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DIY Network is a channel owned by Scripps Networks Interactive that focuses on do it yourself projects at home. Television stations air local versions with local hosts with segments produced by the network. Branded DIY Network programming is also broadcast in Japan and the Philippines. The cable network reaches 50 million households in the US.〔(If I Had a Hammer, I Wouldn’t Watch TV ) ''New York Times'' July 20, 2008〕 As of February 2015, DIY Network is available to approximately 60,942,000 pay television households (52.4% of households with television) in the United States. ==Programming== The shows carried over the network cover the gamut of various activities which are capable of being performed by amateurs at home. The current programming focuses on: * home repair (Bath Crashers, My First Renovation, Blog Cabin, Kitchen Crashers, Sweat Equity, Renovation Realities) * home improvement (The Vanilla Ice Project, BATHtastic, Mega Dens, Man Caves, Cool Tools) * gardening and landscaping (Yard Crashers) * destruction and contracting (Million Dollar Contractor, Sledgehammer, Barnwood Builders) Programming that focused on other activities and hobbies have ceased. These include: * Auto repairs, ranging from simple repairs such as adding stereo speakers, all the way to engine rebuilding. * Jewelry making * Motorcycle and motorbike repairs and upgrades * Plumbing repairs including installation of major appliances such as garbage disposals, dishwashers and refrigerators having in-door ice and water * Quilting and quilt repairs * Recreational vehicle usage and maintenance * Scrapbooking * Video production including taping and editing one's home videos. * Knitting * Woodworking * Boating The network also carries reruns of the series ''This Old House'', originally a PBS series about families who had their homes remodeled or rehabilitated, and as recently as late-2009, some older HGTV archive programming, including the ''Carol Duvall Show''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DIY Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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