Property Brothers

Property Brothers
Genre Reality
Starring Drew Scott
Jonathan Scott
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 9
No. of episodes 100
Production
Running time 45 minutes
Release
Original network W Network
HGTV
Original release 4 January 2011 (2011-01-04) – present
External links
Website

Property Brothers is a Canadian reality television series that is produced by Cineflix. It airs on W Network in Canada and HGTV in the United States. The series features identical twin brothers Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott (born April 28, 1978) who help home buyers to purchase and renovate "fixer-uppers."[1]

Drew and Jonathan Scott also have several other shows: Brother vs Brother, Buying and Selling, and Property Brothers at Home in addition to Off Topic with the Scott Brothers, a 13-week, 60-minute lifestyle radio series which aired on Corus Radio.[2] Drew is a real estate expert who scouts neglected houses and negotiates the purchases. His brother, Jonathan, is a licensed contractor who renovates houses. Together, the Property Brothers help families find, buy, and transform fixer-uppers into dream homes on a strict time-line and budget.[3][4]

Premise

Each episode starts with the brothers showing potential home-buyers a house with everything on their wish list, which tends to be over their budget. Afterwards, the brothers show them fixer-uppers usually with potential to become their dream home. After the buyers narrow it down to two houses, the brothers use computer-generated imagery to reveal their re-imagined vision of the home after renovations.

The show has a condensed time-line of the renovations. Typical of home improvement shows with an accelerated renovation format, the brothers have three experienced crews work on the house to finish in the 4–7 week timeline. They work with real project budgets set out by the buyers.[3] The buyers own the property and pay for the remodeling, but the show is able to provide about $20,000 to $25,000 worth of furnishings.[5]

The first season was recorded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[6] For the third season, the show was recorded in Austin, Texas, for half of the year and Canada for the rest.[5] The brothers returned to their hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia to film in 2013.[7] In 2014, the show recorded several episodes in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 2015 they filmed in Westchester County, New York.[8][9]

Presenters

Drew (left) and Jonathan Scott at the 2015 World Dog Awards

Jonathan Scott, a licensed contractor, and Drew Scott, a real estate agent, have managed real estate holdings for nearly 15 years. In 2004, they founded Scott Real Estate, Inc., a company that oversees the sales and construction of residential and commercial projects, with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, and Las Vegas.[4]

Drew and Jonathan started buying and renovating property when they were teenagers.[10] They bought their first house when they were 18 years old. After renovations, they sold it a year later for a $50,000 profit, while attending university.[11] However, before going into real estate as a profession, the brothers tried acting. Both Jonathan and Drew appeared on the Canadian television show Breaker High. Drew had a role on Smallville and Jonathan was on the X-Files.[10] The two also did improvisational comedy and Jonathan became an illusionist. They decided to go back to school for construction and design. Their business soon grew and they were approached to do the television show.[10]

Both brothers are licensed real estate agents. Drew was licensed in early 2004 and continues to be a licensed agent with Keller Williams Elite in British Columbia. Jonathan became a licensed agent in Las Vegas when they founded their firm that same year. But for the show, Drew is shown as the real estate agent and Jonathan as the contractor.[6]

They founded Dividian Production Group in 2002 with their older brother JD. They live in Las Vegas.[5] Both brothers stand tall at 6' 5".[12]


Episodes

[13] [14]

Season HGTV Season Episodes Filming Location First aired Last aired
1 1 13 Toronto January 4, 2011 March 29, 2011
2 2 13 Toronto October 20, 2011 January 31, 2012
4 13 Austin February 7, 2012 May 1, 2012
3 3 13 Austin/Vancouver January 9, 2013 April 3, 2013
5 13 Vancouver August 28, 2013 November 20, 2013
4 6 13 Atlanta March 12, 2014 August 27, 2014
7 13 Toronto January 7, 2015 May 17, 2015
5 8 14 Greater New York October 7, 2015 February 10, 2016
9 13 Greater New York February 17, 2016 Present

See also

References

  1. Wilson, Jennifer (14 October 2011). "'We have the same creative spirit'; Drew and Jonathan Scott — twin brothers — are the perfect designing duo". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. "Scott Brothers Entertainment". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Interview: Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott Fix Up Canada". Real Style. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 HGTV. "Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott". Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Nicole Villalpando, "Property Brothers transforming Austin homes for TV", Austin American-Statesman, February 25, 2012, accessed May 1, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Adair, Connie. "Property Brothers the Latest Real Estate TV Stars". Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  7. "The Propety Brothers are Back Home and on the Hunt for Bargains" (2013) The Globe & Mail
  8. "HGTV's Property Brothers Finish Run in Atlanta" (29 April 2014) RadioTV Talk
  9. Propety Brothers Filming in Westchester" (3 March 2015) Lohud
  10. 1 2 3 Lauren Brown, "10 Amazing Secrets About HGTV's Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott—AKA Your New Crushes" (20 June 2012) Glamour, accessed May 1, 2013.
  11. Cockrell, Katie (7 February 2011). "Meet the Property Brothers". Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  12. Sanders, Keri. "13 Things You Didn't Know About HGTV's Property Brothers". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  13. Property Brothers
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