| Genre: | Reality competition |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 22 |
| Company: | Universal Television Alternative Studio Paper Kite Productions 3 Arts Entertainment Open 4 Business Productions |
| Channel: | NBC |
| Related: | Baking It |
Making It is an American reality competition television series, co-hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. The series aired from July 31, 2018, to August 26, 2021, on NBC.[1] [2]
The show features craftspeople skilled in different media competing to be named the "Master Maker" and win $100,000. Each week, competitors make two handmade projects—a "Faster Craft" and a "Master Craft." The winner of each challenge earns a patch. For the Faster Craft, makers have three hours to create an item. For the Master Craft, they have a longer time to create a more elaborate themed collection. At the end of every episode, one person is sent home based on their performance in the Master Craft.[3]
| Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Kemp-Gerstel | 37 | Craft Blogger | ||
| Billy Kheel | 43 | Felt Artist | ||
| Jeffery "Jeff" Rudell | 54 | Paper Crafter | ||
| Jemma Olson | 60 | Hodge Podge Crafter | ||
| Joanna "Jo" Gick | 37 | Interior Designer | ||
| Khiem Nguyen | 28 | Woodworker | ||
| Nicole Sweeney | 31 | Woodworker | ||
| Robert Mahar | 46 | Designer and Maker |
| Name | Occupation | Residence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Basnight | Woodworker | Norman, Oklahoma | [5] |
| Aspen Vo Hasse | Calligrapher | San Francisco, California | |
| Eagan Tilghman | Costume Designer and Puppet Maker | Meridian, Mississippi | |
| Floyd Davis | Installation Artist | Los Angeles, California | |
| Jamie Hudson | Maker | Portland, Oregon | |
| Jessie Bearden | Multi-disciplinary Artist and Portraitist | New York, New York | |
| Justine Silva | Interior and Spatial Designer, and Window Installation Artist | Los Angeles, California | |
| Lilly Jimenez | DIY Blogger and Balloon Artist | Miami, Florida | |
| Matt Kawika Ortiz | Muralist | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Rebecca Propes | Interior Designer | Gilbert, Arizona |
| Name | Occupation | Residence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kingman | Industrial Designer | Glenbrook, Nevada | |
| Becca Barnett | Taxidermist | Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Blake McFarland | Sculptor | Clovis, California | |
| Chelsea Andersson | Miniaturist | Mill Valley, California | |
| Gary Herd | Woodworker and Muralist | Waldport, Oregon | |
| Jess Lamworth | Sculptor | Phoenix, Maryland | |
| Kara Walker | Custom Fabricator | Orcutt, California | |
| Kaviya Ravi | Display Artist | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Maria Antoinette | Content Creator | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Melañio Gomez | Prop Stylist | San Francisco, California |
On March 28, 2017, it was announced that NBC had straight-to-series ordered the unscripted "Crafts Competition Reality Series" with the working title, The Handmade Project from Amy Poehler's Paper Kite Productions. It was also announced that it would be hosted by Poehler and Nick Offerman.[2]
In October 2017, NBC announced that the show would be called Making It and named the show's two judges, Dayna Isom Johnson and Simon Doonan.[6] NBC later announced that the show would premiere on July 31, 2018.[7]
On August 21, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on December 2, 2019, for the holidays and aired over two weeks.[8]
On January 11, 2020, NBC renewed the series for a third season which premiered on June 24, 2021.[9] [10]
On May 16, 2022, NBC shelved the series indefinitely.[11]
| SEASON 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestant | Specialty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Khiem | Woodworking | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | FAST | FAST | WINNER |
| Jo | Interior Designer | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RUNNER UP |
| Amber | DIY Blogger | SAFE | FAST | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER UP |
| Billy | Felt Crafts | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |
| Robert | Designer | FAST | SAFE | FAST | OUT | COLSPAN=2 style="background:darkgrey;" | |
| Nicole | Woodworker | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | COLSPAN=3 style="background:darkgrey;" | ||
| Jeff | Paper Crafts | SAFE | OUT | COLSPAN=4 style="background:darkgrey;" | |||
| Jemma | Hodge Podge | OUT | COLSPAN=5 style="background:darkgrey;" | ||||
| SEASON 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestant | Specialty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Justine | Construction Manager | WIN | SAFE | FAST | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WINNER |
| Jessie | Portraits | SAFE | SAFE | BOTH | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER UP |
| Lilly | DIY Blogger | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | FAST | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER UP |
| Rebecca | Interior Design | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | FAST | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |
| Floyd | Installation | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | COLSPAN=2 style="background:darkgrey;" | |
| Eagan | Costume Design | FAST | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | COLSPAN=3 style="background:darkgrey;" | ||
| Matt | Murals | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | COLSPAN=4 style="background:darkgrey;" | |||
| Ashley | Woodworking | SAFE | FAST | OUT | COLSPAN=5 style="background:darkgrey;" | ||||
| Jamie | Electronics | SAFE | OUT | COLSPAN=6 style="background:darkgrey;" | |||||
| Aspen | Calligraphy | OUT | COLSPAN=7 style="background:darkgrey;" | ||||||
| SEASON 3 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestant | Specialty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Adam | Industrial Designer | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | FAST | WIN | SAFE | WINNER | |
| Chelsea | Miniaturist | SAFE | FAST | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER UP | |
| Kara | Custom Fabricator | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RUNNER UP | ||
| Melañio | Prop Stylist | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | FAST | SAFE | RUNNER UP | ||
| Becca | Taxidermist | FAST | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||
| Jess | Sculptor | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | FAST | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Blake | Sculptor | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Gary | Woodworker | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Kaviya | Display Artist | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Maria | Content Creator | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
(FAST) The Contestant won that episode's Faster Craft Challenge.
(WIN) The Contestant won that episode's Master Craft Challenge.
(BOTH) The contestant won both that episode's Faster Craft Challenge and Master Craft Challenge.
(OUT) The Contestant won that episode’s Faster Craft Challenge but was eliminated from the competition during the Master Craft Challenge.
(OUT) The Contestant was eliminated from the competition.
(SAFE) The Contestant won neither the Faster Craft Challenge nor Master Craft Challenge, and they were not eliminated.
(WINNER) The Contestant was named Master Maker.
(RUNNER UP) The contestant was runner up.
(WINNER) The Contestant won the Faster Craft Challenge and was then named Master Maker.
(RUNNER UP) The contestant won the Faster Craft Challenge and was then named a runner up.
| Title | Air date | Timeslot (EDT) | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers | Nightly Rank | Weekly Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Meet Your Makers" | July 31, 2018 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | 1.1 | 5 | 5.19 | 2[12] | 13[13] |
| 2 | "Home Sweet Home" | August 7, 2018 | 0.9 | 5 | 4.15 | 3[14] | 18[15] | |
| 3 | "Party Time | " | August 14, 2018 | 0.9 | 5 | 3.81 | 3[16] | 22[17] |
| 4 | "All of the Holidays at Once" | August 21, 2018 | 0.9 | 5 | 3.73 | 3[18] | ||
| 5 | "Inside Out" | August 28, 2018 | 0.8 | 4 | 3.66 | 3[19] | 19[20] | |
| 6 | "Happily Ever Crafter" | September 4, 2018 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.51 | 3[21] | ||
| Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "What Are You Made Of?" | December 2, 2019 | Monday 10:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 3 | 2.78 | |
| 2 | "Ordinary Home To Extraordinary Home" | December 3, 2019 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 3 | 2.55 | |
| 3 | "Best Friends" | December 4, 2019 | Wednesday 10:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 3 | 2.61 | |
| 4 | "Wreathy Street" | December 5, 2019 | Thursday 10:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 2 | 1.69 | |
| 5 | "Work and Play" | December 9, 2019 | Monday 10:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 3 | 2.38 | |
| 6 | "Hope and Dreams" | December 10, 2019 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 3 | 2.91 | |
| 7 | "A Shed Hack Staycation" | December 11, 2019 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.6 | 3 | 2.77 | |
| 8 | "You Made It | " | December 11, 2019 | Wednesday 10:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 3 | 2.13 |
| Title | Air date | Timeslot (EDT) | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers | Timeslot Rank | Nightly Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "One in a Million" | June 24, 2021 | Thursday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 3 | 2.12 | 3 | 5 (tied) |
| 2 | "Random Crafts of Kindness" | July 1, 2021 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.96 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | "Expand Your World" | July 8, 2021 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.88 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | "All of the Holidays at Once" | July 15, 2021 | 0.3 | 3 | 2.10 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | "Make Yourself at Home" | July 22, 2021 | 0.3 | 3 | 2.00 | 4 | 7 (tied) | |
| 6 | "Re-Making Memories" | August 12, 2021 | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.2 | 2 | 1.26 | 3 (tied) | 10 (tied) |
| 7 | "Take It Out Back" | August 19, 2021 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.50 | 3 | 10 | |
| 8 | "Shed Hack" | August 26, 2021 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 5 (tied) | |
See main article: Baking It. In May 2021, Peacock announced that a spin-off show Baking It with a six-episode run has been ordered. It features teams of two talented home bakers. Poehler, Nicole Yaron, Pip Wells, Kate Arend and Dave Becky serve as executive producers.[22] Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg served as hosts for the first season.[23] The series premiered on December 2, 2021.[24] In October 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on December 12, 2022. Amy Poehler replaced Samberg as co-host.[25]
See main article: Making It Australia. In October 2020, Australia's Network 10 announced at their annual upfronts they would be making a local version of the show for Australian audiences in 2021. The show is co-produced by NBCUniversal International Studios' Matchbox Pictures and Eureka Productions.[26] The series is hosted by comedians Susie Youssef and Harley Breen,[27] and judged by production designer and art director Deborah Riley and paper engineer Benja Harney.[28] The series premiered on Network 10 on September 15, 2021.[29] In October 2021, it was announced that the series had been cancelled, with the final episode airing on November 6, 2021.[30]