Jonathan Knight Is Back on HGTV in a Reboot of the Ambush-Style Renovation Series 'Crashers' (Exclusive)
The New Kids on the Block singer and former 'Farmhouse Fixer' star renovates challenging spaces in only 72 hours.
Jonathan Knight will host HGTV's "Crashers," reviving the ambush-style renovation series with a 13-episode season.
On the new show, homeowners will receive a free, 72-hour room makeover without providing input on the design.
Jonathan Knight is ready to infuse some new energy into a classic show.
The home design star and pop singer returns to HGTV to host and lead the new home series Crashers, a revival of the network's ambush-style renovation franchise that originally aired from 2008 to 2011, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
The new 13-episode season will put his home design skills into overdrive. Rather than spending months restoring 300-year-old farmhouses like he did on his former HGTV series Farmhouse Fixer, Knight will be surprising unsuspecting homeowners — at spots like furniture shops, hardware stores, wherever he finds them — and offering them a fast, free renovation of a problematic room in their home.
The twist: The owners must leave the house immediately without any input on the design, but with a promise that the renovation will be completed in 72 hours.
“Everyone has that one space that really needs work. But they have no time, no money and no idea where to start — and that's where I come in,” Knight said in a release. “I love a challenge and especially one that's going to change someone's life in 72 hours.”
In the first episode, Knight breaks down a California family's clunky old kitchen down to the studs and rebuilds it with new appliances, optimized storage, a custom beverage station and a banquette that seats their entire clan.
The series premieres Monday, June 8, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV, and will stream the following day on HBO Max.
In June 2025, Knight revealed that his show Farmhouse Fixer was ending after three seasons. "A lot of you have been asking about the future of Farmhouse Fixer. I am sad to say HGTV has decided not to move forward with another season," he wrote on Instagram.
The show followed Knight and his longtime friend and designer Kristina Crestin as they renovated farmhouses in New England. It also spawned a spinoff series, Farmhouse Fixer: Camp Revamp, that aired in 2024 with Knight's brother and fellow New Kids on the Block singer Jordan Knight. The star has also appeared on two seasons of HGTV's Rock the Block.
"Television has been so incredibly fun for us. We are so proud of what we created together and look forward to sharing what's next for us," Knight wrote in the post.
The summer will be a busy one for the star, who joins the rest of his NKOTB bandmates — brother Jordan, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood — in June for a revamped version of their Las Vegas residency, newly titled "The Right Stuff: Remixed." The reimagined production promises new songs, new wardrobe and enhanced pre- and post-show experiences.
"We're always thinking about our fans," Knight told PEOPLE before opening night of their residency in June 2025. "They've seen us perform these songs dozens of times so we wanted to surprise them with a new look and feel to them. Something they would not expect from us."