Martha Knows Best

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Martha Knows Best
Genre Reality television
Created by Martha Stewart
Starring
  • Martha Stewart
  • Kevin Sharkey
  • Ryan McCallister
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Martha Stewart
  • Dan Cesareo
  • Lucilla D'Agostino
  • Taylor Lucy Choi
  • Kim Miller Olko
  • Jordana Starr
  • Meghan Spielberg
Producers
  • Rob Vonnes
  • Scott Kolbicz
Production location
Cinematography
  • Brett Albright
Editors
  • Courtney Sommers
  • Sean Gill
  • Ben Milner
  • Doug Garvey
  • Eric Koyanagi
  • Amir Minder
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network HGTV
ReleaseJuly 31 (2020-07-31) 
December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)

Martha Knows Best is an American reality television series that aired on HGTV from July 31 to December 4, 2020. Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, [1] it followed Martha Stewart at her Bedford, New York farm as she completed gardening and other household projects, surprised fans, and dispensed domestic advice to her celebrity friends. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Its second season focused on autumn and winter holiday projects. [9]

Contents

Guest stars

Awards and nominations

Martha Knows Best was nominated for "Best Lifestyle: Home/Garden Show" at the 3rd Critics' Choice Real TV Awards. [10]

Continuation

In a slightly altered format, a continuation of the program began airing in July 2021 on Discovery+ as Martha Gets Down and Dirty . [11]

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