"GET 'UR' BEACH ON" WITH HGTV FROM JULY 16-22 BEFORE DISCOVERY CHANNEL BRINGS ON THE SHARKS

NEW YORK [June 25, 2018] Slather on the SPF, pull up a towel and pour a pina colada for HGTV Beach Week, a special programming event airing Monday, July 16, through Sunday, July 22. New sun-soaked episodes will showcase gorgeous beachfront properties during House Hunters, House Hunters International, Beachfront Bargain Hunt, Caribbean Life and Mexico Life. Even if the waters are soon to be full of sharks, everyone can sit back, relax and enjoy the view from the safety of their sandy abode. HGTV Beach Week will lead into the 30th anniversary of Discovery Channel's Shark Week, which begins Sunday, July 22.

Watch THIS Beaches:

· House Hunters at 10 p.m. ET/PT and House Hunters International at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT

Episodes airing Monday, July 16, through Friday, July 20, will explore spectacular seaside locales in the U.S. including Longboat Key, Florida, Palacios, Texas, and Avon, North Carolina, and exotic beach communities like Peniche, Portugal, and Ambergris Caye, Belize.

· Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation on Saturday, July 21, at 10 p.m. ET/PT

The new episode will follow a family who wants to renovate a tired beachside home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

· Caribbean Life on Sunday, July 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. ET/PT; 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT

A three-hour block of Caribbean Life will showcase properties in St. Thomas, St. Croix, the Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, St. Maarten and Nevis. At 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, two premiere half-hour episodes will explore the islands of Roatan and Bonaire.

· Beachfront Bargain Hunt on Sunday, July 22, from 4 to 9 p.m. ET/PT

These back-to-back episodes of Beachfront Bargain Hunt will roam from Gulf Shores, Alabama, to Puget Sound, Washington, and culminate with two half-hour premieres beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

· Mexico Life on Sunday, July 22, at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT

The new episodes of Mexico Life will follow families as they search for the perfect oceanfront oasis in Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.

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