British duo will fight grime in America
`It's like a zoo in here," wails co-host Aggie MacKenzie as she and fellow grime buster Kim Woodburn survey the scene in the premiere of "How Clean Is Your House?"...
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`Divine Design’ host makes her mark on HGTV
Candice Olson sidesteps the query of becoming the next Martha Stewart. "Obviously it's a very timely question," said Olson, the host of quirky-but-popular "Divine Design" on HGTV. "Martha's got some...
A little too much to see in `Make Room for Baby’
As if Gap Kids, Pottery Barn Kids and baby yoga weren't enough to push new parents over the consumptive edge, now they can tune into "Make Room for Baby." As...
`Painted House’ full of ideas, short on details
Just what we need: another dull room makeover show, this time in the form of HGTV's "Debbie Travis' Painted House." It's her second series for the network, following the 2003...
Design students put their skills to the test
HGTV is sending students to the drawing board -- and to the homes of optimistic homeowners -- in its new series, "Designer Finals." Design-school students (mostly seniors) work with their...
CNNfn’s `Open House’ is a good find
`It's not a conventional money show," says Gerri Willis, CNN's personal finance editor and anchor of "Open House." The show's aim, Willis says, is "to present real estate information in...
Maybe we should return this `Package’
There's no shortage of lascivious utterances and innuendo in the new series "Nice Package," starting with the show's title. Even the show's promo is shameless: "On what new reality show...
`Merge’ reins in couples’ messes
`Can you say chaos?" host Lisa Rinna gleefully shrieks on "Merge." There's plenty of chaos on this Lifetime Television series, and "Merge" aspires to make order out of it. In...