HGTV Brings "The Cousins" In The Philippines

HGTV fans, home and design enthusiasts will be able to get up close and personal with co-hosts and best friends, Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri as they make their first appearance in Asia. More popularly known as The Cousins, John and Anthony will be visiting Singapore, Manila and Kuala Lumpur as part of their tour to promote Asia’s first and exclusive premiere of America’s Most Desperate Kitchens on HGTV.

Mr Derek Chang, Managing Director, Scripps Networks Interactive, Asia-Pacific said, “HGTV has always been in the forefront of providing compelling programs that bring inspiration to viewers around the world and we’re grateful to be part of their homes every day. Inviting The Cousins here is our way of saying thank you to the many fans and viewers of our channel. We hope their new show will excite new viewers and engage even more closely with current supporters.”

The charismatic duo, who have become the faces of kitchen renovation on television since the debut of Kitchen Cousins in 2011, have gone on to star in other hit programs such as Cousins on Call and Cousins Undercover. In the past 3 months, Cousins Undercover is one of HGTV’s top 5 programmes in the Philippines.  With numerous years of experience in saving homes across America, they have continued to restore outdated, dysfunctional homes into modern dream spaces for homeowners. 

America’s Most Desperate Kitchens

The show will see the return of The Cousins, who both run a New Jersey-based family construction company as they rescue desperate homeowners in need of a major kitchen overhaul. In each episode, The Cousins select one of America’s Most Desperate Kitchens from their viewers’ hilarious video submissions. They will then pay a surprise visit to these homeowners and work miracles, turning their kitchen dreams into reality. Homeowners looking for inspiration to turn their mediocre kitchens into masterpieces can tune in to America’s Most Desperate Kitchens premiering on Tuesday, 26 April at 9PM on HGTV.

In line with the program premiere, HGTV will also stream ‘live’ the pilot episode of America’s Most Desperate Kitchens on its website www.hgtv.asia/AMDK.