American Dream Builders
| American Dream Builders | |
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| Genre | |
| Presented by | Nate Berkus |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | March 23 – May 25, 2014 |
American Dream Builders is an American home improvement reality competition that premiered on NBC on March 23, 2014.[1][2] The 10-episode series is hosted by Nate Berkus, while Eddie George and Monica Pedersen judge the competition.
Premise
[edit]The series follows twelve contestants as they perform major renovations on two homes each week.
Contestants
[edit]The competitors are all home designers and/or home builders from across the United States.[1]
Competitors
[edit]- Lukas Machnik – Chicago, Illinois - Winner
- Jay Riordan – Chicago, Illinois - Eliminated Week 10 (runner-up)
- Elaine Griffin – New York City, New York - Eliminated Week 9
- Nina Magon – Houston, Texas - Eliminated Week 9
- Darren Moore – Los Angeles, California - Eliminated Week 8
- Dann Foley – Palm Springs, California - Eliminated Week 7
- Erinn Valencich – Los Angeles, California - Eliminated Week 6
- Vanessa Deleon – Edgewater, New Jersey - Eliminated Week 5
- Andrew Flesher – New York City, New York - Eliminated Week 4
- Christina Salway – Brooklyn, New York - Eliminated Week 3
- Nancy Hadley – Huntington Beach, California - Eliminated Week 2
- Tarrick Love – Nashville, Tennessee - Eliminated Week 1
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Tudors" | March 23, 2014 | 3.60[3] |
| 2 | "Mid Century Modern" | March 30, 2014 | 3.10[4] |
| 3 | "Spanish Style" | April 6, 2014 | 2.92[5] |
| 4 | "Cabins in the Woods" | April 7, 2014 | 5.08[6] |
| 5 | "Modern Modulars" | April 13, 2014 | 3.09[7] |
| 6 | "California Craftsman" | April 20, 2014 | 2.31[8] |
| 7 | "Colonial Duplex" | April 27, 2014 | 2.57[9] |
| 8 | "Downtown Lofts" | May 4, 2014 | 2.17[10] |
| 9 | "Victorian" | May 18, 2014 | 1.77[11] |
| 10 | "Beach Home" | May 25, 2014 | 1.70[12] |
Broadcast
[edit]In Australia, the series premiered on September 9, 2015, on LifeStyle Home.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Former NFL Star Eddie George and Famed Interior Designer Monica Pedersen Set as Judges on Nate Berkus-Hosted "American Dream Builders"". The Futon Critic. January 17, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Schwartz, Terri (January 19, 2014). "NBC's 'American Dream Builders' meets renovation with competition". Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'America's Funniest Home Videos', 'Once Upon a Time' & 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes', 'American Dad', 'Revenge' & 'The Good Wife' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (April 1, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Good Wife', 'Resurrection', 'Crisis', '60 Minutes' & 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Up; 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time', 'American Dream Builders', 'America's Funniest Home Videos' & 'Resurrection' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2014). "Monday Final TV Ratings: 'The Voice' & 'Dancing With the Stars' Adjusted Up; 'American Dream Builders' Adjusted Down + NCAA Basketball Finals". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Resurrection', 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Simpsons', 'The Amazing Race', 'Cosmos', 'The Mentalist' & 'America's Funniest Home". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 22, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Amazing Race' Adjusted Up; 'Dateline', 'American Dream Builders', 'The Good Wife' & 'Believe' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (April 29, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon A Time', 'Revenge' & 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Up; 'Believe', '60 Minutes', 'Dateline' & 'American Dream Builders' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 6, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time', The Simpsons', 'Dateline' & 'Resurrection' Adjusted Up; 'The Good Wife' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 20, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Amazing Race' & 'American Dream Builders' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (May 28, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ Purcell, Charles (3 September 2015). "NEW THIS WEEK (Sep 7): Strike Back, Z Nation, About A Boy, Motive and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.