Designing for the Sexes

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Designing for the Sexes
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No. of seasons9
No. of episodes135
Production
Production companyPie Town Productions
Original release
Network HGTV
Release1998 (1998) 
2011 (2011)

Designing for the Sexes is a television show on HGTV. In each episode, a married couple with distinct tastes about decorating consult with an interior designer to create a room that meets both their needs, it aired from 1998 until 2011. [1] [2]

Designing for the Sexes (1998) was hosted by Michael Payne [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Designing for the Sexes (2002) was hosted by Susan Hunt [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Designing for the Sexes (2008) was hosted by Richard Whiteford II as "Rick Rifle". [15]

135 episodes over 9 seasons [16] were produced by Pie Town Productions for Home and Garden Television . [17] [18] [19]

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