Despite leaving the network that made them famous, Chip and Joanna's empire continues to grow by the day! They are the owners of the Magnolia Market shopping center at the Silos, authors of multiple books, stars of several Magnolia Network shows and owners of Hotel 1928.

The couple eventually announced in September 2017 that they were concluding the show after its fifth season the following April, sharing that they needed time to focus on their family. "[The children are] so young, and we want to give them the chance to have a normal childhood," said Joanna, 39, at the time.

“The day we wrapped our final episode of ​Fixer Upper,​ we really believed it was a chapter closed,” Chip and Joanna said of the series' comeback. “We knew we needed a break and a moment to catch our breath. But we also knew we weren't done dreaming about ways to make old things new again.”

Why did Chip and Joanna leave HGTV? It's pretty simple: The couple decided to focus on their family and on building a business beyond the show.

The hosts of the Magnolia Network renovation show have been accused of poor workmanship, extreme delays, ballooning budgets and questionable bookkeeping by at least two other homeowners whose homes were remodeled as part of the series on Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network.

After dating for a little over a year, Chip and Joanna married at the Earle-Harrison House in Waco on May 31, 2003. Soon after the wedding, they combined forces professionally, too - leveraging Chip's renovating skills and Joanna's eye for interior design - to become the powerhouse design team they are today.

E! News shared that Joanna and Chip are thought to have earned $30,000 from every Fixer Upper episode. That would translate to more than $510,000 for each season. The clients also pay the Gaines for the renovations and designs. Joanna and Chip share a $50 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

This roller skating series marks the first time the Gaineses have put something into development specifically for Max (the combined HBO Max-Discovery+ product that formally debuted May 2023) rather than developing it as Magnolia content that would also be available for streaming on Max, as was the case with “Fixer ...

It just took the couple two mergers and three relationships to get there. The Gaines' Discovery journey began in July 2017 when the company announced that they had agreed to acquire Scripps, whose flagship network was HGTV, and the network's flagship show was the Gaines' Fixer Upper.

It just took the couple two mergers and three relationships to get there. The Gaines' Discovery journey began in July 2017 when the company announced that they had agreed to acquire Scripps, whose flagship network was HGTV, and the network's flagship show was the Gaines' Fixer Upper.

First Things First: Fixer Upper Their per-season income for the show isn't public knowledge (thanks for nothing, HGTV!), but Celebrity Net Worth reports that they typically earn $30,000 per renovation. Not bad! But they weren't always making so much money.

Two days after the series first appeared on airwaves, the network pulled Home Work amid allegations of shoddy work, expanding budgets and timelines, a lack of communication from Andy and Candis and unsafe conditions.