Bargain Block

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Bargain Block
Genre
StarringKeith Bynum
Evan Thomas
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes30
Production
Production locations Detroit, Michigan
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyHigh Noon Entertainment
Original release
Network HGTV
ReleaseApril 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) 
present

Bargain Block is a reality television show on HGTV following couple Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas as they buy, renovate, and design houses in Detroit. Thomas handles building and construction, while Bynum focuses on design; realtor Shea Hicks-Whitfield co-stars in the show. Bynum and Thomas often live in the houses as they work on them. [1] It is produced by High Noon Entertainment. [2]

Bargain Block premiered on April 14, 2021, with nine episodes. [3] A 10-episode second season was broadcast in 2022, [4] and the third season of Bargain Block began airing in August 2023 and will feature 11 episodes. [5] [6]

Bynum and Thomas were first introduced to television after Bynum appeared in 2017 on an episode of Tiny Paradise ("Tiny House, Mountain Vistas"). [7]

Around 2015, Bynum was inspired to flip homes in Detroit after seeing a social media post of someone traveling there and buying ten houses. He and Thomas purchased a home in the city in 2017. [8] They filmed a pilot episode in 2019 and the rest of the first season in 2020, when Hicks-Whitfield was brought into the production. [1] The Detroit Land Bank Authority has said it is "extremely pleased" with the work done by Bynum and Thomas. [1]

Bynum has an MBA from Texas Tech University, and Thomas has a PhD in physics from the University of Colorado Boulder. [5] He and Bynum also operate a store in Detroit called Nine Design + Homes. [4] Previously, in 2011, Bynum operated a home decor company with his sister called JoniKeith Co. [9]

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