Takeover My Makeover features a rotating team of expert designers led by Frank Fontana, and two other designers. Fontana rescues would-be decorators and their misguided makeovers by transforming truly tacky attempts into tastefully executed room designs. In the premiere episode, Fontana along with his team of designated design coordinators and contractors step in to redo a disastrously designed room. Amazingly, the team brings the original design vision to life on a budget of only $2,000.
From ABC, Fontana quickly moved to TLC where he landed a featured role on the one- hour documentary-style unscripted program "Faking It". With cameras rolling, Fontana spent a month mentoring a woman from Texas on how to become a domestic goddess. With Fontana’s help, the woman won the competition.
About HGTV
HGTV, America’s leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 89 million U.
S. households and is one of cable’s top-rated networks. HGTV.com is the nation’s leading online home and garden destination, drawing an average of 5.
2 million unique visitors per month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network’s daily programming. The network’s branded programming also can be seen in 41 other countries and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York, HGTV is wholly owned by The E.
W. Scripps Company (NYSE:
SSP), which also operates Food Network, DIY - Do It Yourself Network, Fine Living and Great American Country.