TLC Goes on the Market With Two New Series
DEALS ON THE BUS and REAL ESTATE ROAD TEST premiere January 31
January 26, 2009
Los Angeles, CA – January 26, 2009 – TLC makes a move on the property marketwith two new series that join the network’s Saturday night block on January 31,2009. DEALS ON THE BUS and REAL ESTATE ROAD TEST each offer a differentperspective at the state of real estate and give viewers the opportunity to keep upwith the trends, tips, and transactions that are driving the current housing climate.“The housing market has changed, and these shows reflect that change. After yearsof rising real estate values, would-be homeowners are now finding themselves in a‘buyers’ market.’ We will follow along as these bargain hunters find the perfecthouse to call their home,” explained Nancy Daniels, SVP Programming &Development, TLC.
DEALS ON THE BUS (10:00 PM ET/PT) will board the growing trend of bus toursthat take prospective homeowners to bank-owned properties in the hopes ofhelping them find an affordable dream come true. However, competition couldbecome fierce when buyers realize they aren’t the only ones interested in a house.By bringing potential buyers to available homes, the tours aim to improveneighborhoods, help families find homes they can afford, and help for anyonelooking to ride the market.
Then, house hunting is hard enough, but how do you really know that the home isactually the right one? In each episode of REAL ESTATE ROAD TEST (10:30 PMET/PT) host Doug Wilson will help a family on their journey to buy a home, from thefirst look to the dotted line, but gives them the additional bonus to actually road testit. By spending a night in two of the homes, the family will find out which one is theperfect – or not so perfect – fit for them.DEALS ON THE BUS is produced for TLC by Actual Reality Pictures/Organized ChaosProds. Executive producer for Actually Reality Pictures is R.J. Cutler. Executiveproducer for Organized Chaos Prods is Sara Chazen Leand. REAL ESTATE ROADTEST is produced for TLC by BBC Worldwide Productions, and is executiveproduced Joe Livecchi.
About TLC
TLC's innovative docu-series and reality-based programming include favorites Jon & Kate Plus 8,Little People, Big World, What Not to Wear, and LA Ink. TLC defined home design with TradingSpaces and continues to renovate the genre. TLC's daytime lineup includes the Emmy Award-winningA Baby Story. The channel is available in more than 96 million homes in the US, nearly 8 millionhomes in Canada and through the website at www.tlc.com. TLC is part of Discovery Communications(NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching morethan 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries.