Series synopsis
Making It is an American reality television series that premiered on NBC on July 31, 2018. It ended on August 26, 2021. It stars Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Dayna Isom Johnson and Simon Doonan.
In this reality competition, craft makers from all walks of life take on a series of projects. Over the course of each episode, the contestants must tackle a different theme, hand-making items in different disciplines — the difficulty of which increases with every episode until a winner is crowned.
Premise
In this reality competition, craft makers from all walks of life take on a series of projects. Over the course of each episode, the contestants must tackle a different theme, hand-making items in different disciplines — the difficulty of which increases with every episode until a winner is crowned.
Premise: If you want to win... you have to get crafty.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nick Offerman as Self - Host
- Amy Poehler as Self - Host
- Dayna Isom Johnson as Self - Judge
- Simon Doonan as Self - Judge
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | July 31, 2018 | September 4, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 8 | December 2, 2019 | December 11, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 8 | June 24, 2021 | August 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meet Your Makers Hosts Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman welcome eight makers to the competition with a faster craft challenge that reveals each maker's secret beast and a master craft challenge that puts a contemporary twist on family heirlooms. |
July 31, 2018 |
| 2 |
Home Sweet Home Amy and Nick challenge the Makers to work small and create a hometown terrarium that represent in miniature what makes their hometowns so special. |
August 7, 2018 |
| 3 |
Party Time! The makers entertain Amy, Nick and the judges with scrumptious snack stadiums and a backyard bonanza, in which they repurpose and recycle materials to create themed party seating and matching outdoor games. |
August 14, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Are You Made Of? Ten new makers join Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman to show off their skills; for their first faster craft, they make a physical representation of themselves as a food item, and for the master craft, they recreate a favorite craft from their youth. |
December 2, 2019 |
| 2 |
Ordinary Home to Extraordinary Home The makers craft projects for both inside and outside the home by transforming a blank wall into an artistic home installation for the faster craft and then turning a standard mailbox into an eye-catching one with curb appeal for the master craft. |
December 3, 2019 |
| 3 |
Best Friends For the first time, the makers will pair up in the faster craft to create a coordinated couple's costume. In the master craft, they'll each show off their love for a furry friend as they make a house for a special animal in their lives. |
December 4, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
One In a Million Nick and Amy get to know a new batch of makers. First in the faster craft, the makers make a toy that represents their personality and who they are. Then in the master craft, they create a family portrait that shows off their birth or chosen family. |
June 24, 2021 |
| 2 |
Random Crafts of Kindness Nick and Amy embrace the theme of sharing as the Makers create a dozen unique cookies for a cookie swap. Then the sharing continues as the Makers create a lending library themed to something they would want to share with their own neighborhood. |
July 1, 2021 |
| 3 |
Expand Your World Nick and Amy task the Makers with the Mega Craft, the biggest challenge ever. They will convert a regular closet into a completely new room, dedicated to a loved one. |
July 8, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 31, 2018 |
| Last aired | August 26, 2021 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |