{"id":40544,"date":"2026-08-12T09:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40544"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:45:32","slug":"hgtv-announces-scariest-house-in-america-season-3-premiere-date-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40544","title":{"rendered":"HGTV Announces \u2018Scariest House in America\u2019 Season 3 Premiere Date | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2263806\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rhetta-scariest-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Retta for Scariest House in America season two promo\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rhetta-scariest-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rhetta-scariest-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: HGTV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Scariest House in America<\/strong><\/em> is returning for a third season this fall! <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hgtv\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">HGTV<\/strong><\/a> has announced the upcoming premiere date and additional details for the Ugliest<em> House in America<\/em> spinoff series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/retta\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Retta<\/strong><\/a> will \u201ccontinue her search for the country\u2019s most spine-tingling properties,\u201d with the winner receiving a $150,000 renovation by HGTV designer <strong>Alison Victoria<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-what-will-happen-in-season-3-of-the-show\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What will happen in season 3 of the show?<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This season will\u00a0now feature six one-hour episodes, up from the half-hour format in previous seasons.\u00a0Attracting over 10.9 million viewers across linear and streaming to her sophomore run, the actress, comedian and home design enthusiast will brave 20 tours of petrifyingly paranormal or horrifically hideous houses whose owners say are haunted by scary stories and hair-raising sights. From the East to the Ozarks and New England to the Midwest, Retta will discover harrowing places like a centuries-old frightening farmhouse, an eerie former nursing home and a rotting 1800s jailer\u2019s house that abound with supernatural sites, ghostly apparitions and unearthly whispers. In each episode, <strong>Retta<\/strong> will share hilariously unfiltered views about each home\u2019s scary appearance, un-livability and fright factor. HGTV will ultimately deem one house the \u201cscariest\u201d of them all and award the homeowners a showstopping renovation by popular network designer\u00a0<strong>Alison Victoria<\/strong>\u00a0in the season finale.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Retta Tours the Most Terrifying Homes - Full Season Recap | Scariest House in America | HGTV\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gTlqkJP8eM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-what-happens-in-the-season-premiere\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens in the season premiere?<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Retta<\/strong> will travel to Florida, Ohio and West Virginia to find the spookiest spots, with her first stop at a foreboding concrete monstrosity riddled with creepy shadows and rattling doorknobs. Additional haunts will include a gingerbread-style cottage home to friendly ghosts, an unsettling 1920s observatory and a Victorian hotspot for paranormal activity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"h-when-does-scariest-house-in-america-season-3-debut\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">When does <em>Scariest House in America<\/em> season 3 debut?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upcoming third season is set to premiere on Friday, September 18th at 9pm ET\/PT on HGTV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you missed it, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/08\/09\/the-10-best-hgtv-shows-on-the-air-right-now-ranked\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/08\/09\/the-10-best-hgtv-shows-on-the-air-right-now-ranked\/\">what audiences have deemed the 10 best shows on HGTV<\/a> right now!<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hgtv\/\" rel=\"tag\">HGTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/retta\/\" rel=\"tag\">Retta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/scariest-house-in-america\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scariest House In America<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/television\/\" rel=\"tag\">Television<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: HGTV Scariest House in America is returning for a third season this fall! 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