Thanks to Fixer Upper, HGTV is loaded with TV shows featuring duos

The New York Times

Chip and Joanna Gaines are ending their highly successful HGTV home makeover show tonight, but the cable network has successfully built a roster of duos to take their place. "For HGTV, their departure is a major loss," says Megan Angelo. "But the couple’s success provided the network with a formula for filling the ratings sinkhole they’ll leave behind: Make shows about charismatic twosomes from underexplored parts of the country. HGTV is applying this formula vigorously; 19 of its current series are toplined by duos, with more on the way. Some of the emerging shows star siblings (Restored by the Fords) or parent-child teams (Good Bones), but most revolve around couples."

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