Better Homes and Gardens (TV program)

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Better Homes and Gardens
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Genre Lifestyle
Home improvement
Created byPeter E. Fox (1993–1995)
Presented by Johanna Griggs (2005–present)
Noni Hazlehurst (1995–2004)
Theme music composer Paul McCartney
Opening theme"Getting Better" by The Beatles
ComposerJay Stewart
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons29
No. of episodes1,229
Production
Executive producerRussell Palmer
ProducerRani Eaton
Production locations Sydney, Australia
Running time90 minutes
Original release
Network Seven Network
Release24 January 1995 (1995-01-24) –
present

Better Homes and Gardens is an Australian television program which is broadcast on the Seven Network, which is based on the magazine of the same name domestically published by Are Media (itself licensing the brand and magazine format from the American Dotdash Meredith). The programs covers a wide variety of lifestyle related topics. These include, gardening, landscaping, architecture, cooking, DIY, pet care, and home improvement, as well as featuring celebrity guests. The show is hosted by former Commonwealth Games swimmer-turned-television presenter Johanna Griggs, who has hosted the program since 2005.

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In 2014, Better Homes and Gardens was awarded a record 12th Silver Logie Award for Australia's Most Popular Lifestyle Program.

History

The show was created by Peter E. Fox, who was also an executive producer for the 1995 series, along with Grahame Duckham. This was for the original magazine publisher, Murdoch Magazines and executive director Mark Kelly. The series aired its 1000th episode on 29 June 2018. [1]

Gardening guru Graham Ross has appeared on the show since 1995, presenting over 700 episodes.

Resident vet Dr. Harry Cooper joined the team in 2004 and has been providing pet information and advice to viewers ever since.

Ed Halmagyi (known on the show as 'Fast Ed') joined the team in 2004 he transforms elegant restaurant cuisine into recipes that anyone can prepare at home. Melbourne Chef Karen Martini joined the show in 2006 bringing with her a love of relaxed cooking with fresh, healthy, seasonal produce.

Builder Adam Dovile joined the show in 2015 after winning season two of House Rules in 2014, and is the go-to for DIY projects on the show.

In January 2020, Charlie Albone, James Tobin and Melissa King joined the show as presenters. [2] [3]

Albone's partner Juliet Love is the show's designer and decorator and joined the show in 2021. [4]

In November 2023, Halmagyi announced he is departing the series after 20 years to focus on a personal business venture, his last episode will air on 1 December 2023. [5] [6]

Presenters

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Better Homes and Gardens 2023 Cast

Host

Current Host

Former Host

Food

Current Food Presenters

Previous Food Presenters

Gardening

Current Gardening Presenters

Previous Gardening Presenters

Architecture

Current Architecture Presenters

Previous Architecture Presenters

Decorating/Design

Current Decorating/Design Presenters

Previous Decorating/Design Presenters

DIY

Current DIY Presenters

Previous DIY Presenters

Motoring & Technology

Current Motoring & Technology Presenters

Health & Fitness

Previous Health & Fitness Presenters

Pets

Current Pets Presenters

Previous Pets Presenters

Better Living (consumer advice)

Broadcast

The program originally aired on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm and ran back to back with The Great Outdoors until the travel program was moved to Mondays early in the 2000s. It then aired before Room For Improvement, which was hosted by then-DIY presenter Scott McGregor. Better Homes was moved to Saturday nights at 7.30 pm in 2004, before being shifted to 6.30pm. Both timeslots were reportedly disastrous for ratings and the show struggled immensely against Australian rules football on other networks. In 2005, it was shifted to 7:30pm on Friday nights, where it has enjoyed ratings success since. It is now the longest-running Australian TV lifestyle program and the highest rating show on Australian TV. It was often among the top 10 rating programs in Australia during the 1990s, sometimes with audiences in excess of two million.[ citation needed ]

From 2007 until 2011, the Seven Network showed Better Homes and Gardens at 7:30 pm., prior to its coverage of Friday Night Football starting at 8:30 pm. This was a very successful timeslot for the show, but the scheduling was unpopular amongst football fans on the east coast, because it meant that the football was shown on a one-hour delayed telecast (except for matches in Perth, which were live due to the time difference). Sports fans and media continually called for Seven to shift Better Homes and Gardens and show the football live, but Seven preferred to leave the show in its top-rating timeslot, moving it only for particularly large matches. [10] [11] Better Homes and Gardens was forced into a new timeslot at the start of the 2012 AFL season, as the new AFL Broadcast Rights deal forced Seven to show the football live on Friday nights. [12] Better Homes now airs in all states on Friday nights at 7:00 pm on Channel 7 when the AFL is not on and 7two when the AFL is on.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sam Wood, Melissa King and James Tobin join Better Homes and Gardens". Better Homes and Gardens. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Charlie Albone joins Better Homes and Gardens". Better Homes and Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Juliet Love joins Better Homes and Gardens". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Knox, David (20 November 2023). ""Fast" Ed Halmagyi to depart Better Homes & Gardens". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Kearney, Georgie (20 November 2023). "Better Homes and Gardens star Ed Halmagyi announces departure after 20 years". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Knox, David (8 May 2020). "Pete Evans and Channel 7 part ways after TV chef was fined $25,000 by TGA". News.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Knox, David (10 January 2021). "Tara Dennis quits Better Homes & Gardens". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Cossar, Lynne (27 February 1997), "Now Monica's home on Seven", The Age, pp.  51 & 52 (Green Guide)
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