Liz Gray

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Jul 11

5 Reasons To Watch Tonight’s Design Star Premiere

Season 1 Designers Group

Just in case you don’t already have a reminder set for the Design Star season premiere tonight at 9/8c, here are five reasons to tune in.

1. Chat Live With Last Year’s Winner During the Show
Live tweet with @HGTV during the Design Star season premiere! Join season five winner Emily Henderson (@em_henderson) and special guest hosts from @Ruemagazine for a star-studded Twitter party. Follow the action with the hashtag #designstar.

2. Meet all 12 New Designers
You’ve read their bios, browsed their portfolios and voted for your favorite — right? Now, meet the designers for the first time and choose which one(s) you’ll root for this year.

3. Marvel at the Designers’ NYC Digs
This season of Design Star is set in the Big Apple, which means the 12 hopefuls get to stay in an urban-chic pad with killer views! Get a glimpse of their awe-inspiring living space in tonight’s episode.

4. Get Design Advice From Our Biggest Stars
Acclaimed HGTV interior designers Genevieve Gorder, Candice Olson and Vern Yip return to judge the competition. Get their take on why spaces work and why they fail (along with some priceless commentary), then use their expertise to make your home Design Star-worthy.

5. Spend the Evening (and Every Monday) With David Bromstad!
You know him. You love him. The Color Splash host and Design Star season one winner is back to mentor the contestants all season long. Plus, get his behind-the-scenes take from the set right here every Wednesday.

What’s your favorite part of  Design Star? Tell us in the comments below.

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  1. If the producers are paying any attention at all, Tanika Ray will go. I agree with the other comments–she comes across as completely phony and not natural at all. She seems less forced to me on HGTV'd, but even there she'd not be my choice.
    I loved the attitude of Karl and Kellie and hope one of them wins it all. They don't seem to be the kind that will blame others for their own short comings. Give David more airtime, and the hostess less, or replace her with Sabrina Soto, Lisa LaPorta, Clive, or someone else who comes across as real.

    I think HGTV must do so many house hunter shows because they are cheaper to produce. But if it reduces their viewership, you'd hope they'd rethink. I love reading everyone's comments!

    Nan on July 18, 2011 at 10:40 pm
  2. TODD DAVIS HAS HIS OWN SHOW ? SEEMS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO KIM MYLES , WHO WE HAVE NOT SEEN TOO MUCH OF LATELY . HMMMM! THE NEW DS HOSTESS IS IN THE WRONG PLACE , SHE DOES NOT FIT IN WITH DAVID . HE IS AND EXCELLENT DESIGNER AND SHE IS NOT EDUCATED IN WHAT SHE SPEAKS ABOUT . BRING BACK CLIVE ! REPLACE VERN YIP , AND GENEVIEVE GORDER , HE IS A BIT OF A HAS BEEN IN THE DESIGN FIELD AND SHE IS A SMART ALEC . WHAT DID SHE SAY IN NEXT WKS PREVIEW ? THE ROOM COLOR LOOKED LIKE MEAT ? AND IT WAS DISGUSTING ?? HOW RUDE ! THESE PEOPLE ARE TRYING , HOW WOULD SHE FEEL IF SOMEONE TOLD HER , HER DESIGNS ARE DISGUSTING ! CANDICE WOULD BE OK IF SHE WAS NOT PARTNERED WITH THOSE TWO . GET SOME NEW JUDGES . LISA LAPORTA PERHAPS . ??

    LIN on July 21, 2011 at 10:43 pm
  3. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY COMMENT , I LEFT AND CAME BACK AND ITS GONE .

    LIN on July 21, 2011 at 10:57 pm
  4. I really like this show but it seems to be lacking that hump this season, cant get excited about it or the participants………..

    rsb on July 31, 2011 at 2:14 pm
    • I know what you mean. Especially when you have a LAZY, ill mannered, so called designers like Cathy.
      The judges don't see what the rest of us see. Emily Henderson of Secrets from a stylist blogg is dead on about Cathy. So why don't the judges see it?

      Brie on August 1, 2011 at 7:14 am
  5. Admit a mistake bring back Tyler from this past wk,get rid of new host she is boring and i feel like I should be watchinga game show! Todd Davis is like chalk on a chalk board, and his comments are very snide about the homeowners. Where is kim she was so much fun to watch so real great ideas and very warm person,please send the Novakratz back to the city and give them a set of hairclippers for hubby[scrubby] and the brood of kids…I wouln't let them design my fence let alone my home or judge others design,and now we get the housewife from nj, i didn't watch that trash,do not want fake trashy,bling in my home or on my tv send her trotting back with the novakratz the whole bunch make me itch and angry…hgtv exc Pay Attention you are losing tv fans and shopping fans,talk to target and walmart. I'm back to Martha she is an honest thief Wake Up HGTV!!!!

    Susan on August 15, 2011 at 1:56 am
  6. HGTV you are bringing in wanna be hippies, who really are just Dirty,unkept,scrubs from nyc to the trash from the Garbage state she trys to look and at like one of trumps many wives,Do you really think the general public can afford a 3,000 wine rack from europe or a fandalier from that donna does dallas what a Joke,and the title is as trashy as she the daughter and now the housewife from nj, and cancel out the high low show it is old with a new name,how old are the episodes of house hunters, some i saw 3 yrs ago. love dear gen,love emily,Love color splash,love kim,love property virgins,love holmes on homes, these shows at least let you feel like you could improve yourhome,family,at a normal budget,love cash with carli, these shows inspire you to want to do things and to buy the things you see them purchase.Time for some Brainstorming,Ex Board Meetings!!lets not turn hgtv into another has been like TLC what a waste like the waste oprah channel.!!!!

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    SusanLC on August 15, 2011 at 2:16 am
  7. I' m just hoping this is the week the design star judges send Cathy home. It makes me ill every week to see her continue on while other designers with real potential for a hit series are sent home. Why don't the judges watch what we watch to see the true Cathy, a bossy, obnoxious, no talent bitch!

    dragonslight on August 15, 2011 at 7:14 am
  8. Love that Cathy is gone! She is not a team player and most all the good design shos have three good designers. I especially like the shows with a reasonable budget budget because regular people can pick up good design ideas! Also really like Design Challenge.

    terry on August 18, 2011 at 2:58 pm
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