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HGTV beats CNN with stress-free content

The network's pleasant programming is a comfort to viewers, especially in hard times

Published Sun, Jan 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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NIKKI Justice doesn't seem like she'd be a big fan of HGTV's show Property Brothers. A first-year astronomy and physics major at Ohio State University, she's never owned a home, let alone flipped one. But her parents watched regularly, and now Ms Justice tunes in several hours a week to watch one home transformation after another. "A lot of the news these days is really stressful," she said. "HGTV is not something that's going to hurt me. I watch it and dream of what I want for my future house."

So does Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins, who recently said that he prefers HGTV to ESPN. Taylor Swift share…

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