Knoxville, Tenn. – July 2006 – This fall, DIY Network is the go-to destination for those who are creative and handy! Premiering the week of September 25, viewers can catch five original series including: B. Original, Crafters Coast to Coast, Craft Lab, 10 Things You Should Know, and Finders Fixers. B. Original (Premiering Monday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m.) – Celebrating creativity and originality by putting new imaginative twists on doing it yourself, host Michele Beschen shares her taste for the eclectic and passion for the unconventional to show you how to "B" innovative and inventive with anything and everything! In this daily, half-hour show, Beschen will show you the "power" in owning tools and take you on a creative adventure that will inspire you to look at things differently and forge your own creative path. After all, hardware washers can make beautiful jewelry, fishing supplies can prove quite useful in the decorating scheme of things, and if you're going to build your own outdoor line of furniture, it's only natural you upholster it with grass! Learn how to "B." Creative with B. Original every Monday-Friday at 12 p.m.
Crafters Coast to Coast (Premiering Monday, Sept. 25 at 12:30 p.m.) – This daily, half-hour series highlights the contemporary crafting scene from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. In each episode, host Angela Martinez will travel around the country and visit with three different crafters in their own homes who will take viewers inspirationally through their particular craft. Viewers are sure to be inspired by Crafters Coast to Coast every Monday-Friday at 12:30 p.m.
Craft Lab (Premiering Monday, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m.) – Calling all cool crafters and crafters-to-be! Each half-hour episode features an expert on the cutting edge. Sassy host Jennifer Perkins works on each project with the guest, while fun-loving roving reporter Cat Greenleaf runs around the country with crafty challenges for anyone she can find! Craft Lab will highlight the latest twists on craft obsessions, such as altered books, soap making, polymer clay, collage, art dolls, computer crafting and stained glass. Regardless of skill level, viewers are sure to tune-in to Craft Lab every Monday – Friday at 1:30 p.m.
10 Things You Must Know (Premiering, Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m.) – Every Tuesday, this informative countdown series reveals 10 crucial tips every homeowner must know before taking on a basic home improvement project. Each half-hour episode features a different topic, such as tiling a kitchen, building a deck, or wallpapering a room. Every do-it-yourselfer should watch DIY’s 10 Things You Must Know every Tuesday at 10 p.m. to learn the most important things to complete a successful home improvement project.
Finders Fixers (Premiering Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.) – Every homeowner is aware of annoying little mysteries in their home, such as water that collects in the basement after a rainstorm, the floor that slopes or creaks, or the toilet that mysteriously flushes by itself in the middle of the night...all night, every night! Solving and repairing these typical and not-so-typical household mysteries is the mission of Finders Fixers! In each half-hour episode, a certified home inspector: Tim Hockenberry in the Northeast, Wally Conway in the South, and Rick Yerger in the West, figure out the cause of a mystery problem and then snuff out the source. Every Wednesday at 10 p.m., DIY’s Finders Fixers will not only solve the problem, but will help homeowners repair it, so it will never come back again.
DIY will also premiere new seasons of the popular shows the week of September 25: Jewelry Making (Monday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.; airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays), DIY to the Rescue (Monday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.; airs Monday-Friday), Creative Juice (Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 2:30 p.m.; airs Tuesdays and Thursdays), Weekend Entertaining (Wednesdays, Sept. 26; airs Tuesdays and Thursdays), Material Girls (Friday, Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m.; airs Fridays) Handmade Music (Saturday, Sept. 30: airs Sundays) and Weekend Mechanic (Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7 a.m.; airs Sundays).
New episodes of DIY’s Home Made Easy (9:30 a.m.; airs Monday-Friday) and Uncommon Threads (10:30 a.m.; airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday) will also premiere on Monday, Sept. 25.
DIY NETWORK: FALL 2006 AT-A-GLANCE
Monday, Sept. 25
New Shows:
B. Original – 12 p.m. (M-F)
Crafters Coast to Coast – 12:30 p.m. (M-F)
Craft Lab – 1:30 p.m. (M-F)
New Episodes:
Home Made Easy – 9:30 a.m. (M-F)
Uncommon Threads – 10:30 a.m. (M-F)
New Season:
Jewelry Making – 11 a.m. (M, W, F)
DIY to the Rescue – 8 p.m. (M-F)
Tuesday, Sept. 26
New Shows:
10 Things You Must Know – 10 p.m. (T)
New Season:
Creative Juice – 2:30 p.m. (T, TH)
Weekend Entertaining – 3 p.m. (T, TH)
Wednesday, Sept. 27
New Shows:
Finders Fixers – 10 p.m. (W)
Friday, Sept. 29
New Season:
Material Girls – 2:30 p.m. (F)
Saturday, Sept. 30
New Season:
Handmade Music – 10 p.m. (SAT)
Sunday, Oct. 1
New Season:
Weekend Mechanic – 7 a.m. (SUN)
About DIY Network
DIY Network is your television source for the best know-how and how-to when it comes to any type of do-it-yourself project. DIY presents 90 percent original programming across a broad range of categories including home building; home improvement; automotive and boating; crafts; gardening; hobbies; living; and woodworking. Informational and entertaining, DIY’s programs and experts answer your most sought-after questions, plus offer creative projects that will inspire you to do something out of the ordinary – yourself. DIY’s Web site, DIYnetwork.com, features step-by-step instructions for all that you see on-air, totaling more than 15,000 projects online. These companion resources instruct millions of people everyday, which is why DIY is one of the fastest growing digital networks – currently in more than 37 million homes – and DIYnetwork.com averages over 2.5 million unique visitors per month.
