HGTV’s latest renovation of a memorable pop-culture location will come with a bunch of roses.
The cable network has announced a series with the working title Renovating the Bachelor Mansion, with the goal of, uh, renovating the Bachelor mansion. Channing Dungey, chairman and CEO of the Warner Bros. Television Group and U.S. Networks, announced the series, along with host of other shows, at Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation on Wednesday.
Why is a Warner Bros. Discovery channel making a show about a location in an ABC show? There is still corporate synergy at play here, as Warner Bros. produces The Bachelor franchise.
Renovating the Bachelor Mansion will feature former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants “who possess expert reno skills” will compete in a series of design challenges at the Augora Hills, California, house that’s the home base for the franchise. The winner gets a cash prize.
Among the other shows Dungey announced Wednesday are:
Guy’s Flavortown Games: Food Network host Guy Fieri will build an actual Flavortown in which chefs will compete in a set of challenges in different culinary environments, from a food truck to a fine-dining restaurant.
Family Recipe Showdown: Octavia Spencer hosts and executive produces a Food Network show where families compete against one another using recipes passed down through the generations. It’s set to premiere later this year.
Dancing With Sharks: As part of Discovery’s Shark Week, the special will feature Dancing With the Stars host Tom Bergeron. Best just to quote the show’s description here: “Dancing With Sharks is a new Shark Week 2025 special that features an unprecedented underwater dance competition between expert divers and their shark partners. Blending skill, grace and the daring pursuit of the ultimate underwater thrill, five divers—all trained by a world-class underwater choreographer—will compete to show off their skills during epic underwater dances. Each diver will attempt to outperform their competitors, with moves including the Hammerhead Hoedown and Tiger Trot, and redefine dancing with danger.”
High Value Target: TNT dips back into scripted programming with a limited series starring Joel Kinnaman as CIA analyst John Nixon, who was the first American to interrogate Saddam Hussein after he was captured in the 2003 Iraq war. It’s based on Nixon’s book Debriefing the President.
Dick Wolf/Vanity Fair series: ID is teaming with Law & Order creator Wolf and the magazine for a true-crime series with episodes helmed by “best-in-class documentary filmmakers.”
