About this season
Chronically underemployed couple Jann and Cricket Melfi are self-proclaimed home renovation “experts” who are more than confident they are television’s next great home design celebrity duo. The clueless pair's dreams of basic cable fame and glory are derailed when they get themselves kidnapped by members of a drug cartel and are forced to renovate their sprawling homes.
Episodes (11)
1. An Artistic Vision
Aired 6 April 2020 • 8 min
Cricket is fired from a home improvement store. Jann gets the boot from directing a high school play. If ever there was a time to launch their careers as home renovation TV stars, this is it.
2. Demo Day
Aired 6 April 2020 • 6 min
The Melfis tackle their first home renovation project: a shabby shack in the desert. But there’s something in the walls of this fixer-upper. And it’s big.
3. The Budget
Aired 6 April 2020 • 7 min
When Cricket and Jann blow through the pile of found money to renovate their desert dwelling, an unexpected visitor comes through their shiny new door.
4. Sizzle Reel
Aired 7 April 2020 • 8 min
When cartel member Diego shows up looking for his missing money, the Melfis hope a red-hot sizzle reel will come to their rescue.
5. Exploring New Markets
Aired 8 April 2020 • 8 min
Diego makes the Melfis dig their own graves. But will an eleventh-hour moment of renovation inspiration change his mind?
6. Finding Good Designers
Aired 9 April 2020 • 8 min
Diego is thrilled with Jann and Cricket’s remodeling work. So thrilled, in fact, he decides to pawn them off to his boss, Rumualdo.
7. Putting Clients First
Aired 10 April 2020 • 9 min
While Jann and Rumualdo bond over music, Fidelia isn’t impressed with Cricket’s plans for the remodel.
8. Creative Differences
Aired 13 April 2020 • 8 min
The Melfis hope their remodel of Rumualdo’s beach estate will finally set them free. But Diego has a new deal in store for them.
9. Expanding Your Brand
Aired 14 April 2020 • 8 min
When they see auditions are open for a new home renovation TV show, Jann and Cricket plan to create a new sizzle reel right under the cartel’s noses.
10. Escaping Bad Contracts
Aired 15 April 2020 • 8 min
When their audition tape snags them an invite to Los Angeles, Jann and Cricket try to slip away from the cartel unnoticed.
11. The Work Is Never Quite Done
Aired 16 April 2020 • 9 min
The Melfis make a mad dash across the border to freedom. Fame. Fortune. But the HRTV deal comes with a surprise.