{"id":29373,"date":"2021-11-11T16:10:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T21:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=29373"},"modified":"2021-11-11T16:10:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T21:10:56","slug":"hgtv-to-expand-home-town-juggernaut-into-multi-series-franchise-fixing-up-small-towns-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/11\/hgtv-to-expand-home-town-juggernaut-into-multi-series-franchise-fixing-up-small-towns-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"HGTV to Expand &#8220;Home Town&#8221; Juggernaut Into Multi Series Franchise Fixing Up Small Towns Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10440\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/home-town-hgtv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/home-town-hgtv.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/home-town-hgtv-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/home-town-hgtv-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/home-town-hgtv-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Inspired, fueled, and championed by two HGTV blockbuster hit series, <em><strong>Home Town<\/strong><\/em> and <strong><em>Home Town Takeover<\/em> <\/strong>starring Ben and Erin Napier, America&#8217;s sweeping small town renaissance movement will get an even bigger national spotlight when the network expands the epic franchise with a greenlight for <strong><em>Home Town Kickstart,<\/em><\/strong> a new series presented in partnership with, PEOPLE, the No.1 brand in the United States celebrating popular culture. Scheduled to premiere in 2022, <em>Home Town Kickstart Presented by PEOPLE<\/em> (wt), will give six quintessential small towns across the country a major boost to re-energize their revitalization efforts and realize a much-needed fresh start.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Erin and I have renovated more than 80 homes in Laurel for <em>Home Town<\/em> and we&#8217;ve seen how these improvements change a community for the better,&#8221; said Ben. &#8220;Now, with help from HGTV, we&#8217;re going to continue what we started and help more small towns across the country.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-139851505\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>During <em>Home Town Kickstart Presented by PEOPLE<\/em>, HGTV will mobilize and deploy its biggest stars to activate a three-pronged kickstart mission for each selected town: refresh the home of a local hero, give a small business an upgrade and invigorate a public space that will forever change the lives of everyone in the town. In addition, PEOPLE magazine will share the unique stories of each town and its most intriguing people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The staggering success and positive impact of <em>Home Town Takeover<\/em> showed us that the idea of small town revitalization resonates with America,&#8221; said Jane Latman, president, HGTV &amp; Streaming Home Content, Discovery, Inc. &#8220;To keep this incredible momentum going with Home Town Kickstart, we went back to the thousands of submissions we received for <em>Home Town Takeover<\/em> and identified six more towns to support with HGTV&#8217;s star power and expertise. And, our collaboration with PEOPLE gives the selected towns another valuable showcase that could lead to more support and growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>HGTV will premiere a new season of its flagship series <em>Home Town<\/em> on Sunday, December 26, @ 8PM ET\/PT. 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