Mark Burnett Takes on Design Star

KNOXVILLE: Mark Burnett has signed on to produce season five of HGTV Design Star, one of the Scripps Networks-owned channel’s most popular titles.

"The Mark Burnett team is extremely creative and talented—masters at crafting entertaining reality programming," said Freddy James, the senior VP of programming development and production at HGTV. "We expect that they will infuse HGTV Design Star with fresh perspectives and innovative ideas that will serve as a blueprint for a successful fifth season."

"We are thrilled to have our first program with HGTV and the Scripps family of networks," said Burnett. "We look forward to rolling up our sleeves and making HGTV Design Star even bigger, better, and more exciting than it has been in seasons past."