HGTV Star, named HGTV Design Star for the first seven seasons, was an American reality competition show airing on the cable television network HGTV. It premiered on July 23, 2006, and was cancelled after eight seasons. The contestants compete for their own design show on HGTV, which follows the format of The Next Food Network Star on sister channel Food Network. Each week, the judges decide whom to eliminate; and, in Seasons 1-4, Clive Pearse would tell the contestant(s) who had been eliminated, "Your show has been cancelled...please exit the studio."