The words ‘bloodbath’ and ‘HGTV’ rarely appear together, but so it was last month, when The Daily Mail reported that the network was on a cancellation spree, axing four shows in the span of a week. The publication quoted an anonymous source at the network as saying that revenue was down and that it “had to stop the bleeding.”

But that was just the beginning. Since then, HGTV has canceled an additional three shows, bringing up the body count to seven. The casualties include long-running fan favorites like Christina on the Coast ; the Daytime Emmy-nominated Married to Real Estate ; and Farmhouse Fixer , hosted by Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block fame.

It’s not uncommon for a network to thin its ranks. But the surge of cancellations all at once—especially of shows with sol

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