THE FIVE SPOT

摘要

HGTV IS BUILDING a very strong ratings foundation in 2019, based on its focus on the home-renovation genre. It finished July as cable's third-most-watched network in primetime, averaging 1.2 million viewers - more than the scripted content-focused USA Network, TNT, TBS or FX, according to Nielsen. Overseeing that ratings success is HGTV president Jane Latman, who recently spoke with with senior content producer R. Thomas Umstead about the network's strategy and the appeal of HGTV on-air talent such as the Property Brothers hosts, Jonathan and Drew Scott, as well as event programming like A Very Brady Renovation, which debuts Sept. 9.