure that those who are having their houses rebuilt appear deserving. Someone decided to make a spinoff - technically, what this show is supposed to be doing is like plastic surgery, only to houses. The story behind this one: ABC had a series called Extreme Makeover which was about improving people's looks through plastic surgery. Frequently features former Trading Spaces carpenter Ty Pennington later seasons frequently include various celebrities in the design teams.

ABC Reality Show where a group of people build (or rather get other people to build for them) a Big Fancy House for the poor, downtrodden family of the week.
