Series synopsis
Ugliest House in America is an American reality television series that premiered on HGTV on January 3, 2022. It stars Retta.
Touring ugly properties that were nominated based on gaudy designs and botched renovations. The three properties visited will all have the chance to win a renovation worth $150,000.
Premise
Touring ugly properties that were nominated based on gaudy designs and botched renovations. The three properties visited will all have the chance to win a renovation worth $150,000.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Retta as Self - Host
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 45 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | September 26, 2025 | October 17, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 5 | January 3, 2022 | January 7, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 6 | July 24, 2022 | August 14, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 6 | January 1, 2023 | January 6, 2023 |
| Season 4 | 6 | August 7, 2023 | September 4, 2023 |
| Season 5 | 6 | April 22, 2024 | May 20, 2024 |
| Season 6 | 6 | June 2, 2025 | June 30, 2025 |
| Season 7 | 6 | January 7, 2026 | February 4, 2026 |
| Season 8 | 0 | July 20, 2026 | July 20, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kitchen Catastrophes The 10 biggest kitchen catastrophes across America battle it out for the title of Ugliest! It's between the tiniest kitchen ever, one with built-in critters, and a full en suite kitchen inside a bedroom! |
September 26, 2025 |
| 2 |
Bathroom Blunders The 10 biggest bathroom blunders across America battle for the title of Ugliest! It's between one with a waterfall sink, a love tub no one wants to use, and a bathroom completely covered in carpet. |
October 3, 2025 |
| 3 |
Botched Bedrooms The 10 most botched bedrooms across America battle for the title of Ugliest! It's between a boudoir completely covered in pink, one with a giant tree growing through it, and another with a horse-drawn clown carriage for a bed. |
October 10, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Getting Ugly in the Midwest In the Midwest, Retta tours three heinous homes vying for the chance at a $150,000 makeover by Alison Victoria; she'll get an inside look at an underwater sea palace, a 1960s throwback and a former funeral home. |
January 3, 2022 |
| 2 |
Finding More Ugly in the South Retta is off to the Southeast to check out the ugly home competition; Retta explores a sardine can house with more than one snake problem, a property with a questionable past and a home that looks like a vintage bank. |
January 4, 2022 |
| 3 |
Looking for Ugly in the North Retta heads to the Northeast to uncover the region's most hideous home; she'll question life and design decisions at a former preschool, a house shaped like a pyramid, and a pink-carpeted nightmare that looks like a cat condo. |
January 5, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Homes on the Rocks Among America's majestic mountains, comedian and actress Retta finds three ugly homes ready for a makeover. |
July 24, 2022 |
| 2 |
Ugly on the Water Comedian and actress Retta heads to the sunshine state to check out a property that feels like the Titanic inside and out, an angled mess of a house with no walls and absolutely zero privacy, and a gigantic green box with a nasty backyard. |
July 24, 2022 |
| 3 |
Ugly Homes of the Pacific Retta takes an ugly hunt up and down the Pacific coast as she gets a tour of a linoleum-covered nightmare, a house with a staircase straight to hell, and an oppressively hot home with a huge built-in solarium. |
July 31, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Ugliest of the North Ugly homes in the North vie for the chance at a $150,000 makeover from designer Alison Victoria; from a terrifying Mardi Gras-inspired house to an Earth-home fit for a hobbit, only one of the three will move on to the finals. |
January 1, 2023 |
| 2 |
Ugly Out West Retta tours three ugly homes in the West that are battling it out for the chance at a $150,000 makeover; from a sprawling party pad with funky decor to a tiny triangle-house where the walls feel like they're closing in, only one will make the finals. |
January 2, 2023 |
| 3 |
Northeast Nightmares Ugly homes in the Northeast square off for a chance at a $150,000 makeover from designer Alison Victoria; from a disjointed house built out of cylindrical towers to a home that's buried in angel decor, only one of the three will make the finals. |
January 3, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Go West for Ugly Three ugly homes in the West vie for the chance at a $150,000 makeover courtesy of HGTV designer Alison Victoria! It’s between a creepy and wood-carved world of whimsy, a tile-mad dwelling with views into every bathroom, and a cramped and convoluted hut. |
August 7, 2023 |
| 2 |
Midwest Hunt for Ugly Three ugly homes in the Midwest square off for the chance to win a $150,000 makeover, courtesy of HGTV’s design guru Alison Victoria! It’s between a bird-themed house, a turtle-shaped dome and a house that’s been half updated and half left for dead. |
August 7, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Ugly Southwest Three homes in the Southwest duke it out for a chance at a $150,000 home makeover from HGTV designer Alison Victoria! It’s between a shiny dome with a gross past, a former museum with a thing for skeletons and a castle held together with styrofoam. |
August 14, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Hideous Midwest Three ugly homes in the Midwest vie for the chance at a $150,000 makeover by designer Alison Victoria! It's between a bird-loving house, a house with too many kitchens and a former party pad that once housed reptiles. |
April 22, 2024 |
| 2 |
Unpleasant Pacific Northwest Three ugly homes in the Pacific Northwest square off for the chance at a $150,000 makeover courtesy of designer Alison Victoria! It's between a house full of mirrors, a giant maze-like octagon and an outdated house full of random decor. |
April 22, 2024 |
| 3 |
Southwestern Ugly Three ugly homes in the Southwest battle for the chance at a $150,000 makeover by designer Alison Victoria! It's between a customized nightmare, a cowboy-themed dome under a mountain and a retro house with too many shag carpets. |
April 29, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hot Mess Midwest Retta will tour the first three ugly gems in the Midwest, including a concrete cave better suited for children than adults, a former bank with a bathroom built in the safe and an outdated brick house that looks like a pizza place. |
June 2, 2025 |
| 2 |
Great Lakes, Great Ugly Retta heads to the Great Lakes region, offering her unfiltered reactions to a boat that doesn't float, a home with carpet up the walls and a property easily mistaken as a UFO. |
June 2, 2025 |
| 3 |
Monstrous Mid-Atlantic It's between a house full of dragons, a home where crazy art has taken over and a gaudy Victorian with a flair for the dramatic. |
June 9, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Great Plains, Greater Ugly Retta begins her quest to find ugly as three homes in the Great Plains region vie for a $150,000 makeover by designer Alison Victoria; it's between a house with off-the-wall decor, a home that looks like a dog, and a house with light switches galore. |
January 7, 2026 |
| 2 |
The Midwest Brings the Ugly Three homes in the Midwest compete for a $150,000 makeover by designer Alison Victoria; it's between a bizarre castle-like home, a Victorian house with glitter gone wild, and a gaudy home that's a marvel of marble. |
January 7, 2026 |
| 3 |
The Ugliest of the Ozark Three homes in the Ozark region contend for a $150,000 makeover by designer Alison Victoria! It's between a bizarre home with ditches, a wild house adorned with animals, and an ornate chalet that's dripping in ugly. |
January 14, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | July 20, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HGTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 3, 2022 |
| Last aired | February 4, 2026 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |