Paige Davis Returning to TLC’s Trading Spaces

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Paige Davis is returning to TLC’s Trading Spaces.

Davis exited in 2005 after the show went to a host-less format, then she was in an exclusive development deal with King World/CBS, although nothing ultimately developed.

Davis is aboard to host the show for its 2008 run.

“Paige is the heart of this series," TLC president and GM Angela Shapiro-Mathes said. "With her return we’ll reinvigorate and re-energize the original format, adding an emotional hook to every episode."

Trading Spaces, with Davis and now Extreme Makeover star Ty Pennington, was the top Saturday-night show in its heyday, but it suffered a ratings hit in 2004.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.