{"id":56553,"date":"2023-07-13T18:36:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T22:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=56553"},"modified":"2023-07-13T18:36:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T22:36:30","slug":"scott-mcgillivray-and-bryan-baeumler-host-hgtvs-new-competition-series-renovation-resort-showdown-premieres-sunday-july-23-9pm-et-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/13\/scott-mcgillivray-and-bryan-baeumler-host-hgtvs-new-competition-series-renovation-resort-showdown-premieres-sunday-july-23-9pm-et-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler Host HGTV&#8217;s New Competition Series &#8220;Renovation Resort Showdown&#8221; Premieres Sunday, July 23, @ 9PM ET\/PT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56554\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Reno-Resort.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Reno-Resort.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Reno-Resort-300x190.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Real estate expert and contractor Scott McGillivray (<em>Vacation House Rules<\/em>) will recruit friendly rival, builder, and home renovation expert Bryan Baeumler (<em>Renovation Island<\/em>), to help overhaul his newly purchased rundow lakeside resort in HGTV&#8217;s latest series <strong><em>Renovation Resort Showdown<\/em><\/strong>. During the seven-episode, one-of-a-kind vacation rental renovation competition, Scott and Bryan will enlist four professional build\/design teams to transform the tired property into a stunning modern-day destination ahead of peak season.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The skilled duos &#8211; husband and wife Troy and Rotem of Toronto, Ontario; entrepreneurs Arnold and April of Chicago, Illinois; business partners Sean and Jena of Toronto, Ontario; and partners in life and work, Kyle and Savannah of Phoenix, Arizona &#8211; will have just seven weeks and a $100,000 budget to turn four identical cabins into luxurious waterfront escapes in their own personal style. 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