Game of Homes | |
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Presented by | Cameron Mathison (season 1) Dave Salmoni (season 2) |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Running time | 45 min. |
Production company | Corus Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | W Network |
Release | March 17, 2015 – present |
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In conjunction with the series, Corus Entertainment also produced a shorter web series, Cameron's House Rules, which profiles Mathison doing renovation projects on his own home. [4]
In Australia, the series premiered on 6 August 2015 on LifeStyle Home. [5] The show aired in the United States on Discovery Family from September 6, 2016 to October 23, 2017. [6]
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