Fans Celebrate As Popular HGTV Series Gets Season 2 Renewal: ‘Best Show Ever’ originally appeared on Parade.
This summer, HGTV viewers were shocked when a slew of fan-favorite shows were suddenly cancelled.
Luckily, fans of another HGTV favorite can breathe a sigh of relief. Because a hit series has just been renewed for its second season, and viewers won’t have to wait long before it airs.
It’s season two of “Scariest House in America”! After its first season drew in over 8.3 million viewers, Retta will be returning to our screens to continue “the search for the country’s most spine-tingling properties.”
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While fans may know Retta best as an actress and comedian on popular shows like “Parks and Recreation,” she’s also a home design enthusiast.
A spinoff of her first HGTV series “Ugliest House in America,” “Scariest House in America” follows Retta as she travels across the country to tour terrifying homes. Whoever’s house is declared the “scariest,” wins a $150,000 renovation from HGTV designer Alison Victoria.
According to a press release, fans are in for six new episodes. Across the season, Retta will “tour 15 more petrifyingly paranormal or horrifically hideous houses whose owners say are haunted by scary stories and hair-raising sights.”
The actress will give her unfiltered takes on properties like a former funeral home with a basement morgue, a house on a cemetery and a property that looks like a witch’s hat. The press release reveals that the premiere will focus on “eerie homes in the East” like an 1800s Georgia jail and a historical haunted house in Connecticut.
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HGTV shared the spooky news on Instagram, and diehard fans couldn’t be happier.
“Love!!! She needs more HGTV shows!!” one viewer said. “Yayy! Rhetta is hilarious!” someone else gushed.
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“I love watching Retta on both her shows!!” a different viewer raved. “When we needed her most, she returned to us,” another viewer praised.
Countless others commented that they adored Retta, and lots of users called it “the best show on HGTV!!!!”.
“We’re back hunting down scary houses,” Retta celebrated. “Another season of uneasy sleep for yours truly. I hope you all enjoy!” she said.
If you’re a loyal HGTV viewer ready to tune in, you can catch the second season premiere of “Scariest House in America” on Friday, September 19 at 9 pm ET.
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Fans Celebrate As Popular HGTV Series Gets Season 2 Renewal: ‘Best Show Ever’ first appeared on Parade on Aug 17, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
