| Genre: | Lifestyle |
| Creator: | Jenna Keane |
| Location: | Laurel, Mississippi |
| Runtime: | One hour and four minutes |
| Starring: | Ben Napier Erin Napier |
| Country: | Canada United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 8 |
| Num Episodes: | 97 |
| Company: | RTR Media Inc |
| Network: | HGTV |
| Last Aired: | present |
Home Town is an American television series starring husband and wife team, Ben and Erin Napier, that premiered on January 24, 2016 on HGTV. It is produced by RTR Media, a Canadian production company.[1] The couple restores homes mainly in Laurel, Mississippi.[2] The eighth season of Home Town began airing on January 7, 2024.[3] [4]
On January 4, 2021, a spin-off titled Home Town: Ben's Workshop premiered on Discovery+,[5] and on May 2, 2021, a spin-off titled Home Town Takeover premiered on HGTV.[6] [7]
Erin and Ben Napier renovate houses in the small Southern town of Laurel—frequently in its historic district. Each episode begins with a potential client choosing a home from two or three options that the Napiers recommend. A renovation plan is presented to the client, but the actual work is done without the client's participation. Episodes end with the Napiers revealing the completed renovation to the clients.
After being featured in Southern Weddings magazine and on the magazine's Instagram feed, the Napiers were contacted by HGTV. The show premiered in January 2016 and was highly rated in the first three of the show's aired seasons.[8]
Erin and Ben Napier met while they were students at Jones County Junior College, near Laurel, prior to enrolling at the University of Mississippi, and were married in 2008.[9] [10] They have two daughters, Helen, who was born in January 2018,[11] and Mae, who was born on May 28, 2021.[12]
In 2024, their Alma Mater Jones College named the new Erin and Ben Napier School of Design and Building Arts building in their honor; the program trains students to teach the skills needed to fill a workforce gap of skilled building designers, carpenters, trades workers, and craftspeople.[13]
A spin-off, titled Home Town Takeover, premiered in 2021.[6] [7] Season one of the six-episode spinoff featured the Napiers working with Wetumpka, Alabama to renovate multiple homes and public spaces within its town. For season two in 2023, the "takeover" was recorded in Fort Morgan, Colorado.[17] Season three will feature the takeover of Sebring, Florida.[18]
On December 3, 2020, it was announced that a spin-off titled Home Town: Ben's Workshop would premiere on January 4, 2021 on Discovery+.[5] During 2021, eight episodes were released.[19]
In 2023, the show was ranked as the #1 most popular and best real estate show for real estate agents to watch on real estate agent website Agent Wealth Hustle.[20]
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