Home Free (2015 TV series)

Home Free was an American television reality competition series that premiered on the Fox network on July 22, 2015. It featured couples competing to win a dream home. The series is hosted by Mike Holmes and Co hosted by His Son Mike Holmes Jr. The first season has 8 episodes. On March 21, 2016, it was announced that the series would return for a second season on Thursday, June 16 with a new twist and new co-host Tim Tebow.

Home Free did not return for 2017–2018 TV season, leaving it cancelled after two seasons.

Premise
Season 1 opening Introduction: (narrated by Mike Holmes) I'm Mike Holmes. I've been building a construction and home renovating empire for 30 years. I'm in Atlanta, where a red-hot real estate market has made it impossible for many families to buy a home. But I have a master plan to totally renovate eight homes in just eight weeks, and give them to eight deserving families and change their lives forever. But I can't do it alone. I've picked nine amazing couples. Who will be competing to win a dream home of their own. They'll work along side me and my crew. Living on the job site 24/7. Every week I will get the help of two experts to inspect their work. And eliminate one couple. But just when they think they've lost it all, comes the surprise of a lifetime. They were the deserving families they were actually building for. And on the show, every one of them is going to win a house. Last couple remaining wins the ultimate grand prize. A brand new dream home. Get ready for a giant competition where everyone is already a winner. But the best part is, they don't know it yet.

Season 2 opening Introduction: (narrated by Tim Tebow) Every week, we build a home on Home Free Boulevard. And every week, one contestant is cut from the competition. But this is Home Free. Even when they lose, their hero still wins. Because every hero is a winner.

Judging
For Season 1: Each episode, home improvement and real estate experts will judge the final renovations of the homes. The couples will break down into two teams (Green Team and Gold Team). At the end of each build, the two teams will be judged on three of Mike's criteria: Quality, Creativity and Teamwork.

Experts:
 * John Gidding, Architect and Interior Designer, host of Curb Appeal
 * Danisha Danielle Hoston, Real Estate Broker and Investor

Season 2: At the end of each week, team members who received a red tag during work orders have to compete. The person who fails the competition will be cut from the show and their hero wins that week's house. Leaders who have the gold tag, the person who won the first competition, can either save someone or send someone to the competition.

Season 1

 * Kathy / Brian – Housekeeper / Landscaper – dating for 6 years
 * Heather / Ricky – Furniture Restorer / Firefighter – married with 2 children
 * Jamaal / Sheena – Brooklyn Teachers – newlyweds
 * Josh / Lauren – Design School Grads – engaged
 * Tiffany / Oreonna – Mothers / Athlete – married with 1 child
 * Kate / Andi – Fashion Designers – twin sisters competing for parents
 * Susie / Victor – Designer-Stylist / Material Science Engineer – dating for 2 years
 * Aidah / Siddiq – Jewelry Designer / Film Maker and Motion Graphic Artist – married with 2 children
 * Ben / Kasey – Carpenter / Mother – married 13 years with 4 children

Season 2

 * Valerie – Student – playing for community leaders, David and Angela of HoPe (Hispanic Organization Promoting Success) who changed Stephen, her late brother's life
 * Patrick – School Principal and Farmer – playing for an inspirational teacher Dennis Toliver
 * Nick – War Veteran – playing for his hero, U.S. Air Force officer Garrett Knight, who saved his life
 * Morgan – Business School Grad – playing for her mother, Stephaine, who fought to give her an education
 * Maggie – Real Estate Agent, Owner of a Home Improvement Company, and Aspiring FBI Agent – playing for her older brother, Brian, who raised her when their father left
 * Kevin – Police Officer – playing for his mother-in-law, Pat Weaver, who helped him through cancer
 * James – Landscaper, Pastor – playing for his mother, Betty and step father, Virlyn, who lost everything they had
 * Carre – Architect – playing for her best friend, Babette, a single mom who was diagnosed with cancer and beat it
 * Brian – Public Relations Rep – playing for his father's kidney donor, Jennifer Wolfe, a stranger who donated her kidney
 * Ben – Owner of a Clown Company – playing for his parents, Darryl and Cindy, Christian missionaries who help others through Hope City and are on the verge of losing their own home
 * Lucy – Co-owner of a Jewelry Company, Chef, and Plus Size Model – playing for her mentor, Mrs. Turner, her teacher who believed in her and helped kids in the Atlanta community

Season 1 Results
A bold lettering indicates the couple who was on the winning team, either Green Team or Gold Team "Out" = out of competition and "Safe" = couples remain in competition and are safe from elimination

Note: Episode 7 and 8, since there weren't enough competitors per team, each couple designated their own team color: Ben/Kasey - Blue Tiffany/Oreonna - Gray  Kate/Andi - Pink

Season 2 Results
A bold lettering indicates the contestant was on the winning team during the Drill Down Challenge, either Orange Team or Yellow Team "Out" = out of competition and "Safe" = contestant remains in competition and are safe from elimination


 * Carre was moved to the Yellow Team in season 2 episode 3
 * Ben was moved to the Yellow Team in season 2 episode 6

Note: At the end of episode 6, since there weren't enough competitors per team, each contestant was designated their own individual color: Ben - Purple Maggie - Yellow  Valerie - Pink  Nick - Brown  Patrick - Blue  James - Black