HGTV’s Keith Bynum Shuts Down Hopes for ‘Bargain Block’ Save & Teases ‘Next Chapter’
Bargain Block fans got excited on Wednesday (August 6) after realtor Shea Hicks-Whitfield teased new episodes, but star Keith Bynum has made it clear that the show won’t be returning for a fifth season.
The confusion came after Whitfield took to her Instagram page to promote the remaining episodes of Season 4. Despite Bynum revealing that HGTV had canceled the series back in June, there are still a handful of already filmed episodes from the fourth season yet to air.
“We’re 2 weeks away from an ALL NEW #BargainBlockWednesday y’all! I can’t wait for you guys to see what we’ve been up to,” Whitfield wrote alongside photos of herself with her co-stars, Bynum and Evan Thomas.
Fans jumped into the comments to share their excitement, with some mistakenly assuming this meant HGTV had reversed its decision and renewed the show for a fifth season.
“So appreciative y’all have another season! Have missed you all! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️,” wrote one fan.
“Wait, what?? I thought it was canceled!!” said another.
“For REAL??? 👏 You didn’t have to start your own network?” another added.
Another commenter stated, “Seriously!!?? I’m so excited that they realized what a stupid decision that was!!”
However, Bynum squashed those hopes in his response to the above user, writing, “lol they didn’t. We had already filmed these.”
Bynum was one of several HGTV stars who took to social media in June to announce that the network had dropped their shows. In addition to Bargain Block, this included Married to Real Estate, Izzy Does It, Farmhouse Fixer, and Battle on the Beach. It was later reported that Christina on the Coast and The Flipping El Moussas would also not be returning for new seasons.
In an Instagram Q&A back in June, Bynum opened up about the cancellation, sharing, “We do have a few more episodes coming out in August, actually, starting on Evan’s birthday (August 2). But they are the remainder of season four because they did not renew the show for season five.”
He continued, “So, it’s a long story, but they originally greenlit it and then — I guess that was back in December. Then they decided in February, after we got everything ready for season five, that they weren’t going to do it. So, it threw us into a bit of a crazy financial tailspin.”
Bynum and Thomas are now focusing on new projects and appear to have no interest in returning to HGTV, even if the network reversed its decision.
Responding to a fan who wrote, “Can’t wait to watch! Hopefully, the viewing response will change HGTV’s minds and bring you back for good!!” Bynum said, “Haha no thanks! Y’all gonna really love the next chapter :).”
Bargain Block, Season 4, Returns, Wednesday, August 20, 9/8c, HGTV
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Please share where you will be going! I will follow any channel that has intelligence enough to know THE.best viewing! I have no problem DUMPING HGTV after the total inilation of was WAS great viewing !
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not interested anymore with HGTV. You will loose alot of viewers,now that BARGAIN BLOCK WAS CANCELLED.
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WHAT WAS HGTV THINKING??? BARGAIN BLOCK WAS THE BEST SHOW I'VE SEEN ON HGTV!!!! I HAVE LOST INTEREST IN WATCHING HGTV. THESE SHOW'S ARE MEDIOCRE COMPAIRED TO BARGAIN BLOCK. CAN YOU AT LEAST HAVE THE SERIES "ON DEMAND" SO I CAN SEE THE SERIES FROM THE BEGINNING??? YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE ALOT OF CUSTOMERS. NO NEED TO WATCH HGTV ANYMORE.
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We are extremely tired of watching rerun after rerun on hgtv and we both feel David Bromberg has serious issues with his myriad of tattoos. The show is stupid because half the people do not win enough to buy a house outright after taxes. HGTV must have a very low opinion of their viewers. It is time for all of us to leave the chann e l in the dust.!!!
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I feel hgtv is homophoc bargin block was one show that I enjoyed
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My wife and I were very upset that Bargain Block and the Flipping El Moussas were nit renewed. We are disgus t ed watching House Hunters and My Lottery Dream Home. Both are terrible shows.
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I loved Bargain Block! I never missed an episode! So sad that it’s not coming back! Keith and Evan were the best!
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Bargain block and the El Mousas were the two best shows on HGTV. What were they thinking canceling them especially after seeing what was not canceled. Unbelievable. Whoever was in charge of making this decision needs to consider a new line of work. Why not do a vote among HGTV viewers and see which shows are more popular. Why lose many viewers because of bad decisions that could have been prevented. You lost me as well as many friends I have. I only watch reruns now if I cant find something better on another channel otherwise I hate the new lineup. I dont even care about the annual home give aways now.
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