The Best TV Shows on HGTV

Every HGTV Show Ranked From Best To Worst

HGTV’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1997 to 2026. Our curated list, current as of August 2026, showcases over 20 of HGTV’s highest-rated series. Highlighting HGTV’s quality programming, Decorating Cents and House Hunters International stand out, premiering in 1997 and 2006.

  • Beach Hunters
    Beach Hunters (2016)8.5

    We're traveling to some of the most exquisite beach destinations around to help buyers search for their dream homes on the sand. Follow the entire process from start to finish as each episode introduces a prospective buyer and agent and takes us along for the entire journey of their search. And for these Beach Hunters, it's all about location, location, location.

  • Crashers
    Crashers (2026)8.0

    Crashers is a high-energy renovation series. Home restoration expert Jonathan Knight ambushes folks in everyday places — the local coffee, the hardware store, even the school pickup line — and offers them the surprise of a lifetime: a free 72-hour renovation of a lackluster space of their choosing. Before the work begins, the homeowners must agree to three rules: the renovation starts immediately; they have no say in the design; and they must vacate their home for the full three-day timespan.

  • Property Brothers
    Property Brothers (2011)7.7

    Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott help home buyers to purchase renovation projects.

  • Zillow Gone Wild
    Zillow Gone Wild (2024)7.6

    Jack McBrayer tours some of America's wackiest and wildest homes that have recently been on the real estate market, sharing their history while learning more about the sellers and buyers who call these wonderfully quirky abodes home.

  • Rock the Block
    Rock the Block (2019)7.2

    HGTV renovation stars face off against one another - they have just weeks and a limited budget to renovate four identical blank-slate homes on the same block with their signature styles. The designers who add the most property value netting the highest appraisal get bragging rights and the street named in their honor.

  • Flea Market Flip
    Flea Market Flip (2012)7.1

    A little cash can go a long way with the right amount of creativity. Each week a plethora of amazing items are showcased by our teams as they creatively use their eye for style and some elbow grease to turn these leftovers into a main course by the show's conclusion. Given only $500, our Flea Market Flip contestants scour the booths and tents in search of items they can buy, fix and then flip for a higher sum.

  • Decorating Cents
    Decorating Cents (1997)7.0

    From HGTV Website: Decorating Cents is for homeowners who care about and want variety in home decor, but are trying to stay within an affordable budget. In each episode, host Joan Steffend and guest designers provide room makeovers costing less than $500, ways to turn trash into treasures and tips on making a room feel and look fresh just by rearranging furniture and adding a few inexpensive accessories. Decorating Cents is intended to inspire viewers to use inexpensive objects and their own ingenuity to decorate. The program is not designed to give specific step-by-step instructions or resources. Details are provided on HGTV.com when available.

  • Celebrity IOU
    Celebrity IOU (2020)6.7

    Twin brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott help Hollywood A-listers express their deep gratitude to the individuals who have had a major impact on their lives by surprising them with big, heartwarming home renovations that bring everyone to tears.

  • Beachfront Bargain Hunt
    Beachfront Bargain Hunt (2013)6.5

    Real-estate agents help potential buyers find affordable beachfront homes.

  • Love It or List It
    Love It or List It (2008)6.4

    When a house no longer feels like home, homeowners are left with a big financial and emotional question: renovate or sell it? Love It or List It helps fed-up homeowners decide. In each hour-long episode Realtor David Visentin and designer Hilary Farr compete for the homeowners' final decision to stay or go.

  • My Lottery Dream Home
    My Lottery Dream Home (2015)6.4

    David Bromstad takes recent lottery winners on over-the-top house hunts for their new dream homes. Whether they win hundreds of thousands or hundreds of millions, lucky lottery winners everywhere are jumping headfirst into the real estate market. Will they spend all their winnings on an extravagant mansion or settle for a humble sound investment? Find out what happens when average Americans set out to find their Lottery Dream Homes.

  • Rehab Addict
    Rehab Addict (2010)6.4

    Nicole Curtis works in Minneapolis and Detroit discovering houses that were once the best part of their neighborhood but are starting to fall apart. She recruits her crew to come out and rebuild the houses to their original glory days. is a sweet-talking, hammer-swinging whirlwind.

  • House Hunters International
    House Hunters International (2006)6.1

    This spin-off of the wildly popular House Hunters goes around the globe. Home hunters and their realtors check out all sorts of architectural styles and work through the quirks of buying real estate in other countries.

  • Flip or Flop
    Flip or Flop (2013)6.0

    Tarek and Christina El Moussa buy distressed properties -- foreclosures, short sales and bank-owned homes -- remodel them and sell them at a profit. At least, that's the way it's supposed to work. Track the El Moussas' roller-coaster journey in each episode, beginning with a cash purchase at auction of a home -- often sight unseen -- and the fix-it-up process, to the nail-biting wait to find a buyer.

  • Ugliest House in America
    Ugliest House in America (2022)5.7

    Touring ugly properties that were nominated based on gaudy designs and botched renovations. The three properties visited will all have the chance to win a renovation worth $150,000.

  • Yard Crashers
    Yard Crashers (2008)3.5

    Professional landscaper Chris Lambton and the Yard Crashers crew turn ordinary backyards into striking spaces with novel takes on decks, patios, fire pits, water features, landscaping, hardscaping and more

  • Scariest House in America
    Scariest House in America (2024)3.0

    Retta takes viewers on a tour of eerie and terrifying homes across the United States, with one lucky homeowner receiving a $150,000 renovation from Alison Victoria.

  • HGTV Star
    HGTV Star (2006)N/A

    Ten aspiring designers seek to impress home viewers and an expert judging panel with their design expertise, ingenuity, creativity and "it" factor during the reality competition, HGTV Design Star.

  • The Carol Duvall Show
    The Carol Duvall Show (N/A)N/A

    The Carol Duvall Show is an arts and crafts show which aired on the HGTV cable channel from 1994 to 2005 hosted by Carol Duvall. It was also broadcast on the DIY Network from 2005 until late-2009. Recordings of segments from the show can be viewed on their website. The show is devoted to demonstrating and teaching a wide variety of crafts from very basic "cut and glue" projects to intricate polymer clay creations. Duvall's program was one of the original offerings on the newly founded Home & Garden Television network in 1994, and it has remained one of the lifestyle network's most popular shows throughout its 12-year run. She introduced many polymer clay artists to the community including Judy Belcher, Maureen Carlson, Kim Cavender, Katherine Dewey, Emi Fukushima, Syndee Holt, Debbie Jackson, Donna Kato, Barbara McGuire, Ann Mitchell, Karen Mitchell, Becky Meverden, Lisa Pavelka, Gail Ritchey, Nan Roche, Michelle Ross, and Bob Wiley who have inspired countless polymer enthusiasts. The show also featured interviews with crafters and fine artists - painters, sculptors, glass-blowers, etc. with footage of them at work in their studios. The cancellation of the show on HGTV caused dismay among many of her fans; whose protests might have influenced the decision to continue broadcasting it on the DIY Network.

  • Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation
    Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation (2017)N/A

    Mary Lynn and Mark look for a home by the lake for their family reunions. Chris Mosier helps them.