Fixer Upper (TV series)

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Fixer Upper is produced by High Noon Entertainment producers Scott Feeley and Jim Berger, producers of the cooking show Cake Boss. Prior to Fixer Upper, the Gaineses worked with clients on buying and remodeling homes. In total, the couple worked on over 100 homes.{{cite web|last=Copeland|first=Mike|date=June 7, 2013|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/news/business/waco-construction-couple-waits-for-word-about-tv-series-fields/article_e5cd4853-2e04-54e5-85c2-52902492593d.html|title=Waco construction couple waits for word about TV series, fields inquiries from across nation|work=WacoTrib.com|access-date=February 17, 2016}} On the show, they start by showing a couple three potential homes for purchase in central Texas, each of which requires a varying amount of repair or renovation. Once the couple chooses their home, Joanna designs it and Chip is the lead contractor.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/home/la-lh-fixer-upper-tips-20150209-story.html|title='Fixer Upper' hosts propose useful home projects for 2015|last=Van Buskirk|first=Leslie|date=10 February 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=17 February 2016|df=mdy-all}} The buyers typically have an overall budget of under $200,000 with at least $30,000 in renovations.{{cite web|last=Hoover|first=Carl|date=June 12, 2014|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/entertainment_in_waco/hgtv-program-looking-for-waco-fixer-uppers/article_0f74388f-8377-50dc-8aae-41e076e2c3c6.html|title=HGTV program looking for Waco fixer-uppers|work=WacoTrib.com|access-date=17 February 2016|df=mdy-all}}

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In March 2017, it was announced that Chip and Joanna Gaines would be getting a Fixer Upper spin-off series titled Fixer Upper: Behind the Design. The half-hour show showcased how Joanna comes up with the designs seen on Fixer Upper.{{cite web|last=Haynes|first=David L.|url=http://www.hgtv.com/design-blog/shows/fixer-upper-spinoff-series-to-premiere-on-hgtv|title='Fixer Upper' Spinoff Series to Premiere on HGTV|website=HGTV.com|access-date=March 25, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Levin|first=Gary|date=March 24, 2017|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/03/24/chip-and-joanna-gaines-plan-hgtv-fixer-upper-spinoff/99579146/|title=Chip and Joanna Gaines plan HGTV 'Fixer Upper' spinoff|website=USA Today|access-date=November 10, 2021}} The show premiered on April 10, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.hgtv.com/shows/fixer-upper-behind-the-design/articles/new-chip-and-jo-spinoff-series-fixer-upper-behind-the-design-on-hgtv|title=New Chip and Jo Spinoff Series 'Fixer Upper: Behind the Design' Comes to HGTV|last=Haynes|first=David L.|work=HGTV|access-date=April 10, 2018}}

On April 10, 2019, the Gaineses announced the launch of a "new media company" of which they would serve as chief creative officers and then-HGTV president Allison Page would serve as president. This company would reportedly include a TV network and a streaming app.{{cite web|last=Harnick|first=Chris|date=April 10, 2019|title=Chip and Joanna Gaines' TV Comeback Revealed: Get the Scoop on Their New Network|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1031292/chip-and-joanna-gaines-tv-comeback-revealed-get-the-scoop-on-their-new-network|website=eonline.com|publisher=E!|access-date=April 24, 2019}}

On April 26, 2020, at 5 p.m. EDT, the soft launch of the cable network Magnolia Network kicked off with a four-hour presentation on the DIY Network: Magnolia Presents: A Look Back & A Look Ahead.{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/1018858/alexandra-hurtado/chip-joanna-gaines-magnolia-network/|title=Everything We Know about Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network–Including Why It's Delayed|website=Parade.com|last=Hurtado|first=Alexandra|date=2020-04-21|access-date=2020-04-26|df=mdy-all}} DIY Network's rebranding as the Magnolia Network was originally going to be completed on October 4, 2020, but the date was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a24561063/fixer-upper-chip-joanna-gaines-tv-return/|title=Here's Everything You Need to Know About Chip and Joanna Gaines' Upcoming Magnolia TV Network|website=HouseBeautiful.com|last1=Barrientos|first1=Selena|last2=Corbett|first2=Kelly|last3=Garcia|first3=Isabel|date=2020-04-21|access-date=2020-04-26|df=mdy-all}} On August 4, 2020, it was announced that the network was scheduled to launch in 2021.{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/04/chip-and-joanna-gaines-magnolia-network-announces-return-of-hit-series-fixer-upper-expands-original-programming-slate-107114/20200804magnolia01/|title=Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network Announces Return of Hit Series Fixer Upper, Expands Original Programming Slate|publisher=Magnolia Network|via=The Futon Critic|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020}}

A revival series, Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, premiered in January 2021 as part of the Magnolia Network soft launch on Discovery+.

Fixer Upper is largely credited with the rise in popularity of "farmhouse-chic" interior design in the late 2010s. In 2018, Zillow reported that homes with architectural features mentioned on the show, such as wainscoting, shiplap, clawfoot bathtubs, and barn doors, sold at an average of 30{{spaces}}percent above expected value. In addition, the show has generated an increase in tourism and economic development in Waco, Texas, where the show was filmed, extending the explosive growth of the Austin market area up the I-35 corridor of the communities towards the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Thanks to the show's popularity, the homes featured on the show have become desirable to either buy or rent. At least six of the homes have been available to rent through Airbnb or VRBO.{{when|date=August 2023}} {{As of|2016}}, owners are renting them from $250 to $350 a night.{{cite web|last=Hoover|first=Carl|date=August 13, 2016|title='Fixer Upper' houses becoming popular vacation rentals around Waco|url=https://www.wacotrib.com/news/business/fixer-upper-houses-becoming-popular-vacation-rentals-around-waco/article_8c38ba57-31db-5b22-8fe6-a8b46fc92f82.html|website=WacoTrib.com|access-date=August 1, 2018}}

Selling the homes renovated by the Gaineses has also become a way for show participants to make a profit. The Bicycle House featured in season 1, episode 12 went up for sale in 2016 for $350,000 after being purchased for less than $50,000. It was also available for rent on VRBO for $250 a night.{{cite web|last=Mandell|first=Lisa Johnson|date=April 16, 2018|title='Fixer Upper' Classic From Season 1 Is Listed in Waco for $350K|url=https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/fixer-upper-classic-listed-waco/|website=realtor.com|access-date=August 1, 2018}} The Barndominium featured in season 3, episode 6 went up for sale in April 2017 for $1.2 million.{{cite web|last=Way|first=Natalie|date=April 10, 2017|title='Fixer Upper' 'Barndominium' for Sale: What Do Chip and Jo Gaines Think?|url=https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/fixer-upper-barndominium-for-sale/|website=realtor.com|access-date=August 1, 2018}}

On April 27, 2017, Chip Gaines was named in a fraud lawsuit filed by former business partners. The former partners alleged that Gaines persuaded them to sell their interest in Magnolia Realty to him for $2,500 each without disclosing plans that had been in the works to develop the Fixer Upper reality television show.{{cite web|last=Witherspoon|first=Tommy|date=April 27, 2017|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/news/business/former-magnolia-partners-allege-fraud-sue-chip-gaines/article_7103f606-e1cb-5520-b430-1da8e816cf56.html|title=Former Magnolia partners allege fraud, sue Chip Gaines|website=WacoTrib.com|access-date=April 28, 2017}} In February 2020, a judge threw out the lawsuit,{{Cite web|last=Witherspoon|first=Tommy|date=February 26, 2020|title=Judge throws out lawsuit against Chip Gaines|url=https://wacotrib.com/news/local/judge-throws-out-lawsuit-against-chip-gaines/article_810e740d-a6d7-53b8-9bed-d5c6c02c6d80.html|access-date=January 25, 2023|website=Waco Tribune-Herald|language=en}} but the judge did allow Gaines' defamation countersuit against his former business partners to move forward. On July 14, 2023, Gaines' former business partners reached an out-of-court settlement with Gaines.Witherspoon, Tommy. [https://www.kwtx.com/2023/07/14/magnolia-co-founder-chip-gaines-settles-defamation-countersuit-out-of-court/ Magnolia co-founder Chip Gaines settles defamation countersuit out-of-court], KWTX-TV, July 14, 2023.

In June 2017, Chip and Joanna Gaines announced that they "settled with the United States Environmental Protection Agency over allegations that they violated rules for the safe handling of lead paint during home renovations." They paid $40,000 in fines and will comply with such regulations going forward, and "remain committed to raising awareness in our community and our industry."{{Cite news|last=Garcia|first=Sandra E.|date=June 7, 2018|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/chip-joanna-gaines-fixer-upper-lead-paint.html|title=HGTV's Chip and Joanna Gaines Will Pay Fine Over Lead Paint Violations|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 26, 2018}}

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• [http://www.hgtv.com/shows/fixer-upper Fixer Upper on HGTV]
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Category:2010s American reality television series

Category:2013 American television series debuts

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Category:HGTV original programming

Category:Television shows set in Waco, Texas

Category:Home renovation television series

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