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{{Short description|American reality television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = 2020 Logo of Extreme Makeover, Home Edition.jpeg
| caption              = Logo for the HGTV iteration
| genre                = Reality television
| runtime              = 43&nbsp;minutes (86&nbsp;minutes for two-part episodes)
| creator              = 
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* Hoosick Falls Productions
* Base Camp Films
* Monkupower, Inc.
* Denise Cramsey Productions
* [[Tom Forman (producer)|Tom Forman Productions]]
* [[Hello Sunshine (company)|Hello Sunshine]]<br />(2025–present)
* [[Disney Television Studios|Walt Disney Television Alternative]] (2025–present)
* [[Endemol Shine North America#Endemol USA|Endemol USA]] (2004–2012)
* [[Endemol Shine North America]]<br />(2020; 2025–present)
* [[List of production companies owned by the American Broadcasting Company#Greengrass Productions|Greengrass Productions]] (2003–2012; 2025–present)
}}
| presenter            = [[Ty Pennington]]<br />[[Jesse Tyler Ferguson]]<br />[[Clea Shearer]]<br />[[Joanna Teplin]]
| country              = United States
| network              = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2004|02|15}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2012|01|13}}
| network2             = [[HGTV]]
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2020|02|16}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2020|04|05}}
| network3             = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired3         = {{Start date|2025|01|02}}
| last_aired3          = present
| num_seasons          = 11
| num_episodes         = 219 (+ 14 specials)
| list_episodes        = List of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episodes
| producer             = 
| related              = 
| composer             = [[Eric Allaman]] (2004–2009)<br />Rob Cairns (2006–2009)<br />Rudy Guess (2006–2008)<br />Brad Chiet (2004–2008)
}}
'''''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''''' ('''''EM:HE'''''; sometimes informally referred to as '''''Extreme Home Makeover'''''<ref>{{cite news|title=Extreme Home Makeover|url=http://archive.news-leader.com/section/EXTREMEMAKEOVER/Extreme-Home-Makeover|newspaper=[[Springfield News-Leader]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711190350/http://archive.news-leader.com/section/EXTREMEMAKEOVER/Extreme-Home-Makeover|archive-date=July 11, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Nasty Aftermath Of Extreme Home Makeover|url=http://jezebel.com/5511680/the-nasty-aftermath-of-extreme-home-makeover|first=Sadie |last=Stein|work=[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]]|publisher=[[Gawker Media]]|date=April 7, 2010|access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref>) is <!-- not "was", see WP:TVLEAD --> an American [[reality television]] series that aired from February 15, 2004, to {{nowrap|January 13, 2012}}, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and in 2020 on HGTV. It premiered on January 2, 2025, for its tenth season on ABC and its eleventh season overall.<ref name="ABCrevival">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/abc-midseason-premiere-dates-will-trent-the-rookie-9-1-1-greys-anatomy-high-potential-1236172766/|title='Will Trent', 'The Rookie', '9-1-1', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'The Conners' Final Season & More Get Midseason Premiere Dates At ABC|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=November 11, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024}}</ref> The series is a [[spinoff (media)|spin-off]] of ''[[Extreme Makeover]]'' that features a family that has faced some sort of hardship, having their home completely [[home improvement|remodeled]] to better suit their exact needs.

The series was produced by Endemol USA in association with [[Disney General Entertainment Content|Disney–ABC Television Group]]'s Greengrass Television. The original ABC run was hosted by [[Ty Pennington]]; the HGTV season was hosted by actor [[Jesse Tyler Ferguson]]. The executive producers in the original series were Brady Connell and [[George Verschoor]]. On May 7, 2024, the series was revived again and returned to ABC for the first time since 2012, with [[Joanna Teplin]] and [[Clea Shearer]] from the website ''The Home Edit'' as co-hosts.<ref name="ABCrevival"/>

The program originally aired on Sunday evenings, but was moved to Friday nights during the 2011–12 television season. Upon the airing of its final episode in series form during its original run, and for the 2012 special holiday run, it was ABC's last series to air solely in 4:3 [[standard-definition television|standard definition]]. However, when the show was revived by HGTV, it was converted into [[high-definition television|high definition]] and widescreen presentation.

==Overview==
''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' premiered as a thirteen-part special on Wednesday, December 3, 2003, and had its official series premiere on Sunday, February 15, 2004. It was among [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s top-rated series and has become far more popular than the original ''Extreme Makeover'', which struggled in the ratings through its last two seasons and quietly ended with its episodes burned off wholesale in July 2007. The show ranked 41st in its first season, averaging 10.6&nbsp;million viewers per episode, with the pilot episode bringing in 12&nbsp;million viewers. However its ratings soared thereafter with the second season entering the top 20, finishing 15th for the year, averaging 15.8&nbsp;million viewers per episode. The next four seasons each ranked at least in the top 30, with seasons two and three ranking in the top 20, and seasons four and five ranking in the top 25. The sixth season, however, fell out of the top 35, and ranked 38th, averaging 10.3&nbsp;million viewers per episode. The seventh season ranked 39th, averaging 9.1&nbsp;million viewers. By season eight, the show barely ranked in the top 50 with just over 8.5&nbsp;million viewers per episode on average. The last season ranked below the top 100 (finishing at #101) and averaged only 5.8&nbsp;million viewers per episode.

Series reruns began airing on [[TV Land]] in August 2007, making it the youngest non-original show to air on the network.

The show is hosted by [[Ty Pennington]], formerly a carpenter on the show ''[[Trading Spaces]]''. The series is devoted to rebuilding families' homes when the family is in need of new hope.

During the 2005–06 season, the show went to areas hit by [[Hurricane Katrina]] and helped communities to rebuild themselves with help from other organizations.

The show also had a series of specials that later became a regular series during the 2004–05 television season entitled ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That?'' It was a short-lived spin-off of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' that featured extra behind-the-scenes footage of what had happened in that week's episode. An occasional special would feature [[The Muppets]], property of ABC, engaging in comical scenes with the design team. However, their scenes were usually filmed after the renovation.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episodes}}
{{:List of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episodes}}

==Production==
[[File:Ty Pennington.jpg|thumb|180px| Host [[Ty Pennington]] during an episode shooting, January 2006.]]
Two episodes in two different cities are shot at the same time (a few days apart), using two different production crews. There are also two groups of designers. Ty Pennington flies back and forth between the cities to do the "door knock", the braveheart march, and the "reveal", as well as to finish up work on his projects, which he mentions and gives walk-throughs in his magazine. The amount of work that Ty and the design team put into the house itself and the projects they take on depend mostly on the amount of filming needed to be done. In some circumstances, such as smaller makeovers or makeovers scheduled to be two-hour episodes, the lead designers lay out a general idea for their projects, and the show's backup designers take over. Generally, the lead designers are notified in advance of the makeover recipients, to enable them to start their plans ahead of time. At several makeovers, they have been criticized for never doing any work at all, and just being there to put on a show.

=== Format ===
[[File:Michelle Obama participates in the filming of an Extreme Makeover Home Edition episode, White House, 2011.jpg|thumb|210px|Then–first lady [[Michelle Obama]] participates in the filming of an ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' episode, White House, 2011.]]
ABC received thousands of applications from families in need, and the team said that it was extremely hard to filter through the stories and choose only one of them. The families they looked for must have met two criteria: first, they must have been truly deserving and in need of the makeover, and second, they must have been the kind of people who gave something of themselves back to their community. The main theme of the show was advocacy, as each family that was selected helped to address a wide range of issues in American society. The show had helped families who had been victimized by a form of loss or tragic event, experienced a certain hardship and most of all, advocated on ways to treat, face and prevent such losses. The show helped families of [[veteran]]s, [[single parent]]s, and families with children who had illnesses ranging from [[childhood cancer]]s to [[HIV/AIDS]], as well as children with mental illnesses and disabilities such as [[autism]]. The show helped families victimized by natural disasters such as [[tornado]]es and [[tropical cyclone|hurricanes]], as well as families who had dealt with [[structure fire|house fires]] and mold contamination. Other instances included families who had either lost loved ones or had loved ones injured in [[traffic collision|car accidents]] (including alcohol-related incidents), [[domestic violence]], gang-related crimes and [[substance abuse|drug abuse]]. Every episode made a family stand as an advocate of awareness of such problems.

The majority of episodes were one hour; however, in some instances (mainly if complications were involved, or if the makeover involved more than just the family home) the episode was aired as a two-parter and started at 7&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time (one hour ahead of its normal 8&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time slot). In the UK and some countries, some of the two{{nbh}}hour episodes aired as one single program instead of as two separate parts.

The first season of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' took place mostly in [[Southern California]], particularly [[Greater Los Angeles]]. Season two extended the renovation outside California and beyond, including Alaska and Hawaii.

Most shows in the first three seasons began with a shot of Pennington in the team's bus saying, "''I'm Ty Pennington, and the renovation starts right now!''" The exceptions were those episodes which featured a guest host in his place.

[[File:US Navy 110202-N-9268E-007 Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) help build a home for a mother currently raisin.jpg|thumb|210px|[[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] Sailors ([[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|CVN-71]]) help build a home in an episode of ''Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition'', Virginia Beach, Va., 2011.]]
In the fourth and fifth seasons, the opening shot was of Pennington in a location iconic of the state the episode was in, and a declaration of what state the episode was in was added to the tagline. Then, the chosen family was briefly profiled; their nomination video was shown to the team (and to the television audience).

Pennington then brought the team together in a huddle and led them in a chant of "''Let's do it!''" Next, Pennington and the design team visited the family's home and proceeded to give the family a "wake-up call" (courtesy of Pennington's infamous bullhorn) by shouting "''Good morning, [family's name] family!''" then introduced each family member. The team then went throughout the house, finding out about the family's interests as design inspiration.

The family was then sent off on a one-week vacation (where applicable, airfare was provided by [[Southwest Airlines]], whose involvement was noted at the end of the show, mostly [[Disneyland]]) while the house was renovated or demolished, depending on its condition and the family's needs. Two families in separate seasons (The Sears Family, season 2, episode 13; and The Kubena Family, season 3, episode 17) did not include vacations because their respective family's daughters were in isolation at each local hospital.<ref>Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Official Companion Book</ref> They received video messages via laptop computer from Pennington's camera. The videos displayed on the laptop were superimposed on broadcasts to avoid both screen glare and the requirement of paying advertising royalties on the software used in the videos.

Beginning with season 3, the demolitions became quite creative: the team had used falling trees, tanks, and even monster trucks to accomplish the task where needed. In one episode (The Miller Family, season 5, episode 7), the team used dynamite to blow up their [[radon]]-contaminated house in Wyoming. In 2008, a rather innovative episode showed Pennington and his team rolling a five hundred pound bowling ball through the house to eventually demolish a family's "bowling-themed, ''[[The Big Lebowski|Big Lebowski]]''–inspired" bathroom.

A local home builder (sometimes two builders) and community volunteers began basic work (electrical, plumbing, roofing, and, if the house was demolished, framing a new one) while the design team began designing the creative aspects of the house. Once the basic work was completed, the design team then added the finishing touches. Pennington selected a portion of the house to be his "secret room" (except in the case when the secret project took place in the backyard), which no one was allowed to view prior to final reveal (with one exception in The Pauni Family, season 4, episode 10, which involved a commercial kitchen; the health inspector had to approve the kitchen and issue the permit before it could be used). Shows often featured design team members making a trip to a local [[Sears]] store as well as special guest appearances. The [[IQAir]] Clean Air Team was often called in to provide ultra-clean air for families with special health issues.

At the end of the week, the family returned to their home to see cheering crowds and the view of their home blocked by a [[bus]] (for larger projects, two buses would block the home). When Pennington and the family gave the order, originally "''Bus driver, hit it!''" in season 1 (usually only called by Pennington), and later the much more famous, "''Bus driver, move that bus!!''" (or "those buses!!"), starting in season 2, with the family participating in the call to the bus driver, the family saw the end result of the team's efforts. Pennington's secret room was usually the last item featured on the show. Often, a child's bedroom, the parent's master bedroom or a business room received Pennington's special attention. Some episodes featured special gifts given to the family by outside parties. The show always ended with Pennington saying, "''There's only one thing left to say: welcome home [family's name] family, welcome home''". This was often followed by a  [[standing ovation]] from the family, design team, and whoever else was there as the show ends.

==Team==
{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sticky-header"
! Cast !! Role
|-
! colspan="2"| ABC version (original; 2004–12)
|-
|Alle Ghadban
|Design (season 1)
|-
|Constance Ramos
|Architect (seasons 1–3)
|-
|Dawson Connor
|Landscaping (season 1)
|-
|Michael Moloney
|Interior Design/Glamour (seasons 1–9)
|-
|[[Paige Hemmis]]
|Carpentry (seasons 1–9)
|-
|[[Paul DiMeo]] 
|Carpentry (seasons 1–9)
|-
|Preston Sharp
|Exteriors/Big Ideas (seasons 1–4)
|-
|[[Tracy Hutson]]
|Shopping/Style (seasons 1–9)
|-
|[[Ty Pennington]]
|Host/Design Team Leader/Carpentry (seasons 1–9)
|-
|[[Ed Sanders (TV personality)|Ed Sanders]]
|Carpentry (seasons 2–9)
|-
|[[Eduardo Xol]]
|Landscaping (seasons 2–8)
|-
|[[Daniel Kucan]]
|Interior Design (season 3)
|-
|[[Tanya McQueen]]
|Interior Design (seasons 3–5)
|-     
|John Littlefield
|Carpentry (seasons 4–9)
|-
|Didiayer Snyder
|Design (seasons 5–7)
|-
|[[Rib Hillis]]
|Carpentry (seasons 5–6)
|-
|[[Jillian Harris]] 
|Designer (seasons 7–9)
|-
|[[Xzibit]]
|Designer (seasons 7–9)
|-
|[[Leigh Anne Tuohy]]
|Designer (season 8)
|-
|[[Jeff Dye]]
|Designer (season 9)
|-
|Sabrina Soto
|Designer (season 9)
|-
! colspan="2"| HGTV version (2020)
|-
|[[Breegan Jane]]
|Carpentry (season 10)
|-
|Carrie Locklyn
|Shopping/Style (season 10)
|-
|Darren Keefe
|Carpentry (season 10)
|-
|[[Jesse Tyler Ferguson]]
|Host/Design Team Leader (season 10)
|-
! colspan="2" | ABC version (revival; 2025)
|-
|[[Joanna Teplin]]
|Host (season 11)
|-
|[[Clea Shearer]]
|Host (season 11)
|-
|[[Wendell Holland]]<ref name="Season11crew">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/extreme-makeover-home-edition-designers-wendell-holland-arianne-bellizaire-1236031509/|title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Adds Designers Wendell Holland & Arianne Bellizaire|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Campione|first=Katie|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref>
|Designer (season 11)
|-
|Arianne Bellizaire<ref name="Season11crew"/>
|Designer (season 11)
|}

==Reaction and criticism==
Despite the show's positive message, ''EM:HE'' has been scrutinized for several issues,<ref>{{Cite web|last=LeBlanc|first=Beth|date=May 26, 2016|title=Bank forecloses on 'Extreme Makeover' homeowner|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/05/26/extreme-makeover-home-foreclosure/346131001/|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> including the show's ethics,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Glink|first=Ilyce|date=December 20, 2009|title=Extreme Makeover Home Edition Foreclosure? How Do You Write a Happy Ending?|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extreme-makeover-home-edition-foreclosure-how-do-you-write-a-happy-ending/|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Drakeford|first=Cortney|date=November 16, 2016|title=Foster Children Slam Family After TV Show Appearance|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/extreme-makeover-home-edition-controversy-family-gives-away-foster-children-after-2447031|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> its authenticity,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maglio|first=Tony|date=February 22, 2018|title=Ty Pennington Takes a Sledgehammer to That Weird 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Backlash|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ty-pennington-extreme-makeover-home-edition-backlash/|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=[[The Wrap]]}}</ref> and leaving some families with an increase in [[mortgage]] payments and [[property tax]]es due to higher assessments and worsening their circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Madormo|first1=Carrie|last2=Gordon|first2=Erica Brooke|date=March 21, 2017|title=Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Facts About The Controversial Home Reno Series|url=https://www.thelist.com/35201/untold-truth-extreme-makeover-home-edition/|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ngo|first=Hope|date=March 9, 2020|title=Who Really Pays The Mortgages On Extreme Makeover: Home Edition?|url=https://www.thelist.com/193236/who-really-pays-the-mortgages-on-extreme-makeover-home-edition/|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last= |first= |date=December 9, 2008|title="Extreme Makeover" family may lose home|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/extreme-makeover-family-may-lose-home/|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=[[The Seattle Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

Ethically speaking, the show has often been criticized by some viewers and the media for unnecessary contributions and glorifying excessive [[McMansion]]-like construction and lifestyles, such as in a ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'' article that questioned giving a six-bedroom, seven-bath, seven-television house to a family of four in [[Kingston, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/news/exhibit/2005/03/exhibit.html|title=This New House|publisher=Mother Jones|date=March 2005|access-date=June 4, 2007|quote=Extreme Makeover: Home Edition recently gave a 6-bedroom, 7-bath, 7-television house to a family of 4.}}</ref> However, ABC countered this criticism by explaining their approach towards building homes for each family was to do so in a manner which best suited their own individual needs, noting the sizes of many of the homes is due to the fact a considerable majority were built for either exceptionally large families, families of individuals with certain accessibility needs and families who ran various types of organizations or small businesses out of their homes, the last of which was the case of the Kingston home. ABC responded to the ''Mother Jones'' article by noting they had failed to mention that particular home was also a functioning bed and breakfast.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Authentically speaking, one such claim was frequently made against the show's lead designers, particularly Ty Pennington. At several makeovers, they have been criticized for never doing any work at all, with anonymous contractors mostly doing the work and the designers performing only light work for the cameras. In 2007, during the makeover for the Carter Family in [[Billings, Montana]], a local radio DJ accused Pennington of using a spray can of grease on his face to make it look like he was really working, only to be confronted over the air by Pennington himself, who called in from the construction site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/07/10/ty-takes-on-radio-taunter-im-no-jackass/print|title=Ty Takes On Radio Taunter: I'm No "Jackass!"|work=tmz.com|access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> The largest piece of evidence to prove the design team's contribution to the house and the family is a severe hand injury that [[Ed Sanders (TV personality)|Ed Sanders]] received during a 2006 makeover in Ohio for the family of [[Jason Thomas (Marine)|Jason Thomas]]. While creating a wood carving of the American flag, Sanders removed part of the guard for a hand-held wood grinder, which led to him slicing one of his hands open.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edsanders.net/ownWords.html|title=January 22, 2007 Entry|access-date=December 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211214624/http://edsanders.net/ownWords.html|archive-date=February 11, 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Sanders took a leave of absence for nearly an entire season to recover.

In an article entitled "ABC's 'Extreme Exploitation'", [[The Smoking Gun]] published an e-mail sent on March 10, 2006, from an ABC employee sent to the network's affiliate base, relaying a message from the program's casting agent detailing specific tragedies and rare illnesses sought by the show. Included were a "Muscular Dystrophy Child", a "Family who has multiple children w/ Down Syndrome (either adopted or biological)" and a child with a [[Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis|CIPA disorder]]. This last request included a parenthetical remark stating, "There are only 17&nbsp;known cases in US - let me know if one is in your town!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0327062extreme1.html|title=ABC's "Extreme" Exploitation|quote=Makeover show loves sick kids, cancer patients, hate crime victims|publisher=The Smoking Gun|date=March 27, 2006|access-date=June 4, 2007}}</ref>
This e-mail has led some major media networks and blogs to accuse the show of opportunism in seeking out the most sensational stories in a push for higher ratings.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://defamer.gawker.com/163321/the-extreme-makeover-home-edition-tragedy-wishlist|title= The 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Tragedy Wishlist|quote= The feel-good TV industry has never been more cutthroat, with the likes of Oprah, the Miracle Workers, and even Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel locked in a pitched battle to lavish America's tragedy-afflicted souls with their own brand of televised redemption. Nowhere is this suffering-talent crunch felt more acutely than at ABC's genre-leading Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, where the casting department has assembled a wishlist of interesting diseases and tear-jerking hard knocks that they feel will help keep their series atop the Nielsen mountain during their new season.|publisher= Gawker|date= March 27, 2006|access-date= October 25, 2010|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101105124200/http://defamer.gawker.com/163321/the-extreme-makeover-home-edition-tragedy-wishlist|archive-date= November 5, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12100098|title=Extreme Makeover or Extreme Exploitation?|work=NBC News|date=March 31, 2006}}</ref>

Another criticism aimed at the show surrounds financial issues that some of the families have had after receiving the home makeover, which following the onset of the [[Great Recession]], received media attention. As of 2020, nine of the original show's recipient families have given up their homes due to financial issues, which included two [[foreclosure]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pamil-visions.net/wofford-family-needs-new-makeover/28869/|title=Dr. Brian Wofford Needs a More Extreme Makeover|date=December 2, 2009|author=Phil Butler|work=Everything PR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Family's 'Extreme Makeover' Home Temporarily Saved|url=http://www.10news.com/news/21968317/detail.html|work=ABC 10 News|location=San Diego, CA|date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> While most cases were reported as resulting from instances such as unemployment, accumulations of medical bills or property tax rate increases, the most widely publicized cases featured families who had defaulted on [[home equity loan]]s taken out on their homes since receiving them, one of which resulted in a foreclosure. In a 2018 interview with ''[[TheWrap]]'', Pennington explained the nature of these cases. "There's a couple of stories that families lost their home. We left them with a financial adviser. However, if the family chooses to triple-mortgage their house to start a business that they've never done before just to see if they can get into it, that's their own demise. That's how you lose your home, is you're like, 'Oh, let's use it as a lottery ticket and see what we can get out of it. And then you lose it because you can't make the payment. But that's what press does. They were like, 'This is too good to be true, what is really happening?' But with 'Extreme', it really was that good."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/ty-pennington-extreme-makeover-home-edition-backlash/|title= Ty Pennington Takes a Sledgehammer to That Weird 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Backlash|date=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

The five children of the Higgins family, aged 14–21, filed a lawsuit against ABC after they were evicted by a family that had taken them in before the show came to renovate the family's house. The five kids "say that the producers took advantage of the family's hard-luck story and promised them new cars and other prizes to persuade them to participate in the program", according to the LA Times.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/extreme_makeover_home_edition/2005_Aug_11_abc_sued|title=Orphans sue ABC, family over Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode|date=August 11, 2005|publisher=Reality Blurred|author=Andy Dehnart|author-link=Andy Dehnart}}</ref> On July 17, 2007, Judge Paul Gutman ruled against the siblings, stating that the plaintiffs failed to prove their case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://overlawyered.com/2007/07/update-judge-rejects-extreme-makeover-lawsuit/|title=Judge rejects 'Extreme Makeover' lawsuit|author=Walter Olson|date=July 22, 2007|publisher=Overlawyered.com}}</ref> The decision of the trial court was affirmed on appeal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fearnotlaw.com/articles/article26947.html|title=Higgins v. Disney/ABC Internat. Television|publisher=FearNotLaw.com|date=March 18, 2009}}</ref> The case was later settled for $50,000.<ref>"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"''. [[Dark Side of Reality TV]]''. Season 1. Episode 6. Vice Productions Inc.</ref>

Questions arose when Theresa "Momi" Akana was picked for a Hawaii-set episode. ''[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]'' investigated their tax records and found out that she and her husband each made over $100,000 in salary. Denise Cramsey, the executive producer of the show, responded with "I think Momi certainly fits the bill." She defended the pick by stating that they look beyond the family's finances and consider other factors, including family plight and contributions to the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jul/02/ln/FP707020351.html|title='Makeover' home recipient earns $100K|access-date=December 20, 2007|first=Rick|last=Daysog|publisher=Honolulu Advertiser|date=July 2, 2007}}</ref>

==Spin-off==
Another spinoff, ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That?]]'', aired for one season between November 1, 2004 and May 23, 2005; it featured extra behind-the-scenes footage of what had happened in that week's episode.

==Broadcast==
On December 15, 2011, ABC announced that ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' would end its run on January 13, 2012, but continue to air network specials.<ref name="ABC Cancels">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=ABC Cancels 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' As Regular Series, Will Air Specials|url=https://deadline.com/2011/12/abc-cancels-extreme-makeover-home-edition-as-regular-series-will-air-specials-205797/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=December 15, 2011}}</ref>

Reruns of the series aired on [[Discovery Family]] from April 2020 to September 2022.

==Reboots==
On January 15, 2019, [[HGTV]] announced that they would be reviving the series;<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Revival Set At HGTV|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/extreme-makeover-home-edition-revival-hgtv-1202535504/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 15, 2019}}</ref> the revival premiered on February 16, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Reboot Gets HGTV Premiere Date & First-Look Teaser|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/extreme-makeover-home-edition-reboot-gets-hgtv-premiere-date-first-look-teaser-1202790883/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> running for 10 episodes until April 5, 2020.<ref name="Futon">{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/2020/04/05/|title=Listings – April 5, 2020|publisher=[[The Futon Critic]]|quote=extreme makeover: home edition: to protect, serve and move that bus (#107) [11th season finale]|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>

On June 5, 2023, it was announced that another revival of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' was in development at ABC.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2023-06-05|title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Reboot In The Works At ABC With The Home Edit Stars|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/extreme-makeover-home-edition-reboot-in-works-at-abc-the-home-edit-1235408883/|access-date=2023-06-17|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> On May 7, 2024, the series was ordered with [[Clea Shearer]] and [[Joanna Teplin]] as hosts. The revival premiered on January 2, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2024-05-07|title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Lands Series Order At ABC|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/abc-extreme-makeover-home-edition-1235907515/|access-date=2024-05-07|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Marshall|first=Louisa|date=2024-12-02|title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Returns! Watch the Promo (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://www.womansworld.com/entertainment/tv-shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition-reboot-promo-video-watch|access-date=2024-12-09|website=Woman's World|language=en-US}}</ref>

==International versions==
This list includes both officially licensed versions and so-called ''copies'' of this show, mostly inspired by that, but not licensed by Endemol Shine Group, the current owner of the format.
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sticky-header"
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Host
! scope="col" | Original run
! scope="col" | Source(s)
|-
| scope="row" | {{ALB}}
| Nga e Para
| [[Vizion Plus]]
| Anila Çela
| April 16, 2019
|
|-
| scope="row" | {{ARG}}
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Argentina
| [[Telefe]]
| [[Andy Kusnetzoff]]
| November 11, 2013
|
|-
| scope="row" | {{BEL}}
| Extreme Makeover: Vlaanderen
| [[Play4 (TV channel)|Play4]]
| James Cooke
| October 1, 2022 – October 12, 2023
|
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | {{BRA}}
| Extreme Makeover Social
| [[record (TV network)|RecordTV]]
| Cristiana Arcangeli
| September 25, 2010 – December 15, 2012
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://exame.abril.com.br/marketing/brasil-recebe-versao-social-reality-extreme-makeover-598524/|title=Brasil recebe versão social do reality Extreme Makeover|work=[[Exame]]|access-date=February 28, 2020|language=pt}}</ref>
|-
| Extreme Makeover Brasil: Casa dos Sonhos
| [[GNT]]
| Otaviano Costa
| March 10, 2020 – present
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/televisao/2019/09/com-otaviano-costa-gnt-anuncia-versao-de-extreme-makeover-e-ja-busca-participantes.shtml|title=Com Otaviano Costa, GNT anuncia versão de Extreme Makeover e já busca participantes|work=[[Folha de S.Paulo|F5]]|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2020|language=pt}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | {{BUL}}
| Бригада нов дом
| [[bTV (Bulgaria)|bTV]]
| Maria Silvester
| March 10, 2016 – present
|
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | {{CZE}}
| Jak se staví sen
| [[prima televize|TV Prima]]
| Pavel Cejnar
|September 12, 2007
| style="text-align:center;" | 
|-
|Mise nový domov
|[[TV Nova (Czech Republic)|TV Nova]]
|[[Tereza Pergnerová]]
|October 16, 2016
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{FRA}}
|Tous ensemble
|[[TF1]]
|Marc-Emmanuel Dufour
|October 3, 2009 – June 20, 2015
|
|-
|Tous pour un
|[[NRJ 12]]
|Alexandra Holzhammer, Valérie Aparicio, Laura Olivier
|January 1 – June 20, 2017
|
|-
| scope="row" | {{ITA}}
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Italia
| [[Canale 5]]
| [[Alessia Marcuzzi]]
| January 23, 2013 – June 23, 2014
| style="text-align:center;" | 
|-
| scope="row" | {{ISR}}
| Extreme Makeover Israel
| [[Channel 10 (Israel)|Channel 10]]
| Amos Tamam
| June 12, 2013 – 2014
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://extrememakeover.nana10.co.il/|title=Extreme Makeover Israel|work=[[Nana 10]]|access-date=October 11, 2013|language=he}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Ekstrem oppussing
| [[TV3 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV3]]
| Asgeir Borgemoen
| April 3 – December 18, 2005
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kampanje.com//archive/2005/10/ferdig-med-oppussingen/|title=Ferdig med oppussingen - Kampanje|access-date=May 12, 2023|language=no}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | {{PHL}}
| [[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Philippines]]
| [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| [[Paolo Bediones]]
| April 15 – June 17, 2012
| style="text-align:center;" | 
|-
| scope="row" | {{POL}}
| Nasz nowy dom
| [[Polsat]]
| Katarzyna Dowbor (2013–2023)<br>Elżbieta Romanowska (2023–present)
| September 29, 2013 – present
| style="text-align:center;" | 
|-
| scope="row" | {{ROM}}
| Visuri la cheie
| [[Pro TV]]
| [[Dragoș Bucur]]
| October 29, 2014
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://stirileprotv.ro/video/actorul-dragos-bucur-va-prezenta-din-octombrie-in-fiecare-miercuri-la-pro-tv-emisiunea-visuri-la-cheie/61567697|title=Stiri de ultima ora, stiri online - Stirileprotv.ro|work=stirileprotv.ro|access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | {{SRB}}
| Radna akcija
| [[Prva Srpska Televizija|Prva TV]]
| Tamara Grujić
| December 11, 2010 – July 15, 2016
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prva.rs/sr/program/series/5/|title=Radna akcija by Ceresit|work=[[Prva Srpska Televizija|Prva TV]]|access-date=31 August 2013|language=sr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812150005/http://www.prva.rs/sr/program/series/5|archive-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
|-
| S Tamarom u akciji<br>Radna Akcija sa Tamarom
| [[RTS 1 (Serbian TV channel)|RTS 1]]<br>[[Prva Srpska Televizija|Prva TV]]
| Tamara Grujić
| March 11, 2016 – present
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr-rs.facebook.com/stamaromuakciji/|title=S Tamarom u akciji|work=[[Facebook]]|access-date=October 5, 2020|language=sr}}</ref>
|-
| Kuća od srca
| [[B92]]<br>[[Pink (Serbia)|RTV Pink]]
| Žarko Lazić
| September 22, 2014 – present
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://shadowproduction.rs/2017/02/07/kuca-od-srca/|title=Kuća od srca|work=Shadow Production|access-date=October 5, 2020|language=sr}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | {{SPN}}
| Esta casa era una ruina 
| [[Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel)|Antena 3]]
| [[Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia|Jorge Fernández]]
| November 10, 2007 – December 19, 2010
|
|-
|{{UKR}}
|Время строить
|[[Inter (TV channel)|Inter]]
|Oksana Marchenko
|December 2 – 23, 2017
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Телеканал Интер|url=https://inter.ua/ru/playlist/vremya_stroit|access-date=May 23, 2022|website=Телеканал Интер|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==

* ''[[Mitre 10 Dream Home]]''
* ''[[My Lottery Dream Home]]''
* [[Prize home lottery]]
* [[Show house]]

==References==
	 	
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Extreme Makeover: Home Edition}}
* {{Official website|https://www.hgtv.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition}}
* [http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition Former website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215074335/http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition |date=December 15, 2011 }}
* {{IMDb title|0388595}}
* {{TV Guide|100145}}

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