TLC has renewed the popular home improvement series Trading Spaces for a 10th season. The series ran for eight seasons on TLC and Discovery Home before failing to be renewed for season nine after finishing up season eight in December 2008. TLC revived the show in 2017 and fans returned in high enough numbers to push the series into first place in the adult women ages 18-54 demographic among cable series in its time period.
The decision to renew was a no-brainer as Trading Spaces drove TLC into a second place finish among adult cable viewers on Saturday nights in the second quarter of 2018.
The season nine cast included Trading Spaces veterans Doug Wilson, Carter Oosterhouse, Frank Bielec, Genevieve Gorder, Hildi Santo-Tomas, Laurie Smith, Ty Pennington and Vern Yip. Brett Tutor, Joanie Dodd, John Gidding, Kahi Lee and Sabrina Soto joined the revived series when it debuted earlier this year.
Season nine will finish up on June 2, 2018 and will feature legacy designer Doug Wilson, new designer Kahi Lee, and carpenters Brett Tutor and Joanie Sprague redesigning rooms in Atlanta. Production on the new season is expected to get underway this summer. The 10th season will have an increased episode order and will premiere in early 2019.
“The response to the revival of Trading Spaces, from longtime devotees to newfound superfans alike, has been seismic, and we are proud to continue the celebration in 2019,” stated Howard Lee, President and General Manager of TLC, in announcing the show’s renewal. “We look forward to our designers and carpenters bringing more color, design risk and most of all, fun, into homes across the country in the upcoming season.”
The casting process is currently underway for the upcoming 10th season. Anyone interested in participating can visit http://www.tlc.com/casting for more information.
Details on Trading Spaces: “Trading Spaces was the first home makeover series of its kind and launched a generation of shows to follow in the television home design genre. Two sets of neighbors trade rooms for two days and, with the help of a designer and carpenter makeover a room with a budget of $2000.”
