Article: 'Trading Spaces' success spurs cottage industry of home improvement shows; Popular:2 shows debuting on HGTV this year display the program's influence

Article: 'Trading Spaces' Spurs Cottage Industry
AP Online;  February 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... conducted last year for HGTV revealed that television ... viewers considered Trading Spaces one of their favorite ... s on TLC, not HGTV. Trading Spaces, the remodeling ... erroneously found Trading Spaces one of HGTV's most popular ...

Article: A DECAD OF HGTV.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  December 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... the flashy "Trading Spaces" on TLC or ... Indeed, HGTV's success ... hook, like "Trading Spaces," or the histrionics ... there is always HGTV. The explosion ... increase of HGTV ratings. Ratings for "Trading Spaces" are way down ...

Article: HGTV likes its crowded house: Scripps decorating network ...
Broadcasting & Cable;  November 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Of course, none of HGTV's shows reaches the ... popularity of TLC's Trading Spaces. But HGTV'S success "isn ... Gamble is featured on Trading Spaces, but only in some episodes ... designers to use one. HGTV is missing out on incremental ...

Article: HGTV Hits Nail on Head; Once Regarded as a Niche for ...
TelevisionWeek;  August 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... for a home. On June 3, when HGTV hit its highest-ever prime ... notes another way in which HGTV defies conventional wisdom ... South Park,'' TLC's "Trading Spaces'' or sister network Food ... There was, for longtime HGTV viewers, some bittersweet ...

Article: SOMETHING NEW AT HGTV.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  December 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... where we are going." Where HGTV is going is no secret. The ... general lifestyle network." HGTV unveils a new show New Year ... budget. Yes, it plays like "Trading Spaces," the fun designing show ... cable show. But don't ask HGTV officials if they are trying ...

Article: No handyman himself, but he heads HGTV: news experience ...
Broadcasting & Cable;  December 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... first National Cable Show, where HGTV was one of about 100 new networks ... big successes, says Jablin: HGTV and The History Channel. "A ... thanks to shows like TLC's Trading Spaces. For its part, HGTV introduced more entertainment ...

Article: Just when you thought it was safe to decorate . . .: ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  February 4, 2003 ;     691 words ... ... conducted last year for HGTV revealed that television ... viewers considered "Trading Spaces" one of their favorite ... s on TLC, not HGTV. "Trading Spaces," the remodeling ... erroneously found "Trading Spaces" one of HGTV's most popular ...