2022: Magnolia Network temporarily pulled "Home Work" from its lineup after homeowners alleged hosts Andy and Candis Meredith ruined their houses.
Chip and Joanna's Magnolia Network launched on cable on January 5.
On the day of the launch, homeowners from Andy and Candis Meredith's Magnolia show "Home Work" alleged that the Merediths ruined their houses.
Aubry Bennion, Teisha and Jeff Hawley, and Vienna and Rob Goates all spoke out about their "Home Work" experience on Instagram, as Insider previously reported.
The Utah homeowners said the Merediths went tens of thousands of dollars over budget on their renovations and makeovers that were supposed to take weeks went on for months. Bennion also said she had to pay tens of thousands of dollars to fix issues the Merediths' renovation created in her home.
The homeowners told Insider that they tried to reach out to Magnolia Network for help, but were "brushed off" as the Goateses put it.
Magnolia Network confirmed it would be pulling the show from its lineup while it "reviewed" the claims in a statement from the network's president Allison Page to Insider on January 7.
The Merediths refuted the allegations the homeowners made against them in a statement to Insider on January 12 that they later shared to Instagram in a series of eight posts.
In the statement, Andy and Candis acknowledged that some of the show's renovations took longer than they expected, but they viewed the delays as standard issues in the construction industry. The Merediths also said they thought any issues that had come up during the renovations had been resolved, so they found their clients' public statements shocking.
Page announced the show would air again on Magnolia Network in a statement that was shared with Insider on January 14.
"We strive to meet people with compassion, and to cautiously approach difficult moments with honest understanding," Page said in the statement.
"Magnolia Network is dedicated to sharing hopeful and genuine stories," the statement read. "After speaking with homeowners as well as Candis and Andy Meredith regarding renovation projects for Home Work, and hearing a mix of both positive and negative experiences, we do not believe there was ill or malicious intent."
Page also said that the network would be finding "appropriate resolutions for those whose experience with 'Home Work' fell short of our network's standards" in the same statement.
"While 'Home Work' will return to Magnolia Network, we recognize the responsibility we have to act on how we can better support not only our talent, but those who put their trust in them and this brand," she added in the statement.
"Home Work" returned to the Magnolia Network lineup on January 31, 2022.
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