Property Brothers
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring |
Drew Scott Jonathan Scott |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 126 (as of February 8, 2017) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
W Network HGTV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 4 January 2011 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Property Brothers is a Canadian reality television series that is produced by Cineflix, and the original show in the Property Brothers franchise. It airs on W Network in Canada and HGTV in the United States. The series features identical twin brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott (born April 28, 1978) who help home buyers to purchase and renovate "fixer-uppers."
Drew is a real estate expert who scouts neglected houses and negotiates the purchases. His brother, Jonathan, is a licensed contractor who renovates houses. Together, the Property Brothers help families find, buy, and transform fixer-uppers into dream homes on a strict time-line and budget.
Jonathan and Drew Scott first began working in the real estate and design fields to financially support themselves as actors. However, after ten years went by with little to no acting jobs, Drew decided to return to acting full-time. He was offered a gig as a host of a real estate competition show that ultimately didn't materialize. But, when it was discovered that he had a twin brother who was also in the real estate business, Cineflix pitched the idea of a reality show with each of them in different roles. HGTV turned down the show, but it was ultimately picked up by W Network in Canada. After very strong rating, HGTV eventually picked the show up for distribution in the US.
Each episode starts with the brothers showing potential home-buyers a house with everything on their wish list, which tends to be over their budget. Afterwards, the brothers show them fixer-uppers usually with potential to become their dream home. After the buyers narrow it down to two houses, the brothers use computer-generated imagery to reveal their re-imagined vision of the home after renovations.
The show has a condensed timeline of the renovations. Typical of home improvement shows with an accelerated renovation format, the brothers have three experienced crews work on the house to finish in the 4–7 week timeline. They work with real project budgets set out by the buyers. The buyers own the property and pay for the remodeling, but the show is able to provide about $20,000 to $25,000 worth of furnishings.
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