When it comes down to numbers, HGTV soars.

The channel attracts 9.6 million viewers, on average, every single month (perWarner Bros.

Discovery) and it’s not hard to understand why.

Chip and Joanna Gaines smiling

They pay their taxes, they raise families, and they have pets like the rest of us.

Unfortunately for them, they also struggle with bad fortune and loss like the rest of us.

However, nothing has come close to the heartbreak she felt at the end of one particular job.

Christina Hall with group smiling

Hall wrote onInstagramthat Waldron’s disease spread quickly.

When the episode aired, Hall and Schienle shed tears as they remembered their friend and family member.

Mazza wrote onInstagramthat he lost his eyesight due to an “unforeseen condition in both eyes.”

Joe Mazza posing on motorcycle

“When I lost my eyesight, my sense of smell really got strong,” he toldRealtor.

It’s pretty wild.

I can walk into a house and be like, ‘All right.

Joanna Gaines holding a goat

We have a mold condition here.'"

Joanna regularly posts photos of their flourishing garden and their many animals, including their chickens and goats.

The goats were later found by employees, who immediately alerted Chip, Joanna, and the authorities.

Ty Pennington posing with woman

Waco Texas Police Department Sergeant Patrick Swanton also revealed his sadness over the loss.

“These animals were in a small, confined area.

They couldn’t get away from whoever did this.

Carmeon Hamilton with family smiling

Somebody like that doesn’t need to be out on the streets.

We’re going to do what we can to put them behind bars,” he toldPeople.

Using multiple broken heart emojis, Pennington wrote: “I don’t do well with words.

Split image of Nate Berkus and man

Trying to express the positive impact a person like Nancy had on someone’s life…

He also spoke of the day they first met.

Pennington also shared numerous throwback photos of him and Nancy in this heartbreaking post.

Mina Starsiak Hawk smiling with woman

On August 29, 2021, Hamilton confirmed onInstagramthat her husband had died in a motorcycle incident.

In this heartwrenching post, she also spoke about her deep sense of loss.

Just three months before Marcus died, Hamilton hadposteda gushing tribute to her husband.

Jonathan Scott smiling with dogs

In this, she confirmed that the couple were gearing up to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.

And it seems that Berkus needed Brent in his life.

He toldPeoplethat his mother knew instantly that Brent was the one for him.

Nicole Curtis and her kid smiling

Unfortunately, that wasn’t always the case.

In a matter of hours, 230,000 lives had been lost (per theHistory Channel).

Sadly, Berkus’ partner went missing amidst the chaos, and he was ultimately presumed dead.

Keith Bynum and his mom

During anexclusive interview with Oprah Winfreyin 2005, Berkus spoke for the first time about this terrifying ordeal.

Thankfully, he was eventually able to accept his “new normal.”

On March 27, 2020, Starsiak Hawk shared the heartbreaking news onInstagram.

Christina Hall with family smiling

“There’s no easy way to share this.

Yesterday we unexpectedly lost my sister, Stefanie Hawk.

She was such a bright light in all of our lives for such a long time.

In this post, she also spoke about the complications of losing someone during such a turbulent time.

Starsiak Hawk later welcomed her daughter, Charlotte “Charlie” Drew Hawk, in September 2020.

“I grew up on a ranch.

We always had big dogs.

Labs and even a 200-pound Rottie,” Scott revealed during an interview withModern Dog.

“With my lifestyle, you oughta have a dog you could take with you.

So my first dog was a Yorkie,” he said.

When his first dog sadly died, Scott added two more small dogs to his brood.

However, Scott suffered a tough blow in November 2022 when he confirmed onInstagramthat Stewie had died.

As well as posting adorable photos of his late dog, Jonathan also penned a heartbreaking goodbye.

“Said goodbye to my sweet Stewie today.

Upon her return, the “Rehab Addict” star finally explained toPeoplewhy she’d left.

“I was completely burned out.

There was so much time in those ten years where I didn’t get to enjoy it at all.

I was stressed out,” she revealed.

And that’s not surprising, considering how much she had going on at that point.

Curtis was pregnant during “Rehab Addict” andhid her pregnancy from fanswhile filming.

It’s not going to hold me back from having a fabulous life and being who I am.”

Alongside this picture, he wrote: “‘Facing the storm’.

This was the painting.

“Bennifer was the only chicken who was eaten out of all 16 of our chickens.

Ben you’ll be missed.”