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Ugliest House in America
Ugliest House in America

Ugliest House in America

—From gaudy designs to botched renovations, comedian Retta travels across the country to tour properties nominated by their owners as the ugliest home around. The country gets divided into four regions, with four homes from each region selected as finalists based on the following criteria: ugly in appearance, bad function and "surprise." However, the competition doesn't stop there: after crowning the worst of the worst, designer Alison Victoria surprises the homeowners with an incredible $150,000 renovation.
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Season 36 of 6 Episodes

  • Ugly homes in the North vie for the chance at a $150,000 makeover from designer Alison Victoria; from a terrifying Mardi Gras-inspired house to an Earth-home fit for a hobbit, only one of the three will move on to the finals.

  • Retta tours three ugly homes in the West that are battling it out for the chance at a $150,000 makeover; from a sprawling party pad with funky decor to a tiny triangle-house where the walls feel like they're closing in, only one will make the finals.

  • Ugly homes in the Northeast square off for a chance at a $150,000 makeover from designer Alison Victoria; from a disjointed house built out of cylindrical towers to a home that's buried in angel decor, only one of the three will make the finals.

  • Retta tours three ugly homes in the South that are competing for a $150,000 makeover from HGTV's Alison Victoria; from a disco deathtrap that's short on safety features to a musty house embalmed in carpet and wallpaper, only one will make the finals.

  • Retta tours three ugly homes in the Midwest that are competing for the chance at a $150,000 makeover; from a ramshackle Victorian built 100 years too late to a home with hideous hand-painted murals in every room, only one will make the finals.

  • Retta announces which house is the ugliest and crowns the winner of the Ugliest House in America; the winning house is transformed with a $150,000 home makeover from HGTV designer Alison Victoria.
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From gaudy designs to botched renovations, comedian Retta travels across the country to tour properties nominated by their owners as the ugliest home around. The country gets divided into four regions, with four homes from each region selected as finalists based on the following criteria: ugly in appearance, bad function and "surprise." However, the competition doesn't stop there: after crowning the worst of the worst, designer Alison Victoria surprises the homeowners with an incredible $150,000 renovation.

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