What a joke - so tired of seeing this on HGTV

The deal is, tv programming and advertising is set months in advance and it isn't just changed on a short notice later. Whoever bought that ad space, paid for it, will have to bear the expenses of reshooting the ad. They aren't likely to do that. They will just go with the ad that was shot until the holidays are over and the next ad campaign kicks into place.

If it were an ad for some sort of product, I'd agree. But I think the OP is talking about HGTV's own commercial for the show. They could easily run an older commercial for the show, or just switch it to a commercial for one of their other shows. There are other holiday HGTV ads being run right now.

Maybe it's HGTV's way of telling us that the show will go on, even with T and C's breakup.

So much of the "family" brand is just that - a brand. It's a word people toss around to cement their credentials as "good people" and much of it is just a scam designed to lure people to the brand using it.

It's good to be reminded of that every time we see these commercials about what good "family" people they are and how much they care about "family" while we now know what's been going on behind the cameras.


Family is the people who make you feel valued and loved and respected. Family often has nothing to do w/blood relationships and nothing at all to do w/selling product.

Honestly I truly hope so!

Totally agree. Those commercials need to go away. I had already tired of the show but these commercials are uncomfortable to watch. I am also sick of Fixer Upper...
My sister is currently flipping her fifth house...says the shows are not realistic at all.
On Fixer Upper, none of the furniture stays unless you buy it from her.

So all the more reason for people to put their eyeballs and their money where their mouths are.

I wish we would all stop watching fake-y curated "family" crap that exists primarily to remind people how not-cool not-hip not-trendy not-hot not-together they are.

When we do this, we'll all be a lot better off (IMO).

 That's what I was going to say in a nutshell.. at this point you can't really change all your programming until it runs it's time.  (I would say if something really tragic happens they could change the line-up, but in TV world I am sure this isn't considered tragic, it's considered big bucks)

I also saw it was being cancelled. Supposedly she is dating their old contractor and he was dating the nanny.

I just take it as further evidence that HGTV is losing touch with part of its audience.

But the viewers aren't the ones buying the house.  We're there for the makeover.  The furniture makes the makeover look it's best.  We're not being shortchanged anything by the fact that the home owners don't keep it.  The home owners know from the very first that the furniture isn't included.  It's part of the contract and it's explained very well to them how the show works.   I'm having a hard time seeing why any viewer needs to take this arrangement personally. 

Frankly, for me, her decor work is the only thing that makes that show different than any other. Or an improvement over any work I've done myself for that matter. Part of the shtick of the show is the budget and sticking to it. So, to me, the big reveal should only show what the budget and owner paid for. Otherwise, it's window dressing to cover the fact that all they could actually do was replace the flooring and fixture and knock down a few walls.

It's like buying something in real life: if I tell a salesperson my budget, I expect them to show me things within or near that mark. Not something that will need heaps more additional purchases to look that good. Don't show me a car with everything I want but say the wheels are extra and don't sell me a dress but make me pay extra for a zipper. Yes, I understand that wheels and a zipper are more important to the end product than some would say her decor is, but I don't see it that way. Without her bobbles, those rooms aren't worth televising.