Extreme Makeover: Home Edition returns Sunday, hoping to provide a break from polarizing politics

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"With all the news that’s happening in the world, so much negativity, a show like this that’s purely positive and softening borders and political lines is something we all can use right now," says Jesse Tyler Ferguson, host of the HGTV reboot, who takes over for Ty Pennington. "I couldn’t look at this and ignore the human element of it, and the fact that this show is changing people’s lives."