The opening credits of “Fixer Upper” during the first season of the show. “Fixer Upper” was markedly different in tone and purpose from the flashy home TV shows popular in the go-go years before the crash. When the real estate market tanked, so did their business, forcing them to downgrade to a $700-a-month apartment. As for the Gaineses, they pulled the plug on “Fixer Upper” last year. The housing market in Waco is “booming,” and there’s even a bus tour of “Fixer Upper” homes.

Source: New York Times September 12, 2018 09:00 UTC