{"id":76773,"date":"2024-09-26T19:37:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T23:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=76773"},"modified":"2024-09-26T19:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T23:37:22","slug":"hgtvs-blockbuster-renovation-competition-series-rock-the-block-to-return-in-2025-with-new-veterans-versus-rookies-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/26\/hgtvs-blockbuster-renovation-competition-series-rock-the-block-to-return-in-2025-with-new-veterans-versus-rookies-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"HGTV&#8217;s Blockbuster Renovation Competition Series &#8220;Rock the Block&#8221; to Return in 2025 with New Veterans Versus Rookies Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60990\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rock-the-block-hgtv.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rock-the-block-hgtv.webp 616w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rock-the-block-hgtv-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>Rock the Block<\/strong><\/em> will raise the stakes like never before when two veteran teams return to the block to challenge two rookie teams eager for a win in a new season of the home renovation competition. During the fresh seven episodes slated to premiere in Spring 2025, returning host and popular carpenter, craftsman, and design expert Ty Pennington (<em>Battle on the Beach<\/em>) will charge the HGTV powerhouse duos to face-off in an epic renovation battle &#8211; this time with bigger houses and bigger challenges just outside Salt Lake City, Utah &#8211; for bragging rights and a street named in their honor.<\/p>\n<p>Former competitors and judges headed back to the block on the veteran teams will include star designer Alison Victoria (<em>Windy City Rehab<\/em>) with past <em>Rock the Block<\/em> champion and high-end designer Michel Smith Boyd (<em>Luxe for Less<\/em>) as well as home restoration dynamo Jonathan Knight (<em>Farmhouse Fixer<\/em>) and his New Kids on the Block bandmate and brother Jordan Knight (<em>Farmhouse Fixer: Camp Revamp<\/em>). Competing on the series for the first time, the rookie teams will feature married home reno pros Chelsea and Cole DeBoer (<em>Down Home Fab<\/em>) and house-flipping experts Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama (<em>Renovation Aloha<\/em>). 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