American Dream Builders

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American Dream Builders
American Dream Builders on NBC.jpg
Genre
Presented by Nate Berkus
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Nate Berkus
  • Tom Shelly
  • Jason Ehrlich
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseMarch 23 (2014-03-23) 
May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)

American Dream Builders is an American home improvement reality competition that premiered on NBC on March 23, 2014. [1] [2] The 10-episode series is hosted by Nate Berkus, while Eddie George and Monica Pedersen judge the competition.

Contents

Premise

The series follows twelve contestants as they perform major renovations on two homes each week.

Contestants

The competitors are all home designers and/or home builders from across the United States. [1]

Competitors

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Tudors"March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)3.60 [3]
2"Mid Century Modern"March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)3.10 [4]
3"Spanish Style"April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)2.92 [5]
4"Cabins in the Woods"April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)5.08 [6]
5"Modern Modulars"April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13)3.09 [7]
6"California Craftsman"April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)2.31 [8]
7"Colonial Duplex"April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)2.57 [9]
8"Downtown Lofts"May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)2.17 [10]
9"Victorian"May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)1.77 [11]
10"Beach Home"May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)1.70 [12]

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on September 9, 2015, on LifeStyle Home. [13]

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