''Making it Home with Kortney and Kenny'', formerly ''Making it Home with Kortney and Dave'', is a Canadian

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

show, which premiered in 2020 on the Canadian and American versions of

HGTV HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. HGTV Dream Home is an ...

.Greg David
"Preview: Kortney and Dave pay it forward in Making it Home"
''TV, eh?'', January 20, 2020. Originally starring

Dave Dave may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the 1993 film * ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series * ...

and

Kortney Wilson Kortney Wilson (born February 8, 1979, as Kortney Galerno) is a Canadian actress, country music singer, real estate professional, designer, and television presenter, best known as cohost with her former husband Dave Wilson of home renovation progr ...

, formerly of the series '' Masters of Flip'', the series features the duo helping homeowners to perform renovations on their homes.Rebecca Norris
"HGTV Stars Kortney and Dave Wilson Are Back With a New Reno Show Called 'Making It Home'"
''

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'', July 10, 2020. The series debuted January 22, 2020 on HGTV Canada, and July 6, 2020 on HGTV U.S. Mike Rilstone received a

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...

nomination for Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality Program or Series at the

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in 2021. The series was renewed for a second season in May 2021, with

Kenny Brain Kenny Brain (born August 26, 1988) is a Canadian television personality, best known as cohost with Kortney Wilson of the HGTV Canada home renovation series '' Making it Home with Kortney and Kenny''.Alex Kennedy"This N.L. model turned contractor ...

replacing Dave Wilson as the contractor. As of 2024 the series is no longer in production, with Kortney Wilson and Brain slated to launch a new series, ''Life Is Messy'', on

Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals. Homes provide sheltered spaces, for instance rooms, where domestic activity can be p ...

in 2025.Connie Thiessen
"Corus unveils more programming details around rebranded Home Network, Flavour Network"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', October 21, 2024.

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