Secret Celebrity Renovation
GenreReality television
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes27
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert Horowitz
  • Lewis Fenton
  • Peter DeVitaas
Production companyJuma Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJuly 9, 2021 (2021-07-09) –
present

Secret Celebrity Renovation is an American reality television series that premiered on CBS on July 9, 2021. The series is hosted by Nischelle Turner of Entertainment Tonight, who is accompanied by a design team initially consisting of interior designer Sabrina Soto and home improvement contractor Jason Cameron; for the series' second season, Cameron was replaced by "Boston Rob" Mariano, a general contractor and former contestant on multiple seasons of the reality competition series Survivor, who had previously appeared on SCR as the featured celebrity in the season 1 finale.

In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on July 29, 2022.

In May 2023, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on August 4, 2023.

Production

On December 14, 2020, it was announced that CBS had ordered the series with Nischelle Turner as the host and Robert Horowitz, Lewis Fenton and Peter DeVitaas as the executive producers.[1] On June 14, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 9, 2021.[2] On March 9, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a second season which premiered on July 29, 2022.[3][4][5] On May 22, 2023, CBS renewed the series for a third season which premiered on August 4, 2023.[6][7]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)
29July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)
38August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Wayne Brady"July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)SCR1013.01[8]
22"Anthony Ramos"July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)SCR1022.81[9]
33"Chris Paul"July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)SCR1032.25[10]
44"Eve"July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)SCR1042.17[11]
55"Lauren Alaina"August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)SCR1052.17[12]
66"Jesse Tyler Ferguson"August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)SCR1062.60[13]
77"Paula Abdul"August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)SCR1072.47[14]
88"Emmitt Smith"August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)SCR1082.74[15]
99"Boomer Esiason"September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)SCR1092.54[16]
1010"Boston Rob"September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)SCR1101.81[17]

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [18]Original air date [18]Prod.
code [18]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Billy Gardell"July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)SCR2032.68[19]
122"Debbie Gibson"August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)SCR2012.31[20]
133"Nathan Chen"August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12)SCR2071.83[21]
144"Annaleigh Ashford"August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)SCR2022.09[22]
155"Utkarsh Ambudkar"August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26)SCR2042.13[23]
166"Kandi Burruss"September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)SCR2061.99[24]
177"Shaquille O'Neal"September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)SCR2082.53[25]
188"Aaron Donald"September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)SCR2052.26[26]
199"Nicole Scherzinger"September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)SCR2091.62[27]

Season 3 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [18]Original air date [18]Prod.
code [18]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
201"Phil Keoghan"August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)SCR3012.32[28]
212"Max Thieriot"August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)SCR3042.32[28]
223"J. B. Smoove"August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)SCR3022.29[29]
234"Beth Behrs"August 18, 2023 (2023-08-18)SCR3052.20[30]
245"Damar Hamlin"September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01)SCR3032.18[31]
256"Niecy Nash"September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)SCR3061.97[32]
267"Davante Adams"September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)SCR3072.38[33]
278"Elle King"September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)SCR3082.07[34]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Secret Celebrity Renovation
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Wayne Brady" July 9, 2021 0.3 3.01[8] 0.0 0.25 0.4 3.26[8]
2 "Anthony Ramos" July 16, 2021 0.3 2.81[9] 0.0 0.25 0.3 3.06[9]
3 "Chris Paul" July 23, 2021 0.2 2.25[10] 0.0 0.24 0.2 2.49[10]
4 "Eve" July 30, 2021 0.3 2.17[11] 0.0 0.23 0.3 2.40[11]
5 "Lauren Alaina" August 6, 2021 0.2 2.17[12] 0.1 0.25 0.3 2.42[12]
6 "Jesse Tyler Ferguson" August 13, 2021 0.3 2.60[13] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Paula Abdul" August 20, 2021 0.3 2.47[14] 0.0 0.24 0.3 2.71[14]
8 "Emmitt Smith" August 27, 2021 0.3 2.74[15] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Boomer Esiason" September 3, 2021 0.3 2.54[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "Rob Mariano" September 24, 2021 0.2 1.81[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD

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