Extreme Makeover: Home Edition comes to Columbus

The popular ABC-TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is coming to Columbus.A pep rally is being held this morning at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center for all the show’s volunteers.

So far, more than 675 volunteers have signed up to participate, according to a release.The family that has been chosen for the makeover will be notified Sunday.

The renovations will be revealed on Feb. 27.

The show is on Sunday nights at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. The most recent ratings, from Sunday, Feb. 14, showed the show last in its time slot, behind the Olympics on NBC, Undercover Boss on CBS and animated comedies on FOX. Stay with ledger-enquirer.com for more information.

This story was originally published February 16, 2010 at 9:08 AM with the headline "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition comes to Columbus."