HGTV’s Keith Bynum Makes Surprising Statement About ‘Bargain Block’ Ending
Keith Bynum was shocked when he learned that HGTV wasn’t renewing his home renovation show, Bargain Block, last month, but having had a month to reflect, he now says he’s “really looking forward” to it ending.
The HGTV fan favorite, who hosts the Detroit-based Bargain Block with his partner Evan Thomas and local real estate expert Shea Hicks-Whitfield, took to his Instagram Stories on Thursday (July 10) to answer fan questions.
When one fan asked what he’s looking forward to in 2025, Bynum responded, “This is kind of strange, but one thing I’m really looking forward to is the last episode of Bargain Block airing. It’ll be a lot of emotions that day, but it’ll also be officially the turn of a new page. And I think Evan and me and Shea are ready for it. But the next page is going to be quite fun.”
There are still four episodes remaining of Season 4, which are set to start airing on August 20, Thomas’ birthday.
Bynum announced on June 17 that HGTV hadn’t renewed Bargain Block for a fifth season, sharing the news in his Instagram Stories. He followed up with a post on June 22, saying he and Thomas had been “put through the ringer at the hands of a giant corporation” and “TV is full of a lot of great people but it’s also full of some of the worst people I’ve ever encountered.”
As for whether fans will see the Bargain Block team on TV in the future, Bynum shared some positive news. After one Instagram user asked, “Tell us we will see you on TV somewhere,” Bynum replied, “Y’all will, don’t worry, don’t worry.”
He also assured fans he and Thomas wouldn’t be leaving Detroit, even though they have ongoing projects in New Orleans. “I keep worrying yall are leaving Detroit. Are yall staying?” asked one user, to which Bynum responded, “I get this question a lot, too. We ain’t leaving Detroit.”
“I’ve said this many times, but we’re not going anywhere,” he continued. “We’re expanding our business there, love it there, Michigan. And New Orleans. But, not leaving Detroit.”
Bargain Block, which premiered in 2021, followed Bynum and Thomas as they transformed run-down properties in Detroit into dream homes. In October 2024, they took the series to the Big Easy for the spinoff Bargain Block: New Orleans.
Since mid-June, HGTV has axed several shows, including Izzy Battres‘ Izzy Does It, Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson‘s Married to Real Estate, Jonathan Knight‘s Farmhouse Fixer, and Alison Victoria‘s Battle on the Beach, which she hosted alongside Taniya Nayak and Ty Pennington.
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HGTV has lost their ever loving minds!!! Best show on that station and they canceled it !?!?!?! I hope Bargin Block is picked up by another network. What did they not cancel the 2685646443 different House Hunters? Properties for the elite.
Bye bye HGTV!!
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I love this show! These 3 were exactly what Detroit need! I will miss the guys and Shea and her gorgeous baby!
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Love the show. Making ugly little duck houses. To beautiful little swans houses. Making the neighborhood look so nice.
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Hi there! The Bargain Block show was sooo refreshing! It was exciting to see the progress every year in the neighborhoods they tackled, including the upgrades to their own studio/warehouse. Keith and Evan are a great duo! They are lively and with Shea, her husband and baby boy they were the complete package. We love this group and if we could only save one show---it would be BARGAIN BLOCK! WE LOVE YOU!!! Let us know where you land and we will follow you!!! God bless!
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I think they are axing the best shows and they have lots of garbage on now.
Who wants to watch reruns from the UK??
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Love Keith ❤️ Bynum, Shea❤️Family. ❤️WHAT THEY DO FOR THE COMUNTY OF DETROIT. I'LL WATCH THEM WHERE EVER THEY GO. SOCIAL MEDIA OR CABLE STATION. LOVE FARM HOUSE FIXER, MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE.
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I was born in Detroit in 1947 and moved away when I was nine years old. I know that after I left, Detroit fell on some very hard times. The first time I watched Bargain Block I felt like I’d come home! I was thrilled to see Evan and Keith go into neighborhoods, befriend the people who lived there, and proceed to restore one house after another! Their good humor and gifted ability to take a house that was close to being condemned and turning it into a unique and beautiful space. I loved Shea and enjoyed the interaction between Keith, Evan and Shea’s family!!! I will miss them so much, and sadly have no need to watch HGTV any longer.
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Too bad they are being canceled. I love their program.
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Late to the news but canceled my subscription, I don't know how the network could have thought those two shows were the ones to cancel! Can't wait to hear him where Bargain Block they will pop up.
They're too good to go away forever so Ill follow the boys who were some of the most creative from the north, Egypt and and Mike who created the valiue in the South. These two shows were ones real f ans could follow for great design and sound real estate investment advice!
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Bargain Block was one of the most unique house restoration shows ever aired. Whoever made the idiotic decision to axe this show was out of their mind!😵💫 It could not have been the ratings so that begs the question, why?🤔 We wouldn't get the truth anyway so I won't hold my breath. Good luck to the team moving forward.