When "Fixer Upper" homebuyers Ken and Kelly Downs married ... its shop windows are covered by large posters advertising discount cigarettes and frozen shrimp. "There's been a lot of commotion ...

As the cost of buying a home continues to soar, the fixer-upper is gaining appeal. With about one in five Gen Zers saying a "lack of affordable starter homes poses a barrier towards homeownership ...

Fixer Upper premiered in 2013 and ran for five seasons until 2018. In 2020, it was announced that the series would be revived for Magnolia Network, a sister channel to HGTV overseen by the Gaineses.