Cranberry Episode of 'Showhouse Showdown' Postponed

Area residents who attended the Cranberry taping of HGTV's Showhouse Showdown and can't wait to see if they're appearing on TV are going to have to wait a little bit longer.

Due to competition during the Monday night television lineup, HGTV has decided to postpone episodes of its show. About five episodes of the new series have aired on TV. and was expected to air this month.

HGTV and Stone & Co. Entertainment partnered with Pittsburgh’s Heartland Homes to film an episode  in August. The show also filmed in September in Oakmont.

Kevin Oakley, director of marketing for Heartland Homes, said HGTV will begin airing the show when the popular network television series go on hiatus for the season.

"Once those shows go into re-run then all the series will launch—sometime between mid-December and mid-January," he said. "HGTV is impressed with their ratings in comparison to other cable networks, however because this is to be a marquee show for them they wanted to make sure it got as much attention as possible during the first half of the season.

"I’ve talked with the producers, and they said they are actually excited because new shows typically do much better in this kind of scenario."

Showhouse Showdown pits two experts against each other in competition to design the best model home. In this case, two side-by-side townhomes were designed.

About 400 people attended the show's filming Sept. 11. Former Season 4 Bachelor Bob Guiney—or Bachelor Bob—is the host of the new series.