American Dream Builders

American home improvement reality competition

American Dream Builders

Genre|

* Reality competition
* Home improvement

Presented by| Nate Berkus
Judges|

* Eddie George
* Monica Pedersen

Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 10
Production
Executive producers|

* Nate Berkus
* Tom Shelly
* Jason Ehrlich

Running time| 42 minutes
Production companies|

* Universal Television
* Steele Mill Productions

Original release
Network| NBC
Release| March 23 (2014-03-23) –
May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)

American Dream Builders is an American home improvement reality competition that premiered on NBC on March 23, 2014.[1][2] The 10-episode series is hosted by Nate Berkus, while Eddie George and Monica Pedersen judge the competition.

## Premise

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The series follows twelve contestants as they perform major renovations on two homes each week.

## Contestants

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The competitors are all home designers and/or home builders from across the United States.[1]

### Competitors

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* Lukas Machnik – Chicago, Illinois \- Winner
* Jay Riordan – Chicago, Illinois \- Eliminated Week 10 (runner-up)
* Elaine Griffin – New York City, New York \- Eliminated Week 9
* Nina Magon – Houston, Texas \- Eliminated Week 9
* Darren Moore – Los Angeles, California \- Eliminated Week 8
* Dann Foley – Palm Springs, California \- Eliminated Week 7
* Erinn Valencich – Los Angeles, California \- Eliminated Week 6
* Vanessa Deleon – Edgewater, New Jersey \- Eliminated Week 5
* Andrew Flesher – New York City, New York \- Eliminated Week 4
* Christina Salway – Brooklyn, New York \- Eliminated Week 3
* Nancy Hadley – Huntington Beach, California \- Eliminated Week 2
* Tarrick Love – Nashville, Tennessee \- Eliminated Week 1

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Original release date| U.S. viewers
(millions)

|
|
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1| "The Tudors"| March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)| 3.60[3]
2| "Mid Century Modern"| March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)| 3.10[4]
3| "Spanish Style"| April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)| 2.92[5]
4| "Cabins in the Woods"| April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)| 5.08[6]
5| "Modern Modulars"| April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13)| 3.09[7]
6| "California Craftsman"| April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)| 2.31[8]
7| "Colonial Duplex"| April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)| 2.57[9]
8| "Downtown Lofts"| May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)| 2.17[10]
9| "Victorian"| May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)| 1.77[11]
10| "Beach Home"| May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)| 1.70[12]

## Broadcast

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In Australia, the series premiered on September 9, 2015, on LifeStyle Home.[13]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Former NFL Star Eddie George and Famed Interior Designer Monica Pedersen Set as Judges on Nate Berkus-Hosted "American Dream Builders"". The Futon Critic. January 17, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
2. ^ Schwartz, Terri (January 19, 2014). "NBC's 'American Dream Builders' meets renovation with competition". Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
3. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'America's Funniest Home Videos', 'Once Upon a Time' & 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes', 'American Dad', 'Revenge' & 'The Good Wife' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
4. ^ Bibel, Sara (April 1, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Good Wife', 'Resurrection', 'Crisis', '60 Minutes' & 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Up; 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
5. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time', 'American Dream Builders', 'America's Funniest Home Videos' & 'Resurrection' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
6. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2014). "Monday Final TV Ratings: 'The Voice' & 'Dancing With the Stars' Adjusted Up; 'American Dream Builders' Adjusted Down + NCAA Basketball Finals". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
7. ^ Bibel, Sara (April 15, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Resurrection', 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Simpsons', 'The Amazing Race', 'Cosmos', 'The Mentalist' & 'America's Funniest Home". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
8. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 22, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Amazing Race' Adjusted Up; 'Dateline', 'American Dream Builders', 'The Good Wife' & 'Believe' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
9. ^ Bibel, Sara (April 29, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon A Time', 'Revenge' & 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Up; 'Believe', '60 Minutes', 'Dateline' & 'American Dream Builders' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
10. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 6, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time', The Simpsons', 'Dateline' & 'Resurrection' Adjusted Up; 'The Good Wife' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
11. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 20, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Amazing Race' & 'American Dream Builders' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
12. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 28, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
13. ^ Purcell, Charles (September 3, 2015). "NEW THIS WEEK (Sep 7): Strike Back, Z Nation, About A Boy, Motive and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

## External links

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* Preview site
* Official Website
* American Dream Builders at IMDb

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