“I think, looking back, we couldn’t have planned it any better,” Joanna told hostGood Morning Americahost Lara Spencer of finally introducing the channel following pandemic-related production delays. “It’s January, it’s a new year. Just the message of hope and inspiration from these storytellers and the stories that they’re telling… The world is ready for that kind of beauty to be seen.”
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“We need this content at such a time as this,” Chip agrees. “I think people are feeling optimistic about this new year. I really feel hopeful and optimistic, and I think this message is going to fuel those thoughts.”
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In February 2021, PEOPLE reported that the cable launch of the Gaines’s network, originally planned for October 2020, then “early 2021,” would be pushed to January 2022.
“Our original plan was to launch in cable and follow in a streaming environment, but the most unconventional of years dealt us challenges and opportunities we never could have foreseen,” Magnolia Network President Allison Page said in a release at the time.
Instead, they launched first with streaming,debuting Magnolia Network on Discovery+ in July 2021.
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Chip and Joanna also shared their feelings about the news at the time: “From the beginning, our aim for Magnolia Network has been to tell good stories. Stories that bring us together, that inspire and encourage us all to try something new. Stories that are told in ways that feel authentic. Our plan has evolved along the way, but our original vision for this network has remained the same.”
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In addition toFixer Upper: Welcome Home,the Gaineses will be launching with a huge slate of original programming throughout the month of January, including shows likeMagnolia Table withJoanna Gaines, Restoration Road with Clint Harp, Home Work, Family Dinner, The Johnnyswim Show, Mind for DesignandZoë Bakes. Five seasons' worth of the originalFixer Upperwill also air on the channel.
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Come February, two more original series will premiere —Super DadandThe Lost Kitchen— as well as Season 2 ofMagnolia Table.In March, Season 3 ofMagnolia Tablewill drop, as well as three more series:Ranch to Table, Inn the WorksandHomegrown.
Many of these original series are also already available to stream on Discovery+. Several existing DIY Network shows will also become part of the Magnolia Network roster. Look out for new seasons ofMaine Cabin Masters, Barnwood Builders, Restoring GalvestonandBargain Mansions.Episodes from the perennial favoriteThis Old Housewill also air on Magnolia.
source: people.com
